Science and Technology

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Join us for an internationally-curated event celebrating the incredible creative force of women through performance and discussion.

Spaceflight expert Libby Jackson reveals the very best true stories of humankind’s thrilling journey to the stars. Grab your space suit and jump aboard – it’s time for an astronautical adventure!

Astronomer Emily Brunsden and science communicator Chris Stewart ponder the infinities, space and time, in this special live episode of the Syzygy podcast.

Cyberpsychology researchers Nicola Fox Hamilton and Catherine Talbot examine how we choose to present ourselves online and how we attempt to manage the impressions others form of us.

Join Jenn Chubb and Sondess Missaoui from Digital Creativity Labs to hear about technical and ethical considerations when developing voice technologies for children, and recommendations for their adoption in the real-world.

Join Harvard’s top astronomer Avi Loeb as he lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star.

How have chemists brought colour to our lives? How do they use colour to help us understand the world around us? Find out the answers with Annie Hodgson of the University of York.

Join a guided walk at Three Hagges Woodmeadow led by expert naturalists. Explore the complex links between species and find out about efforts to recover biodiversity.

What is the human cost of pollution and what are the possibilities of change? Hear the views of an international panel of experts.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Come and listen to top female scientists as they take science to the streets of York – standing on a soapbox!

Enjoy an hour of rapid-fire entertainment as a troupe of York scientists takes to the stage with music, comedy, stories and tales of research.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Join Robert Pecksmith and Lauren Stokeld, the creators of an historical mystery prototype game, The Death of Walahfrid, and explore how we can make the past playable.

From a crime solved using quantum clues to a comedic take on quantum superposition, we present a special screening of the top ten shortlisted films of the international Quantum Shorts Festival.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new virtual science tour from Theatre of Science!

To infinity and beyond...or at least as far as the International Space Station! Take a fun-filled look at human space flight, with exciting experiments and live explosions.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Volcanoes erupt around the world in lots of different ways - some pour out rivers of red-hot lava, while others explode with a bang! Find out why with volcanologists from the University of Manchester.

As we head towards COP26, find out about the role our oceans play in climate change and the actions required to tackle this pressing issue and to protect marine diversity.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

What role do the senses play in the experience of pilgrimage and sacred places? How can 3D visualisations bring medieval pilgrim experience to life? Join Dee Dyas of the University of York.

Find out how fusion has inspired blockbuster films from Back to the Future and The Saint to Chain Reaction and Spider Man II as we reveal the facts behind the fiction.

Join award-winning psychology enthusiast Harriet Ennis for a fascinating talk with live Q&A, on altered states of consciousness. Topics range from terminal lucidity to the altered states of consciousness in dream.

Go behind the magic of Harry Potter with author Roger Highfield as he illuminates the fascinating links between magic and science in the boy wizard's world.

What were the Science Wars? Does combat rhetoric around Covid and climate change unite or polarise? Our speakers explore the effects of warfare narrative in science, and introduce more productive metaphors in science communication.

Find out how the development of a prototype tool will allow York’s rich archival heritage to be explored in new interactive ways.

Explore atoms in fiction and fact as you discover the past, present and future of atomic thought with Stuart Kenny and Helen Smith of the University of York.

Join forensic anthropologist Sue Black for a journey of revelation and discover the secrets hidden deep within our bones.

Author Rob Ainsley shows you tricks and tips to make people think you know more about maths than they do. And than you do.

Join scientist, writer and storyteller Anna Ploszajski for a journey of exploration into the world of craft and discover the science behind the materials.

Join Susan Halfpenny, Stephanie Jesper and Siobhan Dunlop of the University of York as they voyage into our possible futures, reimagining our digital horizons.

Science communicator James Lees explores just how little we all can (and do) know about science, and why we should and shouldn’t trust experts.

Join Marian Ursu of Digital Creativity Labs and learn how Cutting Room, an authoring toolkit for interactive storytelling, is opening up new infinite horizons for both audiences and media producers.

Can we really control computers with our brain? Find out the answer with Manousos Klados, of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus.

Join Richard Lane of York Community Energy for a trip through time as he explores the history and some of the possible futures of our electricity grid.

Biologist Sean B. Carroll of the University of Maryland, USA, presents an entertaining and thought-provoking account of one of the most important but least appreciated facts of life – the awesome power of chance.

Experience how Interactive Media students test the boundaries between technology and creativity, immersing you into a world of innovative projects, critical perspectives, and interactive design pieces.

Join David Weintraub of Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, for the story of the search for life on Mars - and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans there.

Experience how Interactive Media students test the boundaries between technology and creativity, immersing you into a world of innovative projects, critical perspectives, and interactive design pieces.

Astrophysicist Emma Chapman explores the brief but far-reaching period in the Universe's history when the very first stars burst into life and darkness gave way to light.

Have you been inspired to mend a broken clock by the BBC series The Repair Shop? Well here’s your chance to learn how with conservator Matthew Read.

From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyse their prey, scientist Kenneth Catania unlocks the secrets behind some of nature’s most astounding animals.

Experience how Interactive Media students test the boundaries between technology and creativity, immersing you into a world of innovative projects, critical perspectives, and interactive design pieces.

Discover how Weavr is providing new and exciting horizons for esports spectators, coaches and broadcasters with Florian Block of the University of York.

Can robots really be conscious? Can we merge with AI as tech leaders like Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil suggest? Author Susan Schneider discusses what AI can truly achieve.

Discover how 3D visualisations are opening up new ways of experiencing pilgrimage, including the shedding of new light on Thomas Becket and the cult site of Canterbury.