Bristol Palaeobiology Festival

A two-hour evening festival at the Wills Memorial Building exploring palaeobiology and the big questions of ancient life, chaired by Alice Roberts.

Date: Friday 3 July 2026

Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Bristol Palaeobiology Festival is a fun and fascinating evening exploring ancient life and the science of palaeontology. Chaired by Alice Roberts, the programme includes short videos on Bristol discoveries and discussion with expert speakers on questions such as where life comes from, what colour dinosaurs were, how mass extinctions shaped modern life, and how palaeobiologists investigate the past.

Line-up includes:

• Professor Alice Roberts
• Dr Elsa Panciroli
• Professor Michael Benton OBE, FRS, FRSE
• Professor Emily Rayfield
• Professor Daniella Schmidt
• Dr David Waterhouse