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Motion · S6M-14482 · 12 Sep 2024

Orkney International Science Festival 2024

Lodged by Liam McArthur (Scottish Liberal Democrats) Standard Motion 25 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament celebrates another successful Orkney International Science Festival, which ran from 5 to 11 September 2024; understands that this was the 34th year of the festival, which is the second oldest of its kind in the world; congratulates the organisers on again hosting an exciting programme of talks, workshops, special events and exhibitions across Orkney; understands that these covered a wide variety of topics, including science-related matters, renewable energy in the islands and the science of living on the Moon; recognises the importance of the festival in encouraging public participation in scientific discussions and sharing knowledge of the research ongoing in the community; highlights the wide variety of special guests attending the festival from across the world; hopes that the family day of the festival will have provided children with access to exciting opportunities and given them inspiration to get involved with science; notes that a special exhibition was held to mark the last season of excavation at the Ness of Brodgar; commends the organisers for their hard work to continue making the festival a key event for Orkney and the wider scientific community, and looks forward to seeing how the festival continues to grow in the coming years.

Supporters (25)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.