Welcome to Royal Holloway Science Festival. We have run our hugely popular science open day for over 25 years, celebrating science and attracting large audiences each year.
At Royal Holloway, we have a thriving science community with world-class pioneering research across the spectrum of science, and it's important for us to engage the next generation in these subjects and make it fun.
Our Science Festival is an opportunity to invite you to join us for a day of interactive displays and talks from, and for, people with a passion for science and technology.
We're planning our next event in British Science Week, March 2026 so come back here nearer the time to find out more!
Special guests at our last festival included talks from maths champion juggler, Colin Wright, and a Guided Tour of the Darker reaches of the Periodic Table with Hal Sosabowski, Professor of Public Understanding of Science. Our own scientists presented talks on a range of themes from Missions to Asteroids, Colliding black holes, and the Future of Music and AI - to food security and how engineers help doctors with diagnoses. We welcomed back the ever popular Wiggly Wildshow mini beasts, and the Gauge One Model Railway Association Surrey with their miniature steam trains.
The programme included a range of things to see and do to explore science from across our science departments, with a treasure trail for younger visitors to complete their Science Passport.
Thanks for joining us for a great day to discover and be inspired by the wonder of science!
Check out the previous programme for 2024 here.
Click to watch our 2024 highlights
