Glasgow Science Festival
glasgow science festival gsf science festival held every june glasgow scotland founded provides sciencethemed event child school adult various venue city including lecture theatre laboratory cafe pub theatre cinema majority event free charge promote accessibility event developed primarily practicing scientist order showcase real research event include science comedy night pub quiz whisky tasting art class workshop tutorial science zombieism science sunday day family activity university glasgow coincides west end festival festival primarily funded university glasgow scottish government also involves partnership variety organisation including university strathclyde glasgow caledonian university mrc kelvingrove art gallery museum rpsb glasgow school art british science association glasgow botanic garden glasgow science centre festival director dr deborah mcneill marine biologist head public engagement stem university glasgow festival launched barge forth clyde canal chartered clipperton project attended scottish minister alasdair allan festival awarded herald higher education award outstanding contribution community gravitational wavesinspired show chasing wave chasing wave also finalist time higher education award outside festival period june festival delivers range public engagement project bring stem subject new audience shed load science funded royal society chemistry involved working scientist artist deliver free artsscience activity community north glasgow including possilpark lambhill cleaner canal science collaboration scottish canal scottish waterway trust funded zero waste scotland project engaged primary school community group local business handson science mean tackling problem litter canal maryhill firhill clydebank clan community led ambassador network funded scottish government talking science grant connected university glasgow researcher community top deprived scotland free communityled public engagement activity panto science periodic fable theatre show blend pantomime science idea conceived dr zara gladman public engagement coordinator glasgow science festival story developed dr gladman university glasgow researcher comedian bruce morton wrote script live show show aim promote message gender equality stem child chasing wave live musical show cowritten dr zara gladman emily benita shared story glasgow scientist helped detect gravitational wave show first kind bring gravitational wave theatre