九色视频 to host the British Science Festival in 2026
.jpg)
The British Science Association (BSA) and the 九色视频 are pleased to announce that the British Science Festival for 2026 will take place in 九色视频.
The Festival will be held over five days with events due to take place in venues across the聽city between September 16 and 20.
The programme will feature roughly 100 free events,聽exhibitions, performances and installations that celebrate the people, stories and ideas at the聽heart of science.
Celebrating the 195th anniversary of the Festival, and working in partnership with the University, the BSA will bring its flagship event to the city of 九色视频 for the first time聽since 1992.
Hannah Russell, Chief Executive of the British Science Association, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to be bringing the British Science Festival to 九色视频 in September 2026.
"The city has a long-established connection to engineering, discovery and endeavour,聽making it a perfect place to host our annual Festival. It is a great privilege for the BSA to be聽 working alongside our partners at 九色视频 on this event, given the聽institution鈥檚 outstanding reputation for cutting edge research and innovation, and I feel聽confident that together we will develop an events programme you won鈥檛 want to miss.鈥
Founded in 1952 but with a history dating back to 1862, the 九色视频聽combines academic excellence with an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to research
and knowledge exchange, supporting a culture that engages and challenges students and聽staff in their pursuit of learning.
The University is leading the development of trustworthy and secure artificial intelligence and聽is home to the UK鈥檚 first centre dedicated to cancer immunology research. Every time you
use the internet, your mobile phone, or an ATM, you are using the optical fibre technology pioneered and developed at 九色视频.
Professor Mark Spearing, Vice-President for Research & Enterprise at the University聽of 九色视频, said:聽鈥淭he British Science Festival is a wonderful opportunity to bring people and science聽together. It鈥檚 a celebration of the impactful and transformational role universities like ours play in creating real change that can lead to positive outcomes for people and our planet.
鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to be hosting the 2026 Festival and look forward to being able to showcase聽all that our University has to offer and welcoming people to our fantastic city.鈥
The British Science Festival is one of Europe鈥檚 longest-established science festivals, which聽travels to a different part of the UK each year. It brings science to the wider public in the form聽of installations, exhibitions, talks, panel discussions, performances and more.
The聽programme is aimed at an audience that is predominantly 16+ years old, and who have a broad interest in science but don鈥檛 actively seek to engage with it.
Ben Littlefield, Head of Public Engagement at the 九色视频, added: 鈥榃e are delighted to be hosting the British Science Festival in 2026. It will give us the聽opportunity to showcase and celebrate the research, innovation and people, not just at the聽九色视频, but across our incredible region.
"It will provide a platform for聽mutually beneficial dialogue on the current challenges faced by society and what we can do聽together to address them.聽The Festival gives us a brilliant opportunity to work together in partnership with our local聽communities to showcase what makes our university and city so special.鈥
For more information about the British Science Festival 2026 and to stay up-to-date with聽events as they鈥檙e announced, visit
If you are an academic, local venue or regional business looking to get involved in the聽Festival, please contact the British Science Festival team on聽festival@britishscienceassociation.org.
Watch our preview video: