Science Festival
The brochures are out and the posters are up, bookings for the 2018 Cambridge Science Festival open on 12 February. We're hosting three great events, all following the festival theme of 'the senses'. Find out more on the Festival website.
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Chalk and skis
Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton are often compared, but not many people ever ask “Which of them was better at drawing cartoon penguins?” Read a blog post by our conservator Sophie Rowe and find out how we care for these rare chalkboard drawings.
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Lyell Medal
Congratulations to our Director, Professor Julian Dowdeswell, who has been awarded the 2018 Lyell Medal of the Geological Society of London. The Lyell Medal has been awarded since 1876 and is the Society's highest award for 'soft rock' geology.
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