Friday 23 September 2022, 12.00am BST – Sunday 25 September 2022, 12.00am BST
Included in £10 Virtual Pass
Explore a different side of Cambridge with the Cambridge Museum of Technology. Take a virtual tour (by land, river and air) to reveal past, present (and future) skylines and landscapes around the city.
In recent years, organisations have struggled with issues such as rapid digitisation, and the climate crisis. COVID19 accelerated the need to change working practices - companies that can’t keep up risk losing talented employees. We will explore how continuous skills development helps talent retention, and what Cambridge has to offer.
Join Curator Dr Susanne Turner on a tour of more than thousand years of classical art history – and find out about the practice of collecting plaster casts in Cambridge.
Almost 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus took a journey to Lapland, which has been celebrated as pioneering scientific and ethnographic fieldwork. Yet a closer look reveals there’s more to the story. Join this talk to discover the crucial role played by local residents in Linnaeus’ expedition to Lapland.
Friday 23 September 2022, 12.30pm BST – Saturday 24 September 2022, 2.00pm BST
Free
The Bechdel test – named after cartoonist Alison Bechdel – asks three simple questions of every work of fiction: does it include two named women? Do they talk to one another? About something besides a man?
Explore how fundamental research can provide insights into today's cancer treatments with two of the Gurdon Institute's top young researchers studying different aspects of cancer biology.
Join Curator Dr Susanne Turner on a tour of more than thousand years of classical art history – and find out about the practice of collecting plaster casts in Cambridge.
Join Stephen Cox as he gives a guided tour around his sculptures which are being exhibited in the courts and gardens of Trinity Hall. This is a chance to hear from the artist about his inspiration and the traditional techniques used to work the stone.
Join members of the Darwin Correspondence Project at Cambridge University Library, to explore the crucial role Charles Darwin’s global correspondence network played in his scientific work.
Learn about interactions between Jewish (and non-Jewish) communities in Luxembourg, how Moroccan Jewish women conserve their identity in song, plus new work on Jewish responses to early Christianity. This online panel event is organised by Cambridge Interfaith Programme: catalysing inter-religious inquiry since 2002.
Join Stephen Cox as he gives a guided tour around his sculptures which are being exhibited in the courts and gardens of Trinity Hall. This is a chance to hear from the artist about his inspiration and the traditional techniques used to work the stone.
In a world where computers are ubiquitous, learn about some of the more curious ways they can help us, some of the more unexpected online harms we should be aware of, and why we need to make computer science relevant to every schoolchild.
Dr Alessandro Launaro talks about how the use of archaeological techniques like ground-penetrating radar has revealed the buried Roman town of Interamna Lirenas - without digging.
Join Tamsin Ford and Darren Moore as they explore the school mantra of getting ‘bums on seats’, discussing why we should all care about the relationship between attendance and the mental health of children and young people.
Black holes are one of the most paradigmatic predictions in the Theory of General Relativity. Join us as Dr Rita Teixeira da Costa explains how mathematical tools from Geometry and Analysis can help us shed some light into these dark objects.
Join Stephen Cox as he gives a guided tour around his sculptures which are being exhibited in the courts and gardens of Trinity Hall. This is a chance to hear from the artist about his inspiration and the traditional techniques used to work the stone.
Join Dr Elizabeth English in this interactive session in which she explores your questions and queries about mindfulness, and describes her own journey.
Enjoy a glass of wine and hear how Cambridge scientists are using ‘artificial leaves’ to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into sustainable chemicals to power the economy towards a net zero carbon future. Register now to learn more about how researchers convert solar power into renewable fuels.
What is the recipe for making a galaxy? Key ingredients are the massive dark halos, supermassive black holes and cosmic collisions, be they gentle or dramatic. Join Oxford University's Professor Roger Davies (Churchill 1975) as he explains how galaxies, including our own Milky Way, assembled over the last 10 billion years.
Come and catch up with fellow Lucy Cavendish alumni and friends over a delicious dinner. Be among the first to enjoy drinks in the brand new Passivhaus building, followed by dinner in Warburton Hall alongside a special guest speaker.
Pregnancy and lactation could impact the risk of breast cancer, though scientists have trouble learning more due to the difficulty of sourcing human breast tissue samples. Cambridge researchers may have a solution – the answer lies in breastmilk. Join this talk with a leading lactation expert and cell biologist to learn.
In-person at Sidgwick | £15Included in £10 Virtual Pass
Join leading Cambridge scientists as they discuss why stem cell research is the cornerstone of future medicine. Find out how the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is changing the landscape of regenerative medicine by enabling doctors to repair, regenerate and restore the human body in fascinating new ways.
In-person at Sidgwick | £15Included in £10 Virtual Pass
Climate change: why is it such a divisive issue? What physical but also intellectual consequences does it have for our planet? Join two leading Cambridge geographers as they discuss the science and politics of climate change, and ask why we disagree so much about this environmental, cultural and political phenomenon.
Japanese knotweed, American mink and zebra mussels – three examples of invase, non-native species that wreak havoc to the UK ecology and economy. What can be done? Join this talk with a leading Cambridge zoologist to find out more.
In-person at Sidgwick | £15Included in £10 Virtual Pass
Join the Masters of Selwyn and Fitzwilliam Colleges in an expert review of politics and the media today as they discuss, ‘How can we make the daily news better for our society?’
From the Terrible Tudors to the Vicious Vikings, chances are that you’ve heard of Horrible Histories. But how did this award-winning series become an award-winning TV show? Join Richard Bradley, acclaimed TV producer and Cambridge History graduate, as he tells the tale of how televisions’ Horrible Histories was created.
How does the University of Cambridge support students on their journey from application to graduation? Join Deputy Head of Education Services and Students’ Union Postgraduate President as they consider Cambridge’s path to becoming more accessible and hear from a panel of students about their own experiences.
Look at your thumbnail, imagine a tiny frog resting there - that’s the size of the species of frogs recently discovered in Mexico by researchers. Join this fascinating talk to learn about the painstaking investigation to find these tiny frogs, who live in a secret world on the forest floor.
In-person at Sidgwick | £15Included in £10 Virtual Pass
Join this discussion about the role of cultural heritage in forging equitable global futures, moderated by the Director of Cambridge’s Heritage Research Centre. Using examples from the Nigerian civil war, British football clubs and indigenous Thai communities, the panel will demonstrate the significance of heritage research in solving global challenges.
The documentary weaves together archival footage and recordings with contemporary material to tell the story of how Cambridge became the first university in the world to offer a dedicated Bachelor of Music degree and, through anecdotes, interviews and insights, gives a flavour of how an institution has evolved.
Andrew Lownie, author of a prize-winning biography of the Cambridge Spy, draws on newly released documents to tell the full story of Guy Burgess's treachery and lonely exile in Russia.
Beginning in the West Indian sugar island of Barbados, and passing through Britain’s industrial slums and the dining rooms of the Raj, this talk traces the journey of curry around the British Empire.
Want to know more about how Lucy Cavendish alumni shape College life? We warmly invite you to join the Lucy Cavendish Alumni Association Committee AGM, where you can find out more about how the committee strengthen links between alumni and College, and how you can get involved.
Join leading classicists as they tell the story of how Cambridge made learning Greek and Latin open to those with no previous ancient language experience. With compelling testimonies from staff and students, book to find out how the Faculty of Classics became the most dynamic and accessible of its kind.
Join Dr Elizabeth Gurian of Norwich University who will talk about the similarities and differences between serial and mass murder. Her research and analyses fill a huge gap in the field by directly comparing women, minorities, international, and team offenders into the dialogue alongside the more commonly-explored solo male cases.
You may have seen the spectacular images of our universe from The James Webb Space Telescope. But how is this data transforming our knowledge about the evolution of galaxies and the supermassive black holes at their centres? Hear from three leading Cambridge astrophyicists about the impact of this incredible mission.
In-person at Sidgwick | £15Included in £10 Virtual Pass
Major scientific advances raise questions of responsibility and trust. Currently, we are on the threshold of significant change for the future of human health. And with decisions to make on how far we should go, and how we decide the limits. One thing is certain: this conversation needs everyone.
Join this tour of Lucy Cavendish’s new Passivhaus building, including a chance to look at the student accommodation and social areas. Learn about how this eco-friendly, accessible and future-proof building will house the growing and diverse student community and enjoy the new café-bar over afternoon tea with fellow alumni.
Join President of Murray Edwards College, Dorothy Byrne, as she draws on the research being carried out across Cambridge and beyond, to issue a clarion call for society to take radical action to boost support for the wellbeing of girls and young women, including the promotion of resilience and positive self-image.
How do you bring the study of medieval manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon England and the Viking Age into the twenty-first century? Join Dr Erik Niblaeus, Professor Rory Naismith and Professor Elizabeth Rowe in-person or online as they describe how.
Want to discover the complex histories behind spectacular mosaics nestled in the cities of the Northern Adriatic? Join a leading art historian to find out more about these fascinating UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Ever wondered what the history of Queens' College is? Now is your chance to find out on this amazing tour. Join Life Fellow, Dr Robin Walker, on a guided tour of Queens' College.
Dr Malik and Dr Atack draw on their research and teaching experience to discuss questions of relevance, political practice and cultural authority in the context of the vibrant Classics community at Newnham.
As humans we consider ourselves the most intelligent animals on our planet, yet the beings we live among possess a wide and complex array of different evolved intelligences. How do we avoid human bias when assessing other minds, and could a ‘periodic table’ of animal intelligence be the answer?
How did one railroad in Central America impact global politics, economics and society? Take a journey and discover the complex construction and international impact of the Panama Railroad, a remarkable feat of engineering that connected two oceans. Join the authority on this topic, Dr Peter Pyne, for an intriguing discussion.
Drawing on her experience leading ‘Meditate for Peace’ sessions this year, Dr Elizabeth English explores whether meditation can really support a feeling of peace.
Join Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe as she discusses her career at the forefront of criminological research. They will be examining how the field has changed over time and introducing her most recent publication, What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice, and Policy (2022).
