Articles about 'Cambridge Science Festival'

An online exhibition which explores the life and work of one of the 20th century’s most creative and controversial scientists has been launched by St. John’s College, Cambridge.

However advanced the website, and however glossy the prospectus, there is nothing that can replace actually visiting a university yourself to get a true flavour of the place. That was the consensus of the 35 Higher Education advisers from all over the UK who took part in a conference held at Fitzwilliam College last week.

Cambridge’s annual Town & Country Show will help to mark the University’s 800th anniversary this weekend (13 & 14 June) by adding a new “gown” element to the mix.

A new portrait of Lord Martin Rees, Master of Trinity College, will be taking centre stage during a new display at the National Portrait Gallery celebrating the International Year of Astronomy.

A special debate tonight, Friday 20 March, will bring two world-renowned scientists head-to-head. Professor Lewis Wolpert (pictured) and Dr Rupert Sheldrake will debate their differing theories about the nature of life.

Experts say brain scans could soon be used to detect lies, vulnerability to mental illness and even criminal behaviour. But how far can, and should, we allow research to go? Should we be worried?

Statistics are essential, from helping us to make choices in our day to day lives to predicting what might happen in the future, but often they are boring and can be manipulated to serve a particular purpose.

A special debate in the style of the BBC’s Question Time will look at the issues surrounding stem cells facing both scientists and the public on Tuesday 10 March. It will feature the BBC’s Quentin Cooper and the creator of Dolly the Sheep, Professor Sir Ian Wilmut.

A total of 530 pupils attended the Science Master Classes which took place across the University of Cambridge last week as part of Cambridge Science Festival. They came from 30 different schools within a 70-mile radius of Cambridge.

A distinguished panel will explore how we can improve our minds, brains and emotions and what these interventions could mean for the economy and our wellbeing, on Wednesday 11 March.