Robots and Dinosaurs Storytelling Session

Join award-winning author Alan Windram for a fun-filled family event with stories, sing-along songs and some robot dancing, as he brings the third picture book in the award-winning One Button Benny series to the ARC.

Friday 22 September 2023 11:00 am

Go wild with Grizzly Ben

Alan Dapré shares Grizzly Ben, his heart-warming picture book about a boy who becomes a bear! Filled with lively read aloud language, Grizzly Ben offers plenty of opportunities for audience participation of the roaring, stomping kind, so get ready for a lively session. Perfect for wee grizzly bears & bairns.

Saturday 23 September 2023 11:00 am

Glasgow Doors Open Day at Clarice Pears School of Health and Wellbeing

The West End has another new resident. We invite you to come and see inside the new Clarice Pears building home to the School of Health and Wellbeing, visit Glasgow’s Health exhibition and be part of the 100 years of public health celebrations in Byres Community Hub.

Saturday 16 September 2023 10:00 am

Medieval Tongue Twisters

Would you like to try a new skill that not many people you know have ever tried? Come to this workshop and learn to sing some medieval songs – in a friendly atmosphere. You will also be able to find out about some of the least known aspects of medieval music – including tongue twisters, sung consonants and other special vocal effects.

No previous experience of medieval music, musical notation or singing necessary. Recommended for age 16+.

This workshop is programmed alongside the Doors Open Day and Explorathon festival which will run at the ARC from 16-17 September.

Saturday 16 September 2023 11:00 am

The Lego Challenge – Can you repeat that?

How do researchers ensure their work is reproducible, useful and accessible to society? This interactive workshop will use everyone’s favourite construction toy – Lego!

Sunday 17 September 2023 11:00 am

Doors Open Day Weekend

Explore the fantastic range of research happening at the University of Glasgow and beyond with two afternoons of table-top activities and exhibits in the Advanced Research Centre.

Saturday 16 September 2023 12:00 pm

Explorathon Extravaganza! @ the ARC

School’s out but we have lots to entertain young and old minds alike this weekend in the ARC!

Friday 22 September 2023 12:00 pm

Periodic Success

Which element will make you reek of garlic? And why do we love gold?

Saturday 30 September 2023 2:30 pm