Cambridge Science Festival

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Are we ready to meet ET?

05 Mar 2013

Once only science fiction, astronomers are now finding hundreds of planetary systems beyond our own. Given recent discoveries through space...

Death is in decline

25 Feb 2013

Every generation has tried to be the one that outsmarts the Reaper. From the millennia-old Epic of Gilgamesh to the centuries-old story of the...

Cambridge uncovers the mysteries of science – with a little help from Sherlock Holmes

15 Feb 2013

Nobel Prize winner John Gurdon will be one of the star attractions at this year’s Cambridge Science Festival – which features Sherlock Holmes star...

Cambridge’s first hands-on science centre opens

08 Feb 2013

The Cambridge Science Centre will have exhibitions, shows and interactive science activities for all ages.

Dr Ed Turner covered in sweat bees – a typical eusocial insect.

Evolution Revolution

24 Mar 2012

Developments in evolutionary biology have a significant impact on the way we look at the world and ourselves in it, according to a conservation...

Visions of future healthcare

23 Mar 2012

On 14 March, academics and members of the public gathered at Emmanuel College to hear a panel of distinguished speakers discuss their personal...

Student experts at the Schools Zone!

20 Mar 2012

The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Zone takes place next Saturday, 24 March, giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they...

How to engineer intelligence

19 Mar 2012

“Do we actually want machines to interact with humans in an emotional way? Will it be possible for them to interact with us?”

Cambridge Science Festival starts with a bang!

12 Mar 2012

Cambridge Science Festival kicked off today with an explosive show by Dr Peter Wothers and a visit from Minister for Universities and Science, David...