Applications for Glasgow Science Festival 2025 are now open
We warmly welcome your proposals to be part of the 19th Glasgow Science Festival
In 2025 the city of Glasgow turns 850 years old, the perfect excuse for a party! To mark the occasion, this year’s festival will run from the 5th to 15th June 2025 with the theme ‘Glasgow Celebrates’. We’re thinking party games, music and wanting to foster a feeling of excitement. Let’s explore the city’s culture, bring people together and share the best of research in a fun and informal way.
This theme is widely open to your interpretation but as a guide, we want to celebrate all things Glasgow. From the growth of the city to the importance of the River Clyde. We want to recognise the amazing scientific research being done here along with the people, past and present, who have made all this possible.
We are taking inspiration from the city coat of arms, which features an oak tree, robin, bell and two salmon, each with a ring in its mouth. Often remembered by the poem:
Here's the tree that never grew, here’s the bird that never flew, here’s the bell that never rang, here’s the fish that never swam.
We aren’t just celebrating Glasgow though. We warmly welcome colleagues from across Scotland and beyond, celebrating Scotland’s outstanding contribution to research, and the people behind it.
Our partners have a very broad research base, so as always, please don’t worry if you have a great idea that doesn’t fit with the theme. Not all our activities will, and we would still want to hear from you. We will continue to offer our online content ‘Science on the Sofa’ throughout June.
GSF is a STEAMS festival, encompassing Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Mathematics and Social Science. Proposals from all fields are very welcome.
Find out more about this years plans, how to apply and the festival timeline in the GSF25 Content Proposal Info pack. Access the GSF25 Online Proposal Form using the link below. Deadline to submit is Monday 13th January, 2025.
GSF25 Content Proposal Info Pack
Submit your idea via our GSF25 Online Proposal Form
If you would like to discuss your idea ahead of submitting, please contact us on sciencefestival@glasgow.ac.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
GSF25 Proposals Info Sessions
We are hosting GSF25 Proposals Info Sessions, these will consist of a short intro from the GSF team about the festival and how to apply with time for questions at the end. Sign up for one of our two sessions below:
Tuesday 29th October 10 - 10:45am
Wednesday 20th November 2 - 2:45pm
Find our more about previous Glasgow Science Festivals
