Public engagement
They might be Grammy Award winners, they might have sold millions of albums, but They Might Be Giants will definitely be bringing their brand of alternative rock to Cambridge University for a unique gig and family show on June 27.
For the second year running, the prestigious Guardian Hay Festival will host a series of talks by Cambridge academics.
Is your lip gloss worth what you spend on it, which chemical reaction takes exactly sixty seconds and what makes snails’ shells change colour? The answers to these questions and many others will be revealed in the first ever Schools Zone, an exciting new addition to the Cambridge Science Festival taking place this Saturday, 20th March.
Smiling, speaking, eating, walking – most of us take for granted the effortless ease with which we move. But behind even our simplest actions are processes of extraordinary complexity – processes that fascinate Cambridge Neuroscience Professor Daniel Wolpert.
Test the strength of a vacuum in a tug of war, pit your wits against giant dominoes, and visit animals at the Vet School at the last Science Saturday of the Cambridge Science Festival 2010 on Saturday, 20th March.
Find out what personality really is and discover how much of an impact it has on our lives in a lecture taking place tomorrow evening, Friday 19 March.
Explore the history of one of the most misunderstood, yet rich and fertile periods in science: the Islamic scientific revolution in a lecture taking place tomorrow evening, Wednesday 17 March.
How have Londoners responded to the threat and reality of terrorism over the last 60 years, and is the use of professionals to reduce and manage psychological responses to adversity the most effective method of recovery? Explore these questions and more in a lecture being held this evening, Monday 15 March.
From swine flu to climate change, heroin to hand gliding, members of the public are invited to explore the risks we face throughout our lives and examine the threat they actually pose to us in a lecture tomorrow evening, Friday 12 March.
Members of the public are invited to explore the case for the conservation of biodiversity with a panel of leading speakers from natural science, social science and business today, Wednesday 10 March.
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