Science Director, Roger Highfield, profiles the life and work of Adrian Owen, the extraordinary neuroscientist who devised our new online study, open to all, of the elusive relationship between body and mind.
In this section, you’ll find posts related to Manchester Science Festival, from line-up announcements to other festival-related resources.
Science Director Roger Highfield invites you to take part in a major new study exploring the relationship between brain and body, to help push back the boundaries of neuroscience and discover more about how your own brain works.
Ahead of Manchester Science Festival 2022 (21–30 October), we pull out some highlights for young visitors, lovers of both tech and the arts, and for those looking to test out their STEM skills.
Ladislav from Sow the City CIC reports on his research and discusses what the organisation has been up to in its facility at the Boiler House in Moss Side.
Frankie from Sow the City reports on the thinking behind the organisation’s Carbon Supermarket installation at Manchester Science Festival, and discusses why shopping for sustainable food is so important for addressing the climate emergency.
Manchester has earned its place in computing history, and it continues to be a pioneer in computer science today.
Ahead of its unveiling at Manchester Science Festival 2022, Cameron Naylor explains more about how and why his Exoplanets project came together.
Many of us have welcomed Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant and Cortana into our homes. Roger Highfield, Science Director, reports on the surprising results of a new survey of how the public see them to celebrate the theme of the Manchester Science Festival, the future of humanity.
To celebrate Manchester Science Festival 2022, Roger Highfield, Science Director, has been working with Professor Richard Wiseman at the University of Hertfordshire and Professor Caroline Watt at the University of Edinburgh to conduct a survey to find out what you think of virtual assistants, from Cortana to Siri.
To mark the start of Manchester Science Festival’s programme on climate and ideas for a better world, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham reflects on how Greater Manchester’s vision of becoming carbon-neutral by 2038 will also mean the city is primed to influence future progress and lead the next Industrial Revolution, through a zero-carbon economy.
Before James Lovelock’s event at the Manchester Science Festival, Science Museum Group’s Science Director Roger Highfield talks to him about Gaia, his work in Manchester and climate change.
In 2021, as part of Manchester Science Festival, the Royal Photographic Society will be showcasing the results of its prestigious Science Photographer of the Year competition at the Science and Industry Museum, and we think one historic character from Manchester would certainly approve.