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The British Science Festival is heading to Liverpool to bring people and science together. Taking place from Wednesday 10 September to Sunday 14 September, scientists from across the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences will bring their research range of diverse cultural venues across the city from the Bluecoat and the Unity Theatre to the Black-E and the Quirky Corner.
With more than 100 events, the BSF’s vibrant and diverse programme of talks, drop-ins, workshops, installations, performances and experiences there’s something for everyone and is a chance to celebrate science from across our Faculty in all its forms including;
Wired differently: Step Inside the neurodivergent brain
At least one in five of us are diagnosed as neurodivergent – join us for a series of games and activities created in collaboration with neurodivergent people across Liverpool. Researchers from our Institute of Population Health will also share their work focusing on the health and wellbeing of autistic people.
Wednesday 10 September, Bluecoat - The Bistro, 12 noon – 3pm.
Game on, snack more
Dr Rebecca Evans tells us how junk food marketing is specifically targeted towards young people and gamers and what we can do to protect them. Rebecca was chosen as a British Science Festival Award Lecturer – an honour designed to showcase early career researchers’ impactful and innovative science and their passion for sharing their work with non-specialist audiences.
Thursday 11 September, Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Tung Auditorium, 12 noon to 1pm.
City greens
Researchers from University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University take us on an interactive journey, digging into the science of urban food growing from vertical farming to the power of worms and much more.
Friday 12 September, Kazimier (Beer) Garden, Seel Street, 12 noon to 5pm.
Giving voice to refugee stories
University of Liverpool researchers Professor Gayle Brewer and Professor Helen Stalford, in partnership with Asylum Link, invite us to join a panel discussion exploring the therapeutic power of zine-making for people affected by trauma and displacement.
Friday 12 September, LEAF, from 12 noon followed by a drop-in workshop from 1pm.
The superpower of zines!
Make your own zine while exploring the history and therapeutic role of DIY zine culture. The University of Liverpool and Asylum Link Merseyside show how zine making can build communities and help people who have experienced trauma.
Friday 12 September LEAF, 1pm to 2.30pm.
Antiviral roller skating!
Researchers from the Faculty will show what coronaviruses get up to inside our cells and how scientists design antiviral drugs to combat them via dance and skating against an amazing animated background.
Friday 12 September, The Unity Theatre, 6.30pm to 7.15pm.
AI puzzle lab: decode the future of healthcare
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University take us on a path of discovery into the role of artificial intelligence and digital twins in modern healthcare with opportunities to see how patients and doctors alike can help shape these technologies to make them more effective and relevant.
Saturday 13 September, Bluecoat – The Bistro, 11am to 4pm
What the phage?!
Meet phage experts from our Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences with colleagues from Salford University while playing phage games along with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to explore this fascinating unseen world.
Saturday 13 September, Bluecoat – The Bistro, 11am to 4pm.
Uncovering connections between science and slavery in Liverpool
Blending a workshop with a tour led by Professor Carl Larsen and researchers from our School of Biosciences, this 90 minute ‘walkshop’ through the streets of Liverpool, uncovers the history and the legacies left as a result of the slave trade in the city.
Saturday 13 September, the Black-E, 2pm to 3.30pm. An accessible version of the tour is also available.
Skulls, skeletons and bones
Take part in a drawing workshop with Dr Rosie MacDiarmid and Dr Fay Penrose from our School of Veterinary Science to find out how drawing from bones can teach us about animal form and function – suitable for 16 years and above.
Saturday 13 September, The Black-E, the Gallery from 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Liverpool’s party people
What makes a big night out buzz? In this interactive session, researchers from our Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology invite us to investigate the science of going out, the highs and lows of partying, how the brain responds to music and much more with challenges and puzzles with free entry into the Quirky Quarter.
Saturday 13 September, the Quirky Quarter, 6pm to 9.30pm.
Can you believe your eyes?
Join researchers from our Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences for a range of interactive activities sharing the wonders of vision science and have a photograph of your iris to take home with you and free entry into the Quirky Quarter.
Saturday 13 September, the Quirky Quarter, 6pm to 9.30pm.
Nature’s perils: plants and pandemics
Researchers from across the Faculty and The Pandemic Institute guide us in an exploration of which plants help us treat disease and which are dangerous. Visitors can also even their own ‘poison’ or ‘antidote’ to take home.
Sunday 14 September, Museum of Liverpool, 11.30pm to 5pm.
The British Science Festival is Europe’s longest standing science Festival, travelling to a different place in the United Kingdom each year. This year's festival is being hosted by the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University in partnership with the British Science Association.
For full details, visit the British Science Festival website.