Meet the Scientist Talk

These live talks involve one of our facilitators interviewing one of our scientists.

Your class will find out about what goes behind the scenes at the Museum from a real scientist who works with the collection.

This event is an ideal opportunity for students to meet and ask questions to a working scientist and discover how science works in a real-world setting. Discover more about the scientist’s research and how they use the Museum's vast collections to answer big questions about the planet.

Students will also be able to ask about careers in science and hear about the scientist's own experiences of science at school and beyond.

A range of different topics are covered depending on the scientist's area of expertise.

Pre-visit information and support notes PDF (440KB)

Show suitability and capacity

This show is for Year 9+ (ages 13+).

Maximum capacity per show is 90 (students and adults together). Bookings must be for a minimum of 15 students.

Please be aware that other school groups may share your show time. Some show sessions may already have an existing booking. In some cases groups can share a show, as long as certain requirements are met. Our School Bookings team will be able to advise further.

Event dates and times

All talks will begin at 13:45 and will finish by 14:30.

All shows must be prebooked by phone. To explore individual timeslots for days, please view the availability calendar linked below.

Please note any session must be booked at least three weeks in advance.

Recorded talks