Glasgow Science Festival 2026

Join the Gorbals Heritage Investigators at the Gorbals Fair! Meet Friends of Southern Necropolis, the guardians of the cemetery, and visit The Franciscan Circle, the final resting place of 20 skeletons. Try extracting DNA from strawberries and learn how our STEM in the Gorbals activities have been raising awareness of conditions such as malaria and sickle cell disease. Discover how work developed here in the Gorbals has also been shared with partners in Nigeria, connecting our local community to global health and STEM learning. Brought to you by the University of Glasgow.

Venue: Gorbals Piazza, 200 Crown St, Gorbals, Glasgow G5 9AY 
Date: Sat 6 June
Time: 12noon to 4pm
Booking: No booking required
Cost: Free

You can also Hear, Touch and See the Universe with Gravitational Waves with researchers from the University of Glasgow at the Gorbals Fair! This team will also be at the Riverside Museum on Fri 12 to Sun 14 June, 11am to 3pm.

First published: 27 April 2026

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Cartoon image of 2 male scientists holding flasks with colourful liquids in. They are surrounded by engineering cogs, medicine bottles and petri dishes.

University of Glasgow

Friends of Southern Necropolis

The Franciscan Circle

Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow