WINCHESTER Science Festival returns for a second year next month.

It runs from July 20-22 at the Winchester Discovery Centre and aims to promote interest in and celebrate the subject.

The not-for-profit Winchester Science Foundation organises the event and also aims to promote science taking place in Hampshire, particularly women in science.

Speakers include:

  • Prof Dame Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton.
  • Dr Helen Czerski, physicist and oceanographer at the Institute for Sound and Vibration Research at the University of Southampton.
  •  Dr Karen Masters, astronomy researcher from the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth.
  • Dr Adam Rutherford, science broadcaster and ‘professional geek’ with a background in genetics and evolutionary biology.

Tickets at winchesterscifest.org.