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The Cheltenham Science Festival was first held in 2002, and has quickly grown to become one of the most significant of its kind in the UK. The 2017 festival ran from 6-11 June and featured three of our scientists.

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Betina Ip has joined the shortlisting panel for the 2025 Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the annual celebration of the best science books for under 14s. She spoke to us about what makes an engaging children's science book.