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Drag Race star, Cheddar Gorgeous, headlines British Science Festival

Cheddar Gorgeous, academic and star of DragSOS and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, has been announced as a headliner on the British Science Festival 2024 programme.

British Science Festival 2024 programme launches, Big Manny headlines

Science content creator and social media sensation, Big Manny, will be headlining this year’s 5-day event hosted by the University of East London, his alma mater.

Announcing… our 2024 British Science Festival Community Grants Awardees!

As part of our commitment to growing and diversifying the range of people interested and involved in science, the British Science Association (BSA) runs the British Science Festival Community Grants programme.

Award Lecture winners for British Science Festival 2024

The British Science Association (BSA) is pleased to announce the winners of its prestigious Award Lecture series for 2024.

16 of the UK’s best scientific minds announced as Scientific Section Presidents

The British Science Association (BSA) is delighted to announce its full list of Scientific Section Presidents for 2024.

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Next year's hosts of the British Science Festival will be the University of East London (UEL)

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Celebrating the 193rd anniversary of the Festival, and working in partnership with UEL, the BSA will bring its flagship event to London for the first time since 2000.

The British Science Festival is one of Europe’s longest-running science festivals, hosted at a new location each year. The Festival provides a platform for scientists and social scientists, innovators and inventors, researchers and artists, to bring their work to the general public.

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