Politics debates at the heart of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas
18 Sep 2015Immigration, Europe and extremism feature prominently at this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas.
Censorship versus freedom of expression
16 Sep 2015Is terror legislation being used to stifle free expression? Where should the line be drawn on pornography? Can national broadcasters be truly independent at a time of war?
Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2015 programme launched
25 Aug 2015The full programme has been launched for the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2015 (19 October – 1 November).
Championing England’s heritage
10 Aug 2015Historic England’s Planning and Conservation Director, Greg Luton, told us more about the work he does and why our heritage is so important. Historic England will be hosting an event, Historic England: listed buildings, ancient monuments and places, on Saturday 12 September during Open Cambridge 2015.
Spotlight on Great St Mary’s Church
06 Aug 2015Open Cambridge caught up with Rosie Sharkey, Heritage Education Officer at Great St Mary's Church, to find out more about the Church and their event ‘Cromwell (warts and all!)’ which is on Saturday 12 September.
Remembering those who died and those who survived
05 Aug 2015To commemorate the Cambridgeshire soldiers who died in the failed defence of Singapore and as Japanese prisoners of war, during World War II, and those who were freed in September 1945 – exactly 70 years ago – Open Cambridge is hosting a special talk on Friday 11 September.
Churchill’s colourful traits revealed
08 Jul 2015To mark the 50th anniversary since Sir Winston Churchill’s death and 70 years since the end of World War II, the University of Cambridge is hosting a special dinner event at Churchill College, the National and Commonwealth Memorial to Winston Churchill, on Friday 11 September as part of the Open Cambridge weekend.
Celebrating Cambridge: a small city with big ideas
07 Jul 2015For the eighth year running, members of the public will be offered rare access into parts of Cambridge they may never have seen before during the city’s three-day cultural and heritage celebration, Open Cambridge, which takes place on 11-13 September.
Fun Lab returns to the Big Weekend 2015
06 Jul 2015On Saturday 11 July from 12 – 5pm, the University of Cambridge will present the annual Fun Lab, a space where everyone can get seriously hands-on with science, during the Big Weekend on Parker’s Piece.
Wow - it's the Cambridge Science Festival
12 Feb 2015WOW Cambridge and the Cambridge Science Festival turn spotlight onto women, education and science.