Inverness Science Festival to return next week with free activities
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The popular festival will be held between April 29-May 14 with a mixture of online and in-person events for all ages.
The event aims to inspire people to learn more about science and develop a passion for subjects including biology, chemistry and astronomy.
Events this year include a lamppost scavenger hunt and a family day at Inverness Leisure on May 7.
The day includes lots of activities from different organisations including Dynamic Earth and the Royal Air Force.
There will also be in-person lectures from staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands covering zero-carbon aviation, geology with a focus on East Greenland, electricity and renewable energy, and nature and nanotechnology.
Dr Evelyn Gray, UHI STEM project coordinator, said: "Inverness Science Festival hopes to encourage everybody to feel inspired by science! Students sometimes see science, technology and maths as ‘hard' subjects, so teachers and other educators may have a challenge in inspiring young people to take up STEM subjects. UHI's STEM focus is to increase awareness, influence aspiration's and tackle the lack of diversity in terms of gender, ethnicity, and rurality in STEM professions.
"As an institution, UHI has been able to take a holistic approach to promoting STEM subjects. We start in early years and primary learning with direct school engagement and offering support to teachers and continue right through to providing work-based learning and college and university education and research. We basically cover the whole education pipeline."
To see the full event programme, go online.
