Enter the Explorium!

Get hands-on in our Explorium zone - fun, family friendly free science activities at The Forum!

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The 2019 brochure is out now!

All events are now live and our 2019 brochure is now out!

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Dr Jane Goodall is 2019 headline speaker

Renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall (Founder – the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace) is the headline speaker at this year’s Norwich Science Festival.

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Our Learning Programme is now live!

Explore the world of minibeasts, blast off into space, discover the science of flight and much more, in our dedicated Learning Programme to inspire the next generation of scientists.

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TV presenter Lizzie Daly is new Norwich Science Festival patron

We're delighted to welcome TV presenter and wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly as the new patron for Norwich Science Festival.

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Norwich Science Festival

Norwich Science Festival returns for October half-term – 18–26 October 2019 – with nine days of inspirational exhibitions, sensational shows and an abundance of hands-on science activities for all ages and all levels of knowledge; plus a dedicated learning programme for schools, youth groups and home-educated learners.

Download the 2019 brochure (PDF)

Norwich Science Festival is coordinated by The Forum, Norwich, and a partnership of organisations and institutions including Norwich Research Park and the University of East Anglia. Read more about Norwich Science Festival.

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We'll have plenty of great science events for you for October half-term.
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Food and health day

Explore the wonders of food and how what we eat impacts on our health.

Health and medicine day

Discover how amazing our bodies and minds really are, in this special day dedicated to medicine, health and wellbeing.

Zoology day

It's all about the animals! Come and explore the wonderful world of birds and beasts in our zoology day.

Nature day

Explore the wonders of our natural world, from the tiniest creatures imaginable to the vastness and importance of our oceans.

Norwich Research Park Day

Discover the groundbreaking science happening at the Norwich Research Park, find out what happens in the lab, and how their activities are helping push forward science.

Chemistry day

Discover how small molecules can have a big impact, and how chemsitry shapes the world around us.

Engineering and technology day

Find out how we can build a better world. Get hands-on with engineering and technology in our special day.

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Atoms, stars and space. A day dedicated to everything from the structure of atoms to the vastness of the universe.

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Hidden Elements

Norwich
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Sci Comms East Conference

The Enterprise Centre, UEA
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Norwich Science Cafe

Maddermarket Theatre Bar
Fri 18

Turing: The Power of Patterns

Millennium Library
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Fri 18

Science After Six

The Forum
Sat 19

The Science of Roald Dahl

Norwich School Blake Studio
Sat 19

Gene Eating: The Truth about Diets

The Forum
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Poo: What Comes in, Must Come Out

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
Sat 19

Life Kitchen

The Assembly House
Sat 19

The Science of Food

The Forum
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Well Fed

The Forum
Sat 19

Kitchen Science with Kiddy Cook

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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Engaging Images

The Forum
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How Will Artificial Intelligence Change your Life?

The Forum
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Wondrous Forms of Life

Millennium Library
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Anglian Water Film Booth

The Forum
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Food & Health Day – Gallery Stage

The Forum
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Our Food, Our Future – Food & Health Day

The Forum
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Art of the Gut

The Forum
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Microbodyssey

Norwich Puppet Theatre
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The Science of Sin

The Forum
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Doctors

Millennium Library
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That’s Non-Sense

Norwich School Blake Studio
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Understanding Dementia

The Forum
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Stroke and Brain Disease

The Forum
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Mastering Memory

Norwich School Blake Studio
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From Genes to Cancer

The Forum
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Animal Drawing Workshop

Millennium Library
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Body and Mind – Health & Wellbeing Day

The Forum
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DNA Detectives: DNA Extraction from Bananas

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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DNA Detectives: The Smuggler’s Daughter

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
Sun 20

Health & Wellbeing Day – Gallery Stage

The Forum
Sun 20

Borrowed Time: The Science of Aging

Norwich School Blake Studio
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Wilderland Film Festival

The Enterprise Centre, UEA
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Perception Perplexion

The Forum
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Forensic Psychology

The Forum
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A Respectful Conversation on the Planet

The Forum
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How to Treat People: A Nurse at Work

Waterstones
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Minibeast Adventure

Stage Two, Norwich Theatre Royal
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Jungle Adventure

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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How to be a Vet

Stage Two, Norwich Theatre Royal
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Saving the Spectacled Bear of Deepest, Darkest Colombia

The Forum
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How Well Do you Know your Family Tree?

The Forum
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Take an Urban Safari with Gaspard the Fox

Millennium Library
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Amazing Animals – Zoology Day

The Forum
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Trip to the Zoo

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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Sharks on Screen

Stage Two, Norwich Theatre Royal
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Our Plastic Planet?

The Forum
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Lessons from the Lazy Sloth

Stage Two, Norwich Theatre Royal
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The Gendered Brain

The Forum
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Live Animal Dissection

The Forum
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The Garden Jungle

The Forum
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Dragon Hall Debates: Guts

National Centre for Writing
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A Journey South

The Forum
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Maddie’s Fantastic Factory Tour!

Norwich Playhouse
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The Science of Bath Bombs

Lush, Chapelfield
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Zoology Day – Gallery Stage

The Forum
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Creatures of the Night

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
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X-Rated Nature II

The Forum
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Neuroplasticity: Rewiring your Brain

The Forum
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Bird Therapy

Waterstones
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Marine Microbes

Julian Study Centre UEA
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Mini Monsters

Castle Quarter
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Mini Professors

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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Our Natural World – Nature Day

The Forum
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Lost Species

Waterstones
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Disasters Passed?

The Forum
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Marvellous Machines

Museum of Norwich at The Bridewell
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The Book of Humans

Norwich Playhouse
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Fossil Frontiers

The Forum
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Nature Day – Gallery Stage

The Forum
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Fun With Code-a-Pillar

Tuckswood Library
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Ugly Animals: Weird Life Underwater

The Forum
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Norwich Arts Centre
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Animal Top Trumps

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
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Engaging Images – Meet The Scientists

The Forum
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Why We Die

The Forum
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Hashtag: My Perfect World

The Forum
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Opening Up

The Forum
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Nanoinvasion

The Forum
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Shifting Mindsets

The Forum
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Fun With Code-a-pillar

Mile Cross Library
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Protists

The Forum
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Blooming Algae on the Norfolk Broads

The Forum
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Soil Salvation

The Forum
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Gamechangers

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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Norwich Research Park Day

The Forum
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This Is Going to Hurt

Norwich Playhouse
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Norwich Research Park Day – Gallery Stage

The Forum
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Push: My Father, Polio, and Me

National Centre for Writing
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What Makes us Happy? Reading the Human Mind

The Assembly House
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Pint of Science

The Forum
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Telescopes Of The Future

The Forum
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Food and Health: What Matters to You?

Castle Quarter
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Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World

Jarrold
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Bioladies Network: Focus on Biobased Products

The Forum
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AI: The End of Society?

The Forum
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The Science of Play

The Forum
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Family CSI

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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Elementary!

The Forum
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The Power of Party!

The Forum
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Molecular Materials – Chemistry Day

The Forum
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Planetarium: Space Exploration

intu Chapelfield
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Dinner With A Difference

No.8 Thorpe Road
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The Horrible Science Show

Norwich Playhouse
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Superheavy Elements

The Forum
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Tea with a Twist

No.8 Thorpe Road
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Chemistry Day – Gallery Stage

The Forum
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Reasons for Hope – Dr Jane Goodall DBE

Norwich Cathedral
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Coder Robot

West Earlham Library
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Mindblowing Materials

The Forum
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Stargazing With Mark Thompson

Deepdale Backpackers
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Brickologists STEM LEGO Workshops

UTCN
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Robot Coding

UTCN
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MadLab Soldering Workshops

UTCN
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RAF Marham Construction Challenge

UTCN
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Wheels On The Bus

Millennium Library
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Health and Wellbeing Cafe

The Murderers
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Stop-Motion Film-Making

Earlham Library
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Signals + Prof Lucie Green

Norwich Puppet Theatre
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Build A Better World – Engineering & Technology Day

The Forum
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Runaway Robot

The Forum
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Stop-Motion Film-Making

Plumstead Road Library
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Collisions

The Garage
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ATLAS Experiment at CERN

The Forum
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Entertaining Science – Circus Skills Show

The Forum
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Flights of Fancy

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Engineering & Technology Day – Gallery Stage

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Time Machine

Millennium Library
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Automatically Animating Faces

The Forum
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Raspberry Pi Jamwich

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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The Future of Human Spaceflight

The Forum
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Building Brick Satellites

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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Forgotten Women in Science

The Forum
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Forgotten Women in Science – Wikipedia Editathon

Millennium Library
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Prof Chris Lintott + Universe of Music with Steve Pretty

Octagon Chapel
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E3i Panel: Science, Society and our Planet

The Forum
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Introduction to the Universe: Sleep Not Essential!

The Forum
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Radio Blips and Blasts

The Forum
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Soapbox Science

The Forum
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Maths Madness

The Forum
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Small Island, Big Volcano

The Forum
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Space Dogs

The Forum
Sat 26

There’s No Place Like…

Millennium Library
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Man On The Moon

Millennium Library
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Starlife: The Ten Billion Year Journey

The Forum
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Rockets – Moonshot!

Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form
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Physics Fest & Astronomy Day

The Forum
Sat 26

Physics Fest & Astronomy Day – Gallery Stage

The Forum
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Balloon Debate: Can Veganism Save the Planet?

Norwich Arts Centre

Enter the Explorium!

The 2019 brochure is out now!

Dr Jane Goodall is 2019 headline speaker

Our Learning Programme is now live!

TV presenter Lizzie Daly is new Norwich Science Festival patron

Norwich Science Festival

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What's On

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Food and health day

Health and medicine day

Zoology day

Nature day

Norwich Research Park Day

Chemistry day

Engineering and technology day

Physics Fest and Astronomy Day

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Hidden Elements

Sci Comms East Conference

Norwich Science Cafe

Turing: The Power of Patterns

FEATURED

Science After Six

The Science of Roald Dahl

Gene Eating: The Truth about Diets

SOLD OUT

Poo: What Comes in, Must Come Out

Life Kitchen

The Science of Food

Well Fed

Kitchen Science with Kiddy Cook

Engaging Images

How Will Artificial Intelligence Change your Life?

Wondrous Forms of Life

Anglian Water Film Booth

Food & Health Day – Gallery Stage

Our Food, Our Future – Food & Health Day

Art of the Gut

Microbodyssey

The Science of Sin

SOLD OUT

Doctors

That’s Non-Sense

Understanding Dementia

Stroke and Brain Disease

Mastering Memory

From Genes to Cancer

SOLD OUT

Animal Drawing Workshop

Body and Mind – Health & Wellbeing Day

DNA Detectives: DNA Extraction from Bananas

DNA Detectives: The Smuggler’s Daughter

Health & Wellbeing Day – Gallery Stage

Borrowed Time: The Science of Aging

Wilderland Film Festival

Perception Perplexion

Forensic Psychology

A Respectful Conversation on the Planet

How to Treat People: A Nurse at Work

SOLD OUT

Minibeast Adventure

SOLD OUT

Jungle Adventure

SOLD OUT

How to be a Vet

Saving the Spectacled Bear of Deepest, Darkest Colombia

How Well Do you Know your Family Tree?

SOLD OUT

Take an Urban Safari with Gaspard the Fox

Amazing Animals – Zoology Day

Trip to the Zoo

Sharks on Screen

Our Plastic Planet?

Lessons from the Lazy Sloth

The Gendered Brain

Live Animal Dissection

The Garden Jungle

Dragon Hall Debates: Guts