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 Cambridge Science Festival 2009 lecture.

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800 Years of Cambridge Astronomy

A recording of the Intercontinental Music Lab performing songs from their album Superheroes of Science. The musical lecture took place in the Babbage Lecture Theatre on Saturday 14th March 2009.

Superheroes of Science Live at the Cambridge Science Festival 2009

Dr Sadaf Farooqi, a Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Fellow at Addenbrooke's Hospital will look at the genetic factors which cause human obesity and the dramatic response that patients can experience following leptin therapy, including the critical role this hormone plays in the regulation of human food intake. A Cambridge Science Festival 2009 lecture.

Why do we like to eat?

A little light relief

The Naked Scientist

In the Blink of an Eye

The Garage Laboratory

It's a gas

The Cambridge Science Festival is the UK's largest free event of its kind. It engages with people across a range of scientific interests and concerns as well as encouraging young people to study science at school and university. Watch this space for details of the March 2009 Festival.

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