Free Educational Events in Southampton
The British Science Festival is coming to Southampton! Delivered by the British Science Association in partnership with the University of Southampton, the Festival will be held over five days with events due to take place in venues across the city between 16 – 20 September.
The programme will feature roughly 100 free events, exhibitions, performances and installations that celebrate the people, stories and ideas at the heart of science.
Official Events with NOC Contributors
Across Time and Tide: Exploring the Deep Sea
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 10:30am-11:30am
Location: Centenary Building, Highfield Campus
Dr Tammy Horton will be joined by Sam Robinson from the Royal Historical Society to uncover some of the deep-sea creatures found by the RRS Discovery through stories, art and sketching.
Paint your Plankton Portrait
Date: Friday 18th September
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Location: John Hansard Gallery (Active Space)
Dr Elena García-Martín and Prof. Steph Henson will be joined by street artist Joanna Ross from Good Idea Today to dive into the world of small but mighty plankton through microscopes, a personality quiz, and plankton-self-portraits.
From Microscope to Mural: Plankton Portraits
Date: Saturday 19th September
Time: 12:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Guildhall Square
Watch in wonder as local street artist Joanna Ross (Good Idea Today) takes plankton portraits created by Festival attendees at Dr Elena García-Martín and Prof. Steph Henson's Paint your plankton portrait event and transforms them into an outdoor mural that brings the ocean to the streets of Southampton.
SOUNDSCALE: Our Sonic City
Date: Friday 18th September / Sunday 20th September
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm / 11:00am-5:00pm
Location: John Hansard Gallery (Foyer)
Visit an interactive exhibit to explore what happens when the infrastructure beneath or feet becomes a sensor. A brilliant exhibition made possible by Prof. Mohammad Belal and his contributions to SOUNDSCALE.
The Play Protocol
Date: Saturday 19th September
Time: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Location: John Hansard Gallery (Foyer)
Attend a Drop-In Event to play a fast-moving game where research meets politics, public opinion and chance with researchers from SOUNDSCALE including Prof. Mohammad Belal.
Additional Satellite Event with NOC Contributors
Toys for Science!
Date: Friday 18th September / Saturday 19th September
Time: 3:30pm-7:30pm / 12:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Next to the old Toys R Us site
In addition, we are taking part in a special British Science Festival independently organised Satellite Event next to the old Toys R Us Store across from the Southampton Central Train Station. The event will include music and street food and NOC's contributions are as follows:
- Blue Carbon and Coastal Ecosystems with Rizky Muliawan, Feifei Deng (Friday only) and Dr Sam Stanton
- Virtual Ship Tours with Jess Allen, Matt Ford and Rhianna Wheatley
- Plankton Power with Dr Adrian Martin (Friday only), Vicky Warren and Hans Hilder (Saturday only)
Dive into Marine Science at the British Science Festival
For additional ocean/marine themed events happening as part of the official British Science Festival, visit their website to see the full programme of events happening.