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GSF27 Proposals now open

Proposals for Glasgow Science Festival 2027 are now open until the 13th January

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GSF26: Cheers for 20 Years

2026 marked a significant milestone for Glasgow Science Festival as we reached 20 years old! Hear from Dr Deborah McNeill, Glasgow Science Festival Director about what it took to create a festival that has reached over 1 million people.

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Previous Glasgow Science Festivals

A look at some highlights from previous Glasgow Science Festivals

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Schools & Community

Our year round programme of projects and events 

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Science On The Sofa

Hands on activities for you to try at home or in the classroom.

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Training & Volunteering

Discover our training opportunities for research staff, students, volunteers or bespoke to you.

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Creating Engineers Challenge- update for 2027

We regret to announce that we will be unable to run the competition in 2027. We hope to bring it back for 2028.

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People Make GSF

Meet the people behind the festival

About us

Find out more about the multi award winning festival.

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Support us

Sponsorship opportunities to support one of the biggest science festivals in the UK.

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