Cambridge Festival 2025
We can't wait to be involved with the Cambridge Festival again for 2025, and we have a full line-up of talks and activities planned!
Read on to find out how to attend our sessions.
Programme - Centre for Child, Adolescent and Family Research
Talks
Venue
Our talks will be held in our Ground Floor Seminar Room (step-free access), at the Old Cavendish Laboratory, New Museums Site.
Schedule ~ Saturday, 29th March
11:30-12:30 | The Psychology of Starting School: Q&A panel discussion of a new book for parents ~ Professor Claire Hughes
11:30-12:30 | Baby Talk ~ Dr Sarah Lloyd-Fox will speak along with Teodora Gliga (University of East Anglia). Hosted by Ginny Smith (Braintastic! Science). Venue: This talk will be held in the Student Services Centre, just across the courtyard from us on the New Museums Site.
13:00-14:00 | Dyslexia, Rhythm, Language and the Developing Brain ~ Professor Usha Goswami
14:30-15:30 | Newborn language and communication signals ~ Dr Sarah Lloyd-Fox
Bookings
Please visit the individual talks links for full talk details and booking links.
Workshops
Venue
Our workshops will be held on the Ground Floor at the Old Cavendish Laboratory, New Museums Site.
Schedule ~ Saturday, 29th March
The psychology of starting school exhibition ~ Professor Claire Hughes and lab members
How we think, move, feel and see the world: Fun games and art activities for young families, babies and children 0-12 years ~ Partnered with the Brazelton Centre UK ~ Dr Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Dr Laura Carnevali and lab members.
Bookings
Running all day - no need to book, just drop-in!
Schedule ~ Sunday, 30th March
11:00-12:30| 13:00-14:00 | 14:30-16:00 | Exploring Family Traits: A Creative Workshop for Kids ~ Dr Chloe Austerberry and Dr Perah Alter
Bookings
Please visit the individual talks links for full workshop details and booking links.
Baby Feeding Room ~ Full Weekend
Venue
Ground Floor Seminar Room (step-free access), at the Old Cavendish Laboratory, New Museums Site.
Facilities
This quiet space will be available for the full weekend for breast- and bottle-feeding.
We will provide a selection of quiet activities to occupy older siblings, while they wait.
Changing facilities will also be available.
Bookings
Running all day - no need to book, just drop-in!
Programme - Psychology
Talks
Venue
Our talks will be held in our Ground Floor Psychology Lecture Theatre, on the Downing Site
Schedule ~ Saturday, 29th March
12:00-13:00 | The Movement and Musicality of Mental Time Travel ~ Nicky Clayton FRS & Mark Baldwin OBE
13:30-14:30 | Do Rats Feel Empathy? ~ Estherina Trachtenberg
15:00-16:00 | The Movement and Musicality of Mental Time Travel ~ Nicky Clayton FRS & Mark Baldwin OBE
Schedule ~ Saturday, 29th March
12:00-13:00 | Seeing is Believing? The Secrets of Visual Illusions Unveiled ~ Paul Bays
13:30-14:30 | Do Rats Feel Empathy? ~ Estherina Trachtenberg
15:00-16:00 | Seeing is Believing? The Secrets of Visual Illusions Unveiled ~ Paul Bays
Bookings
Please visit the individual talks links for full talk details and booking links.
“From drawing first breath to the election booth: A Lifespan Journey” - Psychology Investigation Trail.
Venue
Our Investigation Trail will be held in our Ground Floor Psychology Classroom, on the Downing Site
Activities ~ Full Weekend (drop-in format)
Stop 1 | Exploring: Sight - Can we know what a baby is thinking? | Curator: Nina Shcheglova
Stop 2 | Exploring: Touch - Do you love fiddling and fidgeting? | Curator: Nina Shcheglova
Stop 3 | Exploring: Memory - The Emotional Cognition Lab’s Object Memory Quiz | Curator: Tommy McConnell
Stop 4 | Exploring: Language - Colouring corner | Curator: Nina Shcheglova
Stop 5 | Exploring: Facial recognition of emotions - Face-Off! Who Looks Alike? | Curator: Jian Sun
Stop 6 | Exploring: Voting - How do you take voting decisions? | Curator: Andreas Kapounek
Bookings
Running all day - no need to book, just drop-in!