Cambridge Festival Of Ideas

Fancy trying your hand at a bit of spear throwing? Or perhaps dancing the night away to a DJ – in a museum? Now’s your chance…

The University’s annual Festival of Ideas takes place this month, with a host of events and activities for adults, children and families. The idea, says festival co-ordinator Sophie Smith, is to give the arts, humanities and social science departments a chance to showcase their research and facilities – and for the public to have a lot of fun getting behind the scenes, finding out what goes on in those departments, and having a go at some things.

‘It’s about promoting what the university’s doing, yes, and publicising the great research that goes on here,’ says Sophie, ‘and it’s also an opportunity to open up the colleges and give people the chance to see some of the amazing buildings that are normally closed to the public, and what goes on in them.’

Read the full article on the Cambridgeshire Agenda.