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Got a spare three minutes?!
FameLab, created by Cheltenham Festivals, is the largest public facing science communication competition and training programme in the world and we are absolutely delighted to host the Regional Hub for the East of England.
Researchers have just three minutes to communicate their research to their audience and an expert panel of judges. The winner is the speaker who best demonstrates FameLab’s three C’s – Content, Clarity and Charisma.
Applications for 2026 are now closed.
International Final
The International Final for FameLab has take place at CERN on the 25 November 2025, where the winner of the National FameLab final, Spatika Jayaram, has represented the UK. Spatika qualified at the East of England hub final during the Cambridge Festival.
Interested in taking part in FameLab and joining an amazing community of science communicators?
Save the dates!
Training for all East of England Hub applicants on Content creation will take place on the 2 February 2026 12:30pm-2:00pm online.
Training for East of England semi-finalists on Performance Planning will take place on the 3 March 2026 12:00pm-1:30pm online.
The East of England final will take place on the 2 April in the evening at the Cambridge Union as part of the Cambridge Festival.
FameLab aims to:
- Encourage and enable science-related researchers to communicate their work with the public in an engaging and exciting way
- Create an active, international community of science-related researchers who are confident and skilled in communicating their research with the public
- Facilitate an international network of trainers and institutions sharing resources, best practice and opportunities to support science communication
- Find and support the next generation of Cheltenham Science Festival speakers
