Student duo in Scottish final of FameLab.

Published: 25 November 2013

Two University of Glasgow students have made it to the Scottish Final of FameLab. They are Margaret Ballantyne (Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences) and Richard Middlemiss (Physics).

Two University of Glasgow students have made it to the Scottish Final of FameLab.

The students in question are Margaret Ballantyne (Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences) and Richard Middlemiss (Physics).

The Scottish Final is on Saturday 30th November, 2-4pm, at Summerhall, Edinburgh. It’s free to attend but you are advised to register at:

http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/famelab-scottish-final-tickets-9068007655.  

Staff and students are being encouraged to go along to support Margaret and Richard at the final.

FameLab was set up in 2005 by Cheltenham Festivals in partnership with NESTA to find and nurture scientists and engineers with a flair for communicating with public audiences. Since 2007, under a partnership with the British Council, FameLab has gone global, with competitions now held in 20 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States. Globally more than 3,800 researchers have taken part. 


First published: 25 November 2013