This lecture, by Professor Malcolm Longair, tells the story of the development of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology over the 800 years of Cambridge University's existence. A...

Collection: Featured content

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Thu 26 Mar 2009

Lord Robert May, Former President of the Royal Society and UK Government Chief Advisor for Science explores the significance of Darwin and his 'unsolved problems' for the issues...

Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts

Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum

Created: Thu 9 Jul 2009

An interview of Sir Antony Hewish, the co-discoverer of pulsars and Nobel laureate in 1974, about his life and work. Filmed by Alan Macfarlane on 26th March 2008 and edited by...

Collection: Film Interviews with Leading Thinkers

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Wed 13 Apr 2011

Talk given on 19 March 2011 as part of Cambridge Science Festival. Dr Lewis Dartnell investigates whether there's life in outer space.

Collection: St John's College Library

Institution: Cambridge University Library

Created: Wed 6 Jul 2011

Talk given on 19 March 2011 as part of Cambridge Science Festival. Fred Hoyle was one of the twentieth century's most creative and controversial scientists. A collection of his...

Collection: St John's College Library

Institution: Cambridge University Library

Created: Thu 10 Mar 2011

Research Seminar given by Prof Monica Grady

Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures

Institution: Faraday Institute

Created: Wed 24 Feb 2016

Extremes of the Universe
Andy Fabian, University of Cambridge
Darwin College Lecture Series 2017 – Extremes

Collection: Extremes – Darwin College Lecture Series 2017

Institution: Darwin College

Created: Tue 21 Feb 2017

Collection: Tarner Lectures (2010)

Institution: Trinity College

Created: Mon 22 Feb 2010

Lord Rees investigates whether we go into space ourselves.
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years –...

Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010

'Will we send more people into space?'
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it may take...

Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it may take a further 20 years before we are able...

Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010

Here, Lord Rees explains who Hermann Bondi was.
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it...

Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010

Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications

Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010

Understanding and changing the world beyond 2050
Professor Lord Martin Rees (University of Cambridge, UK)

Summary: By 2050, we will all be increasingly empowered by technology...

Collection: Darwin Festival 2009

Institution: Department of Biological Anthropology

Created: Thu 15 Oct 2009

Lord Rees, Astronomer Royal and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, delivers the inaugural Madingley Lecture on 10 January 2011.

The lecture is chaired by Sir Leszek...

Collection: Madingley Lectures

Institution: Institute of Continuing Education

Created: Tue 1 Feb 2011

An interview on the life and work of Neil Turok, Professor of mathematical physics at Cambridge. Interviewed by Tina Kosir on 19th February 2008 and filmed by Alan Macfarlane and...

Collection: Film Interviews with Leading Thinkers

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 21 Apr 2011

An introduction by Professor Schaffer to the history of the Old Cavendish, filmed by Xu Bei on 11 July 2007. Rutherford and the inside of the Old Cavendish. A brief history of...

Collection: Reflections on Cambridge

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 27 Mar 2018

An interview with the astronomer and historian of science, Owen Gingerich. Interviewed and filmed by Alan Macfarlane on 31 August 2008 and edited by Sarah Harrison.

Collection: Film Interviews with Leading Thinkers

Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Tue 22 Mar 2011

Institute of Astronomy Sackler Lecture 2014. The Search for Earth 2.0 - Professor Sara Seager

Collection: Sackler Lecture Series

Institution: Institute of Astronomy

Created: Mon 8 Dec 2014

Talk given on 19 March 2011 as part of Cambridge Science Festival. What do we know about the earliest stars and galaxies? Dr Dan Stark explains.

Collection: St John's College Library

Institution: Cambridge University Library

Created: Wed 6 Jul 2011

Darwin College Lecture Series 2008.
"Serendipity's Guide to the Galaxy"
by Andy Fabian (Cambridge).

Collection: Serendipity – Darwin College Lecture Series 2008

Institution: Darwin College

Created: Wed 17 Sep 2008