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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Forensics (ages 12–14)

Wed 08 Apr 2026

Learn how to use DNA fingerprinting to help solve a murder mystery.

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Holiday workshops: Bacterial Evolution (ages 15–18)

Tue 07 Apr 2026

Step into the role of a clinical bacteriologist and use research-grade laboratory equipment to investigate DNA samples from new

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 12-14)

Thu 02 Apr 2026

Make the most unique piece of jewellery you will ever own in this exciting workshop!

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Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 9–11)

Thu 02 Apr 2026

Make the most unique piece of jewellery you will ever own in this exciting workshop!

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Holiday workshops: Eureka! (ages 9 - 11)

Thu 02 Apr 2026

Dive into experiments and challenges, uncovering science through hands-on discovery.

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Holiday workshops: Architecture for plants (ages 7 - 8)

Tue 31 Mar 2026

Discover architecture and design through playful, hands-on building challenges.

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Talks and shows

Metamorphosis: Small flies, big changes (family)

Thu 09 Apr 2026

Erica McAlister takes you through the fascinating world of fly metamorphosis

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Podcast New Scientist Live 2025
Biology and the human body Physics Technology and engineering

Podcast: From the Excel: Upcoming science in 2026 from New Scientist Live

In this month's 'From the Theatre' episode, we visited New Scientist Live at the Excel to explore what scientists are most

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Biology and the human body

Podcast: The science behind sickle cell disease - with Sara El Hoss and Stephanie George

September marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month, so we wanted to draw attention to the science underlying this often-misunderstood

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Biology and the human body

Houston, We Have a Microbe: What Happens When Bacteria Leave Earth?

We know that space travel has a big impact on the human body, but have you ever wondered how the world of microbiology reacts to

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