Curious Minds Research Festival 2026

Thursday 18 June 2026 11:00 - Friday 19 June 2026 11:45

Location: Sir Ian Wood Building, RGU Campus

Join us at the Curious Minds Research Festival 2026, showcasing the breadth of disciplines, research themes and outputs across RGU schools and departments.

We are delighted to welcome our partners and collaborators to this year’s Curious Minds research Festival, to celebrate together with the RGU community the fascinating and impactful research conducted by colleagues and students at our university.

Following the success of last year’s event, this year's showcase will feature another fascinating display of research at RGU. Expect Exploratorium exhibitions, engaging talks, the 3-Minute Thesis competition and more!

Programme

The full programme will be available in May. 

Day 1: 18 June 2026

11:00 - Welcome

11:15 - Exploratorium open

11:30 - Digital Innovation Lab and DART facility tour

12:30 - Cabinet of Curious Ideas, Part 1

14:00 - 3 Minute Thesis competition

15:30 - Networking event

16:30 - End of Day

Day 2: 19 June 2026

09:00 - Exploratorium open

09:15 - Impact Showcase

10:45 - Cabinet of Curious Ideas, Part 2

11:45 - End of Day

 

Registration

Registration is only required for external guests, to help with logistics. Visitors please fill in the form below.

Cost to attend: Free