This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Science Festival. To mark this event we have been working with our venue partners to bring you the biggest and best ever. We have a staggeringly varied programme of events on offer across the city and surrounding areas.

Charles Darwin

2009 is also the International Year of Astronomy and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. To celebrate these we have a range of events on offer from looking at the cosmos in Ghost Universe: The Greatest Challenge to Modern Science, and some wonderful Darwin events including a fascinating debate, Darwin, Ideology and God,

So wherever your interest in science, society and culture lies, you will find something which will fascinate and excite you at the Science Festival this year.