This year see’s the launch of the new look Cambridge Festival which replaces the Cambridge Science Festival and the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. The festival will primarily be digital in 2021 – to enable wide-reaching engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. See the full programme for events across the University 26 March to 4 April.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department staff have prepared material for two fun events and are delighted to be involved in hosting two events in collaboration with Cambridge Reproduction SRI.
Learn about the key players in a healthy pregnancy (mum, baby and the placenta), bust some myths and test your knowledge through our interactive info-quizzes.
Age: Adults; Young adults 12-18
Pregnancy: A nine month phone call. The placenta can be likened to a phone – passing messages from mum to baby.
Age: Children under 12
Queer Conceptions: screening of Seahorse (2019)
Friday 26 March, 19:30 – 21:00
Seahorse (2019) charts one trans man’s pioneering quest to fulfil an age-old desire: to start his own family. It is an intimate, audacious and lyrical story for the cinema about conception, pregnancy, birth and what makes us who we are.
Age: Adults; Young adults 12-18
Queer Conceptions: families in the 21st century
Tuesday 30 March, 19:30 – 21:00
Same-sex adoption, trans pregnancies and advances in reproductive biology have made our understanding of ‘family’ more diverse and inclusive than ever. Join us to discuss what queer parenthood means for the 21st century
Age: Adults
We would love to hear from you. Please give us some feedback through a short survey. This will help us to develop our event further.
Thank you to the following staff who have given their time to prepare these events: Dafina Angelova; Giulia Avellino; Irving Aye; Elin Bernson; Emma Cook; Francesca Gaccioli; Sung Gong; Ionel Sandovici and Ulla Sovio.
Acknowledgement: this project was initially funded by a Public Engagement Starter Fund awarded in 2019, University of Cambridge.
Other reproduction-related events and activities at the Cambridge Festival
There is a vast line up of other events and activities at the Festival that are related to reproduction. Visit Cambridge Reproduction SRI for a comprehensive list but here are a couple of highlights.
Mind Over Chatter: the Cambridge University podcast
All day from Friday 26 March until Sunday 4 April
One of the planned episodes is about The Future of Reproduction and features conversation with researchers from Cambridge Reproduction SRI.
All you need to know about your placenta
1:00pm-2:00pm on Saturday 27 March
This event will help you understand how the amazing organ made by the baby, the placenta, and the mother’s uterus work together during pregnancy. Participants can compete for an inspired prize – but be careful only those who paid full attention can make it to victory!
