Join Dr Susanne Turner for a unqiue insight into the unboxing of new acqusitions at the Museum of Classical Archaeology.

In this fireside chat, Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb and Professor John Aston will discuss the important links between maths and medicine and how these links are leading to a revolution in medicine and healthcare. 

Join Dr Joshua Nall for a tour through the Whipple Museum as he recounts its history and introduces some of the instruments, models, and globes from its world-class collection.

Join Professor Robb as he presents the top ten findings from the After the Plague Research Group.

Join scientists Joseph Thottacherry and Edward Allgeyer from the Gurdon Institute as they discuss new ways to study cells and tissues in fruit flies, with applications in understanding disease.

Join Professor Tim Minshall (Christ's 1993) and colleagues as they discuss the transformation of student-industry projects for remote delivery and how this can contribute to a better student experience. 

Andrew Lownie returns to the Festival to discuss the Windsor post-abdication story, the exile, the glamour, and the affairs.

With the recent arrival of Stephen Hawking's archive at Cambridge University Library, this unique session will provide an insight into the archives of three era-defining scientists.

Join Jonathan Prentice (Emmanuel 1990), Head of Secretariat of the United Nations Network on Migration, and Dr Tugba Basaran (Bye-Fellow of Newnham) as they discuss the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

Enjoy this interactive meditation session led by Dr Elizabeth English.

Learn more about our current understanding of the formation of galaxies and black holes with Professor Roberto Maiolino, Professor of Experimental Astrophysics at the Department of Physics.

Have your say in how Lucy's Alumnae Association Committee is run.

Dr Giles Yeo MBE (Wolfson 1994) will explain why calories don’t count and why instead we should be focusing on the food we eat.

Learn more about the 'wonder material' graphene and the work to create a new way to make large-area, transfer-free graphene, with Professor Sir Colin Humphreys CBE.  

Get a peek behind the scenes at the Museum as we explore some of the highlights of the insect room, with beetles, butterflies and more. See specimens of historic importance and discover how insect collections are helping us to understand ecosystems today. 

Join the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen J Toope (Trinity 1983) for a thought-provoking conversation on the present and future of energy transition.

Join Professor Simon Goldhill (King's 1975) as he explores the great revolution in our understanding of time brought about by the development of Christianity in the Roman Empire.

Find out more about the evolution of food gardens in Medieval Italy with Dr Caroline Goodson (Fellow of King's), who will explore their history and explain how historians are learning about these gardens. 

Get ready to find out more about your brain and senses, and take part in some exciting at home science experiments with Ginny Smith (Queens' 2008).

Join Newnham Fellows Dr Claire Barlow (Girton 1973) and Dr Sakthy Selvakumaran (Sidney Sussex 2006) as they discuss their careers and the impact of women in engineering. 

A panel discussion with Dr Francesca Moore (Fitzwilliam 1999), Dr James Biddulph (Homerton 2000) and Elle Rose Hoskins (Homerton 2020), discussing teaching and learning online during a global pandemic and the effects on school-age and undergraduate students.

Join Mark Wells (St John's 1981) for an exciting interactive reading of his family adventure book Riddle of the White Sphinx.

Through this virtual tour find out how Churchill have turned their grounds into a haven for wildlife and sustainability.

Join Professor Wadhams (Churchill 1966) for a talk on the Shroud of Turin, followed by an exclusive tour of the awe-inspiring Turin Cathedral, which houses the Shroud, and a sneak-peak of the behind-the-scenes scientific goings-on. To conclude the session, Peter will be online for a live Q&A.

Professor Jaideep Prabhu, Dr Tanya Filer (Robinson 2004) and Michael Kitson discuss how governments are using new levers of state power to deliver change for citizens and what the future of government might look like. 

Dr Shruti Kapila (Fellow of Corpus Christi) examines the political thought that laid the foundations of modern India in this session. 

Find out more about the vital work of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative in this session, with talks from the team and videos showing the extent of their work. 

Find out more about the life and work of Stephen Hawking with unique access to the archive at the University Library.

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter OBE FRS will discuss the ups and downs of being a statistician during a pandemic.

In a debate chaired by Dr Lucy Delap (Queens' 1991), Professor Eugenio Biagini, Professor Richard Bourke (King's 1987) and Dr Niamh Gallagher (St Catharine's 2009) will discuss the formative years of 1920-1 for Ireland and the United Kingdom. 

Join this session for a unique behind-the-scenes tour of King Edward’s Gate and the Trinity College clock.

Popular Alumni Travel Programme trip scholar, Professor Nick Davies (Pembroke 1970), shares insight into the amazing biodiversity of the Neotropics.

Hear Professor Thomas Jaki discuss how he developed clinical trials tackling current public health challenges during the pandemic. 

In this conversation, Professor Anna Korhonen (Trinity Hall 1996), Dr John Suckling and Professor Per Ola Kristensson discuss why it's critical to place humans at the centre of AI development and why they are launching a new interdisciplinary Centre dedicated to this cause in Cambridge.

Jack Ashby, Assistant Director of the Museum of Zoology, explores the summer exhibition Breaking Point. Learn about the fragility of fired clay in the context of environmental change.

Dr Cristina Peñasco and Dr Matthew Agarwala, two of Cambridge's leading economists, discuss their thoughts on COP26 and what leaders need to know.

Join Professor Tim Minshall (Christ's 1993) and colleagues as they discuss how IfM projects are supporting a more sustainable and resilient world.

Join Lady Hale (Girton 1963), Dr Pippa Rogerson (Newnham 1980), Tolu Mustapha (Fitzwilliam 2019) and Julia Freytag (Fitzwilliam 2020) for a discussion about diversity in the legal profession today, the changes that have taken place and the objectives that are yet to be met.

What happens when robots work together to achieve complex tasks, and how do we program our robots to work together efficiently? In this talk, Dr Prorok will explore how new algorithms for coordination can help us solve some of the most pressing problems in transport and logistics

Join us for this informative virtual talk with Lucy Cavendish Fellow and tutor, Dr Howard P Nelson, as he discusses bird conservation in the Caribbean. 

This unique session will take the audience through the history of the Department of Computer Science and Technology in seven objects.