083100/Z/07/Z: Faces of Manchester

Project description:This project formed part of the Manchester Science Festival in October 2007. It explored three  themes:  • Visualising the Face of Manchester  Combining photographs of 500 people in the Greater Manchester area with data about their  age and interests, then using computer averaging software composite faces will be produced  that will be displayed both as static portraits and dynamic web-based video clips.  • Faces, Freedom and Future  A series of five lunchtime events during the festival on topics including “Genes and Faces”,  “Faceprints - Biometrics, privacy and security”, “Having the Perfect Face – Will genetics and  stem cells be future replacements for cosmetic surgery?”  • Facing up to addiction  Do genes cause addictive behaviour?

Grant Holder:Dr Helen Middleton-Price

Organisation:University of Manchester

Grant type:People Awards

Financial year:2006/2007