Nine Lessons for Norwich Science Festival

The iconic and pioneering science variety mash returns to Norwich Science Festival for a night of science, comedy, music and mayhem! Join MC Robin Ince and a plethora of special guests including Helen Czerski, Clara Nellist, Anjana Khatwa, and Simon Watt.

Presented by The Cosmic Shambles Network, this variety evening celebrates curiosity and creativity across the spectrum – from astronomy to art, poetry to primatology, and everything delightfully in between.

Expect weird science, quirky facts, lots of laughter, and an unmissable night out!

Tickets £18, booking essential
Recommended for adults and ages 12+
Assembly House
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Access Information

We offer free Essential Companion tickets for those with access requirements and need someone to accompany them to make their visit easier and more comfortable. These can be booked online at the same time as booking a ticket to this event.

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About The Cosmic Shambles Network

The Cosmic Shambles Network is one of the UK’s leading independent producers of content for the curious. Founded by the multi award winning comedian Robin Ince (The Infinite Monkey Cage) and producer, director Trent Burton, Shambles has been paving the way for science entertainment for close to twenty years with no signs of slowing down.

About Robin Ince

Award-winning comedian, broadcaster, and author Robin Ince has spent over 30 years entertaining audiences on stage and radio, including 15 years hosting the multi-award-winning The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. He has won awards for his books, his comedy and his science communication and toured the arenas of the world.

About Dr Anjana Khatwa

Dr Khatwa is an award-winning earth scientist and TV presenter, has dedicated much of her life to geology. Anjana weaves her identity as a South Asian woman proudly into her work, bringing an informed and intelligent richness to narratives about deep time, landscapes and natural history. Her first book, Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth is out now.

About Simon Watt

Simon is an evolutionary biologist, author, stand-up comedian and science communicator. He is a regular contributor to TV, radio and the web and perhaps best known as a presenter on the BAFTA-winning documentary series, Inside Nature’s Giants, the IFTA-winning Wild Cities and the Channel 4 special, The Elephant: Life After Death.

About Dr Clara Nellist

Clara is a particle physicist. She is Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Amsterdam and works at CERN on the ATLAS experiment. She is one of the most popular physics communicators online with half a million followers.

About Dr Helen Czerski

Helen is a physicist, first and foremost, but she’s acquired a few other labels along the way: oceanographer, presenter, author and bubble enthusiast. She is the author of two best-selling science books. Her latest, Blue Machine, won the 2024 Wainwright Prize for writing on Conservation.