Public engagement
With an abundance of food available, it’s not surprising that people are getting fatter. But why do some people remain lean? A Cambridge University scientist suggests that the reason is rooted deep in our DNA.
How babies see the world around them, the wizardry behind Microsoft’s Kinect and the chance to examine the entrails of a fruit fly are just three of this year’s offerings from the UK’s largest free science festival – held by Cambridge University.
Astronomer Royal Lord Rees leads an international line-up of speakers when the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) launches its first series of Madingley Lectures next year.
The Cambridge Science Festival extended its reach to Brussels last week, as a team took part in the 2WAYS project, involving science communicators from 15 countries in Europe.
More than five thousand members of the public uncovered hidden treasures and found out about some of Cambridge's best-kept secrets to make the University's third annual Open Cambridge weekend the most successful yet.
A Cambridge University historian is drumming up support for the preservation of a tiny burial ground that is the final resting place of eminent thinkers including Ludwig Wittgenstein, physicist John Cockroft, and astronomer John Couch Adams.
Sixteen university libraries, home to everything from first draft Jane Austen works to the letters of acid bath murderer John George Haigh will open to the public on September 10 and 11.
Artwork telling the emotional story of a mother and son who were reunited after 45 years by a twist of fate will be shown to the public for the first time this weekend.
Scientific advances, ethical issues in personalised medicine, genetic testing and stem cell research were among the topics discussed during a science youth parliament held at the University of Cambridge from August 4-6.
The ancient and sometimes mysterious doors of Cambridge University will open to the public this September, giving thousands the chance to glimpse into hidden corners of both the University and city as a whole.
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