This annual, interdisciplinary festival is coordinated by University of Cambridge – and every year we present a programme of activities to showcase ARU research. The festival has four overarching themes: Society, Health, Environment and Discovery.
The festival features free events for all ages, including talks, workshops, demonstrations, performances, exhibitions and hands-on activities.
Explore the full Cambridge Festival - from the University of Cambridge.
A podcast exploring emotions, sustainability, and positive action, with Professor Rosie Robison. Feeling overwhelmed by climate change? In the second edition of this podcast, ARU Professor of Social Sustainability Rosie Robison explores why the obvious action may not always be the most helpful one when it comes to managing our feelings about climate change.
The Virtual exhibition includes work at the intersection of art, care ethics and care studies, showcasing the richness of the new post-disciplinary area of care aesthetics. This is the culmination of a 5-year long program led by Dr Merel Visse (Drew University) and Dr Elena Cologni (Anglia Ruskin University), including talks, symposia, and a dedicated accompanying publication. Drop in to find out more, no need to book!
This ARU student and staff collaborative pilot project aims to establish sustainable enzyme-based treatments for synthetic and mixed (natural, synthetic) fibre fabrics for textile design and up/recycling. Drop in to find out more, no need to book!
The microscopic structures of minerals tell stories of their formation, growth, and transformation over time. This presentation explores an innovative interdisciplinary approach that merges the fields of geology and music through the creation of soundscapes derived from microscope images of minerals.
Do you want to make a change in your community? Are you interested in sharing your opinions to help academics develop ground-breaking research? Join this event to find out how ARU academics and members of the public collaborate at the early stages of research design. Learn about volunteering opportunities with ARU's 'Let's Shape Research Together' programme.
This talk on Consumer Psychology will use real-world examples to show techniques used by businesses to influence purchase decisions made by consumers. We will look at whether these techniques do indeed change people's purchasing behaviour and how this process happens. The audience will leave with a detailed insight into techniques used to subconsciously make us purchase products and services.
When we think of exercise physiology, it is generally in relation to high-performance athletes pushing the boundaries of human capability. In his Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Dan Gordon will explore how these principles have been adopted to challenge dogma, misconceptions, and assumptions for the forgotten many.
When we think of exercise physiology, it is generally in relation to high-performance athletes pushing the boundaries of human capability. In his Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Dan Gordon will explore how these principles have been adopted to challenge dogma, misconceptions, and assumptions for the forgotten many.
'Art for the Sake of Care' is an edited collection of articles contributing to care aesthetics, art research and care studies. The launch event will provide a snapshot of the publication edited by Merel Visse (Drew University, U.S.A.) and Elena Cologni (Anglia Ruskin University). This event of linked to the relevant exhibition also included in the festival.
How do you wash your hands correctly to help prevent the spread of infectious microbes? What do bacteria look like? Find out by looking at them through a microscope. Use craft materials to build your own microbes to learn about the structure of bacteria and viruses. Drop in to find out more, no need to book!