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    Cheltenham Science Festival Announces 2026 Programme Showcasing Science’s Power to Change the Way We See the World

    Tuesday 31 March 2026
    Maggie Aderin | Russell Arnott | Angela Gallop Saira Hameed | Claudia Hammond | Julia King  Mark Langtry | Tim Marshall  Deborah Meaden |  Hugh Montgomery          Alice Roberts | Adam Rutherford | Josh Smalley Richard Susskind | Jimmy…
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    Pick Up Your 2026 Festival Brochures

    Tuesday 10 February 2026
    Looking for a brochure? Pick one up at any of the following locations from Tuesday 10 February.Explore the Festival line-ups here.Please note: brochures for Members, Patrons and pre-orders have been posted to your address.
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    FameLab International Final 2025

    Monday 10 November 2025
    FameLab International Final 2025 – Live from CERN!Join us on Tuesday 25 November 2025 for the FameLab International Live Final, streaming straight from CERN Science Gateway!Nine countries — Australia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany,…
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  4. Lyubov Kostova holding a FameLab poster at the South Pole

    Worlds Longest Running Science Communication Programme Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence

    Thursday 20 February 2025
    FameLab, the world’s longest running and furthest-reaching science communication competition, kicked off celebrations for its 20th anniversary year by heading to its most exciting frontiers yet – Antarctica. In its milestone year, FameLab…
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  5. FameLab International 2024 winner revealed

    Friday 13 December 2024
    On Friday 29 November 2024, we saw eight countries compete on the virtual stage: Australia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The National winners from each of these countries…
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  6. Mind The Gap: Building the Workforce for a Digital Future Produced by Cheltenham Festivals in partnerships with QA, supported by National Grid Electricity Distribution

    Mind The Gap: Building the Workforce for a Digital Future

    Tuesday 13 August 2024
    Every school and college should appoint an individual responsible for digital education, create a new modular and continually updated digital qualification, and introduce an independent, cross-sector Digital Education Council, according to…
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    FameLab UK back with a bang at Cheltenham Science Festival 2024

    Tuesday 25 June 2024
    On Friday 7 June 2024, at Parabola Arts Centre during Cheltenham Science Festival, eight of the best science communicators from across the UK vied for the title of FameLab UK Champion in front of a live audience. FameLab is the largest…
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    Cheltenham Science Festival Paves the Way for Thinkers of Tomorrow

    Wednesday 12 June 2024
    From the cosmos to the countryside, Cheltenham Science Festival (4-9 June) embarked on a tour of the universe during six days of explosive demos, talks, debates and creative workshops. The six-day event inspired the next generation of…
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    Cheltenham Science Festival Announces Unmissable 2024 Programme

    Monday 22 April 2024
    Over 200 speakers across a diverse range of professions will appear in over 100 ticketed events including: space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, comedian and television presenter Dara Ó Briain, award winning physicist Brian Cox,…
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    New White Paper on AI

    Friday 23 February 2024
    A new white paper on artificial intelligence has been co-authored for the UK Science Festivals Network by Professor Tracy Harwood and Cheltenham Festivals’ Head of Science Festival Programming, Dr Marieke Navin.The white paper identifies a…
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  11. Charity Report Finds That Stories Around AI Are “Profoundly Influential”

    Monday 5 June 2023
    A significant new report on artificial intelligence suggests that the current level of debate around the rapidly developing technology must be improved.The report was produced by the University of Bristol's Research Institute for…
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  12. FameLab Academy 2023 launches

    Monday 15 May 2023
    The competition that seeks to revolutionise science communication in schools is back.FameLab Academy is back for 2023. A schools initiative which seeks to revolutionise science communication in schools, FameLab Academy is a competition…
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