A Big Pile of Rubbish
Rubbish is everyone's problem! Learn how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your waste. Lots of games, competitions and free recycled gifts.
10 & 11 April, 11am (Drop in)
Age 5+
11am - 5pm. Just turn up on the day.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Exhibition Hall
A Botanical Tardis
The Doctor isn’t the only one who can time travel! Join us on a journey through millions of years, to meet some of the fascinating plants that tell the story of evolution. (And look out for Dinosaur footprints!)
7 April, 12 Noon (90 minutes)
Age 12+
Book in Advance. Meet at East Gate, Inverleith Row. Advanced booking only. All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Outdoor Events
A Dose of Worms: the latest health tonic?
Professor David Pritchard (University of Nottingham); Professor Anne Cooke (University of Cambridge)
Can worms provide a new treatment for the millions of people suffering from allergic disease? Could you also be protected from developing asthma, diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease?
3 April, 6pm (1 hour)
Reid Concert Hall
A Pessimist in Paradise or Why Intelligent Design is Stupid.
Professor Steve Jones, Geneticist, author and broadcater (University College London)
Steve Jones in his latest book takes us on a journey through the world of coral – which tells us some startling things about genes, cloning, and cancer, not to speak of the past, present and future of our planet.
5 April, 8pm (1 hour)
National Museum of Scotland - Lecture Theatre
Animals Behaving Badly
Attention all budding wildlife biologists! Join us for a workshop where you can observe real animal behaviour at close range. Then have your observations interpreted by our experts!
14 April, Starts at 10am (Lasts for 5 hours)
Prices include light lunch.
Edinburgh Zoo
Animation Creations
You've been to the exhibition now have a go yourself. Create your own animations and take them home to show your friends.
5 to 9 April, Starts at 10.30am, 12 noon, 2pm & 3.30pm (Lasts 1 hour)
Age 10+
Age 10+. Only one ticket price for both adults and children.
National Museum of Scotland - Science Zone
Arabian Beauties
Scents and sights of exotic lands… Come and see our beautiful begonias and other amazing Arabian plants and meet the experts working on the conservation of these plants in the wild!
12 April, 11am (Drop in)
Age 5+
11am - 5pm. Just turn up on the day.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Exhibition Hall
Bananas and the Stuff of Life
Become a real life scientist as we help you extract the DNA from a banana. This could be the start of a fabulous career in science!
10 April, 11am (Drop in)
Age 5+
11am - 5pm. Just turn up on the day.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Exhibition Hall
Belize Live - Special Event
Direct from one of the last refuges of the elusive jaguar in Central America, big cat expert Marcella Kelly will be talking about her work with one of the world’s most endangered species.
13 April, 3pm (1 hour)
Age 8+
To reserve a place call the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on 0131 248 2968. Meet at 20A Inverleith Row.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Lecture Theatre
Biomedicine or Bioweapon? Biology and Biosecurity in the post 9/11 world
Professor Geoffrey L Smith (Division of Investigative Science, Faculty of Medicine Imperial College London); Chaired by Professor Malcolm Dando (Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford).
Join in this timely debate about scientist’s freedom to make disease-causing organisms, such as bacteria and viruses and policy-makers responsibility to protect society against their misuse.
3 April, 8pm (90 minutes)
Reid Concert Hall
Body of Evidence
Join Dr John Reid, Consultant Radiologist, as he presents a series of astonishing images of the inside of the human body, ranging from the earliest drawings to the most modern MRI scanning techniques.
4 April, 2pm ()
Ticketed Lecture. Tickets for the lecture are available from Surgeons’ Hall Museum. For further information please telephone 0131 527 1649 or visit www.edinburgh.surgeonshall.museum.
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - Symposium Hall
Busting the Myths of Climate Change
Dr Dave Reay, Greenhouse Gas Researcher and author; Dr Mark Lewney
Join us as Dr Dave Reay, climate scientist and author of Climate Change Begins at Home, puts the arguments against climate change to the test.
9 April, 4pm (1 hour)
National Museum of Scotland - Lecture Theatre
Capturing the Colour of Stars
Let us tell you the about the colours of stars with shadow puppets. Watch our show, then make your own shadow puppets and explore how different colours of light mix together.
4 & 10 April, Starts at 2pm (Lasts for 1hr 30mins)
Age 4 to 10
£10 Family Ticket. Booking is essential. Tickets are available from The Royal Observatory. For further information please on 0131 668 8404, email vis@roe.ac.uk or visit www.roe.ac.uk/vc
Royal Observatory Visitor Centre
Caring All day Seminar
This event has been cancelled. Please phone the box office on 0131 5249830 if you have any queries.
With most social service departments broke, but with significant changes in family relationships, upon which informal care has traditionally relied, who will care for us in our old age?
3 April, 10am - 4:30pm
National Museum of Scotland - Lecture Theatre
Cigarettes and Nicotine: Addiction’s perfect storm
Professor Martin Jarvis, Chair of the UK government's Technical Advisory Group on Tobacco and Health and member of the World Health Organisation (University College London)
It’s legal, it’s available, it’s affordable, and it’s addictive. Find out why cigarettes are so hard to give up for good.
7 April, 8pm (1 hour)
National Museum of Scotland - Lecture Theatre
Colourful Chemistry
Come see chemistry at its best in this hands-on workshop with lots of exciting colourful experiments.
10 to 14 April, Starts at 10.15am, 2pm & 3pm (Lasts for 45 minutes)
Age 7+
Age 7+ Only one ticket price for adults and children.
National Museum of Scotland - Science Zone
Compost in a Bottle
What, exactly, happens inside a compost bin? Make your own compost in a plastic bottle and find out!
7, 8 & 9 April, Saturday & Sunday 11am; Monday 4pm (30 minutes)
All ages
Sign up on the day.Adults must remain with children.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Exhibition Hall
Compost: Science or Magic?
The art of composting revealed! By the experts. Discover more about compost bins and composting in all its glory.
7 to 9 April, 11am (Drop in)
Age 5+
11am -5pm. Just turn up on the day.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Exhibition Hall
Conflict and cooperation: Sexual Conflict
Dr David Shuker, Evolutionary Biologist (University of Edinburgh)
Join us for a lively investigation into the true story of sexual conflict. Can understanding why the sexes disagree in other species tell us anything about our own fraught sexual relations?
11 April, 8pm (1 hour)
National Museum of Scotland - Lecture Theatre
Connect Gallery
Stuffed full of exciting objects and interactives, from rockets to robots and clones to F1 cars, our fascinating new gallery brings science to life.
Free - Just turn up on the day
National Museum of Scotland - Connect Gallery