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Tue 26 July 2022 7:00PM - 8:00PM

Highlight The Really Popular Book Club: Atonement by Ian McEwan

Cambridge University Libraries will be joined by Professor Helen McCarthy to discuss this Booker shortlisted historical novel.

Thu 28 July 2022 6:00PM - 7:30PM

Antarctic Art: Creative Journeys

Join artist Shelly Perkins and the Polar Museum’s Curator Charlotte Connelly to hear about the long tradition of expedition artists in Antarctica, and Shelly’s own experiences of travelling south with the Royal Navy.

Sat 30 July 2022 12:00PM - 2:00PM

Our Place in Space | Oliver Jeffers Book Signing

Journey along to the activities tent to meet Oliver Jeffers and get your favourite book signed as part of the Our Place in Space Cambridge launch weekend!

12:00PM - 9:00PM

Our Place in Space Launch Weekend

Help us welcome the Our Place in Space sculpture trail to Cambridge with a 2 day extravaganza of talks, art, activities, music and food.

2:30PM - 4:30PM

Our Place in Space | Ask a NASA Astronaut: Kayla Barron with Maggie Aderin-Pocock

As part of the Our Place in Space launch weekend line-up of events on Midsummer Common, come along to the Stage Tent to get the opportunity to ask questions to a real-life astronaut — Kayla Barron.

2:30PM - 4:30PM

Uncomfortable Cambridge Tours

Discover Cambridge in a different way on this guided walking tour, focusing on the uncomfortable stories of power and privilege which have shaped both the university and the city.

7:00PM - 8:00PM

Our Place in Space | Twilight Talk | Kayla Barron, Oliver Jeffers and Professor Stephen Smartt

Join us to find out what happens when the worlds of an astronaut, artist and astrophysicist collide!

Sun 31 July 2022 12:00PM - 6:00PM

Our Place in Space Launch Weekend

Help us welcome the Our Place in Space sculpture trail to Cambridge with a 2 day extravaganza of talks, art, activities, music and food.

2:30PM - 4:30PM

Uncomfortable Cambridge Tours

Discover Cambridge in a different way on this guided walking tour, focusing on the uncomfortable stories of power and privilege which have shaped both the university and the city.