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James Brown
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Science, Festivals, and Science Festivals

Head of Festivals at British Science Association and Director of the British Science Festival
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Can ride a bike. Likes a good film.
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The full #bsf25 event guide is now online here -
britishsciencefestival.org/event-guide/

If you're going to be in Liverpool 10 - 14 September, let me know!
Event Guide | British Science Festival
Welcome to the 2025 British Science Festival! The benefit of being a touring Festival is that every year we get to explore a different part of the UK and work with some incredible partners.
britishsciencefestival.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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We're so excited to be bringing Geist by artists This is Loop to the British Science Festival, in partnership with Culture Liverpool! Come and see this incredible installation at Liverpool ONE during #BSF25, 10 - 14 September 👻✨

More details on The Guide:

theguideliverpool.com/new-light-sc...
New light sculpture brings science to life at Liverpool ONE
A large-scale sculpture will take centre stage at Liverpool ONE as the British Science Festival and Culture Liverpool showcase Geist.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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I've been looking forward to sharing this for months! Really pleased to be able to bring 'Geist' to Liverpool for this year's BSF!
August 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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We agree! Join @gilesyeo.bsky.social at the British Science Festival #BSF25 on Sat 13 Sept. With Jonathan Pettitt @genotripe.bsky.social, their interactive talk explores how new weight loss drugs are altering the outlook on obesity:

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A surreal and striking image of Prof Yeo in a suit, sitting in a shiny and prestigious wood panelled room with a notebook, looking at the camera while a giant baguette balances on his head with a muffin (American style, not English) balances on one end, and a carton of fries on the other
August 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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We're looking forward to giving this a listen (after lunch)

Like what you hear? Come to #BSF25 in Liverpool this September to meet Dr Rebecca Evans on 11 September - she's giving a talk titled 'Game on, snack more' 🎮🍕

Free tix >> britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
liverpooluni.bsky.social University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · Aug 20
In the latest Original Ideas podcast episode, our researchers explore food’s impact on health and wellbeing, including:

🍟 Junk food advertising’s impact on children
🏡 How our environment shapes eating habits
📱 Social media’s influence on what we eat

Listen here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...
August 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Another deep-dive into this year's BSF programme - this time a focus on health and wellbeing events...

britishsciencefestival.org/five-health-...

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Five health and humanity highlights from this year’s British Science Festival
Among more than 100 free events at this year’s British Science Festival are these talks on medicine, inequality, and healing that go beyond the science. We’ll hear the voices, stories and lived experi...
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August 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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All Aboard: Journey Through Intercity Innovation 🛤️

@livunihss.bsky.social Heritage Research Institute event reflects on 200 years of the Liverpool–Manchester Rail 🚂

📅 Saturday 13 September, 5-7pm
📍 Victoria Gallery & Museum
Book now ▶️ britishsciencefestival.org/event/all-ab...
All aboard! Journey through intercity innovation | British Science Festival
Run time: 17.00 – 19.00 Please note that this event is being run by The Heritage Institute and tickets can be booked using the link below. Please ignore the 'Booking not required&apos…
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August 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Great round up of some of the programme for #bsf25

www.timeout.com/liverpool/th...

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Five reasons to visit the British Science Festival 2025 in Liverpool
Celebrate the people, stories and ideas at the heart of science this September.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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How can we build an animal internet?

And what does truth mean in the age of AI?

Fantastic to see the British Science Festival #BSF25 feature in this month's Your Magazine Liverpool - the city's most widely-read print magazine!

Check out the feature on page 29:

issuu.com/ymliverpool/...
Photo of a sponsored advert and a half-page feature about the British Science Festival in Your Magazine Liverpool, the image shows Movema's migratory bird themed dance performance
August 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Quiz question - where would you find the Liverpool Telescope?

Liverpool is home to some amazing Space Science - don't miss:

britishsciencefestival.org/exploring-th...

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Exploring the wonders of space: five unmissable British Science Festival events
We’ve picked out five highlights under one stellar theme: space – perfect for those with their head in the stars.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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🐾 What if animals could go online?

Join Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas at #BSF25 to explore how digital worlds connect pets, wildlife & humans.

🗓 Thu 11 Sept, 10:30–11:30
📍 LJMU Redmonds Building

🎟 Book: britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Parrot next to a small digital screen.
August 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Searching for Science’s Invisible Women 🔬

@liverpooluni.bsky.social Professor Greg Lynall reveals stories of women overlooked in science’s historical narratives.

13 Sept. 1-2pm @ Black-E

@britsciassoc.bsky.social

Book ▶️

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August 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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We are exited to be part of British Science Festival 2025 in Liverpool!

Our exhibition, ‘Convergence’, reveals how art and science comes together to spark new ways of understanding the world.

More info: britishsciencefestival.org/event/conver...

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August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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🌌 Universal Secrets: Unpacking Particle Physics 🧪✨

Explore muons, neutrinos and dark matter?

📅 Thurs 11 Sept
🕑 14:00–15:00
📍 The Tung Auditorium, @liverpooluni.bsky.social
🎟️ Free/drop-in
🧠 With @britsciassoc.bsky.social

#CERN

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August 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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This year’s #BSF25 is rooted in Liverpool’s stories, streets and spirit.

Explore the city with these events:

🎶 Music scene mapping
🗺️ Legacy of slavery walk
🚀 Meet space scientists

Our events are created with local communities, artists and researchers.

More below!

britishsciencefestival.org
A banner saying 'I was there...Liverpool's Lost Venues' The planets in space A group of people walking past a building on the street.
July 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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You can now view the whole timetable for BSF25 here -

issuu.com/britishscien...

Get booking here - britishsciencefestival.org

@britsciassoc.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @cultureliverpool.bsky.social @liverpoolecho.co.uk
British Science Festival - 2025 event guide
British Science Festival 2025 event guide
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July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Step into the weird and wonderful at #BSF25 from 10 to 14 September in #Liverpool.

🧠Some talks that spark curiosity:

🌳 Do trees have social lives?
🧬 Can we trust ancestry tests?
🍟 Why is junk food in every game?

Explore below!
britishsciencefestival.org/events/?_sft...
Events | British Science Festival
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July 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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There's over 100 free events taking place across Liverpool from 10-14 September.

Find out more at www.britishsciencefestival.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Book your place at this year's British Science Festival!

Together with @britsciassoc.bsky.social & @liverpooluni.bsky.social we're hosting 100+ events across the city, celebrating science in all its varied forms, including health and sport, space, forensics, animals and nature, psychology & more.
britsciassoc.bsky.social British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Jul 3
The British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 programme is now live!

We’re partnering this year with @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social.

Join us from 10-14 Sept for 4 days of over 100 FREE events in #Liverpool.

britishsciencefestival.org/events
July 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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We're proud to be co-hosting the 194th British Science Festival with @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and the @britsciassoc.bsky.social! 🙌 From 10–14 Sept, enjoy 100+ free events across Liverpool. Discover talks, performances & more!

Explore the lineup & book now ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/02/b...
July 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I'm very proud of the programme that the team has put together - over 110 free events covering every topic - including Quantum Curiosities, Sonic Pond Dipping, Bionic Beauty, Weight-loss Jabs, moon-bound billionaires, comedians in STEM, dealing with death, robotic artists, and so much more!
britsciassoc.bsky.social British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Jul 3
The British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 programme is now live!

We’re partnering this year with @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social.

Join us from 10-14 Sept for 4 days of over 100 FREE events in #Liverpool.

britishsciencefestival.org/events
July 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Busy day yesterday meeting our 2025 Award Lecturers and then checking out the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
July 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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The full BSF25 programme will be launched next week, but here's a few more sneak peeks at what's included....
britsciassoc.bsky.social British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Jun 24
🎟️ There's just ONE week to go until our British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 programme goes public and ticket booking opens!

🏳️‍🌈 As we near the end of #PrideMonth, we're finding it increasingly difficult to keep things under wraps. So here's a preview of this year’s LGBTQIA+ Festival highlights...
June 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I was just a little too young for Moviedrome, but my Dad would talk about it all the time and it led to my teenage obsession with Alex Cox.

www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/a...
Alex Cox on the legacy of Moviedrome, the BBC’s essential cult film slot
Broadcasting a weekly diet of transgressive, iconoclastic cinema into British living rooms, the BBC’s Moviedrome series turned a generation of viewers into adventurous cinephiles. How did it come abou...
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June 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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We'll be welcoming Julia to the Festival on Wednesday 10th Sept in Liverpool.

The full programme launch is coming up fast now - keep your eyes on the BSA account to be first to find out more!
June 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM