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Bartender Crowned 'Bitter and Twisted Mixologist or the year' at ScienceFest 2010

A local bartender has been crowned ‘Bitter and Twisted Mixologist of the Year’ by one of the region’s most exciting festivals, after creating a drink which is likely to get y...

Fancy volunteering at ScienceFest 2010?

Would you shave half your head, hula hoop in front of an audience, test your pain threshold, get a tattoo or knit a jumper for a tree? If so, Newcastle ScienceFest wants to hear from you. &nb...

Calling all knitters and crafters! We need YOU for a top secret project in Newcastle!

Dear Crafty People, Newcastle ScienceFest needs your help for a Guerrilla Knitting project to wrap Newcastle in coloured wool as part of the forthcoming Maker Faire. If you&...

WANTED: Local Inventors and Crafters for Maker Faire 2010! Only fifteen exclusive places left.

Local Inventors, artists, crafters, tinkerers, boffins, DIY scientists, hackers and engineers are being sought by organisers to showcase their crazy creations at Maker Faire, the international...

Culture 24 get excited about ScienceFest 2010!

Hoops, bubbles, chimps, robots and gin: Newcastle Science Fest returns for 2010 Festival: Newcastle Science Fest '10, various venues, Newcastle, March 12-21 2010 Newcastle Scienc...

Maker Faire returns to Newcastle and issues an open call for proposals...

Following the outstanding success of the first UK Maker Faire which was attended by over 7000 visitors, O'Reilly Media are thrilled to announce Maker Faire 2010! New to Maker Faire? Maker F...

ScienceFest Closing Weekend

Newcastle ScienceFest 09 closing weekend was a huge success, with visitors flocking in their thousands to take in the many events, including Maker Faire, Titan the robot and Robo Challenge. Thanks to ...

More Maker Faire photos

Some more photos of the fun this weekend: ...

The first UK Maker Faire has begun!

The Makers - artists, craft workers and technologists - have descended on Newcastle to show off their work and share their love of making. On saturday and sunday you can come to Times Square, Di...

R2-D2 Leads the way as science festival fizzes (Barbara Hodgson, The Journal)

Mar 9 2009 by Barbara Hodgson, The Journal STAR War fans may have their own opinions but for me R2-D2 was the real star of George Lucas’ movie franchise. The little white droid was a universal...

ScienceFest launched with Fountains of Fizz

Newcastle ScienceFest got off to an explosive start today as US duo EepyBird (Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz) presented their renowned Diet Coke & Mentos geyser performance at the Centre for Life, ...

What is a Maker Faire? Watch this film to find out!

The Maker Faire was established by Make Magazine to: "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset." The first event was held over an Apri...

Have Geordies evolved to no longer feel the cold? Newcastle ScienceFest seeks volunteers now!

Do people from the North East really feel the cold less? Newcastle ScienceFest is trying to find out why Geordies seem to be oblivious when it comes to dressing appropriately for the cold and why th...

What better way to celebrate a true British hero than with a great pint of beer?

Today (12 Feb) marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and to celebrate, we’ve produced Natural Selection, a premium India Pale Ale with a flowery nose where the component i...

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Newcastle is seen as a 'Science City' across the globe and it's helping to create loads of fantastic jobs in science, technology, engineering and maths... More

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