Tonight’s Cambridge Science Festival ’‘Spotlight on Science’ lecture will focus on the ground-breaking research being conducted in physics at the world-famous Cavendish Laboratory at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge. Professor Andy Fabian of the Institute of Astronomy will talk about future developments in cosmology, including dark matter, black holes, and other universes.

̽»¨Ö±²¥lecture will be held from 4.30-5.30 at the Pippard Lecture Theatre, Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road.

̽»¨Ö±²¥lecture is the penultimate in the Cambridge Science Festival’s ‘Spotlight on Science’ lecture series. ̽»¨Ö±²¥Festival’s ‘Spotlight on Science’ lecture series will conclude tomorrow night with the panel discussion ‘Priorities for People and Planet’ which will be held from 7.30-9 pm at the Judge Business School on Trumpington Street in Cambridge. Tim Radford, former Science Editor of ̽»¨Ö±²¥Guardian, will chair a panel of top scientists talking about what the priorities for scientific research and development should be with regard to environmental issues, health and disease and our response to natural disasters. ̽»¨Ö±²¥lecture is sponsored by Science magazine.

̽»¨Ö±²¥Science Festival runs until Sunday, 26 March. It provides people of all ages the opportunity to explore science through hands on activities and talks hosted by people who study or work with science, engineering and technology.

̽»¨Ö±²¥first Science weekend was held on the weekend of March 18-19. Carol Vorderman opened the Science weekend on Saturday, March 18.

Now in its 13th year, the Cambridge Science Festival hosts over 100 events and is one of National Science Week’s major initiatives. Its aim is to interest school children and adults in the scientific research going on throughout the ̽»¨Ö±²¥, and to encourage school pupils to consider studying science in the future. ̽»¨Ö±²¥events also provide the general public with the chance to ask questions of researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and for scientists to engage with the public on issues of interest and concern.

̽»¨Ö±²¥full programme of the events will be available on the festival’s website. Interested parties can also call the information line on 01223 766766. Those interested in any of the events that require booking, should book soon due to some venues’ space limitations.

̽»¨Ö±²¥2006 Cambridge Science Festival is sponsored by Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Press, ̽»¨Ö±²¥Technology Partnership, Microsoft Research, the Vodafone UK Foundation, Science Magazine and Oracle. Supporters of the Festival include Cambridge Evening News and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

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