The Provocateurs: Fringe Preview

Take top academics, some thought-provoking ideas, add one comedian…

The Provocateurs promise to blend humour with ground breaking research. Join us for a spirited debate with some of Scotland’s sharpest intellects.

With host comedian Susan Morrison.

Dr Lorena Fernández-Martínez (University of Glasgow) is getting her hands dirty hunting for new drugs to tackle antibiotic resistance. Could future medicines be hiding in the soil in your garden?

The Milky Way hosts billions of stars, but how did they get here and what can they tell us about our galaxy's history? Dr Veronika Dornan (The University of Edinburgh) reveals why our Sun is so lonely and what sausages have to do with galaxy mergers.

Professor Zack Moir (Edinburgh Napier University) asks whether universities deliver the bright futures they promise. Through arts education, he explores how students are encouraged to imagine change, yet often trained to fit broken systems. How might higher education nurture justice, collaboration, and better futures instead?