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MAKLAB: Design, Build, Create
MAKLAB is Scotland’s first open-access digital fabrication studio. Meet the new generation of innovative makers, engineering everything from furniture design to optical electronics.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Mon 10 Jun
Free / 0141 276 5360
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Tue 11 Jun
Free / 0141 276 5360
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 12 Jun
Free / 0141 276 5360
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Planetarium Shows
A new digital planetarium at Coats Observatory means you can view the stars at any time of day, with the ability to zoom in and out on high resolution images of the galaxies far beyond. Booking is essential.
Coats Observatory, Paisley
Tue 28 May
Free / 0141 889 2013
- 14:00 – 15:00
Thu 30 May
Free / 0141 889 2013
- 18:00
Tue 4 Jun
Free / 0141 889 2013
- 14:00 – 15:00
Langside Talks
A series of talks at Langside Library covering a variety of topics.
Langside Library, Glasgow
Thu 30 May
Free / 0141 276 0777
Today: 'The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society' by Stuart Robertson, who is the director of the society.
- 13:00 – 14:00
Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man Lecture
Prof Peter Abrahams gives this Heritage Society Festival Lecture about the original Renaissance man's career as an anatomist and his extremely detailed drawings, which came from the study of 23 corpses that the artist personally dissected. Prof Abrahams discusses how the unique concepts found in these ancient renderings…
Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 527 1649
- 18:00
21st Century Plant Science
Exhibition showing the ways in which University of Glasgow scientists are linking ash dieback, rising food prices and climate change.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Thu 6 Jun
Kibble Palace
Free / 0141 334 2422
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 7 Jun
Kibble Palace
Free / 0141 334 2422
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 8 Jun
Kibble Palace
Free / 0141 334 2422
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Alexander Wilson: Paisley's Poet, America's Ornithologist
An exhibition displaying aspects of the life of Scottish-poet-turned-American-ornithologist Alexander Wilson.
Paisley Museum & Art Gallery
Fri 14 Jun
Free / 0300 300 1210
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 11:00 – 16:00
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0300 300 1210
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 11:00 – 16:00
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0300 300 1210
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 11:00 – 16:00
Baron’s Haugh 30th Anniversary Celebration
A celebration of 30 years of Baron’s Haugh as a RSPB reserve, with a sponsored walk from 10am and wildlife-themed activities from 2pm.
RSPB Baron's Haugh, Motherwell
Sat 8 Jun
Free / 0141 331 0993
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 16:00
Big Ideas
Big Ideas presents big questions, then lets an expert have a stab at answering it before turning it to the audience for discussion. Brief, informal and relaxed, the pub-based event is open to anyone and everyone.
The Wheatsheaf, London W1T
Tue 28 May
Free / 07760 488119
Tonight, the question is 'What Is Gender?' Stella Sandford (Reader in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University and member of the Radical Philosophy editorial collective) addresses the 'gender/sex' divide, looking at whether or not there is a meaningful difference between 'masculine and feminine' and 'male and female'.
- 20:00 – 22:00
Tue 25 Jun
Free / 07760 488119
Tonight, the question is 'What sort of things are numbers?' Oxford lecturer Alexander Paseau tackles the abstract concept, determining whether numbers are subjective products of mental processes or if they in fact belong to a 'separate realm of ideal existence', as Plato believed.
- 20:00 – 22:00
Big Science Pub Quiz
A pub quiz about science, packed with live demonstrations. Don't worry if you don't know what a covalent bond is, or how to add up a string of consecutive numbers in your head – there'll be room for inspired guesses too.
Blackfriars, Glasgow
Thu 13 Jun
Free / 0141 552 5924
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 20:00 – 23:00
Brilliant Butterflies and Magic Moths
Butterfly and moth spotting and all sorts of interesting nature activities.
Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Kinlochewe
Sat 25 May
Free / 01445 760254
Part of Scotland's Nature Festival.
- 11:00 – 15:00
Cosmic Way
Learn about cosmic rays, and the connections between solar flares, cosmic rays and the Northern Lights.
Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow
Tue 11 Jun
Free / 0141 330 4221
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 12 Jun
Free / 0141 330 4221
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 13 Jun
Free / 0141 330 4221
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Edinburgh Café Scientifique
Explore the latest ideas in science and technology, outside a traditional academic context, at this forum for debating and promoting public engagement.
Filmhouse Café Bar, Edinburgh
Mon 10 Jun
Free / 0131 228 2688
Tonight: 'MC1R, Red Hair and Evolution in Action' with Professor Ian Jackson. Find out why gingers are so common in Scotland (hint: it has something to do with the gene MC1R) and why this might be the case.
- 20:30 – 22:30
Mon 8 Jul
Free / 0131 228 2688
Tonight: 'Two Faces of Plastics: Destroying and Saving Our Planet' with Dr. Michael P Shaver. The professor looks at both the good and bad sides of the easily vilified product.
- 20:30
Edinburgh Skeptics in the Pub
Regular meet-ups of Edinburgh's most enquiring minds, breaking down doctrine with pints and chat.
The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Thu 20 Jun
Thu 18 Jul
Free / 07896 745991
Tonight: Dealing Reasonably with Irrational Fear.
- 19:30 – 22:00
Elementary: CERN and Scotland
Celebrate the epoch-making discovery of a particle thought to be the Higgs boson, and Scotland's work at CERN, with a weekend of hands-on exhibition activities, workshops and talks.
University of Glasgow
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0141 330 5511
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 16:00
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0141 330 5511
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 16:00
End the Summer with a Bang
Try out some fun scientific experiments.
Greenock Cut Visitor Centre, Near Inverkip
Fri 9 Aug
Free / 01475 521458
- 13:00 – 15:00
Festival of Frogs
A day of pond dipping sessions and treasure hunts for younger frog fans, and 'pond doctor' Q&A sessions for adults in need of pond-related wisdom.
Festival Park, Glasgow
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0141 632 9299
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 10:00 – 15:00
Food Lab
Fun experiments using everyday kitchen items, with staff from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health.
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Sat 1 Jun
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0131 248 2909
- 13:00 – 16:00
Future Inventions Challenge
A journey through the past inventions housed in the centre, then – if you're feeling brave – you can go up against the Science Shed judge with some innovative ideas of your own. Ages 7+.
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
Sun 9 Jun
Free / 0141 276 9300
- 13:00 – 15:00
Galilean Society Lectures
All manner of spacey things are discussed at these monthly meetings, with the aim of promoting science to the general public (i.e., those of us without PhDs).
Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Sat 15 Jun
Free (donations welcome) / 0141 287 2999
Topic: 'New Frontiers in End of Life Celebration' by Tom Walkinshaw of Alba Orbital, about sending loved ones' ashes into space. Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
Geek Walk
Dr Nina Baker of the University of Strathclyde leads a guided walk around central Glasgow, in search of items which highlight the importance of engineering for the city.
Glasgow City Chambers
Sat 15 Jun
Free
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 11:00 – 11:30
The Gifford Lecture
An annual lecture that looks at the study of Natural Theology in broad terms, with the goal to advance modern theological thought.
McEwan Hall, Edinburgh
Wed 29 May
Free
This year's lecture is 'The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity', about the decline of violence in what are often perceived be highly violent times. Given by Prof Steven Pinker of Harvard University, who studies cognition and language.
Glasgow Café Scientifique
Explore the latest ideas in science and technology, outside a traditional academic context, at this forum for debating and promoting public engagement.
Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Mon 10 Jun
Victorian Bar
Free / 0141 552 4267
Today, a Glasgow Science Festival special. All over the world, many species of animals and plants are threatened with extinction, but especially amphibians. Herpetologist (amphibian expert) Professor Roger Downie outlines the evidence for amphibian decline, and its possible causes.
Mon 7 Oct
Victorian Bar
Free / 0141 552 4267
Topic: 'Life = H2O: Six (or perhaps seven) things you did not know about water' by Colin Adams.
- 19:00
Glasgow, Naturally
Kelvingrove Museum hosts a weekend of nature-inspired activities, including building your own spectroscope. For those who know one end of a cake tin from another, there's also a Big Science Bake-Off.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0141 276 9599
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 13:30 – 16:30
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0141 276 9599
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 13:30 – 16:30
Glasgow Skeptics
A biweekly event where speakers expound on science, pseudoscience, politics and policy to increase public understanding and engagement of these issues.
The Admiral, Glasgow
Mon 27 May
Free / 0141 221 7705
Topic: 'The Scottish Encounter with Tropical Disease'.
- 19:00 – 21:30
Mon 24 Jun
Free / 0141 221 7705
Topic: 'Bitcoin: What is it, where is it going, and why should I use it?' by Math Campbell-Sturgess.
- 19:00 – 21:30
Images of a Green Planet: International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition
A selection of winning entries from the world's leading garden photography competition.
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Fri 24 May
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0844 557 2686
Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.
Sat 25 May
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0844 557 2686
Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.
Sun 26 May
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0844 557 2686
Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.
Mon 27 May
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0844 557 2686
Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.
