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EDINBURGH’S FREE LOCAL NEWSPAPER...A CAPITAL READ FROM START TO FINISH
April 2026
By PHYLLIS STEPHEN
PHOTO Ian Georgeson
Boffin all over the world
IN EDINBURGH during the Easter holidays there is always plenty to do for all ages, as it is time for the Edinburgh International Science Festival. Alex Howarth (photographed left) of Edinburgh Science poses as a scientist/explorer at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, showing the way to this year’s packed programme. A real highlight of the festival will feature the first British astronaut, Helen Sharman, who will talk about her 1991 mission aboard the Mir space station. The talk takes place on 12 April which is the anniversary of the first person travelling into outer space in 1961 - Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin. This year’s theme of Going Global reflects on science as a shared human story: connecting people across countries and continents, joined in scientific breakthroughs and failures, conducting experiments and sharing results. The Festival goes global while also celebrating the local: universities, laboratories, hospitals, schools and cultural spaces. Edinburgh Science’s Director and CEO, Hassun El-Zafar, said: “Discovery rarely happens in isolation. It travels, carried forward by many hands. “Every year, Edinburgh Science Festival showcases what is possible when science, creativity and international collaboration come together. With this year’s theme of Going Global, our programme highlights the extraordinary work being done across borders to address our shared challenges, challenges that sit at the heart of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” edinburghscience.co.uk
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