Glasgow Science Festival at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Wednesday 12th June

Join us in the Kibble Palace from 11-3pm to touch mysterious materials, step into the wizarding world, make medicine and more! Full details below. 

 Cartoon image of the Kibble Palace in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens surrounded by a bottle of medicine and a box surrounded by various scientific apparatus such as a bunsen burner and a magnifying glass.

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Cartoon image of a bag of fruit and vegetables surrounded by DNA molecules.
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Two cartoon female scientist and a small child.
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Cartoon image of 3 petri dishes containing various cells and viruses.
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Cartoon image of a bottle of medicine surrounded by cartoon pills.
Cartoon image of a bottle of medicine surrounded by cartoon pills.

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