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Ilaria Perissi, Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, will discuss the main factors which trigger climate change, such as physical, economic and social factors, and how her work as a science modeller can help policymakers in planning a more sustainable future.
Attend free events as part of the annual Cambridge Festival. Find out more about research taking place at Anglia Ruskin University.
How do you wash hands correctly to help prevent the spread of infectious microbes? Discover what bacteria looks like and build your own microbes to learn about the structure of bacteria and viruses. Presented by School of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University.
Test the effect of a body illusion via a simple virtual reality setup – on children’s memory recall. You will be able to experience what it is like to have the body of a younger child!
Join us to explore how we experience ourselves and our bodies during dreams, and to immerse yourselves in another world! Event facilitated by scientists Matt Gwyther and Jane Aspell, artist Nanette Hoogslag and students from the MA Visual Communication course at ARU.
ARU Kids presents Baby Club – Learn the science behind why some of your favourite baby activities are great for boosting your child's development. Interactive workshop for the under-2s and their caregivers. The ARU Kids Lab is group of developmental psychologists who research how babies and young children learn about the world around them.
What’s it like to live with hearing and vision impairment? In this workshop you get to explore virtual simulations of different sensory experiences, hear from people with lived experience of sensory impairment and take part in tasks to discover alternative ways of considering the sensory environment. Facilitated by Dr Saima Rajasingam, Lecturer in Audiology, ARU.
Every day we march closer towards a life of what are termed 'worst case scenarios': extreme weather, mass migration, societal collapse. We highlight the lack of speed within governance as a roadblock to achieving Net Zero Carbon by showcasing and demonstrating an alternative form of policy creation. You will be invited to co-design this new form of policy creation via participation.
Many of us can relate to the idea of having ‘too much stuff’: sometimes wishing our possessions did not clutter our lives and living spaces. Still, many often find it difficult and even stressful to dispose of possessions. This can lead to hoarding disorder, a distressing and impairing mental health condition. Talk with Sharon Morein, Anglia Ruskin University.
42% of deaths in the world are due to some kind of fibrotic disease. Despite efforts over the last 50 years, there is still no cure. Prof Selim Cellek, biomedical researcher at Anglia Ruskin University, delves into why this disease is so difficult to find a treatment for.