Breaking boundaries - University of Cambridge

STEVE ULLATHORNE
Welcome The Science Festival starts here!
Welcome to the Cambridge Science Festival 2012 which is themed ‘Breaking
boundaries’ to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games landing in London
later in the year. Join us at over 180 mostly free events to celebrate the boundaries
that are being broken in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. We’ll
have the usual mix of interactive fun for all ages at our open days on 17 and 24 March,
along with plenty for adults at our evening lecture series.
We are pleased to say that through our events which demonstrate the science behind
sport, both physically and psychologically, we have achieved the prestigious London
2012 Inspire award, making the Science Festival part of the UK-wide programme of
activity that has been genuinely inspired by the 2012 Games.
We’re also really excited to welcome our first ever Guest Director, comedian and
science champion Robin Ince, to the Festival. He will be bringing lots of special guests:
check out page 3 for more information.
We hope you enjoy the 2012 Festival and we look forward to seeing you there!
The Festival Team
A note from our Guest Director, Robin Ince
The last couple of years have seen a reinvigoration of public engagement with
science that has been both hopeful and thrilling. I have looked at audiences at
public science events and seen a broad mix of age, gender and hairstyles (for
those young enough to still manage a hairstyle). It is a joy to have the
opportunity to curate a few events at the Cambridge Science Festival which
seems to have an even more hectic schedule than recent years. I look forward to
being picked up on glaring scientific inaccuracies at my own shows by
Robin Ince
audiences far smarter than me and to being happily bamboozled at some of the
events I watch. Self-consciousness has its ups and downs as any clever ape knows, but the joy of being
able to ask the question why and then use what we have at our disposal to try and fashion an answer is
one of the adventures of being human. I look forward to finding some new answers and leaving with
even more questions.
Booking is only required where mentioned and unless otherwise stated can be done at
www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival or by calling 01223 766766. Booking opens on 6 February and lines
are open Monday – Friday, 10am – 4.30pm. Booking closes 24 hours before the event takes place.
Please note that children should be accompanied at all times and use the minimum age guide
indicated under the event description. In some cases those under the minimum age may not be
admitted due to the nature and content of the event. Please call ahead to check.
Please check our website for the latest updates on events and follow us on:
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Illustrations by Anna Betts: www.annabetts.com
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