Events
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From September 14, 2025
until September 27, 2025
Aberdeen Science Festival Powered by TechFest is back this September 2025, and this year we aim to be bigger, bolder, and more mind-blowing than ever!
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From September 14, 2025 11:00
until September 14, 2025 16:00
Research will be made real with hands-on activities, demonstrations and exploration of science, art and more at the Explorathon Extravaganza. With family friendly activities for all ages, learn about how research can have an impact on your life! Learn about Psychology, diet, explore the Botanic Garden and take tours of the historic campus in beautiful Old Aberdeen, amongst many other fun activities.
This event is organised in partnership with University of Aberdeen, Explorathon and TechFest.
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From September 14, 2025
until September 14, 2025
Join us as we explore everything you need to know to design, build, and launch a rocket. From the basic materials to the science behind propulsion and fuel, this show will
ignite curiosity and inspire future scientists and engineers of all ages. Whether you're a budding rocket scientist or just love things that go whoosh, this is one show you
won’t want to miss! Warning: Don’t try this at home — leave it to the pros and enjoy the blast safely with us! Please note children must be accompanied by a ticketed adult.
In partnership with the Royal Institute of Science.
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From September 17, 2025 18:00
until September 17, 2025 20:00
At One Tech Hub
Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1JQ, United Kingdom
Challenge your entrepreneurial mindset in this dynamic, team-based workshop exploring whether entrepreneurs are born or made. Drawing from MIT's Disciplined Entrepreneur Framework, participants will tackle a customer pain point and develop their entrepreneurship skills. Join Women in Tech Aberdeen and Opportunity North East for an engaging session that puts theory into practice through a hands-on entrepreneurial activity.
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From September 19, 2025 18:30
until September 19, 2025 20:00
Adele Luta is a scientist, innovator and TEDx speaker; with her previous career at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Flight Centre as a certified Mission Control Centre flight controller and astronaut instructor she has supported over 90 spacewalks. Now at Oceaneering International Inc, she is supporting exploration efforts in extreme environments such as outer space and under the sea. Adele is an aquanaut, seaplane pilot, and coral restoration volunteer scuba diver. In this talk, she will share some of the scientific and engineering challenges to living and exploring in extreme environments while interweaving stories from her career.
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From September 20, 2025 10:30
until September 20, 2025 20:00
Simon explores some of the science behind space exploration. Which planet is hottest? Which would float in a swimming pool? Which is the most studied? And just how much space is in space? Join him in this live show to see what experiments you can recreate at home or school and learn about what you can see if you only look up!
Suitable for ages 5 – 11. Please note that children must be accompanied by a ticketed adult.
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From September 20, 2025 13:00
until September 20, 2025 16:00
The Highland Boundary Fault is one Scotland’s great tectonic structures, separating different landscapes and very different geology. Join geologists from the University of Aberdeen on a walk along the coast at Stonehaven – getting hands-on the rocks and exploring the significance of this major fault line. You’ll see deposits of long-lost rivers, rocks brought part from the depths of the crust and signs of a vanished ocean – all access from the coastal path in magnificent scenery.
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From September 20, 2025 15:00
until September 20, 2025 17:00
Join historian and author Dr Fiona-Jane Brown on a walk exploring the murky world of Aberdeen’s early medical professionals, including the city’s first infirmary at Woolmanhill, the anatomists and their students who raided graves for fresh bodies, Dr Skene who demonstrated the “galvanic battery” on the corpse of a murder 2 years after the novel Frankenstein was published, and the grim beginnings of Aberdeen’s first maternity wards in the Guestrow.
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From September 20, 2025 18:30
until September 22, 2025
At OGV Podium
7 Windmill Brae, Aberdeen AB11 6HU, United Kingdom
What's the best science fiction film of all time? ITS ALIVE! Since Frankenstein’s monster twitched to life on the silver screen nearly 100 years ago science fiction films have created monsters to scare, delight and thrill – but which has been the greatest? We need your help to decide. Last year's festival hit returns with whole new show as cynical Simon Watt and convention-loving Jamie Gallagher return to air their long running Sci Fi arguments in public. Join us to dive below the ocean, hunt out alien life forms as they ask you to decide once and for all – the greatest Sci Fi monster to take to the screen.
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From September 20, 2025 19:00
until September 22, 2025 21:00
Did you know you can train your brain to remember almost anything? Join Dr T’s “The Aberdeen Memory Show” to discover fun, interactive Memory techniques and cutting-edge brain science, all while learning fascinating facts about Aberdeen’s landmarks and history. Perfect for anyone aged 12yr and up, this engaging session will leave you with unforgettable memories, Aberdeen trivia, and a sharper mind!” Presented by Dr Tharaka.
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On September 21, 2025
The coast at Portsoy is world-famous for its geology – a dramatic section of metamorphic rocks –squashed and cooked by the mountain building events that laid the foundations of the Scottish Highlands. Join us to explore the geology and history, including the celebrated “Portsoy Marble”. See rock specimens at Portsoy Bothy Museum and in dramatic outcrops on the shoreline. The guided excursion involves 2-3 km walking on surfaced paths.
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On September 21, 2025
Become an Internet of Things (IoT) engineer for the day and prototype your very own smart home out of craft supplies and recycled materials. You’ll learn about smart homes and their benefits and the importance of user-centred design. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have gained an appreciation of the different use cases, the importance of
accessibility and how a smart home can help you and your family to live well.
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From September 22, 2025 13:00
until September 22, 2025
There has been a murder at the Boutique Hotel. Explore the Lego® crime scene and use forensic science to catch the culprit. Presented by Prof Lorna Dawson and the SCAnDi team, The James Hutton Institute. Learn about different types of biological evidence commonly recovered from crime scenes from our experts. This workshop will guide you through the crime scene where you will use forensic science to gather evidence and build a matching DNA profile to our suspects, which one will match the culprit?
This content may include explicit material. Viewer discretion is advised. The intention is not to offend but to provide information. All scenarios and images are fictional and created for an informative reason. Proceed only if you are comfortable with potentially sensitive topics.
Only participating child requires ticket but must be accompanied by an adult.
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From September 22, 2025 17:00
until September 22, 2025 21:00
Visit the North East Scotland College Planetarium and sample stunning full-dome digital cinema shows, suitable for all ages. Immerse yourself in the world around you and see the planet and solar system in a new light, from the comfort of NESCol’s Aberdeen City Campus.
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From September 22, 2025 19:00
until September 22, 2025 21:00
Using single cell sorting, Artificial Intelligence, 3D printing and whole genome sequencing, SCAnDi have created a new approach to identify suspects from mixed samples when only trace amounts of biomaterial can be recovered from a crime scene. Join leading forensic scientist Prof Lorna Dawson and the SCAnDi team for an interactive forensic
investigation to determine the who, what, where and when as we explore the future of CSI.
This event is to be compered by Detective Inspector Fiona Stalker, BBC, who is leading the crime investigation.
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From September 22, 2025 19:00
until September 22, 2025 21:00
Scotland is home to over 90,000 different species of animal. Locations such as the Cairngorms National Park attract massive gatherings of wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. With such amazing places available to us, it can be all too easy to ignore the creatures that can be found right on our doorstep. Countryside Ranger Jack Elphinstone highlights some of Aberdeen’s wild spaces and the remarkable species that can be found right in the heart of our Granite City.
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From September 23, 2025 18:30
until September 23, 2025 19:30
Radiation has been used to treat cancer since the 1800s. However, modern technology has recently opened the door to a treatment technique known as “Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy” or SABR. We now use radiation beams the way a surgeon wields a scalpel, destroying small tumours with very large doses of radiation in organs like the
lung and liver. Join us to hear how the growing use of SABR is changing the landscape for so many patients.
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From September 23, 2025 19:30
until September 23, 2025 20:30
A traumatic injury can happen to any one of us, at any time, and can result in massive blood loss that is uncontrollable. This talk will cover the biological mechanisms that cause uncontrolled bleeding and the latest advancements in clinical treatments for civilian and military patients.
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From September 24, 2025 10:00
until September 24, 2025 12:00
Get hands-on with Scotland’s rich earth history. Dinosaur tracks, fossil fish, rocks from deep in the crust and those erupted from now extinct volcanoes. Virtually visit the outcrops using our stunning 3D imagery, see some of the university’s inspirational and historic collections of maps, rocks, minerals and fossils – all in the university’s state-of-the-art teaching labs.
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From September 24, 2025 18:00
until September 24, 2025 20:00
The International Land Use Study Centre at The James Hutton Institute proposes a STEM-focused evening event showcasing cutting-edge research in land use and environmental science. This event will take full advantage of the newly developed immersive suite and open science café, offering opportunities to for participants to participate in scientific experiments using virtual reality. The event will highlight how the Centre is supporting a Just Transition for the North East of Scotland through social and technological innovations, and their implications for sustainable land and soil management. Refreshments included.
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