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Art on The Cam - Cambridge Festival Creatives 2024

An opportunity to have your art showcased on the River Cam

Education events at the Cambridge Festival: from the teacher recruitment crisis to teaching public speaking using VR

The teacher recruitment and retention crisis, how we should teach history in the 21st century and the latest thinking on education reform for sustainability are some of the topical education issues being debated at this year's Cambridge Festival.

CamFest Speaker Spotlight Dr Carmel McEniery

Dr Carmel McEniery is a Senior Research Associate in the Division of Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics at the University of Cambridge and principal investigator on the Cambridge POPPY study into pre-eclampsia. She will be taking part in an even

Longevity and nutrition: Can we all really live to 100 and beyond?

Aging is a part of life; yet so is the fascination of aging and the quest for longevity. The allure of eternal youth and the desire to extend the boundaries of human existence have fuelled a myriad of cultural narratives and scientific endeavours.

From AI and democracy to race and society: Politics debates at the Cambridge Festival

What’s the future of the monarchy, how will AI affect our democracy, what is the impact of disinformation on public discourse and have we made sufficient progress on race equality since Black Lives Matter?

CamFest Speaker Spotlight Professor Steve Waters

Steve Waters is a playwright and scriptwriter whose many works include The Contingency Plan and the acclaimed four-part drama Song of the Reed for Radio 4. He is also Professor of Scriptwriting at the University of East Anglia

New technologies for capturing sunlight, revealing the secrets of how things are really made and living alongside carnivores: Cambridge Festival reveals latest research on avoiding climate catastrophe

What are the future technologies capturing carbon dioxide? Is climate change just for scientists? How can artists help to avert a climate catastrophe? As populations expand, how do we live alongside dangerous animals like tigers?

CamFest Speaker Spotlight Emily Kenway

Emily Kenway is a writer, activist and former policy adviser. Her books include 'Who Cares: the hidden crisis of caregiving and how we solve it' about her own experience of caring for her mother. She will be speaking on the panel How can we fix the NHS.

A parade at the Arc de Triomphe after the end of World War Two

Saints wearing make-up, Merlin’s prophecies and how we can end wars: Cambridge Festival 2024 showcases an array of leading experts exploring history, culture, and tradition

What are the historical roots of attitudes to women? Where is it normal to offer dead loved ones to birds of prey? How do we end wars? These are just some of the questions being tackled by Cambridge academics as they unravel the invisible impact history

From female psychopaths to the future of mental health and dementia treatment: Cambridge Festival reveals latest research

Are there more female psychopaths than we thought? How can a new approach to mental health lead us out of the growing crisis? Could new combinations of repurposed drugs promote ‘brain repair’ in MS? What’s the latest in dementia research and treatment?

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