Curious will run from 01-14 August, with events offering insight from some of the world’s leading experts across four key themes of health and wellbeing, innovation and invention, our planet, and Year of Stories.
Take part in thought-provoking talks and quiz some of Scotland’s leading thinkers and practitioners. Quench your curiosity on a range of topics, including the future of energy demands, coastal communities, dealing with death, endometriosis, nanotechnology in healthcare, green aviation, video games, forensic science, and so much more.
Curious is an opportunity to learn something new, query the way things work and ask questions to some of the world’s leading experts. Each event is free to attend, and the programme runs throughout August. Places are limited, so remember to book your virtual seat in advance!
Curious times call for curious minds.
Frequently Asked Questions
In the Tea & Talk events, there will be a smaller audience and there will be a greater emphasis on the audience participating in discussion with the Speakers.
In the Panel Discussion, will feature a panel of leading thinkers and practitioners in conversation. Throughout the audience will be able to submit questions via the Q&A function on Zoom, the Chair of the event will pose questions to the panel.
All of our online events are free to join. The RSE wishes for our events to be accessible to as many people as possible and do not want finances to act as a barrier.
Yes, for all our online events you need to register. Depending on the event you will register through Eventbrite.
Panel discussions and Tea & Talks are held on Zoom.
Check your emails to ensure the booking confirmation arrives, please make sure to check your Junk/Spam folders in case it is filtered. The booking confirmation email will have all the details on how to join your online event. If you accidentally delete or do not receive your booking confirmation please email the Public Engagement Team, public_engagement@theRSE.org.uk, and they will be able to help.
All events will allow attendees to ask questions and some will have more activities involved.
Yes, the majority of our events are planned with time for an audience Q&A. Some events, like our Tea & Talk series, are completely focused on questions and discussions raised by the audience.
There will be instructions in your confirmation email on how to cancel your booking or you can email. public_engagement@theRSE.org.uk. Please do cancel if you can no longer attend your online event as there are some events with limited spaces.
If an event is fully booked we will be operating a waiting list system that will automatically let you know if a space becomes available. If an event proves to be very popular and the waiting list is substantial we will endeavour to schedule an additional event.
The online events should start at the time advertised. We recommend joining a few minutes before to ensure your internet connection is working and so you can make yourself comfortable before the event begins!
The platform we are using for our online events is Zoom and you need to register to view. Some of the online talks will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. After the event has finished a recording will be made available for viewing in your own time. The smaller Group Discussion events (Tea & Talks) will not be livestreamed or recorded due to the nature of the event and audience members discussing potentially sensitive topics.
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