Cambridge Science Festival

Tuesday 20 March, 8:00AM - 5:00PM From hidden engineering on the nano scale to origami designs for engineering structures, explore an exhibition of astounding photographs taken by staff and students from the Department of Engineering.

Tuesday 20 March, 9:00AM - 5:00PM An exhibition of photographs of volcanoes and major volcanic eruptions, their hazards and consequences (1980 to the present).

Tuesday 20 March, 9:00AM - 5:30PM A very small table-top display about the work of the Darwin Correspondence Project, which is publishing all the available letters to and from Charles Darwin.

Tuesday 20 March, 2:00PM - 3:00PM The ideas of space and time are pretty obvious in our everyday life, but once we start asking questions about the nature of space and time, we find ourselves facing difficulties and realise we don't have obvious answers.

Tuesday 20 March, 6:00PM - 7:00PM Imagine machines that can 'talk' to humans, 'understand' what we mean, and 'comprehend' the visual world around all of us. David Barber will discuss biological inspirations for the reverse engineering of intelligence and the fundamental challenges that lie ahead.

Tuesday 20 March, 6:00PM - 7:00PM Professor Russell Foster looks at how new research into photoreceptive cells in the retina that regulate a broad range of behaviour and physiology has redefined our understanding of vision and the nature of blindness.

Tuesday 20 March, 6:30PM - 7:30PM Join Dr Ken McNamara, Director of the Sedgwick Museum, for a roller-coaster ride through the whole history of life on Earth and find out how recent fossil discoveries have changed our understanding of the evolution of living things.

Tuesday 20 March, 7:00PM - 9:00PM UPDATE: Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances The Observatory Pinafore has had to be cancelled. We apologise for the inconvenience. The production company hope to stage The Observatory Pinafore later this year.

Tuesday 20 March, 7:30PM - 10:00PM A little wine, a little cheese, and a whole lot of science. Exclusively for adults, this event offers a chance to rediscover the joy of hands-on exploration in the sciences. This event is made possible through the generosity of our sponsors and a partnership between the Cambridge Science Centre, CHaOS Science Roadshow and the University of Cambridge Office of External Affairs and Communications.

Tuesday 20 March, 8:00PM - 9:30PM The Physiological Society invites you to discuss the controversial question and the science behind it with Steve Ingham, English Institute of Sport; Steve Haake, Sheffield Hallam University; and other panellists from the world of sports. Tell us what shape you think our future sporting champions should be in.