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Edinburgh's Lord Provost to visit Abu Dhabi Science Festival
Cllr Donald Wilson, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, will travel to Abu Dhabi next week to visit the Abu Dhabi Science Festival which has welcomed the Edinburgh International Science Festival as its Major Programme Partner for the second year.
By Emma Pirie on Sat 06 October 2012
2013 Generation Science Programme Announced
The 2013 touring programme for Edinburgh International Science Festival is out now.
By Laura Bain on Fri 07 September 2012
Abu Dhabi Science Festival launches!
The Abu Dhabi Science Festival has launched its programme and Edinburgh International Science Festival is delighted to be the Major Programme Partner for a second year.
By Laura Bain on Wed 05 September 2012
Apple co-founder to speak at Turing Festival
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, Inc. is speaking in Scotland for the first time at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Thursday 23 August as part of The Turing Festival.
By Emma Pirie on Wed 08 August 2012
What makes an Olympian?
At an event during the 2012 Science Festival, four scientists debated what makes an Olympian, asking which is more important – body, brains or what is in your belly?
By Harrison Kelly on Mon 16 July 2012
Has Stella McCartney got the Olympic design wrong?
At an event during the 2012 Science Festival, a leading scientist explained why Stella McCartney has got the Olympic design wrong.
By Harrison Kelly on Fri 15 June 2012
Science Summer School is back!
The Edinburgh International Science Festival is once again teaming up with Excel Sports Academy to present two fun-packed Science Summer Schools. They're specially designed to encourage children from 8 to 12 years to get creative, inventive and technical with science.
By Emma Pirie on Sun 10 June 2012
The Future Generation of Science
Today, in celebration of its 21st anniversary, Generation Science announces a three-year plan to develop and expand its schools programme to reach even more pupils across Scotland.
By Emma Pirie on Fri 01 June 2012
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Influencing the World's Dreams
A mass participation experiment launched at the Edinburgh International Science Festival last week has reached a worldwide audience with coverage as far afield as Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Ukraine and the United States.
By Frances Sutton on Mon 16 April 2012
Join in BBC Radio 4's fashion experiment at the Edinburgh International Science Festival
The Edinburgh International Science Festival welcomes one of Radio 4’s amateur scientists and her psychology of fashion experiment to the city this weekend. Val Watham, a finalist on BBC Radio 4’s ‘So You Want to Be a Scientist?’ needs volunteers to help her settle the age old question of whether horizontal or vertical stripes are more flattering for your figure.
By Frances Sutton on Thu 12 April 2012