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Read more at: Press release: Families and children spoilt for choice at the Cambridge Festival

Press release: Families and children spoilt for choice at the Cambridge Festival

Virtual escape rooms, jaw-dropping science demos, mini explosions, gory guts, interactive games with zombies and aliens, brain-tingling quizzes, gripping stories, talks about poo and ice cream, masterclasses, and even a talkaoke…

Read more at: Press release: Performers push the boundaries at this year’s Cambridge Festival

Press release: Performers push the boundaries at this year’s Cambridge Festival

The last year has been a challenging one for the performing arts, but challenge breeds innovation and the Cambridge Festival will showcase an array of exciting experiments in distance performing from leading artists and thinkers.

Read more at: Press release: The Cambridge Festival explores what ‘family’ means in the 21st Century

Press release: The Cambridge Festival explores what ‘family’ means in the 21st Century

For many, the idea of ‘family’ is immensely powerful, particularly in an age when family lives have been under constant scrutiny from all sides as people and governments deal with the complexities and uncertainties of changing and diverse communities.

Read more at: Press release: Leading experts to discuss mental health at Cambridge Festival

Press release: Leading experts to discuss mental health at Cambridge Festival

To what extent has the pandemic impacted teenagers’ mental health and development? Could a video game help promote mental wellbeing and reduce mental suffering? What about support for people suffering with dementia?

Read more at: Press release: University of Cambridge Festival to reveal world-leading health research

Press release: University of Cambridge Festival to reveal world-leading health research

The latest COVID-19 research, including long COVID, developments in early cancer detection and a new artificial valve that could transform open-heart surgery are some of the health-related topics being discussed at the free online Cambridge Festival.

Read more at: Press release: Cambridge Festival focuses on climate change action

Press release: Cambridge Festival focuses on climate change action

Global experts, from Sir David Attenborough to Tom Rivett-Carnac, Emily Shuckburgh and Mike Berners-Lee, will lead a wide-ranging series of events on climate change at the Cambridge Festival with an emphasis on action.

Read more at: HeLa: the cells that changed science

HeLa: the cells that changed science

Discover the incredible story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells enabled a scientific revolution and contributed to numerous incredible developments and life-saving treatments in a special book club as part of the Cambridge Festival

Read more at: Press release: From the future of democracy to bridging political extremes: political debates at the Cambridge Festival

Press release: From the future of democracy to bridging political extremes: political debates at the Cambridge Festival

The future of democracy in a digital age, the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, efforts to rebuild trust after Brexit form just some of the political debates at the Cambridge Festival this year.

Read more at: Bookings open for the first Cambridge Festival
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Bookings open for the first Cambridge Festival

Booking is now open for the inaugural Cambridge Festival – an extensive series of free, online events between 26 March and 4 April this year. Find out more about what's on offer.

Read more at: Press release: Cambridge Festival asks: can robots ever truly mimic humans?

Press release: Cambridge Festival asks: can robots ever truly mimic humans?

Could AI help us reach a more equitable and fair society? Should chatbots and AI be built to care and have empathy?

     

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