British Science Festival Events @ Turner Sims
The British Science Festival is Europe’s longest standing science Festival, travelling to a different place in the United Kingdom each annually.
The British Science Association and the University of Southampton are pleased to announce that the British Science Festival for 2026 will take place in Southampton. The Festival, will be held over five days with events due to take place in venues, including Turner Sims, across the city from 16 – 20 September. The programme will feature roughly 100 free events, exhibitions, performances and installations that celebrate the people, stories and ideas at the heart of science.
Duality: Listen to Light: Saturday 19 September, 6.30pm
Duality weaves together music and physics to explore the quantum nature of light.
Orchestral music from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries follows the story of our evolving scientific understanding of light: from electromagnetic waves to photons, from the mind-bending idea of wave-particle duality to quantum states of light in new technologies. This innovative sound experiments combines science and music.
Join Elinor Twyeffort from the School of Physics and Astronomy (University of Southampton), conductor John Traill, clarinet soloist Alison Hughes, and the City of Southampton Orchestra on a musical journey through the physics of light.
Alongside the performance, interactive demonstrations in the foyer will explore light, photonics, and quantum technologies.
This event will be delivered by the University of Southampton in partnership with the School of Physics and Astronomy, CORNERSTONE C-PiC, Light Up Trails, and Turner Sims.
This performance runs from 7.30pm – 9:30pm
There will be drop-in activities in the foyer from 6:30pm
This event is being run by the University of Southampton PERu team.
This event is free. Book your ticket here
These events are free and take place at Turner Sims.
