Thursday, 2 July 2026

The British Science Festival (Free Workshop)

The Peoples Emergency Briefing

The prestigious British Science Festival is an annual event and this September it will be hosted by the University of Southampton.

Get Outdoors for Reality

There will be many exciting events and free workshops over the week, the most stimulating of all will naturally be the Urbane Forager project workshop

The Urbane Forager - hunting Apples

Discover the hidden abundance growing all around us with the Urbane Fruit Project. Take time to taste, explore, and rethink the ecology of Southampton city.

Must be Nuts

The Urbane Forager’, Alan Gibson (University of Southampton) uncovers how foraging can transform the way you see your city. Come for a short walk on the common with Alan and lay bare the different types of fruit and nuts that grow at the end of your road. Learn how to identify them (if you want to download and bring the free "seasonal tree id sheets", that will be helpful). Then we can pick and eat something tasty and finally, see how our locally gathered produce can be turned into the most delicious juice you can drink.

I hope to meet you there, in person, on the day.

Alan Gibson aka the Urbane Forager

The workshop is free, but tickets will be limited, so add the date to your diary, and book early if you want a place. 

Thursday 17 September

The workshop runs from 15.00 - 16.30

Turner Sims foyer Building (52)Turner Sims is normally famous for the joy of live music.