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Press release: From celebrating punk to environmental destruction: arts events at the Cambridge Festival

The environment, friendship, punk rock and our increasingly data-driven world are the inspiration for a kaleidoscope of artistic, musical and award-nominated comedy events at this year’s Cambridge Festival.

Press release: Cambridge Festival tackles the big issues of the digital era

How do we stop hate speech and misinformation online? Can liberal societies regulate tech giants? Would you trust a machine to help find tumours? And could a robot help us feel happier?

Press release: From inequality to authoritarianism: politics events at the Cambridge Festival 2022

What has Covid taught us about social inequality in the UK? Can political innovation come from crisis? Did science win in the battle of Covid communications and how has the pandemic affected gender equality?

Press release: Cambridge Festival unveils 2022 festival details

The programme launches and bookings open on Monday 28th February for the Cambridge Festival – a series of free events run by the University of Cambridge between 31st March – 10th April.

The Cambridge Festival 2021 report

Four themes, ten days, 364 online events, and more than 100,000 views across 175 different countries. This could only be the Cambridge Festival.

Researching a celebrity of Restoration London

Corpus PhD student to speak at Cambridge Festival about Hortense Mancini and her celebrated London salon.

Speaker Spotlight: Dr Pragya Agarwal

Meet the researchers behind the Cambridge Festival: behavioural and data scientist, author, speaker and a consultant, Dr Pragya Agarwal

Press release: Interactive e-book offers children a choice of four possible futures

A visually captivating interactive e-book for children, offering them a choice of four possible futures, launches this Friday, 26 March as part of the inaugural Cambridge Festival, which is coordinated by the University of Cambridge.

The researcher finding inspiration for the planet’s future in Latin American art

Joanna Page has been exploring how work by Latin American artists can help to bring humanity back into a relationship with nature and give us hope for the planet’s future.

Warriors, biscuit bugs, and giant sea-scorpions

To accompany the inaugural Cambridge Festival, which launches later this week, a brand-new magazine is now available for children and their families full of activities to inspire, delight and entertain.