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Fife Science Festival offers seriously fun day out for the whole family

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Town is set to meet gown in spectacular style when Fife Science Festival descends on St Andrews University next month.

The week-long extravaganza begins on March 11, with one of the highlights coming the following day courtesy of a free day of family fun at the university’s school of physics and astronomy.

The family event will incorporate an impressive range of interactive activities and workshops, covering subjects as diverse as the underwater world and climate change, to our five senses, electricity and radars.

Visitors will also get the chance to make their own electronic bagpipes, discover how to improve their memory and explore the university’s planetarium and observatory.

The event is being organised by Dr Paul Cruickshank from the school of physics and astronomy, who is hoping for a huge turnout on the day.

“We are urging local families to come along for a free day out where they can explore and enjoy the fun side of some real hard science taking place on their doorstep,” he said.

“We are putting together a fantastic package of workshops, activities and experiments that people of all ages and abilities can enjoy and understand.

“It is my belief that universities have an important role to play in taking the serious side of science to the masses and we are promising a fun day out for all involved.”

Funded by the Scottish Government, the Fife Science Festival will involve a diverse range of events for schools, the general public and professionals.

The extravaganza is being led by Dundee Science Centre and follows on from last year’s Dundee Science Festival. It will run in parallel with National Science and Engineering Week from March 11-20.

Meanwhile St Andrews University is also hosting an adult lecture entitled The Battle of the Sexes on Monday, March 14 and an open day at Bell Pettigrew Museum on March 19. All of the university’s events are free of charge.

The festival will also see events in venues such as Aberdour Castle, Adam Smith College, the Museum of Communication in Burntisland and the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther.

For more information call Hannah Crookes at the Dundee Science Centre on 01382 868610 or visit www.fifesciencefestival.org.uk

Photo used under a Creative Commons licence courtesy of Flickr user Alessandro S. Alba.