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Aberdeen’s Westburn Park will transform into a hub of scientific learning and discussion at the Aberdeen Mela, as some of Aberdeen’s leading scientists take to their soapboxes to showcase their science to the general public.

The event’s mission remains the same: to help eliminate gender inequality in science by raising the profile, and challenging the public’s view, of women and non-binary people in science.

The Aberdeen Mela celebrates cultural diversity across the North of Scotland. Food, music, dance and children’s activities will bring Westburn Park to life on the 21st of August in an all-encompasing festival of multiculturalism.

The event will feature the following speakers:

Group 1 – 1pm 

Heather Kennedy – The Shaking World 

Ann-Kristin Kaune – Candida

Sylvia Soldatou – Marine organisms: an untapped source of new medicines 

Group 2 – 1.40pm 

Alex Johnstone – Insulin discovery 

Ana Ciocarlan –  Artificial intelligence

Donna Maccallum – The invisible world of microbiology 

Group 3 – 2.20pm 

Delma Childers – Is your food making you ill? 

Soumya Palliyil – Engineering antibodies: using soldiers of our immune system to make new diagnostic tests and medicines   

Rasha Abu-Eid – Using modern technology to detect oral cancer 

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