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EXPLORATHON @ THE JOHN HOPE GATEWAY EXPLORATHON @ THE JOHN HOPE GATEWAY John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Arboretum Place, Edinburgh EH3 5NZ | John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Arboretum Place, Edinburgh EH3 5NZ | 12pm – 4pm | FREE | All ages | No booking required |

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12pm – 4pm | FREE | All ages | No booking required | Join our experts to explore forensic science and crime. Join our experts to explore forensic science and crime. Test your forensic reconstruction skills, learn about the lethal links Test your forensic reconstruction skills, learn about the lethal links between poison and herbalism, and dig into the stories behind death, between poison and herbalism, and dig into the stories behind death, past and present. past and present.

In partnership with the National Museum of Scotland. Part of Dig It! 2017 and VisitScotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology In partnership with the National Museum of Scotland. Part of Dig It! 2017 and VisitScotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology

12pm – 7pm | FREE | All ages | No booking required |

Find out about the amazing things happening in research while you do your shopping! Join us for an extravaganza of demonstrations, amazing installations and fascinating exhibits, plus inspiring drop-in talks for adults at the Living Memory Association. Find out about the amazing things happening in research while you do your shopping! Join us for an extravaganza of demonstrations, amazing installations and fascinating exhibits, plus inspiring drop-in talks for adults at the Living Memory Association.

In partnership with Leith Labs, the Living Memory Association and Ocean Terminal

12pm – 4pm | FREE | All ages | No booking required |

Discover a world of fascinating stories and investigations into the health of plants and our planet at the Botanics. Meet researchers, play a virtual forest strategy game and delve into the secrets of the soil with a range of fun activities and things to see and do. Discover a world of fascinating stories and investigations into the health of plants and our planet at the Botanics. Meet researchers, play a virtual forest strategy game and delve into the secrets of the soil with a range of fun activities and things to see and do.

In partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Join us for a unique evening of short talks on a range of fun and curious Join us for a unique evening of short talks on a range of fun and curious topics from inspiring researchers in our indoor art/science woodland. topics from inspiring researchers in our indoor art/science woodland. Enjoy a drink and a discussion and hear entertaining stories from the Enjoy a drink and a discussion and hear entertaining stories from the world of research! world of research!

In partnership with the Curiosity Forest and the Charteris Centre In partnership with the Curiosity Forest and the Charteris Centre

EXPLORATHON @ EDINBURGH ACTIVE EXPLORATHON @ EDINBURGH ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP GROUP CITIZENSHIP GROUP Council Chamber, Edinburgh City Chambers, Council Chamber, Edinburgh City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ 7pm – 9pm | FREE | Suitable for adults and older teenagers | No booking required | 7pm – 9pm | FREE | Suitable for adults and older teenagers | No booking required |

Join us for a special meeting of the Edinburgh Active Citizenship Group. Tonight the topic under discussion is Brexit: Cli(cid:2) Edge or Launch Pad? Join us for a special meeting of the Edinburgh Active Citizenship Group. Hear from Professor of Territorial Politics Nicola McEwen and share your Tonight the topic under discussion is Brexit: Cli(cid:2) Edge or Launch Pad? views in this lively and wide-ranging discussion. Hear from Professor of Territorial Politics Nicola McEwen and share your views in this lively and wide-ranging discussion. In partnership with the Edinburgh Active Citizenship Group

10am – 5pm | FREE | All ages | No booking required |

Curiosity Forest returns! Join us for Edinburgh's art and research-inspired event in a beautiful indoor woodland! Plenty of activities to delight children and their families. Curiosity Forest returns! Join us for Edinburgh's art and research-inspired event in a beautiful indoor woodland! Plenty of activities to delight children and their families.

In partnership with the Curiosity Forest and the Charteris Centre

Booking required: please email info@whalearts.co.uk or call 0131 458 3267 | 2pm – 4pm | FREE | Suitable for children |

Booking required: please email info@whalearts.co.uk or call 0131 458 3267 | A fun, interactive, creative session recommended for children ages 6-10 from the community-led arts charity and social enterprise, WHALE Arts. Come along to see how research meets fun. Check our website for the latest information, including age suitability and booking process.

A fun, interactive, creative session recommended for children ages 6-10 from the community-led arts charity and social enterprise, WHALE Arts. Come along to see how research meets fun. Check our website for the latest information, including age suitability and booking process.

In partnership with WHALE Arts

In partnership with the Edinburgh Active Citizenship Group In partnership with the Curiosity Forest and the Charteris Centre

EXPLORATHON @ EDINBURGH CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE Levels Café and Lounge, 9C Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh EH8 8FQ | EXPLORATHON @ EDINBURGH CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE Levels Café and Lounge, 9C Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh EH8 8FQ |

7.30 – 9.00pm | FREE | 18+ | No booking required |

Dinosaurs are icons of prehistory, but how did they grow 7.30 – 9.00pm | FREE | 18+ | No booking required | to such huge sizes and become so dominant? What do new discoveries from Scotland reveal about the lifestyles of these 170-million-year- old beasts? Come ﬁnd out more from University of Edinburgh dinosaur specialist, Steve Brusatte. Dinosaurs are icons of prehistory, but how did they grow to such huge sizes and become so dominant? What do new discoveries from Scotland reveal about the lifestyles of these 170-million-year- old beasts? Come ﬁnd out more from University of Edinburgh dinosaur specialist, Steve Brusatte.

In partnership with Edinburgh Café Scientiﬁque

10am – 3pm | FREE | Suitable for all the family | No booking required | A fun, interactive, creative session for children from the community-led arts charity and social enterprise, WHALE Arts. Check our website for the latest information, including age suitability and booking process. Come along to see how research meets fun!

A fun, interactive, creative session for children from the community-led arts charity and social enterprise, WHALE Arts. Check our website for the latest information, including age suitability and booking process. Come along to see how research meets fun!

In partnership with WHALE Arts

In partnership with Edinburgh Café Scientiﬁque In partnership with WHALE Arts

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The List: 1 Sep 2017 (Issue 745)