Wondering what Edinburgh’s universities are doing at this Easter’s Edinburgh International Science Festival? Wonder no more!
*We’ve tried to be exhaustive, but if we’ve missed something, please let us know.
The University of Edinburgh
A Panel of Ice and Fire (Rory Hadden)
A Solar-Powered Life (Neil Robertson)
A Very Short Introduction to… Materials (Christopher Hall)
Amazing Bodies: From Science to Future Medicine
An Interfering Conversation About The Quantum World
Astronomy on Tap Edinburgh: Festival Brew (Amy Tyndall, Adam Stevens, Matjaz VIDMAR)
Bad Ways to Die (Amy Pedersen)
Bilingualism Matters (Antonella Sorace)
Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas: Tackling Climate Change
Capturing the Chromosome (Bill Earnshaw)
Doing Big Science on Supercomputers
Dr Bunhead’s Easter Egg of Doom
Dr Bunhead’s Rubbish Puppets Trip to Mars
Experimentarium: Creating Communication
From Bench to Bedside and Beyond (Anna Williams, Tilo Kunath)
Maths: The Alphabet of the Universe
Meet the Forest Scientists (Murray Collins)
Our Nano World (Olof Johansson)
Physics Wizardry: Potion and Alchemy Class
Pop-up Science: Sci-Fun Roadshow
Realistic Medicine, Data and Me (Sarah Cunningham-Burley)
Revolutionising Cancer Treatments
Searching for Dark Matter and Dark Energy (Michela Massimi, John Peacock, Alex Murphy)
Should We ‘Edit Out’ Disability? (Sarah Chan)
Should We Give Up Meat to Save the Planet?
Tam Dalyell Prize Lecture (Niki Vermeulen, Bill Jenkins)
The Antibiotic Crisis – Who is to Blame? (Mark Woolhouse)
The Healthcare Revolution (Andrew Wood, Bruce Whitelaw)
The Search for Life in the Universe (Charles Cockell)
The Survival of Nothing: Is Extinction Important? (Steve Brusatte)
TimeScapes: Nénette and Our Perceptions of Time (MSc Film, Exhibition & Curation)
TimeScapes: Timelapse Masterclass with Filmmaker Walid Salhab (MSc Film, Exhibition & Curation)
What Does the Future Hold for Dementia? (Tara Spires-Jones, John Starr, Tom Russ, Craig Ritchie)
Water Of Leith Debris Discovery Day (Alette Willis)
What Makes Us Afraid? (David Carmel)
Who Lives and Who Drives? (Mark Sprevak)
Heriot-Watt University
A Very Short Introduction to… Oceans (Dorrik Stow)
An Interfering Conversation About The Quantum World
Experimentarium: Robot-assisted surgery
What Does a Robot Think About When No One is Around? (Oliver Lemon)
Edinburgh Napier University
#Pianodrome Wood ID Workshop (Dan Ridley-Ellis)
Let’s Talk Frankly (Sarah Artt)
