Glasgow Science Festival 2026

To celebrate World Ocean Day, we’re showing It Will Never Work, a seaworthy Scottish film from 2024. The film follows the real-life struggle of converting the UK’s first fishing boat to green power to fish competitively. It's a real story, a drama and a snatch of real life, all set in the West Coast of Scotland's fishing industry.

Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre (ARC), 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow, G11 6EW
Date: Mon 8 June
Time: 4pm-6pm
Booking: Booking required through this ARC eventbrite link
Cost: Free
Age: Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times

To celebrate World Ocean Day, the University of Glasgow ARC and Glasgow Science Festival are partnering to bring you a special CinemARC event, featuring three films. Finding Nemo, It Will Never Work and Whale Rider.

First published: 27 April 2026

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Cartoon image of a cinema screen with a large squid and some seals. In front of this is a child on a bike with their father and a woman with a child.

Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow

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