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BodyWorks
An exhibition all about how your body works, with the chance to perform a virtual autopsy, run in a giant hamster wheel and become a 'snot ninja' (lovely). Compare your physiological stats with other visitors and find out about all the latest scientific research into your very own body.
Glasgow Science Centre
Thu 23 May
Included in admission / 0141 420 5000
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Included in admission / 0141 420 5000
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Included in admission / 0141 420 5000
- 10:00 – 17:00
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
Airdrie Astronomical Association Meetings
A meeting of the AAA, featuring a discussion, film screening, or observing night.
New Wellwynd Parish Church, Airdrie
Fri 24 May
£1 / 01236 748646
Tonight: '40th Anniversary of Skylab' with Robert Law.
- 19:30 – 21:30
Fri 31 May
£1 / 01236 748646
Tonight's topic TBC, led by Willie Morrison.
- 19:30 – 21:30
Alexander Wilson: A Walk with Scotland's Forgotten Birdman
Meet pioneer ornithologist Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) on the 200th anniversary of his death, to explore RSPB Lochwinnoch and hear stories of his life in the area and influence today.
RSPB Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve
Sun 9 Jun
£4 (Member £1) / 01505 842663
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 11:00 – 13:00
Alexander Wilson: A Walk with Scotland's Forgotten Birdman
Meet pioneer ornithologist Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) on the 200th anniversary of his death, to explore RSPB Lochwinnoch and hear stories of his life in the area and influence today.
RSPB Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve
Wed 12 Jun
£4 (Member £1) / 01505 842663
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 19:00 – 21:00
Alexander Wilson: A Walk with Scotland's Forgotten Birdman
Meet pioneer ornithologist Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) on the 200th anniversary of his death, to explore RSPB Lochwinnoch and hear stories of his life in the area and influence today.
RSPB Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve
Sat 15 Jun
£4 (Member £1) / 01505 842663
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 11:00 – 13:00
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
Alien Invasion
A special extraterrestrial exhibition featuring costumes and props from some of the most iconic sci-fi films and TV shows of all time. Browse memorabilia from the likes of Predator, Star Wars and Doctor Who, or take in the 360 degree film, We Are Aliens, narrated by Rupert Grint (AKA Ron Weasley).
Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Thu 23 May
Included in admission / 0131 550 7800
- 10:00 – 17:30
Fri 24 May
Included in admission / 0131 550 7800
- 10:00 – 17:30
Sat 25 May
Included in admission / 0131 550 7800
- 10:00 – 17:30
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
Behind the Scenes at Glasgow Museums
Glasgow's natural history collections are regularly consulted by scientists for research. Find out how, in this special tour for the festival. Ages 8+.
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
Wed 12 Jun
0141 276 9300
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 14:30 – 15:30
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
Dead Sleazy
An evening of comedy, film and hard zombie science. The resident Zombiologist delivers an interactive survivor’s guide to a Zombie apocalypse, followed by a Q&A and a screening of The Evil Dead.
Nice'n'Sleazy, Glasgow
Thu 6 Jun
£5 / 0141 333 0900
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 19:30 – 23:00
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.
Gauge One Expo
Train modellers get a chance to meet leading suppliers and take in some demonstrations from the experts. Organised by Gauge One Model Railway Association.
Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Leamington Spa
Sat 15 Jun
£7.50 (£6.50; accompanied under 16s free) / 01926 614101
- 09:00 – 18:00
Sun 16 Jun
£7.50 (£6.50; accompanied under 16s free) / 01926 614101
- 09:00 – 18:00
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
