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9 Feb 2024: Make a working Grätzel solar cell using a few basic materials including something surprising – blackberries – with scientists at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

9 Feb 2024: Optical wonders We will present a number of simple yet unexpected optical phenomena each of which has significant practical uses in modern technology. A visual !WOW! factor in everything from stage ghosts to brushing your hair; from the size of a

12 Feb 2024: This year we've had a gorgeous PDF programme designed so you can easily find the events you want to attend. You will need to visit the website to book onto those events which require booking but hopefully this is now an easier way to find the things

27 Feb 2024: Sean will be joined by children from Wilburton CofE Primary School to sing and play music with him, sharing a new song written about artscaping work the children have done with ... There will also be the opportunity for the audience to participate in

9 Feb 2024: A fascinating series of short films with researchers at Cambridge who are imagining the future. These films share an insight into the researchers and their work.

9 Feb 2024: Henrik has published articles in well-established and widely read magazines of ideas, such as Wired, New Humanist and Philosophy Now.

9 Feb 2024: This event premiered on our YouTube channel on Friday 22 March and can be viewed on demand here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TDgddlCIJg We've all heard about it, but what is the metaverse, will it actually happen and how could it change our

9 Feb 2024: Writing isn’t just a way of recording and communicating language. From ancient times, it has been used to make a statement visually.

9 Feb 2024: Join us on a tour exploring the historic connections between Cambridge and the British Empire.

9 Feb 2024: University of Cambridge Student Services, New Museums site Bene't Street, CB2 3PT.

9 Feb 2024: University of Cambridge Student Services, New Museums Site Bene't Street, CB2 3RF.

9 Feb 2024: Join us for a fun and educational day of discovery about how to protect the Earth from global warming.

9 Feb 2024: At this Multi-activity, family fun session, you can test out the games we use in our research with children and families.

9 Feb 2024: Led by writer Yvonne Battle-Felton, and using newspaper headlines, articles and pictures, we’ll write poetry and/or prose that re-imagines the past, present and future as we write our way through time.

9 Feb 2024: Is your primary school age child a budding researcher? Find out by coming to this fun event for families. Come and visit the PEDAL’s popular Playful Learning Zone at the Faculty of Education to see play and education research in action.

9 Feb 2024: Whipple Library, New Museums Site, Free School Lane, , CB2 3RH. ... The main entrance is on Free School Lane; step-free access is available from the New Museums Site.

9 Feb 2024: Institute, founded by Claudia Rankine – will offer a brief reading from his new Cambridge University Press book entitled Shakespeare’s White Others.

9 Feb 2024: Predominantly Muslim cities in Asia have historically been home to sizeable communities of ethno-religious minorities, including Jews, Christians, Sikhs and Hindus, as well as cultures of cosmopolitan urban living.

9 Feb 2024: Join us at the Institute of Astronomy for an open afternoon of hands-on activities, demonstrations, talks and displays all around our lovely, wooded site. Meet the scientists and telescopes, and learn more about both astronomy and the research we do.

9 Feb 2024: University of Cambridge Student Services, New Museum Site, Bene't St, CB2 3PT. ... To stay up to date with our news and events, you can also follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) @babrahaminst and Facebook @thebabrahaminstitute.

9 Feb 2024: Join us for an evening of prayers with members of different faiths. We will be praying for world peace. There will be uplifting music and images, and also an opportunity to get to know one another in small groups.

9 Feb 2024: Conservation has many sides and is tackled in a wide variety of ways.

9 Feb 2024: A museum-like display showcasing the scientific discoveries of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology to a future audience in the year 2124. Our question is: what would researchers today put into the display cabinet, and what would

9 Feb 2024: us to design new medicines and combat pathogens.

9 Feb 2024: Scattered across Cambridge are reliefs depicting a 400-year-old university emblem. It shows a woman, naked, with milk pouring from her breasts onto an inscription placed below: ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA. This is the source of the Americanism, ‘alma

9 Feb 2024: For Humankind, materials have defined Ages, there was the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age…. These days plastics are the key materials for developing our technology and our standard of life. Is it possible to do without them? Which are the

9 Feb 2024: What do a giraffe, a frog, a shark and a robin have in common? They all have a skeleton. More than that, they all have a backbone: they’re vertebrates. Visit the Museum of Zoology for a day of free hands-on activities inspired by skeletons.

9 Feb 2024: Join the University Estates Division’s Senior Grounds Supervisor Mark Jermy on a tour of the ponds and other biodiversity interventions that are taking place on the West Cambridge site. Meet outside the main entrance, West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue,

9 Feb 2024: This year, we will discuss the development of new treatments to slow or halt the illness. ... And the role of genes. The headlines in 2022 and 2023 raised hopes of a major breakthrough in dementia treatment and, at time of writing, two new designer

9 Feb 2024: Dr Una McCormack is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling science fiction writer who has written more than twenty novels based on TV shows such as Star Trek, Doctor

9 Feb 2024: University of Cambridge New Museums Site, New Museums site Bene't Street, CB2 3PT.

9 Feb 2024: DNA nanotechnology is used by researchers to build materials and tiny controllable machines. DNA nanotech structures are designed using the same base-pairing mechanism that keeps your DNA together in cells. Join us to learn more about how to design

9 Feb 2024: Flint knapping with our Assistant Professor in Palaeolithic Archaeology. A 1 hour flint knapping experience with a palaeolithic archaeologist! Requirements: long sleeves, long trousers and closed toe shoes. This session will be outside.

9 Feb 2024: Come along to Abbey People’s first Climate Café on Sunday 24th March. A Climate Café is a welcoming space to join the conversation about climate change and your local environment. Do you ever wonder… • How can I save energy at home? • What

9 Feb 2024: Kamal Ahmed is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of The News Movement, a new media business focused on social media channels, new audiences and digital consumption. ... Between 2018 and 2021, Kamal was Editorial Director of BBC News, working across news

9 Feb 2024: In this interactive story, Mandisa takes the audience through a journey that shows how small actions at the grassroots level can make a big impact. Along the way, there will be hidden clues and hints, pictures, props and music.

9 Feb 2024: University of Cambridge Student Services, New Museums site Bene't Street, CB2 3PT.

9 Feb 2024: THE GAME immerses participants in the world of honeybees that are under attack from a deadly virus. With the help of wearable LED vests and a virtual hive, participants will experience the virtual spread of the virus.

9 Feb 2024: This workshop will consist of a short history of artefact illustration, followed by an interaction session 'Why do we draw artefacts?, a short demonstration on how to draw pottery and then a one hour practical session.

9 Feb 2024: Kapla workshops are a wonderful way for children to discover their creativity and building skills. Join us in one of our workshops, facilitated by Jennier Norie of KAPLA UK, to have a go for yourselves.

9 Feb 2024: Recently though, other experiments in America have brought the Standard Model into question through the possible signs of a new quantum force.

9 Feb 2024: Calling all young explorers! We invite children aged 4–8 years to embark on an enchanting journey through the pages of two captivating books authored by Professor Adrian Liston: Maya’s Marvellous Medicine, and Battle Robots of the Blood.

9 Feb 2024: Come along on an exciting journey into the world of super-cool vaccines with Dr Mark Howarth. We’re here to tell you about SpyTag, a tiny tool that makes vaccines even better.

4 Mar 2024: Two events, organised by the Møller Institute at the University of Cambridge, will see speakers discussing how the idea of leadership is moving away from a hierarchical set-up towards a focus on dialogue between leaders and followers.

9 Feb 2024: Join us for an open day at the UK’s leading heart and lung hospital, and discover all about what goes into providing world-class heart, lung and sleep care to patients

9 Feb 2024: This Movement Workshop is a collaborative multimedia performance project, delving into the ephemerality of disappearing and transforming landscapes.

9 Feb 2024: Visit the Museum of Zoology after hours for animal-themed board games. Grab a drink, play strategy games, create canine chaos or battle to be the best at Hungry Hungry Hippos.

9 Feb 2024: Did you know that the Botanic Garden is home to some very weird and wonderful meat-eating plants? Come along to join us as we find out more about these weird plants, including what they eat, how they catch it and where they grow in the wild.

9 Feb 2024: In this talk, Dr Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, a consumer psychologist at Anglia Ruskin University, will take the audience on an interactive journey exploring why shoppers act, think and behave the way they do. The audience will be shown examples that

9 Feb 2024: University of Cambridge Student Services, New Museums Site Bene't Street, CB2 3RF.