Home | Edinburgh International Science Festival. Edinburgh International Science Festival. A science experiment being demonstrated to the public during the festival The Edinburgh International Science Festival is a science festival which takes place each April in Edinburgh, Scotland. The festival features hundreds of talks, tours and exhibitions for children, families and adults in locations around the city. The festival was first held in 1989,[1] and its principal sponsors are the Edinburgh City Council and the Scottish Executive. The Edinburgh International Science Festival is one of the largest science festivals in Europe and the 2010 had over 200 different events across the city. The touring arm of the Edinburgh International Science Festival is Generation Science which is the educational outreach programme. Notes and references[edit] External links[edit] Edinburgh International Science Festival. Edinburgh International Science Festival - Edinburgh Festival Guide.
Edinburgh International Science Festival - Science Festival. Update this event Hands-on science for adults, children and families in venues across the city with programme ranging from the entertaining to the controversial and, of course, the icky. City Art Centre is transformed into a hub for science fun (and learning) where kids can unwrap a mummy, inspect the inside of an eyeball or programme their very own robot. Jump to articles, videos or comments Performance times We have no details of upcoming performances, if you do please let us know. Reviews & features Edinburgh International Science Festival 2014: 5 GastroFest highlights 24 Mar 2014 Including Jelly & Gin's Sensation, the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and The Feast of the Commonwealth Sensation Edinburgh-based food pioneers Jelly & Gin host a sequel of sorts to last year’s Sensory Dining, with a selection of delicious food installations designed to explore the flavours, textures, shapes and smells of our food.
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2014 presents nighttime LateLab strand. Edinburgh International Science Festival (5–20 April 2014) Do you ever want to learn, but don't want to go through the rigmarole of reading things and writing notes and paying proper attention to very dull people in hot, busy classrooms? Don't worry, Edinburgh has the solution for you. And there's no over-excited Johnny Ball in sight. The Edinburgh International Science Festival has been encouraging young minds to understand the world they live in for over 20 years, with thousands of budding Newtons arriving each April to unravel the many mysteries posed in dozens of events at the City Art Centre. And this really is a family learning experience, with hands-on exhibits, presentations and workshops all developed with an aim to give the children that 'wow' moment when something truly amazing is explained to them in a fun, thrilling way.
Science Festival 2014 line-up Official website: www.sciencefestival.co.uk. International Science Festival. Find out what's on in Edinburgh & The Lothians all year round by using the events listings below. Although the festivals run all year round, the summer months - and August in particular - are when festival fever reaches its height. August festivals The Edinburgh International Festival, founded in 1947, is the official centrepiece of Edinburgh’s festivals. Running for four weeks, this performing arts festival has world-class displays of theatre, dance and music.
The Festival ends with a spectacular firework display at Edinburgh Castle. Why not play the Suggest My Fest app via the Festival Facebook page to help you choose what you'd like to see at the EIF? The Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs alongside the International Festival. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is another August must-see. Another August festival is the Edinburgh International Book Festival, staged in the elegant surroundings of the city centre's Charlotte Square. Film, science and storytelling East Lothian festivals. Edinburgh International Science Festival 2013. The Edinburgh International Science Festival - the world’s oldest celebration of Science and Technology – turns 25 in 2013. The coming of age coincides with a roll out on a greater focus on making science festival concepts more accessible in everyday environments. Amanda Tyndall, deputy director of the Science Festival, believes that people are inoculated against being interested in science by the ‘rigidity of the school setting’, but that seeing Science as a part of the everyday world – technology, psychology, and the world around us – is key to re-introducing it to people’s enthusiasm for Science.
To help with this, the 2013 programme focuses on taking science to the masses- and the masses to science- with a range of events designed to help introduce scientific concepts into popular culture. Here are a few of our favourites for any newbies to the festival: Science Festival Lates Kids don’t get to have all the fun! Molecular Mastery LateLab Eating Aliens Patterns in Nature Pisces. Edinburgh International Science Festival | Festivals Edinburgh. The world’s first science festival: a public celebration of all the wonders, inventions and innovations in the world of science and technology. The Edinburgh International Science Festival is a public celebration of all the wonders, inventions and innovations of the world of science and technology. Each year hundreds of scientists and technologists share their passion with the public through a programme of engaging, interactive and accessible talks, workshops, shows and exhibitions.
Family friendly events, fun activities for children and ground-breaking insights from industry experts attract curious minds of all ages and backgrounds. From the science of ghosts, chocolate and laughter to the legacy of Charles Darwin and theories of Richard Dawkins the festival never ceases to be fun, fascinating and thought provoking. Time of year: April Director: Dr Simon Gage CBE Founded: 1988 Web: www.sciencefestival.co.uk. Home | Edinburgh International Science Festival. The University has run and hosted events with the Edinburgh International Science Festival for over 20 years. Professor Peter Higgs at the Science Festival The most prominent University-led event at this year's Edinburgh International Science Festival features Professor Peter Higgs The Nobel prize-winning scientist will appear in conversation with eminent physicist Professor Frank Close.
The Higgs boson particle will also be featured among the University’s free festival events for families at the National Museum of Scotland. Science Festival shows Other highlights include the return of The Chemistry Show with Dr Paul Murray and Dr Robin Andrews, featuring bangs, flames and foam. The George Square Lecture Theatre will again play host to Festival favourite Dr Bunhead, who brings his lively, loud style to an exploration of chocolate eggs and Easter bunnies. Healthy discussions Some of Scotland’s most common health problems will be discussed at the Festival.
Technology matters. Chris Scott, Literary Paparazzo: The Edinburgh International Science Festival photomarathon. Once upon a time there were no Science Festivals. In 1990 the first of its kind started here in Edinburgh, the festival city indeed, and it's gone from strength to strength, spawning others across the globe. I remember the first year it happened, my mother got special permission from my school to let me leave early for five days so we could go to a series of lectures.
And so being able to work with the organisation 25 years later - for that is the anniversary it was celebrating this year - fills me with a strange pride. My first stop this year was at the LateLab they held on launch day, back in January. Arriving at the festival itself six weeks later, the opening party was on the most overbooked night of Edinburgh's cultural calendar I've seen outside August.
As with the rest of my life, much of the Science Festival I see is at Inspace where the events are under the blanket of LateLab. Field Guide to Space gave some insights into space data and new ways to experience it. Edinburgh International Science Festival | insight. In pictures: Mini Scientists in Edinburgh Six months of planning, 48 volunteers, 40 kilograms of playdough, 22,000 plastic virus spikes, 1,500 petri dishes and tubes, 30 zebrafish, eight kilograms of dried peas, and two giant ears made up the MRC’s Mini Scientists activity at the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
Organised by Hazel Lambert, our Regional Communications Manager in Scotland, the story is best told in pictures. 1,174 children visited Mini Scientists, and each took home a lab book Forty-eight MRC-funded researchers delivered the activities Building flu viruses Flu and cold viruses waiting to be caught Making notes on virus structure DNA, viruses and potions were the most popular responses Learning about scale with a Mini Scientists bookmark Learning about how sound travels with giant ear extensions Making healthy changes to a city Watching interviews with city residents Mixing pea juice, fairy liquid, salt, pineapple juice and surgical spirit to visualise DNA.
Science Festival. What's On Science Festival 2014 explores how science lies at the heart of everything with an entertaining and engaging series of events, exhibitions and happenings. Ranging from family workshops and shows to thought provoking discussions. Download this PDF for What's On today. What's On Daily Making it...at the Museum Dates: Saturday 5 -Sunday 20 AprilTimes: 10:00-17:00Where: Grand Gallery, National Museum of ScotlandCost: Free, drop-in, suitable for everyone This brand new interactive display Making it...gives you the chance to immerse yourself in accessible technologies and discover maker movement.
Create...a unique collaborative sculpture of model molecules in Making MattersSnap...your own photos using our ingenious smartphone microscopes in Making LifePrint...the Museum! Lab Rats: Mammoth Poo Detectives Join the lab rat scientists as they use poo clues to track down mammoths and mastodons! Ice, Ice Baby... What a drag! Family Events from the University of Edinburgh Events and workshops. Edinburgh International Science Festival – 23 March-7 April 2013. Edinburgh International Science Festival is an educational charity that inspires people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the wonder of the world around them. The annual Science Festival was the world's first celebration of science and technology, and is still one of Europe's largest.
Of equal importance, however, is the education programme which brings science to life in Scottish classrooms throughout the year. Edinburgh International Science Festival The Edinburgh International Science Festival website provides details of the annual festival and the science education programme which runs throughout the year. Twig on Glow Twig on Glow has hundreds of films with supporting materials for 8-14 year olds with engaging real-life contexts in sciences, maths and human geography. Planet Science Planet Science is aimed at developing young people's interest in science.
STEM Central Schools Global Footprint Exploring Climate Change Weather and climate change. Edinburgh International Science Festival. Preview: Edinburgh International Science Festival - Latest news. Forum: All the fun of the fair - The first Edinburgh Science Festival - 06 May 1989. SCIENCE may at last be penetrating into the consciousness of the great British public - and not just because of scare stories about London being 8 metres under water in a few years from now. In 1988, a modest, but significant, scientific book prize was established, alongside all the Booker-type awards that fiction writers have to share; this year, the great city of Edinburgh saw the light, and last month introduced a science festival as a counterpart to its famous festival of the arts.
If you missed it, too bad: the festival attracted less publicity than it deserved south of the border. But the good news is that it is coming back for at least two more years, and almost certainly will become a permanent feature of the Scottish cultural heritage. The wonder is that nobody thought to do it before. However, it is appropriate that the idea should surface ...