Glasgow Science Festival at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Friday 14th June

Join us in the Kibble Palace from 11-3pm to build balanced bridges, discover how light travels, make a bouncy ball and more! Full details below. 

 Cartoon image of the Kibble Palace in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, in front is a bridge with a person catching butterflies and behind is a rainbow.

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Cartoon lady pointing to a blueprint on the left, car in the middle, train on a train track on the right.
Cartoon lady pointing to a blueprint on the left, car in the middle, train on a train track on the right.

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Cartoon image of various science items including a bunsen burner, plant, insects and DNA.
Cartoon image of various science items including a bunsen burner, plant, insects and DNA.

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Cartoon image of three yellow butterflies
Cartoon image of three yellow butterflies

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Cartoon image of a box with bugs, molecules and leaves.
Cartoon image of a box with bugs, molecules and leaves.

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ReallySmallScience

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Two cartoon female scientists and three petri dishes.
Two cartoon female scientists and three petri dishes.

What is Synthetic Biology? Design Your Own DNA

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:34:00 BST

Solve a DNA puzzle with the University of Glasgow

Cartoon image of a woman looking down a microscope surrounded by petri dishes with viruses and bacteria in them.
Cartoon image of a woman looking down a microscope surrounded by petri dishes with viruses and bacteria in them.

Micro Mysteries: Hidden Beauty of Bacteria

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:35:00 BST

See the unseen with the University of Glasgow

four colour only rainbow, reds orange yellow
four colour only rainbow, reds orange yellow

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Seeing light, from rainbows to LEDs, with PIADS 

Cartoon image of a brain with different sections in different colours.
Cartoon image of a brain with different sections in different colours.

Epilepsy - Changes Through Our Lives

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Understand epilepsy with Epilepsy Connections

Cartoon image of several butterflies with various mathematical symbols surrounding them
Cartoon image of several butterflies with various mathematical symbols surrounding them

What Makes Something Beautiful?

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:38:00 BST

Uncover the power of symmetry with the University of Glasgow

Several cartoon people exploring near a bridge
Several cartoon people exploring near a bridge

Balancing Bridges

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:19:00 BST

Build a perfectly balanced bridge with the Institution of Civil Engineers