Colourful poster for the ARC Spring Fling 2023 featuring Wall-E and others

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Treeline

03 Apr

Date: Monday 03 April 2023 - Friday 14 April 2023
Time: 09:00 - 17:30
Categories: Exhibitions, Films and theatre, Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)

From the celebrated artist Ruth Maclennan, this collectively made film is compiled from hundreds of hours of footage of forests submitted by people across the world.

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ARC Discovery Trail

03 Apr

Date: Monday 03 April 2023 - Friday 14 April 2023
Time: 09:00 - 17:30
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

Come explore the ARC’s public spaces with the help a specially designed Discovery Trail, beautifully illustrated by Emma Melchor.

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Gondwana VR

03 Apr

Date: Monday 03 April 2023 - Friday 14 April 2023
Time: 11:00 - 14:00
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

This forest is changing. Do you see it?
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Rethink: Cityscapes | Urban Regeneration Workshop

04 Apr

Date: Tuesday 04 April 2023
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

All aboard this climate café - we will be virtually visiting abandoned and disused spaces.

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The Mushroom at the End of the World: Book Group

04 Apr

Date: Tuesday 04 April 2023
Time: 1800 - 1930
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)
Speaker: Dr Maria Sledmere

What can a rare mushroom teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planet?

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Sing into Spring

05 Apr

Date: Wednesday 05 April 2023
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)
Speaker: Eva Moreda Rodríguez

How did medieval songs represent the coming of Spring? Join Eva Moreda Rodríguez to learn more, and to sing a few songs yourself!

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Indie8 the Glasgow Edition - Climate Café at the Spring Fling!

06 Apr

Date: Thursday 06 April 2023
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Rosemary Ishorari

Come and discuss the climate at the Spring Fling!
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WALL•E: film night with VR and robotics demos

06 Apr

Date: Thursday 06 April 2023
Time: 18:00 - 20:30
Categories: Films and theatre, Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)

A special screening of Pixar’s WALL•E to kick start the Spring Fling! weekend, alongside VR and robotics demonstrations from the ARC’s research teams.

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Urban Foraging at the Spring Fling

07 Apr

Date: Friday 07 April 2023
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

Join us for an urban forage to discover the wild food and medicine that's growing on your doorstep.
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Active Easter Circuits

07 Apr

Date: Friday 07 April 2023
Time: 12:00 - 12:45
Categories: Social events, Sports events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)

Come along to learn some new exercises, get a good sweat on, and earn some sweet Easter treats. Part of the Spring Fling! programme at the ARC.

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The Walkbook: Recipes for Walking & Wellbeing

07 Apr

Date: Friday 07 April 2023
Time: 14:30 - 16:00
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)

Join Dee Heddon, Professor of Theatre Studies, on a Walkshop to explore The Walkbook: Recipes for Walking & Wellbeing.

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Green Games Night at the Spring Fling!

07 Apr

Date: Friday 07 April 2023
Time: 18:30 - 21:00
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)

Drop into a Games Night with a difference as we explore the connection between our modern gaming culture and issues of sustainability - all as we play!
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Family Day at the Spring Fling

08 Apr

Date: Saturday 08 April 2023
Time: 11:00 - 14:30
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

Join us for our Family Day at the Spring Fling!
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Grizzly Ben with Alan Dapré (Morning Session)

08 Apr

Date: Saturday 08 April 2023
Time: 11:15 - 12:00
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)
Speaker: Alan Dapré

A gorgeously quirky tale of a grumpy and grizzly little boy that will capture your heart. Expect lots of props, wordplay, laughter and fun - perfect for your grizzly little bears!
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Grizzly Ben with Alan Dapré (Afternoon Session)

08 Apr

Date: Saturday 08 April 2023
Time: 13:45 - 14:30
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)
Speaker: Alan Dapré

A gorgeously quirky tale of a grumpy and grizzly little boy that will capture your heart. Expect lots of props, wordplay, laughter and fun - perfect for your grizzly little bears!
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Thus Spoke the Plant: Book Group

11 Apr

Date: Tuesday 11 April 2023
Time: 1730 - 1900
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)
Speaker: Dr Maria Sledmere

This compelling story of a scientist's discovery of plant communication reveals how we "have been misunderstanding plants, and ourselves, for all of history.”
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The Walkbook: Recipes for Walking & Wellbeing

12 Apr

Date: Wednesday 12 April 2023
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)

Join Dee Heddon, Professor of Theatre Studies, on a Walkshop to explore The Walkbook: Recipes for Walking & Wellbeing.

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Clearing the Loop - Climate Café at the Spring Fling

13 Apr

Date: Thursday 13 April 2023
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Social events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Lynn Wilson and Katherine Duffy

Come and discuss the climate at the Spring Fling!
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Active Easter Circuits

14 Apr

Date: Friday 14 April 2023
Time: 12:00 - 12:45
Categories: Social events, Sports events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (The ARC)

Come along to learn some new exercises, get a good sweat on, and earn some sweet Easter treats. Part of the Spring Fling! programme at the ARC.