Cheltenham Science Festival
cheltenham science festival one uk leading science festival part cheltenham festival also responsible jazz music literature festival run every year cheltenham science festival – june held imperial square cheltenham youngest cheltenham festival cheltenham science festival first held quickly grown become one significant kind uk guest director cheltenham science festival television presenter actor dallas campbell former nasa chief scientist ellen stofan festival attracted many significant name science year including robert winston first guest director david puttnam director jonathon porritt director adam hartdavis susan greenfield richard dawkins lucy hawking c grayling tony robinson richard hammond guest director bafta winning naturalist steve backshall radio tv presenter richard bacon cheltenham science festival aim engage entertaining challenging deliberately discussing controversial issue experience programme contained event across sixdays including number dedicated family event main feature festival discover zone billed interactive science age free interactive exhibition space take main space cheltenhams town hall famelab set cheltenham science festival partnership nesta famelab contestant give short maximum three minute presentation unaided slide area science technology engineering mathematics stem researching aim give presentation way engages general public simply scientist etc already technical specific knowledge area point taken account judging panel usually science communicator assess communicator clarity content communication deciding put next round competition famelab regional heat participating country followed national final international final taking place every year cheltenham science festival competition adopted british council one flagship science engagement project first south east europe pilot famelab expanded include nation across europe asia africa setting stage growing global phenomenon competition operated location including usa via nasa participated international final june international grand final cheltenham science festival june streamed internet throughout world cheltenham science festival international final famelab consist three international semifinal judge listen threeminute presentation international finalist ask question topic contestant talk deliberating scientist select international final held end festival seater arena former material world radio presenter quentin cooper compere final young science communicator famelabbers participated famelab competition home country also represented home country cheltenham science festival uk fairly common famelab competition famelabber may originate country represent international final bechara saab originally canada first represent switzerland international grand final didac carmona originally spain represented austria international grand final famelab international pádraic flood originally ireland representing tripartite benelux also international final two joint runnersup announced decided final judge audience winner voted live audience arena via keypad crowned finally alumnus award given winner worldwide online vote jury participating famelab nation guest director steve backshall richard bacon theme new feature expansion creation time science hub incorporated cafe festival box office bookshop talking point became focal point activity people could spend time event festival director kathy sykes mark lythgoe guest director dame wendy hall david willetts dara ó briain theme new feature expansion introduction mrc helix theatre return ge pavilion second year marked even growth development festival festival director kathy sykes mark lythgoe guest director maggie aderinpocock marcus brigstocke theme celebrating th cheltenham science festival theme regeneration whole host linked event nerve regeneration business regeneration science also invited comedian like robin ince new feature expansion year mark expansion adult focussed area interactive zone new collaboration festival director kathy sykes mark lythgoe guest director brian cox theme festival director kathy sykes mark lythgoe guest director carol vorderman theme including darwin darwin year year since birth galileo celebrating international year astronomy climate change one festival partner chosen hill school first secondary school ever sponsor festival festival director kathy sykes mark lythgoe guest director nick ross journalist broadcaster presenter bbc crimewatch theme major topic taboo mental capital wellbeing sustainable world new feature expansion larger main area two day free outdoor activity external event around cheltenham also new talking point place continue debate discussion inspired event year saw creation scifest international science festival held st louis usa science festival set collaboration cheltenham festival st louis science center st louis missouri usa run similar way uk festival based festival director kathy sykes mark lythgoe guest director jonathon porritt chair uk sustainable development commission theme major topic climate change perfect human festival director frank burnet kathy sykes guest director named guest director theme relationship including human planet human urban space new feature expansion experitent introduced year used handson workshop aimed school family festival director frank burnet kathy sykes guest director david puttnam film producer theme world including developing country extreme environment altered state festival director frank burnet kathy sykes guest director robert winston theme perception new feature expansion year saw introduction guest director programme event related area interest expertise first two year saw event taking place cheltenham town hall everyman theatre year everyman used instead arena large marquee built garden outside town hall introduced used venue popular event festival director frank burnet kathy sykes theme time space including exploring cosmos science ageing past future planet festival director frank burnet kathy sykes cheltenham science festival one four festival cheltenham festival run year combined jazz music literature festival cheltenham festival host event across month cheltenham science festival programme cheltenham festival website accessed internet archive waybackmachine cheltenham festival official website guide cheltenham festival