Glasgow Science Festival at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Monday 10th June

Join us in the Kibble Palace from 11-3pm to test your colour vision, get creative in the Germs Galore culture lab, colour in a 3D printed tick and more! Full details below. 

 Cartoon image of the Kibble Palace in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens surrounded by people in lab coats holding test tubes, and an eye with an eye test sheet.

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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

Glasgow's Transforming

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Butterfly crafts with Glasgow Science Festival

A cartoon man looking at grass through a magnifying glass.
A cartoon man looking at grass through a magnifying glass.

Ticks are on the March

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Be tick aware with Glasgow Caledonian University

Cartoon image of a petri dish, medicine bottle and fossil.
Cartoon image of a petri dish, medicine bottle and fossil.

How Does Evolution Affect Me?

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

Germ Busters

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:17:00 BST

Discover the difference between helpful and harmful germs with the University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde.

Cartoon image of scotland with a cloud and rain drops. Surrounding scotland are large cartoon waves.
Cartoon image of scotland with a cloud and rain drops. Surrounding scotland are large cartoon waves.

Ready for Resilience!

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:15:00 BST

Play an environmental card game designed by the National Centre for Resilience

Cartoon image of 3 petri dishes containing various cells and viruses.
Cartoon image of 3 petri dishes containing various cells and viruses.

Germs Galore

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:58:00 BST

Parasites, super specs & crafty critters with the University of Glasgow

Cartoon person watering plants
Cartoon person watering plants

Ecosystem Engineers

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Build your own terrarium, University of Glasgow