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Music at the Whipple - part of Cambridge Science Festival 2012

The sweet sound of science

15 Feb 2012

Musicians and music-lovers alike are invited to this year’s Cambridge Science Festival – the UK’s biggest free science festival – which runs from...

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chemistry in action

Pushing science to its limits

06 Feb 2012

Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival open this morning at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival

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Impacting poverty with new technology

17 Mar 2011

A leading expert on technology and development will discuss the impact of new technologies on poverty, in a public lecture, today (Thursday 17, March...

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What does Twitter have to do with the human brain?

11 Mar 2011

We like to think the human brain is special, something different from other brains and information processing systems, but a Cambridge professor is...

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Obesity theories from thrifty to drifty: why some people are lean and others fat

04 Mar 2011

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...

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Cambridge opens its doors to the world

04 Feb 2011

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...

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Launch of the Madingley Lectures

13 Dec 2010

Astronomer Royal Lord Rees leads an international line-up of speakers when the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)...

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Sixth formers mix science and politics

10 Aug 2010

Scientific advances, ethical issues in personalised medicine, genetic testing and stem cell research were among the topics discussed during a science...

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Grammy-winning band at the Babbage

14 Jun 2010

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...

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Schools Zone on Saturday

18 Mar 2010

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...

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The master puppeteer: how the brain controls the body

18 Mar 2010

Smiling, speaking, eating, walking – most of us take for granted the effortless ease with which we move. But behind even our simplest actions are...

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Last chance to visit 'Science on Saturday'

18 Mar 2010

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...

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