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Engage with fascinating topics in physics in a new series of public talks.

Join Sean at Satropshere's Family Fun day, held in honour of World Space Week. Sean will share his research and discusses the landscape of Mars in the past and what we expect Mars to be like in the future as well as human planetary exploration and the possibility of life...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) found its first applications in medical physics, imaging the human body’s internal structure and blood flow. Like the human body, chemical processes are optically opaque and MRI is one of the few imaging techniques available that can produce images of the fundamental processes at work.

Chris West, Iain Valentine and Douglas Richardson hold three of the top positions within the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. Each a dedicated conservationist and expert in their field, they will be asking - what does and should a 21st century zoo look like? what place do zoos have in...

What you see isn’t always what you get when it comes to perception! Unable to cope with all the visual information available to us, the brain needs to decide which aspects in our visual fields are important and relevant to us as individuals. However, this makes the visual system vulnerable...

Have you watched Vinnie Jones in the British Heart Foundation commercial and thought I would like to have a go at saving someone’s life? In this session experienced instructors will go through what to do in easy steps, so that you know what to do in the event of an...

Clinical trials have come a long way since James Lind compared lemons and horseradish as treatments for scurvy while onboard the Salisbury in 1747. For a start, there are lots more of them and the media offers us a daily diet of promising treatments and wonder drugs. But is this...

Mark Paterson, Curator of the 51cg’s Cruickshank Botanical Gardens, will lead you on a fascinating journey through its history, provide a captivating insight into the wonderful array of plants and flowers, and their research uses, and discuss what the future of these beautiful gardens holds. Weather dependent, this...

Be part of Book Week Scotland 2013! Get inspired by four fabulous images from the Special Collections Centre's rare books and archives and write a 500-word short story.

Print Shop Window: An Exhibition of Visual Satire explores the power of cartoons to satirise public figures and stimulate political debate.