Category Archives: Science Festivals
BES Member to Deliver Prize Lecture at British Science Festival
Dr Deborah Harvey has been invited to deliver the prestigious Charles Lyell Award Lecture at this year’s British Science Festival. Organised by the British Science Association, the British Science Festival is the largest event of its kind in Europe. This … Continue reading
Landscapes of the Future and the Death of the Nimby
Engaging the public in decision-making about their local areas is key to making sure that landscapes of the future are ‘landscapes of desire’; that was the key message of yesterday’s BES event at the British Science Festival. We were joined … Continue reading
Explore the Landscapes of the Future at the British Science Festival
Booking has now opened for the 2010 British Science Festival, taking place in Birmingham from 13- 19 September. Explore a virtual landscape with the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and the BES, or hear experts discuss how ecology and green … Continue reading
Lord Drayson: market science to make it ‘cool and exciting’
The UK Government’s Science Minister, Lord Paul Drayson, opened the 2009 Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday with a call to better market climate change science, making it ‘cool and exciting’, rather than ‘dull and worthy’. He criticised green campaigners and politicians … Continue reading
Save Our Bees
As part of the celebrations for this year’s National Science and Engineering Week (6-15 March 2009), the British Science Association (formerly the BA) want you to help save UK Bees by planting bee-friendly plants across the country. The ‘Save Our … Continue reading
Young Scientist Parliamentary Poster Competition
A major scientific competition and exhibition is to be held in Parliament. ‘SET for BRITAIN’ will be held in the House of Commons on Monday 9 March 2009 between noon and 9 pm. It will form a part of National … Continue reading
Nominations Open for 2009 BA Annual Award Lectures
Nominations are now open for the 2009 BA Annual Award Lectures. The opportunity to deliver a lecture is awarded to an impressive communicator of science, engineering or technology who show outstanding skills in communicating to a non-specialist audience. The Award … Continue reading
Human Population Growth and Ecology: Jonathon Porrit at the Cheltenham Science Festival
The BES policy team attended several insightful and stimulating talks at this year’s Cheltenham Science Festival, which took place last week. In particular, Jonathon Porrit (Programme Director of Forum for the Future and Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission) … Continue reading