Wellcome Trust 75th Anniversary Summer Series
Running from June to September 2011 across the UK, the series featured a keynote panel debate from the fields of science and the arts who discussed the relationship between the two disciplines and the challenges it faces today.
Information about the Series can be found below. This programme of summer events was inspired by key developments in science and wellbeing in the last 75 years.
Just What the Doctor Ordered: 75 years of medicine on screen
This programme of talks and screenings considered the ethical dilemmas faced by the medical profession and how they have been portrayed on screen over the last 75 years.
'Still Life Dreaming': It is the mind that makes the body rich
'Still Life Dreaming' is a play telling the human stories and history behind an epic Scottish scientific study of how the brain ages that was performed at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Because we’re worth it: in an age of austerity we ask how best to nurture art and science
Sir John Tusa and guests discussed the relationship between science and the arts in a live panel debate that looked at the role of the Government and wider society in supporting the two fields.
The Science of Singing with Dame Gwyneth Jones
The Science of Singing explored the science behind music and singing at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.