Einstein's Ballerina: The discovery of gravitational waves - Live lecture!

The world of science has been shaken to its core! After two centuries of expectation, there has been a breakthtrough discovery in gravitational waves. Scientists have announced the discovery of clear gravitational wave signals, as first predicted by Albert Einstein. Do you want to know more about this huge discovery? Gerco Onderwater is going to tell us what this discovery means and you can join his lecture! We will stream the entire lecture for you to watch via Periscope! The lecture will take place on Tuesday the 16th of February, starting at 16:00 CET and will last for about one hour. So do you want to know more about this breakthrough and what it means to the world of science? Be sure to tune in!

Please note that this is a lecture that is intended for everyone, also for those people that don't have a background in physics! Gerco has prepared a lecture that is understandable and accessible, and will make sure to clarify complicated things in a simple way with a lot of visual material. So don't miss out!

How to get access to the live-stream: We will post the link to the live stream on our website as soon as we go live, and it will be available via our social media as well. The live stream is accessible from any device. You can also download the Periscope app in the AppStore or the PlayStore and find us under the name: University College Groningen.