EISF

Edinburgh International Science Festival

Edinburgh International Science Festival, founded in 1989, was a world first to celebrate science and technology. It remains one of Europe’s largest science festivals and the two-week annual event encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the wonder of the world around them.

Dr Simon Gage has been Director of the Edinburgh International Science Festival for 15 years and is committed to establishing an interactive, energetic and entertaining style of science communication.  Over his tenure, the Science Festival has grown in stature and international reputation and in June 2010, Dr Gage was made an OBE in HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours List for ‘Services to Science Communication’.

Read more about Dr Simon Gage, OBE

Festival 2011

The 23rd Science Festival will be held from April 9 - 25. The programme will be announced early 2011 and The City Art Centre will be one of the main venues for events.

Festival 2010

In 2010, the Science Festival  welcomed over 80,000 visitors to 170 events in 26 venues across the City. Some of the highlights:

Spirit of the wild: spectacular exhibition of wildlife images from the award-winning Steve Bloom in St Andrew Square garden

Video game studio: intensive workshops at Stevenson College in computer games design

Sonic dreams: experience "wraparound" soundscapes in a 3D sound lab in St Andrew Square garden

Huxley's lab: Edinburgh's Grid Iron and Lung Ha's theatre companies present a commissioned performance exploring genetic perfection at the Festival Theatre.

Science festival singles: event for singletons, on all seven floors of the City Art Centre.

Journey of lego: University of Edinburgh plays host to a Lego expert who will explain how the coloured bricks have shaped the minds of youngsters to develop an interest in technology, building, engineering and mechanics

Road to robocup: University of Edinburgh insight on creating an "Android FC"

Further information on Edinburgh International Science Festival

Generation Science

Throughout the year, the Edinburgh International Science Festival brings science to life with Generation Science, the UK’s largest touring science education programme. 

The programme uses a unique combination of professional communicators, tailor-made props and an expertise in science education to bring unforgettable shows into schools. Shows and workshops are regularly reviewed to fit with the Curriculum for Excellence.

Blood, comedy and computer games kicked off the 22nd Edinburgh International Science Festival!

Programme 2010

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