The myth of the Arab Spring
18 Oct 2011New research shows true picture of what and who is behind the political uprisings.
Does prison work? / How to stay out of prison - Festival of Ideas
15 Oct 2011Jason Hill was a persistent young offender who the courts and Youth Offending Services had given up on.
Freedom, revolution and communication at the Festival of Ideas
15 Oct 2011Join authors, historians and filmmakers for the flagship day at the Festival of Ideas on Saturday the 22nd October, the UK’s only arts, humanities, and social sciences festival which runs from 19-30 October.
The Creative Campus
13 Oct 2011Students ripped up their university exam papers in protest against established authority and in rejection of formal qualifications; a progressive sociologist assigned his students the storming of a public office as field-work; avant-garde writers, street theatre and poets moulded a bohemian sub-culture was dramatically reshaping university life.
Dark Sun - 1945: Singing from the same song sheet
08 Oct 2011Do you like singing or playing an instrument and fancy performing in a huge musical ensemble?
The history of the universe in 8 metres
07 Oct 2011Billions of years of history will be on display when the What on Earth? Wallbook comes to the Festival of Ideas at Cambridge University on Saturday 22 October.
Marcus Sedgwick Q and A
05 Oct 2011What would you sacrifice for someone you’ve loved forever?
PCs to blame for rise in stressed out workers
30 Sep 2011New research shows early adoption of PCs led to a rise in work intensity in the UK
7 billion: The crowded planet
29 Sep 2011On the eve of the world’s population reaching 7 billion, leading minds discuss what the future holds for our increasingly crowded planet.
‘Picture This #6′ – Samuel Butler's translation of the 'Odyssey', St John's College.
28 Sep 2011Samuel Butler was a man with big ideas and a big imagination. He wrote on literature, science, art and religion, always thinking outside the box and encouraging others to see things in new ways.