Science Master Classes
14 Mar 2007The Flintstone Diet: How Can We Tell What Cavemen Ate? Pupils will get the answer to this, and other questions, at Cambridge Science Festival Science Master Classes.
What makes a story?
12 Mar 2007Members of the Humanitarian Centre took part in a media workshop last week to learn more about promoting their work in international development.
Stop press: important change to Spotlight on Science talks!
09 Mar 2007Due to unforeseen circumstances, fertility expert Lord Robert Winston is not able to give the Spotlight on Science talk, “Can We Really Trust Scientists?”, scheduled for 12 March as the opening event of the 2007 Cambridge Science Festival.
Cambridge Science Festival 2007
20 Feb 2007'The Big and the Small' is the theme for this year's Cambridge Science Festival, which takes place from 12 to 25 March.
The University and its publics
01 Feb 2007The question of 'public engagement' for universities is rising up the political agenda. Universities are increasingly being asked to demonstrate their work in knowledge transfer with community groups and the public, as well as with business.
New programme offers training in communication skills
12 Jan 2007Are you passionate about communicating your subject to the general public? Could your enthusiasm for your field – whether science or humanities - hold a non-academic audience spellbound in a lecture hall or classroom, or even on television or radio?
Teaching excellence rewarded
06 Jul 2006Eleven University of Cambridge lecturers have been recognised for their excellence in teaching, at an award ceremony for the 2006 Pilkington Prizes on July 6.
Second Science on Saturday
24 Mar 2006Visitors of all ages will be welcomed tomorrow to a second Science on Saturday, with hands-on activities, talks and demonstrations at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Astronomy and Churchill College among many other venues.
Tonight: Beyond Einstein: the Future of Cosmology
22 Mar 2006Tonight’s Cambridge Science Festival ’‘Spotlight on Science’ lecture will focus on the ground-breaking research being conducted in physics at the world-famous Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Professor Andy Fabian of the Institute of Astronomy will talk about future developments in cosmology, including dark matter, black holes, and other universes.
Tonight: Priorities for People and Planet
22 Mar 2006The final ’‘Spotlight on Science’ lecture of the Cambridge Science Festival will discuss the issues facing the human race and our planet.