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Read more at: Is social media changing your life?

Is social media changing your life?

When you pull out your phone to take a photo, are you planning to share it on social media? Why is it so important that people see the minutiae of your daily life?


Read more at: Humans who search

Humans who search

Reclaiming what it means to be a scientist through photography and storytelling.


Read more at: Speaker spotlight: Dr Helen Scales

Speaker spotlight: Dr Helen Scales

Helen Scales is a diver, surfer, broadcaster and writer who, as a marine biologist, has spent hundreds of hours underwater watching fish. She has spoken about the mysteries of the deep sea with Robin Ince and Brian Cox on BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage and donated an imaginary tank of seahorses to The Museum of...


Read more at: Press release: From the impact of slavery to growing up insecure: education-related events at the Cambridge Festival

Press release: From the impact of slavery to growing up insecure: education-related events at the Cambridge Festival

All these questions and many more will be debated at education-related events at the Cambridge Festival. The Cambridge Festival, which runs from 26th March to 4th April, brings together the hugely popular Cambridge Science Festival and the Cambridge Festival of Ideas to host an extensive programme of over 350 events that...


Read more at: Speaker spotlight: Christian Picciolini

Speaker spotlight: Christian Picciolini

Christian Picciolini is the author of B reaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism, a leader in the field of extremism intervention, prevention and disengagement and a former far-right extremist who founded the Free Radicals Project to deradicalise extremists. He will be speaking at Learning new perspectives...


Read more at: Press release: Conservationists unite in Earth Optimism

Press release: Conservationists unite in Earth Optimism

Celebrity speakers, leading conservationists and youth leaders are coming together to deliver stories of hope for our natural world in a free, open-to-all virtual event running from the 26 March to 4 April 2021. Led by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, and taking place in conjunction with the Cambridge Festival, Sir...


Read more at: Press release: Families and children spoilt for choice at the Cambridge Festival

Press release: Families and children spoilt for choice at the Cambridge Festival

With over 100 free online events aimed at the whole family, choosing which to highlight is no easy feat. Starting with the under 12’s, here are just a few events that can be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere in the world: The Institute of Astronomy is teaming up with the Department of Engineering to host a series of fun...


Read more at: Press release: Performers push the boundaries at this year’s Cambridge Festival

Press release: Performers push the boundaries at this year’s Cambridge Festival

The Cambridge Festival, which runs from 26th March to 4th April, brings together the hugely popular Cambridge Science Festival and the Cambridge Festival of Ideas to host an extensive programme of over 350 events that tackle many critical global challenges affecting us all. Coordinated by the University of Cambridge, the...


Read more at: Press release: The Cambridge Festival explores what ‘family’ means in the 21st Century

Press release: The Cambridge Festival explores what ‘family’ means in the 21st Century

This is one of the many questions asked during a series of free online events that reveal the political and social realities of modern families during the Cambridge Festival, which launches on 26th March and runs until 4th April. Discussions include the happiness and emotional stability of children from LGBTQ+ families...


Read more at: Press release: Leading experts to discuss mental health at Cambridge Festival

Press release: Leading experts to discuss mental health at Cambridge Festival

These questions and more are set to be explored during a series of events focussed on our mental health and the brain at the Cambridge Festival , which launches on Friday 26th March and runs until Sunday 4th April . The Festival hosts an extensive programme of over 350 free, online events that tackle many of the critical...