edinburgh science foundation
London
Edinburgh Science Foundation is an educational charity, founded in 1989, which
operates Edinburgh Science's Education and Festival programmes. We are best
known for organising Edinburgh’s annual Science Festival – the world’s first
public celebration of science and technology as a festival and still one of
Europe’s largest – as well as our science education outreach programmes,
Generation Science and Careers Hive and our community engagement work. Our
mission is to inspire, encourage and challenge people of all ages and
backgrounds to explore and understand the world around them. As leaders in our
field of Science Communication, we work year-round to create and deliver dynamic
hands-on workshops and exhibitions and inspirational shows, discussions, debates
and performances that continually push the boundaries of public engagement with
science. Communication and engagement is at the core of all our work and we
strive to ensure that this is embedded in all aspects of our organisation.
Festival Our 2022 Festival spanned 9–24 April and explored the theme of
Revolutions – lifeforms, lifecycles, revolutionary ideas and solutions to global
challenges. This year's Festival saw the return to our family hub at City Art
Centre and two major new interactive exhibitions, DataSphere and Consumed,
alongside a vibrant and varied programme of other events for audiences of all
ages in collaboration with our network of amazing partners. Learning Our touring
education programme Generation Science has been providing unique science
experiences to schools across Scotland for 30 years. In light of COVID-19
restrictions, this year's programme was made up of pre-recorded workshops, loan
kits and make-along boxes which were designed to get pupils out of their seats
and involved. Secondary schools careers event Careers Hive was hosted this year
on Gather, an interactive online digital platform. Over 2,400 students from over
30 Scottish schools took part in the event, which highlighted the opportunities
available to those who study STEM subjects. Worldwide Edinburgh Science also
operates a large-scale international programme of work under our Worldwide arm.
It regularly presents events overseas and is currently the Major Programming
Partner of the annual Abu Dhabi Science Festival, helping to curate, produce and
deliver the event. For international partners, the team at Edinburgh Science
provide engaging content, curatorial advice on programming and business planning
support, along with expert staff and training for local science communicators.
Our Impact Click here to read more about the impact our work has. If you have
any queries on how we use your personal data please see our privacy policy,
download our data protection policy or contact us at data@scifest.co.uk
