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Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Dr Martin Reuhl

Dr Martin Reuhl is a Senior Lecturer in German Intellectual History in the Faculty of History and a University Associate Professor in German History and Thought in the Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages & Linguistics at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Dr Itab Shuayb,

Dr Itab Shuayb is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge. She is also a professor of inclusive design at the department of architecture and design at the American University of Beirut.

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Katherine Hasegawa

Katherine Hasegawa is an emerging and independent Venezuelan ARTivist based in Cambridge. Since 2019, Katherine been using real money as an artistic tool to protest peacefully against acts of injustice.

Free tech eliminates the fear of public speaking

Cambridge scientist launches free AI-enabled virtual reality platform that transforms users into skilled and confident public speakers.

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Dr Sam Nallaperuma-Herzberg

Dr Sam Nallaperuma-Herzberg is a Senior Research Associate at Cambridge University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology, and a Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Science and Society at the Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery.

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Professor Paul Bays

Paul Bays is a Professor of Computation and Cognition in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He investigates the nature of the internal representations our brains construct and sustain to interact with the world.

Cambridge Festival celebrates pioneering women for International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day (8 March), the Cambridge Festival is celebrating some of the remarkable contributions of women across diverse fields, from philosophy and music to AI and cosmology.

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Professor Hiranya Peiris

Hiranya Peiris holds the Professorship of Astronomy (1909) at Cambridge, the first woman to do so in the 115-year history of this prestigious chair. As a cosmologist, she delves into cosmic mysteries at the edge of our understanding.

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Charlotte Andrew

Charlotte Andrew is a PhD student in the Insect Biomechanics Group in the Department of Zoology. Her research explores the mechanical implications of weather conditions on insect trapping in carnivorous plants.