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Engineering Biology in Cambridge

 
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Join researchers from across the University and beyond to discover the hidden past and present of Cambridge. Part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme. From the 10th-19th September 2021 you can take a peek inside research labs and explore the history of science and technology in Cambridge.

 

Open Cambridge have recently released their full schedule of events for the festival. These include virtual tours of molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics labs for cancer biology and plant sciences, a walking tour of sites associated with the father of artificial intelligence and machine learning Alan Turning, a special opening day of the Whipple Museum and documentary from the Cambridge Museum of Technology. You can find out more about these events below, and on the Open Cambridge website.

 


From patient samples to world-leading cancer research

Available throughout the festival

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

Adults, Young Adults 12 – 18, Online, Free

   

Through the Laboratory Keyhole

6:00pm-6:45pm, Thursday 16th September

Department of Plant Sciences

Families, All Ages, Online, Free

   

Alan Turing’s Cambridge

4:00pm-5:00pm, Tuesday 14th September

4:00pm-5:00pm, Friday 17th September

Cambridge Tour Guides

All Ages, In Person, Free

   

Explore the Whipple Museum

2:00pm-3:30pm, Saturday 11th September

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

All Ages, In Person, Free

   

50 years of the Cambridge Museum of Technology

Available throughout the festival

Cambridge Museum of Technology

All Ages, Online, Free

For the full schedule, please see the Open Cambridge website.

 

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