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Cambridge Festival of Ideas explores new and original thinking on some of the most pressing issues of the day. The aim of the Festival is to fuel people’s interest in arts, humanities and social sciences through a series of events ranging from talks, debates and film screenings to exhibitions and comedy nights. Of the over 250 events at the Festival, most are free. www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/

Find out more about the eagerly awaited Cambridge Festival of Ideas event 'Access all archives: sights and sounds' which will take place on Monday 24 October 2011. The University's museums will be brought alive with live music and cutting-edge sound installations to accompany your exploration of the archives. Film and photography projections, improvisation, gamelan gongs, DJ sets and more combine

More information on the matches here: https://cuafc.org/varsity-24 ⚽ The women and men of CUAFC have six Varsity games coming up this month, starting at the home of @OxfordCity this Sunday and then at @CambridgeUnitedFootballClub on the 15th March 2024. ️ @damifadun asks club-mates; Anna, Abbie, Tom and Ife about how they are preparing for their big games and about what it's like to be part

Pain in The Machine is a short documentary that considers whether robots should feel pain. Once you've watched our film, please take a moment to complete our short survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PainintheMachineSurvey Pain is a feeling that most would describe as being unpleasant, both physically and emotionally. Why then do humans and other animals have pain, and how is it useful?

For more information about studying at Cambridge: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/ 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - School background 1:44 - Student finance 2:58 - State schools vs independent schools 3:52 - Settling in at university 5:12 - Choosing a College 6:24 - The most important part of the application process 7:12 - Interview success 7:52 - Student workload 9:18 - Shy students at interview

A chemical found in our breath could provide a flag to warn of dangerously-low blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to new research the University of Cambridge. The finding, published today in the journal Diabetes Care, could explain why some dogs can be trained to spot the warning signs in patients. The researchers found that levels of the chemical isoprene rose

Learn more about our Open Days at: www.cam.ac.uk/opendays Current Cambridge students, Abiola, Razik, and Lorna, give tips and advice for making the most of your Open Day visit: 0:04 Plan your travel in advance and aim to use public transport 0:24 Research the programme and activities taking place 0:35 Visit a range of Colleges 0:49 Plan your day around talk timings 1:00 Use a map to plan your

Understanding and changing the world beyond 2050 Professor Lord Martin Rees (University of Cambridge, UK) Summary: By 2050, we will all be increasingly empowered by technology that potentially offers huge benefits to the developing and the developed world. But these same advances will pose novel ethical dilemmas, and render our ever-more interconnected world vulnerable to new and disruptive

A record breaking 12,000 members of the public attended the 2011 Festival of Ideas. Nearly 190 events took place over twelve days and there was a chance to get involved in everything from a circus skills workshop to debates on current affairs issues. Check out everything you missed in this short video! The Festival of Ideas celebrates the arts, humanities and social sciences with hundreds of free

Dozens of Cambridge University undergraduates come from care backgrounds and/or are estranged from their families, like Lily-Rose and Connall. Both met through the Realise Project, which aims to encourage more young people from similar backgrounds to go to University. They say the following schemes were incredibly useful in allowing them to focus on their studies: Realise Project-