The Children’s University at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences has got off to a successful start in the summer term. The next lecture, taking place on 22 May and entitled ‘Are you clever? – or: Good reasons to eat healthily’, will focus on what we know about different diets.
It is a well-established fact that a healthy diet is important for growth and development. But why do gummy bears and the like taste so good, whilst salad or spinach do not? How do sweet treats alter our sense of taste, and why do we crave them more and more the more we eat? What does the body actually need sugar and fat for? And why do we also need protein and vitamins to perform at our best?
In her talk, Heike Holtappel, a research assistant in general medicine – specialising in health promotion – at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, will get to the bottom of all these questions, whilst aiming to encourage children to enjoy fruit and vegetables.
The event will take place on 22 May 2019 from 5.15 pm to 6.00 pm at the Kleve campus of Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, 47533 Kleve, in the Lecture Theatre Centre, Building 01, ground floor, Audimax. Admission is free and no registration is required.
The Children’s University
Through the Children’s University, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences offers children aged between eight and twelve the opportunity to develop a passion for the world of science through lectures (45 minutes) specially designed for them. Just like real students, they are issued with student ID cards. They sit in lecture theatres and can ask experts as many questions as they like. The main difference from a proper degree course is that there are no exams to sit.
Come and
join in!
Children keen to take part in the Children’s University can attend either all the lectures or just a few. The Children’s University’s course catalogue can be viewed on the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences website at www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/de/veranstaltungen/kinder-uni-0. No registration is required for the lectures. Admission is free.
