The Caithness International Science Festival is an event which is held annually in

Caithness Caithness ( gd, Gallaibh ; sco, Caitnes; non, Katanes) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Caithness has a land boundary with the historic county of Sutherland to the west and is otherwise bounded by ...

, Scotland. The science festival features talks, tours and exhibitions for in locations around Wick, Thurso and rural Caithness. It is aimed at children, families and adults and has been held each March since 2003.

History

The festival was first held in 2003. The festival aims to encourage young people to study science. The Caithness International Science Festival is one of the largest science festivals in Scotland and thousands of people in the Highlands attend the festival every year at around a hundred events held in schools, local countryside with workshops, evening lectures and public open days all of which are free of charge. The festival was founded by Professor

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, who remains as chair and Colin Mathieson as treasurer. Patrons are John Thurso and

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Anne Dunnet. Sponsors have included the Scottish Executive,

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, Professor

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, Lord Advocate Colin Boyd, Astronomer Royal John C Brown, Emeritus Professor

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, Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Anne Glover, Professor Martin Hendry, Professor Chris Speed, Tania Johnston, Professor Chris Speed Robin Grimes, among many others.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.science03.org/ Science and technology in Scotland 2003 establishments in Scotland Recurring events established in 2003 Science festivals in the United Kingdom Annual events in Scotland Caithness