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Palliative Care: Meeting Local and Global Challenges
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A talk on palliative care and how a programme at Edinburgh University is leading the way in improving end of life care for people in Africa.
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13 Jun 6pm George Square Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh
Paralympian Designs
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A day celebrating the remarkable technology (and the people that make and use it) that breaks down barriers to participation in sport. There's a talk at 1pm, followed by an art workshop at 2pm where you can create your own athletic device. All activities are included in museum admission.
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1 Sep 1pm Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh
Paranormal Investigation
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Do you have the guts to spend a night in the David Livingstone Museum? No sightings guaranteed, but with plenty of ghost stories to go round, it'll be a spooky night either way.
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30 Jun 9pm David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre
Physical Matters
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An interesting look at how everyday items are constructed, such as CDs and metal objects. Then there's a plastic picture workshop. To book visit the website and fill in the application form. Ages 6–14 on May 12 and ages 10–14 on Jun 16.
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16 Jun Sat 10am, 1pm & 3pm Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
RE:action – Parallel Worlds
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Aereolocos and Spinal Chord perform a scientific, acrobatic aerial display show, interpreting biology the way they know best: with hoop and trapeze. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. Booking is essential.
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15 Jun
(Over-18s only) 7.30pm
Booking for this event is via the Glasgow Science Festival website; please do not call the venue. 		Glasgow University Union, Glasgow
Robot: The Fantasy and the Reality
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Enter a world of cyborgs and androids; play with robot pets, meet the only interactive life-sized humanoid in Scotland and check out an exhibition of robots and props from TV and movies, including Iron Man, Star Wars and Red Dwarf.
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2 Jun–30 Sep Mon–Sun 10am–5pm Sensation, Dundee
Robots Live!
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If for you, like us, Robot Wars was once essential tea-time viewing, you'll have to come along and cheer on some of the competitors. There's also a chance to meet scientists and see how they're shaping our future, technological challenges and an interactive workshop.
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17 Jun 10am National Museum of Flight, North Berwick
Robots That Can Help Us and Hurt Us
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Learn about the world of today's robots, their upsides and downsides and just how happy we should be to trust them with our most important tasks. Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
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7 Jun 7pm
No booking required; please do not call the venue. 		University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Science Festival Week
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An afternoon of engaging activities for all the family, exploring the history of the city's health from throughout history. Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
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17 Jun 1pm People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow
Science in the City
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Celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day by knitting and chatting with medical researchers, with small group discussions about health science in the news. Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
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16 Jun Noon
No booking required; please do not call the venue. 		CCA, Glasgow
Sciensational
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Exciting scientific experiments to blow the whole family's minds, performed with the range of incredible technology to be found in the Glasgow Museums' collections. Ages 7+. Booking is essential.
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17 Jun 1pm Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow
Smouldering Fires in the Earth System
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Dr Guillermo Rein, senior lecturer in mechanical engineering at the University of Edinburgh gives a talk on climate change and environmental technology.
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21 Jul 3pm Mitchell Library, Glasgow
The St Andrew's Day Lecture
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Val McDermid talks about the scientific processes and uses of pathology in her writing.
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30 Nov 6pm Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh
Themed Tour
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Themed tours of the collections, on a different subject each time.
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5 Jun 12.30pm
A tour on the theme of 'A tale on a Chinese vase from Jingdezhen'. 		Burrell Collection, Glasgow
12 Jun 12.30pm
A tour on the theme of 'Medical Matters at the Burrell'. 		Burrell Collection, Glasgow
16 Jun 2.30pm
A tour on the theme of 'Ancient Chinese Bronzes at the Burrell'. 		Burrell Collection, Glasgow
19 Jun 12.30pm
A tour on the theme of 'Table Manners'. 		Burrell Collection, Glasgow
21 Jun Noon
A tour on the theme of 'The Story behind the Painting'. 		Burrell Collection, Glasgow
26 Jun 12.30pm
A tour on the theme of 'Iconography – how to read meanings in art'. 		Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Transit of Venus 2012
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The universe is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the launch of Glasgow Science Festival, by having Venus transit the sun. You can join the festivities at this all-night extravaganza of science, music and the visual arts, with live link-ups to transit observers around the world and a dawn observation of Venus over Glasgow. Part of Glasgow Science Festival & the West End Festival. Booking is essential.
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5 Jun
(Over-18s only) 9pm
Booking for this event is via the Glasgow Science Festival website; please do not call the venue. 		Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Glasgow
Turing Festival
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A festival with plenty to offer both the hardcore technology geek and the average Joe seeking a break from the jazz hands and theatricals of the Fringe. As this year is the centenary of its namesake, mathematician and computer science pioneer Alan Turing, the festival is linking up with events taking place globally in his honour, and will offer a more accessible public programme of drop-in talks and activities for the public as well as hack events and workshops for developers and techies.
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23 Aug–25 Aug Times vary Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Under the Skin
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Sports science experts are around all weekend and will let you pick their brains, including Prof Greg White, who trained the likes of David Walliams and Eddie Izzard for their phenomenal Sport Relief challenges, plus there are loads of other sporty science activities to enjoy. Booking is essential.
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21 Jul–22 Jul Sat & Sun 10am–5pm Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow
University of Glasgow: Science Sunday
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A shortcut into the latest scientific research going on in Glasgow, courtesy of science shows, workshops, equipment and hands-on activities. Part of Glasgow Science Festival & the West End Festival.
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10 Jun 10am
No booking required; please do not call the venue. 		University of Glasgow, Glasgow
University of Strathclyde: Research Day
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Watch over 100 researchers present their work and discuss it with them face-to-face. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. Booking is essential.
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7 Jun 1pm
Booking for this event is via the Glasgow Science Festival website; please do not call the venue. 		Barony Hall, Glasgow
Volcano Fun Day
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Family activity day based around volcanoes extinct, dormant and active, with hands-on activities and walks up our own volcano, Arthur's Seat.
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27 Oct 11am Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Walking Tour: Nature's Remedies
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This walking tour examines nature's own medicines. Ages 5+. Booking is essential.
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24 Jun 2pm Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Walking Tour: Science on the Streets
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Hear strange stories from Glasgow's scientific past, including tales of attempted reanimation and brainwaves on Glasgow Green. Meet by the James Watt statue in George Square. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. Booking is essential.
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10 Jun
(Over-14s only) 2pm
Booking for this event is via the Glasgow Science Festival website; please do not call the venue. 		George Square, Glasgow
Watching on the Heights: The Life and Work of Joseph Lister
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As part of the celebrations to mark the centenary of pioneering surgeon Joseph Lister's death, the museum holds an exhibition of artefacts, documents, instruments and specimens relating to his work.
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1 Aug–30 Aug Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat & Sun noon–4pm
1 Apr–31 Jul Mon–Sun noon–4pm
1 Sep–28 Sep Sat–Fri noon–4pm 		Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh
We are extInked
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Three years, a hundred people each volunteered to be tattooed with an image of one of 100 threatened British species, and then act as an ambassador for the species. Learn about this fascinating crossover of environmentalism and body art, envy the ones who got the White-Tailed Eagle and the Killer Whale, and give applause and sympathy to whoever volunteered for the Great Crested Newt.
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15 May–29 Jul Mon–Sun 10am–6pm John Hope Gateway Centre at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Whitelee Windfarm Science Special
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Visit the renewable power exhibition, walk through the windfarm and take part in windpower-themed workshops and experiments. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. Booking is essential.
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9 Jun–17 Jun Sat & Sun 10am–5pm Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre

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