New Scientist Live 2026
10 October 2026 – 12 October 2026
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
New Scientist Live is a science festival organised by New Scientist, featuring talks from scientists, authors and broadcasters across four streams (Universe, Mind & Body, Future and Family), plus hands-on show-floor experiences and exhibitors. The 2026 edition ran at ExCeL London on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October, with a Schools' Day on Monday 12 October, and talks were also available to watch online.
60 sessions · 79 speakers
Media Partner (1)
Sponsors (6)
Kings College London · Technicians: We Make the Difference · Yakult · The Fusion Cluster · Farmers Weekly · Viridien
Exhibitors (19)
HelloFresh · WWF · BMT · University of East London · University of Bristol · Royal Navy · Woodland Trust · Dogs Trust · Understanding Animal Research · Princeton University Press · Arla Foods · Silent Seminars · RentaDinosaur · UK Atomic Energy Authority · University of Exeter · GREENPEACE · Borneo Orangutan Survival UK · rr · New Scientist Discovery Tours
Speakers (79)
- Rowan Hooper New Scientist podcast editor
- Bobby Seagull Maths teacher, author and broadcaster
- Ilana Wisby Quantum physicist and entrepreneur
- Jo Marchant Author and reporter, New Scientist
- Tom Crawford Mathematician and science communicator
- Megan McCubbin Zoologist, wildlife broadcaster and conservationist
- Tim Revell New Scientist executive editor
- Adam Kucharski Epidemiologist
- Alice Roberts Anthropologist, author & broadcaster
- Amy Pearson Psychology professor
- Anas Sattar Lecturer in biomedical science, University of East London
- Ann Witheridge Artist
- Cam Whitnall Wildlife presenter and author
- Carl Strathearn Computer scientist
- Catherine de Lange Editor, New Scientist
- Catherine Heymans Astronomer Royal for Scotland
- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Physicist and author
- Chris Desai Global Director of UOCEAN
- Chris Hamlett National outreach officer for Discover Materials
- Chris Lintott Astrophysicist and TV presenter
- Chris van Tulleken Professor, doctor and broadcaster
- Elaine Chew Professor and musician
- Emilia Sobolewska Lecturer and computer scientist
- Fiona Packe Head gardener of the new QE2 Garden and The Winter Garden, The Regent's Park
- Freya McGhee Comedian and author
- Greg Brittles Head of Magnets R&D at Tokamak Energy
- Guy Shrubsole Environmental campaigner and author
- Hannah Critchlow Neuroscientist and author
- Hannah Lamont Project Manager at Rolls-Royce SMR
- Helen Sharman The first British astronaut
- Holly Ellis - The Scouse Scientist Geneticist and science communicator
- Irene Di Giulio Biomedical engineer and human spaceflight researcher
- Ivette Fuentes Professor of Physics
- Jackie Matthew Senior research fellow and co-founder, King's College London and Fraiya Ultrasound
- Jay Balamurugan TV producer, palaeoartist, and science communicator
- Jim Al-Khalili Physicist and science communicator
- Josh Smalley Science communicator, presenter and baker
- Kandi Ejiofor GP, consultant and broadcaster
- Katherine Moloney Founder, Elevate(Her) Aviation
- Kathryn Tunyasuvunakool Research Scientist at DeepMind
- Kevin Martin Head of tree collections at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Kimberley Wilson Psychologist and nutrition specialist
- Laura Porta Neuroscientist
- Liliana Inoue-Tan Graduate mechanical engineer, UK Atomic Energy Authority
- Lucie Campbell Food business management student, Harper Adams University
- Luke Brunswick Research associate, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sheffield
- Maddie Moate TV Presenter and YouTuber
- Mahdi Aiash Associate professor of computer science and cybersecurity at Middlesex University London
- Matt Bothwell Public Astronomer and science communicator
- Max Alexander Photographer and science communicator
- Megan Peters Psychology professor and founder
- Molly Message Research associate at King’s College London
- Nate Rae (Braintastic Science) Science communicator and psychologist, Braintastic! Science
- Nathalie Seddon Biologist
- Nathan Mayne Astrophycisist and researcher
- Neil Tucker Chairman of Aerobility
- Niamh Nic Daéid Forensic scientist
- Nira Chamberlain Mathematician
- Olivia Goldhill Features editor at New Scientist
- Oliwia Zawadzka Research laboratory technician in the Physics Department at the University of Cambridge
- Ottavia Ollari PHD Researcher
- Paul Behrens Climate scientist and author
- Penny Sarchet Managing editor, New Scientist
- Raphaella Gordon‑Saker Senior sustainability manager, Formula E
- Rivka Isaacson Professor of molecular biophysics
- Rob Barsby Flight lead at AeroSPARX
- Russell Arnott Marine biologist and science communicator
- Sarah Alam Malik Particle physicist
- Shini Somara Engineer and science communicator
- Sophie Koudmani Physicist
- Steve Brusatte Palaeontolgist and author
- Tim Spector Epidemiologist and broadcaster
- Tom "The Blowfish" Hird Heavy Metal Marine Biologist
- Tom Ellis Synthetic genome engineer
- Tony Padilla Author and physicist
- Ulrike Kuchner Artist and astronomer
- Wendy Darke Executive producer
- Wing Commander Graeme Jones Wing Commander, Royal Air Force
- Xand van Tulleken Science communicator and broadcaster
Agenda
- Inside the quantum revolution 10 October 2026 · Future
- The power of wildlife storytelling 10 October 2026 · Family
- Are we missing something about reality? 10 October 2026 · Universe
- If your AI were conscious, how would you know? 10 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- Heavy-metal marine biology 10 October 2026 · Family
- How to build lifelong brain health 10 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- Little Red Dots: A cosmic mystery 10 October 2026 · Universe
- The biggest unsolved problems in mathematics 10 October 2026 · Future
- Science Bites: Why are robots bad story tellers? 10 October 2026 · Family
- Science Bites: The quantum heist: Magic, maths and how to crack a code 10 October 2026 · Future
- Science Bites: What neuroscience can tell us about time 10 October 2026 · Universe
- Science Bites: Cardiovascular theranostics through music 10 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- All that we may never see: How dark matter and dark energy shape our cosmos 10 October 2026 · Universe
- Humans: The evolution of a species 10 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- Maddie Moate’s "How Does It Work?" 10 October 2026 · Family
- How synthetic genomes can tidy up evolution's mess 10 October 2026 · Future
- Saving the web of life 10 October 2026 · Future
- Cosmic upheavals: breakthroughs that changed our understanding of the universe 10 October 2026 · Universe
- The future of space travel 10 October 2026 · Family
- What not to eat: A conversation with Dr Kandi Ejiofor and Tim Spector OBE 10 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- The force powering fusion’s future 10 October 2026 · Future
- In search of now: The science of the present moment 10 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- Braintastic's "That's Nonsense" 10 October 2026 · Family
- Breaking the limits of spaceflight: What does it take to make space accessible for all? 10 October 2026 · Universe
- The 21st-Century brain 11 October 2026 · Future
- How important is the "neuro" in "neurodivergent"? 11 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- Exoplanets and alien weather: Searching for life beyond earth 11 October 2026 · Universe
- Make me well: How to outsmart the wellness industry 11 October 2026 · Family
- Have drugs like Ozempic cured obesity? 11 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the next 70 years 11 October 2026 · Future
- Our Fragile Space: Protecting the Near-Space Environment 11 October 2026 · Universe
- The power of science 11 October 2026 · Family
- Science Bites: Inside the Invisible: A portrait of science and art 11 October 2026 · Future
- Science Bites: Can art help us better understand the universe? 11 October 2026 · Universe
- Science Bites: Inside your mind: Turning brainwaves in to art 11 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- Science Bites: The science joke lab 11 October 2026 · Family
- Dinosaurs are alive! 11 October 2026 · Family
- How certain is certain enough? 11 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- How our children can flourish in the age of AI 11 October 2026 · Future
- The universe: Reality or simulation? 11 October 2026 · Universe
- Secrets of our DNA 11 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- Emergency briefing on the nature and climate crisis 11 October 2026 · Future
- The ultimate maths battle: Sport, history and video games 11 October 2026 · Family
- How to grow a supermassive black hole 11 October 2026 · Universe
- Forensic science 2036: How will AI shape the next decade? 11 October 2026 · Future
- On Time: The physics that makes the universe tick 11 October 2026 · Universe
- How strange is your imagination? 11 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- Game 0ver? How AI has (and hasn't) changed how we play games 11 October 2026 · Family
- The accidental scientist 12 October 2026 · Inspire
- Conspira‑Seas: Myths, monsters, and marine science 12 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- The ultimate maths battle: Sport, history and video games 12 October 2026 · Future
- Ministry of Science Live! The world is one classroom 12 October 2026 · Universe
- The future needs you 12 October 2026 · Inspire
- DNA Detectives 12 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- The invisible engineers: How design decisions shape our world 12 October 2026 · Future
- The jobs that don’t exist yet 12 October 2026 · Inspire
- Ministry of Science Live! The world is one classroom 12 October 2026 · Universe
- Mission bake: Exploring space science through food 12 October 2026 · Mind & Body
- The jobs that make a difference 12 October 2026 · Inspire
- Are we alone in the universe? 12 October 2026 · Future