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"Happy is he who gets to know the reasons for things."

Virgil (70-19BCE)

Have you ever wanted to find out more about a particular aspect of science?

We aim to provide courses for everyone over the age of 18, whether or not you have any background in science. Our tutors enjoy sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm with students of all ages and backgrounds. Our courses assume no prior knowledge of the subject but will quickly guide you throught the basic information that you need to discuss interesting aspects that you have always wanted to know more about. You will be taught in a relaxed friendly and informal style and many of our courses include practical work, field and museum visits.

We offer a varied programme of courses, day schools, weekly classes and residential science courses at Madingley Hall as well Certificate Programmes leading to a University award.

Susan Watson, the Director of our science programme, oversees all our science courses.

Current courses

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Title Start Date
Birds in Spring 19 March 2010
Further geology 23 April 2010
Britain before man - a geological history 4 June 2010
The identification of Britain's native trees 23 April 2010
The science behind the news 12 March 2010
Isaac Newton: an introduction to his life and work 11 June 2010
Mazes: design, solution and applications 19 February 2010
Forensic facial reconstruction 30 April 2010
Diseases of the brain 25 June 2010
Garden wildlife 20 February 2010
Understanding birds 13 March 2010
How do drugs work? 20 April 2010
Genetics project-based course 19 April 2010
Environmental change and Antarctica 24 April 2010
'Murder at Madingley': forensics in action 25 April 2010
Introducing psychology: mind, mental process and behaviour 1 August 2010
The abnormal mind: an introduction to psychopathology 1 August 2010
A history of science to the early Middle Ages 5 July 2010
The origins of modern science: the scientific revolution 5 July 2010
A history of medicine, from the Ancients to anaesthesia 5 July 2010
Renaissance science and engineering 1 August 2010
The other Middle Ages: the Islamic world and the Latin debt to Islam 1 August 2010
The other Middle Ages: the Islamic world and the Latin debt to Islam 1 August 2010
From atoms to galaxies: the astronomer’s view 4 July 2010
Introduction to social psychology 11 July 2010
Extreme astrophysics 18 July 2010
Autism: a modern epidemic? 25 July 2010
Spectroscopy 4 July 2010
Understanding infinity 11 July 2010
Material matters or materials matter: an overview of materials science 4 July 2010
Palaeoclimate: Climate Change Through the Ages - Looking Back to the Future 4 July 2010
The dynamics of spin 11 July 2010
Keeping up with the universe 11 July 2010
The high energy frontier - the Large Hadron Collider 18 July 2010
Living with climate change 18 July 2010
The life, death, immortality and criminality of cells 18 July 2010
An introduction to cryptography 25 July 2010
Infectious disease and the immune system 25 July 2010
Materials science, energy generation and sustainability 25 July 2010
The Neuroscience of Perception: making sense of our senses. 14 May 2010
Interdisciplinary Summer School Term II 1 August 2010
Science Summer School Term I and Term II 4 July 2010