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9 Feb 2024: You are sure to have a blast creating and launching your own mini rocket! You will also be able to learn about aerodynamics and find out about some of the advances in technology that have improved lives in Cambridge and around the world.

9 Feb 2024: The award-winning Meta Lab uses emerging digital technology in innovative ways to create transformational educational experiences. Come and meet Lab Director, Dr Chris Macdonald, and experience a pioneering VR Public Speaking project.

9 Feb 2024: The SunSpaceArt team will be running ‘drop-in’ workshops for children during the family weekend (23–24 March 2024) at the Cambridge Festival.

9 Feb 2024: "Seeing is Believing? The Secrets of Visual Illusions Unveiled" is a journey into the mesmerizing world of optical illusions, specially designed for young, inquisitive minds.

9 Feb 2024: Tuberculosis is a deadly enemy. This centuries old disease has killed more people than any other disease in history. But is it still a problem today? The human immune system is a skilled opponent. So how does tuberculosis attack and how does the

9 Feb 2024: In this event, participants and families who are interested will be invited to test their knowledge about sustainable solutions to climate change by entering into our Sustainability Quest (which can be done autonomously).

9 Feb 2024: The Quiet Time at our Family weekend is perfect for people who want to experience the festival, in a quieter environment. Join Cambridge Festival for a free weekend of talks, workshops and hands-on activities for the whole family!

9 Feb 2024: The periodic table brings order to the 118 known elements.

9 Feb 2024: Come and see us during the family weekend and take part in our exciting hands-on activities, to spark your imagination.

9 Feb 2024: Join us for an interactive and educational experience that explores the science of how we form habits and its implications for both humans and animals.

9 Feb 2024: Come along to see how technology allows us, by generating energy, to overcome ‘gravity’ – children will be able to make their own LED torches to take away! Also, find out how energy is stored to allow a model train or cars to move for a given

9 Feb 2024: Imagine a future that’s teeming with life and guided by nature! Join the Imaginarium Takeover for a weekend of stories, ideas, creativity and hands-on activities as we ask “What Would Nature Do?” to build a greener, fairer and more connected

9 Feb 2024: Have you ever wondered about where we get our medicines from? Then come join us at the Exam rooms for a fascinating journey into the world of Pharmacology!

9 Feb 2024: Does science disprove God? Can the Bible be true if it doesn’t mention dinosaurs? Could robots or aliens be religious? What really makes me ‘me’? Asking big questions like these, and many others, is an exciting part of being human.

9 Feb 2024: Women in religious communities have typically been seen as victims of patriarchy. This panel brings together scholars who have carried out research with women in religious movements and communities connected to Islam, Judaism and Christianity, to

9 Feb 2024: Join us for an interactive and educational experience that explores the science of clutter and messy bedrooms. Do you have a drawer full of junk in your house? Learn how we can be more organised and explore some of the reasons why we don’t like to

9 Feb 2024: The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare health inequalities between different social groups in society. This session will explore the meaning, measurement and causes of health inequalities, including those associated with the pandemic.

9 Feb 2024: Sunday 24 March programme. Sit-down talks with local history researchers from 2pm, followed by cakes and conversations to continue the community sharing of records, artefacts and memories.

9 Feb 2024: It’s the holy grail of our age – tackling the mental health crisis in children and young people. Our charity, The William Templeton Foundation for Young People’s Mental Health (YPMH) is committed to revolutionising the current landscape to

9 Feb 2024: When we interact others, our brains seem to synchronise in their activity. Greater levels of synchrony often suggests better social interactions and coordination. How does the brain achieve this? How do we measure this? And can neural synchrony