If you're in Orkney join us in St Magnus Cathedral for a fusion of music and astronomy, in The Music of The Stars.
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where astronomer Dr Anne-Marie Weijmans of St Andrews University tells Sir William Herschel's remarkable life story.

'On each sea the boat swept upward till she heeled before the droning fury of the hurricane, then fell staggering into the hollow, almost becalmed.'
In this year's festival we'll hear more of that 800-mile journey. Here are paintings by an artist today.

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The complete Orkney Science Festival programme brochure can now be downloaded, with details of talks, walks, workshops, outings from genetics to geology, archaeology to astronomy, radio to renewables.

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#TheRockCycleYamaguchi event as part of Orkney Science Fest, at The Pier Arts Centre in Stromness, Orkney 2-4.30pm Sat 3 Sep. Talks by #IlanaHalperin & geologist Dr John Flett Brown + exhibition tour w/ artists + wind themed ws by Keijiro Suzuki. £10 space is limited: oisf.org/fest-event/the…

With Jim heading to Orkney Science Fest again, we thought we'd take a look back. In 2018, Jim brought close colleagues up to share their work.

He also showed them Orkney. What do you think the biggest Orkney highlight is?

📸 Thanks Lucija Klaric for this photo

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The latest James Webb Space Telescope image shows the Cartwheel Galaxy, a large spiral galaxy that collided with a smaller galaxy around 400 million years ago. Two great rings are the result, expanding powerfully outwards like the wash from a pool when a stone is dropped in.

Still six weeks off, but I'm already excited about giving this (online) talk about Vavilov at the Orkney Science Fest
I think it will be broadcast live on Youtube and I will post a link when it becomes available.
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Looking for something the whole family can do in September?
Then look no further..........We have so much for the family, for all ages at this year's Festival with a dedicated family day on September 3rd from 10-4pm.
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Among this year's speakers will be Dr Rupert Sheldrake, world-renowned for the deep investigations he's made into unusual animal abilities. Here's an example of an investigation into the ability of dogs to know when their owner is coming home.

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With over 500 miles of coastline and 16 inhabited islands, the sea shapes almost everything in Orkney. You’re never far from it. The festival loves to celebrate everything the waters here have to offer. Click here for all this years events from the sea.
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Join artist Lin Chau for something new at this years festival, exploring ways of producing paper using natural resources by the sea here in Orkney.
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Coming to Orkney for the Orkney International Science Festival. Here is an article on Orkney's essential guide book and author Charles Tait to make the best of the experience.
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Delve deeper now and read Sunrise at Brodgar in our Frontiers online magazine to discover why marking the shortest day was important and who and how they built The Ring of Brodgar in Orkney.
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Many questions have been raised about the stones at Brodgar. Archaeological research continues to generate new findings of Orkney’s Neolithic past. Join guides to visit The Ring of Brodgar, a UNESCO Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.
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