Cambridge_Science_Festival

Cambridge Science Festival

Cambridge Science Festival

Science festival in Cambridge, England

This article is about the festival hosted by Cambridge University, England. For the festival in Cambridge, Massachusetts, see MIT Museum § Cambridge Science Festival.

The Cambridge Science Festival was a series of events typically held annually in March in Cambridge, England and was the United Kingdom's largest free science festival.[1] In 2019 it was announced that the Cambridge Science Festival and the Cambridge Festival of Ideas would be combined into one festival. The Cambridge Festival took place for the first time in March 2020.

The 2015 Cambridge Science Festival logo.

The festival attracts more than 30,000 visitors to over 250 events.[2] University researchers and students open their lecture halls and laboratories to the general public, and hold Talks, Exhibitions and Demonstrations, mostly free of charge.[1]

Started in 1994 by scientists of the University of Cambridge and backed by local businesses, the festival was inspired by National Science Week and is aimed making science and engineering more accessible, showcasing research performed at Cambridge University, and encouraging young people to pursue careers in engineering and science.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "University of Cambridge Science Festival 2011". BBC News. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    "About - www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk". Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Two exciting decades of scientific fun and games". Cambridge News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. [4]
    "21st Cambridge Science Festival hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists". Anglia - ITV News. Retrieved 21 March 2015.


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