Boost your summer break in 2026
Cambridge experts share their tips to stay healthy on holiday this summer, so you can get the most out of your time away.
Can we blame Cambridge University for hydration breaks?
News
Updates from across the University
Space cargo costs could fall more than 90% by 2040
The cost of reaching orbit is now falling faster than that of steamship freight during the 1800s, a shift that economists say will once again transform global commerce.
Retelling the Odyssey
Cambridge classicists hope Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster ‘teems with women’ and features the gods and underworld.
A truly green way to power our devices
Can Cambridge-developed ‘biocells’ reduce our reliance on batteries? A team of Cambridge researchers has found a way to power electronic devices using algae.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, and more
Family - Summer at the museums: Tuesday 21 July to Monday 31 August
Your local museums have a jam-packed programme of free and low-cost activities to keep the whole family entertained this summer.
Family - Free summer film screenings: Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
Cambridge’s Downing Site will be transformed into an open-air cinema for free, family-friendly film screenings including Night at the Museum, School of Rock and Matilda.
Exhibitions - War Craft at the Fitzwilliam Museum: until Sunday 23 August
Bringing together objects crafted in the moment and aftermath of historic battles, modern warfare and contemporary war, War Craft shares the stories of the soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war who made them.
