Wow - it's the Cambridge Science Festival
12 Feb 2015WOW Cambridge and the Cambridge Science Festival turn spotlight onto women, education and science.
Science Live
22 Dec 2014A new transatlantic pilot study aims to better understand what makes science events tick.
These activities range from festivals, science busking and trips to nature reserves, and involve about half of the UK population. The project, called Science Live, will explore the differences between the huge varieties of live science events and will develop research questions about how they affect their audiences.
Fun at Fun Lab at this year's Big Weekend
14 Jul 2014Although the weather on Saturday 5 July wasn’t brilliant, Fun Lab at the Big Weekend certainly lived up to its name!
Fun Lab returns to the Big Weekend
01 Jul 2014The University of Cambridge's Fun Lab returns to the Big Weekend on Parker's Piece on Saturday 5 July and this year we are delighted to welcome Cambridge Science Centre into the Lab!
June Open Days for Art Installations at the North West Cambridge Development
06 Jun 2014The North West Cambridge Development will be displaying two art installations throughout June, which can be visited by the public from 11am-4pm on the following open days:
13,14 & 15th June
20, 21 & 22nd June
Cambridge organisation, Open Book Publishers, named as WISE awards finalist
22 Apr 2014Cambridge-based Open Book Publishers is one of fifteen projects chosen by WISE for providing a compelling, innovative solution to one of today’s most pressing challenges in education.
Cambridge heads for Hay
10 Apr 2014A host of Cambridge academics, including Nobel Laureate Sir John Gurdon, will be speaking on subjects ranging from stem cell technology and Alzheimer’s to the future of North Korea and the history of conspiracy theories at this year’s Hay Festival.
Dementia: what’s needed now?
17 Mar 2014A remarkable new project that looks at brain donor’s involvement in brain research and the search for cures for dementia will be presented at this year’s Cambridge Science Festival on Friday 21 March.
Behind the scenes of cancer research
13 Mar 2014Cancer will affect one in three of us at some point in our lives, so research into this disease is vital. Most cancer patients will see their doctor when the disease is already advanced and harder to treat, according to Professor Ashok Venkitaraman, Director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cancer Unit in Cambridge.