A polar explorer, TV chef and chocolate-powered racing cars have been lined up to help a Midland university celebrate its 50th birthday.
The University of Warwick will be holding the Festival of the Imagination on October 16 and 17.
BBC's Saturday Kitchen regular and honorary graduate Vivek Singh will be exploring the benefits of Indian spices.
He will be joined on stage at Warwick Arts Centre by Prof Sudhesh Kumar, dean of Warwick Medical School, to explore how certain foods can improve your health.
One of the key figures of Coventry's 2-Tone movement, The Selecter singer Pauline Black, will be part of a panel talking about the impact of the music.
The university's Butterworth Hall will be transformed into an interactive Discovery Zone to showcase some of its most innovative research.
The zone will offer adults and children the chance to try science experiments.
Topics will include the future of solar-powered trees, how chocolate-powered racing cars work and what life is like in a freezer.
There will also be a Q&A session with Coventry polar explorer Mark Wood.
The university's vice-chancellor Prof Sir Nigel Thrift said: "This public, two-day Festival of the Imagination will help us share our 50th anniversary with the public.
"Our campus will be filled with events to both spark debate and entertain while also celebrating our work and the contribution the University of Warwick has made locally, nationally and internationally."
International street food will be available in the university plaza and Warwick's own specially brewed beer called the Hopping Grad will be on sale.
Activities will include testing racing skills in a track driving simulator. A selection of classic cars will also be parked outside Warwick Arts Centre.
The university was ranked as one of the top ten young universities in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement.
Most of the festival's events are free but should be booked in advance, however booking is not needed for the Discovery Zone.
