From the Wright Brothers, Hillary and Tenzing, and Apollo 13 astronauts, to Gilbert and Sullivan and Abbott and Costello, very small teams have transformed our appreciation of the world.

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  • LectureNature sketchbook and drawings.

    Children's lecture: secrets of the Unknown Adventurer

    Follow in the footsteps of the renowned Unknown Adventurer on a thrilling journey into jungles, oceans, mountains and hidden worlds! Discover wild stories and sketchbook secrets and after the talk, enjoy squash, biscuits and fun activities, including exploring our giant floor map!

  • LectureBlue sky with multicoloured confetti.

    Fiesta: a journey through festivity

    Travel writer Daniel Stables explores some of the highlights of the cultural explorations he encountered on the journeys that underpin his narrative travel book 'Fiesta'.

  • SocialAtmospheric Research Observatory, South Pole, Antarctica.

    On thin ice: a life in the Antarctic

    Professor Dame Jane Francis will combine talking about her own life in polar research with insights into cutting-edge research now being done in Cambridge on the threat to the Antarctic ice shelf. The talk will be followed by wine and canapes.

    £8.00 - £12.00