The Project Cambridge Show

Project Cambridge

Launched in 2025 and originally named 'The Project Cambridge Podcast', for our 11th episode we rebranded as 'The Project Cambridge Show', to further focus on a visual concept with a new format. The show is a blend of science and tech, as well as community and educational stuff, too. We want to make the techy stuff easy to understand so that it's accessible and inclusive for all, with the purpose of nurturing a future talent pool of young people and others in our city. Of course, for those preferring to listen on audio, that option is there, but YouTube provides the full Project Cambridge Show experience!

  1. Episode 16 - Pippa Heylings MP - From Parliament to Parachute

    APR 8

    Episode 16 - Pippa Heylings MP - From Parliament to Parachute

    Pippa Heylings is the MP for South Cambridgeshire and she's also the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero. We take a deep dive through Pippa's fascinating story, spanning her early years, right through the 20 years she spent working globally on climate and environmental challenges and then, her transition into politics. ๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒฒ We discover what Pippa is campaigning for and also take a walk in her shoes (you'll like this bit) as she gives Jen the inside gossip about what it's really like in Parliament. ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ We'll also discuss the Project Cambridge Charity Skydive for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity which takes place THIS SUNDAY, where Pippa, Jen and a team of 16 people will jump 15,000 feet to raise money for the hospice. ๐Ÿช‚โœˆ๏ธ Donate to the charity skydive โฌ‡๏ธ https://arhc.enthuse.com/pf/pippa-heylings-mp ๐—”๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: South Cambridgeshire District Council, Liberal Democrats, University of Nottingham, VSO, Rhodes University, Addenbrookeโ€™s Hospital, Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, Cheney Payne, Charlotte Horobin, Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce, Cambridge Wireless, Sharon Allen OBE FCGI ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ & ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† Henry Field

    43 min
  2. Episode 15 - Tea & Biscuits with David Cleevely CBE (and his dog) - Part Two

    APR 1

    Episode 15 - Tea & Biscuits with David Cleevely CBE (and his dog) - Part Two

    Part Two explores why 'networks' are so vital; David co-founded Cambridge Wireless and Cambridge Network. ๐Ÿซฑ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿซฒ๐Ÿผ We also delve into David's work with Cambridge Science Centre and Raspberry Pi Foundation and discover why its so important to make accessible for everyone. Jen also finds out that David's entrepreneurship extends beyond technology. Did you know that he also co-founded an award-winning restaurant? This is another jam-packed episode, complete with advice for budding entrepreneurs from the man himself. And of course, more from Munslow the dog. ๐Ÿ• ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ: Henry Field

    31 min
  3. Episode 14 - Tea & Biscuits with David Cleevely CBE (and his dog) - Part One

    MAR 26

    Episode 14 - Tea & Biscuits with David Cleevely CBE (and his dog) - Part One

    Our latest production is a two-parter featuring Dr David Cleevely, CBE. ๐—˜๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ - ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ & ๐—•๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—•๐—˜ (๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด) - ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ In this first episode, Jen steps inside David's beautiful Cambridge home and has an in-depth chat with him about childhood and growing up into early adulthood. We discover how David's curiosity for worms and bees played a crucial part in introducing him to both Science and Entrepreneurship. ๐Ÿชฑ๐Ÿ We also find out what David used to get up to as a teenager on Richmond Park and how Serendipity, the title of his book, is woven into so much of his early life. ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿช๐Ÿ’ฅ We also dive into his education and early career and find out what brought David to Cambridge and crucially, what kept him here. The conversation also covers that chance meeting with Jonathan Milner and how Abcam was formed. You're not going to want to miss this one. And yes, we meet David's beautiful dog. ๐Ÿ• Check out the YouTube version for the full, visual Project Cambridge experience!

    30 min
  4. Episode 13 - Mashup - Featuring Arthur Rank Hospice Update, Women4Technology & North Cambridge Academy

    FEB 18

    Episode 13 - Mashup - Featuring Arthur Rank Hospice Update, Women4Technology & North Cambridge Academy

    This episode is a '๐˜พ๐™–๐™ข๐™—๐™ง๐™ž๐™™๐™œ๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™œ๐™–-๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ญ ๐™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š' and we mix in the following: An ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ interview with Sharon Allen OBE filmed on location at Arthur Rank Hospice as she gives us an update on the funding situation. We also discover more about the upcoming ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ & explain how YOU can get involved. https://projectcambridge.co.uk/charity-skydive Also, we mix in a recent interview about the skydive featuring the awesome Pippa Heylings, MP. ๐Ÿช‚ We also take a trip down the M11 to the Mills & Reeve London office for the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐Ÿฐ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต, featuring exclusive interviews with legendary #W4T Founder and St John's Innovation Centre Ltd NED, Ann Fisher and we also hear from Deborah Dawson & Zickie Lim from M&R as well as Oli Barrett from The SuperScalers. ๐ŸŒ† To complete the 'set', we then crossfade into Jen Richardson's recent visit to North Cambridge Academy, volunteering with Form the Future. Jen checks out what it's really like inside the school and we also backspin to Episode 11 and revisit Innovate Cambridge's Dr Kathryn Chapman's interview with us and look at why there is such a focus on the school. ๐Ÿซ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Cambridge Tech Week, Jane Driver, Costello Medical, Stephen Perse Foundation, Anne Bailey, Cameron Holloway, Cambridge City Council, Sally Field, Stephanie Martlew, Mikki Gant, Sarah Lygoe, Mario Lizzio, Georgie Hay, Charlotte Horobin, Rachel Boyd-Moss, Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce, Cambridge Wireless, Walden Capital, Raspberry Pi Foundation, Barnaby Perks, Cheney Payne, Ian Sollom, Charlotte Cane, Liberal Democrats We recommend this episode to be viewed on our YouTube channel for the optimum Project Cambridge experience.

    30 min
  5. Episode 12 - Form The Future Conference - The Next Generation Behind The Lens (Special Audio Edit)

    FEB 5

    Episode 12 - Form The Future Conference - The Next Generation Behind The Lens (Special Audio Edit)

    If you didn't get to attend the Form the Future CIC annual conference at the end of January 2026 (or even if you ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ), here is your chance to hear some of our exclusive interviews from the day. ๐—˜๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ - ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ is the audio version of a unique video, captured by work experience students from Cambridge Regional College and Long Road Sixth Form College; 18-year-old Drew Richardson-Tofield and 17-year-old Lauren Smith. Along with Jen Richardson, they exclusively interview some of the speakers and guests from the event. We're featuring interviews with Dr Agnieszka Iwasiewicz-Wabnig from the Maxwell Centre at the University of Cambridge and her daughter Vicky, Pippa Heylings MP, Philip Colligan CBE from Raspverry Pi Foundation, Andrea Wood MBE from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, Rachel Coquard, Phoebe Pratley from Form The Future, Rupert Davey & Charlotte Hallewell from ctm, Corrin Hoyes and Laura Kerry from Cambridge Regional College. If you'd like to watch the full episode, including all the footage of speakers from the day, you can catch it on our YouTube channel.

    16 min
  6. Episode 11 - Innovation With Purpose: Dr Kathryn Chapman on Inclusion & Impact in Cambridge

    JAN 27

    Episode 11 - Innovation With Purpose: Dr Kathryn Chapman on Inclusion & Impact in Cambridge

    In this brand new episode, Jen interviews Kathryn Chapman; Innovate Cambridge's Executive Director. Through a fun, frank and friendly chat on The Glasshouse's sofa, we discover all about Kathryn's early life and career from 'bench to board', how creativity in her hobbies has helped shape her success and why she is passionate and enthusiastic about ensuring we hold ourselves accountable to be inclusive in all that we do, as Cambridge grows. We also find out, what and who The Glasshouse is for, how and why you should get involved. This is an episode for everyone who lives in, works in or cares about Cambridge. We encourage you to view on YouTube to experience the full new visual format and concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrud6roSVTQ

    49 min
  7. Episode 10 - Putting the Heart into Business - Purpose Beyond Profit with Rachel Hales from Get Synergised

    JAN 7

    Episode 10 - Putting the Heart into Business - Purpose Beyond Profit with Rachel Hales from Get Synergised

    Rachel Hales from Get Synergised joins Jen for a frank, but extremely heartfelt chat about how businesses, non-profits, and public sector partners can connect better and share resources, creating social and economic value, improving lives and building a better future for all. We also discover where her motivation comes from, as she talks to us about life growing up in Cambridge. We get personal. If you've never met Rachel before; this is your chance to get to know one of the most valued and treasured people within our ecosystem.

    50 min
  8. Episode 9 - Made in Cambridge - Manufacturing the Future With Professor Tim Minshall

    11/26/2025

    Episode 9 - Made in Cambridge - Manufacturing the Future With Professor Tim Minshall

    Tim Minshall from the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) at the University of Cambridge makes Manufacturing fun and fascinating. He's an award-winning lecturer, who is doing some wonderful work at raising awareness of manufacturing among schoolchildren and their teachers. He also researches, writes and gives talks about manufacturing, innovation and skills, nationally and internationally. He sits down with Jen to rewind on his life and career so far and gives his take on how Cambridge can optimise the opportunity to embrace manufacturing. We also chat through skills and education and the importance of getting more young people into this wonderful sector.

    47 min
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Launched in 2025 and originally named 'The Project Cambridge Podcast', for our 11th episode we rebranded as 'The Project Cambridge Show', to further focus on a visual concept with a new format. The show is a blend of science and tech, as well as community and educational stuff, too. We want to make the techy stuff easy to understand so that it's accessible and inclusive for all, with the purpose of nurturing a future talent pool of young people and others in our city. Of course, for those preferring to listen on audio, that option is there, but YouTube provides the full Project Cambridge Show experience!

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