Reporter 16/2/00: Announcement of lectures and seminars

Announcement of lectures and seminars

The following lectures and seminars will be open to members of the University and others who are interested:

Biochemistry. Seminars will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Lecture Theatre, Sanger Building, Department of Biochemistry, Tennis Court Road.

22 February	Mutations in a swi / snf-like protein as a cause of human genetic disease, by Professor Doug Higgs, of the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford.
29 February	How integrins in leucocytes become active, by Dr Nancy Hogg, of ICRF, London.
7 March	Can spectroscopic and computational approaches provide insight into membrane protein structure?, by Dr Shy Arkin, of the Department of Biochemistry.

Fitzwilliam Museum. Lunch-time Gallery Talks, under the general title Art in context, will be given at 1.15 p.m. on Wednesdays, from 26 January to 26 April.

23 February

It's about time: a brief history of punctuality, by Dr David Dewhirst, formerly of the University Observatories and the Institute of Astronomy.

History. Byzantium and the Medieval World seminar series. Dr Erica Hunter, of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, will give a seminar, entitled The Cambridge Genizah, at 4 p.m. on Friday, 18 February, in the University Library, West Road.

MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit. Seminars will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Level 3 Seminar Room, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road.

1 March	Recent advances in structure/function aspects of oxidases and quinone binding sites, by Peter Rich, of University College London.
22 March	Genetic determinants of cardiovascular disease risk, by Steve Humphries, of University College Hospital, London.
12 April	Cell respiration: harnessing oxygen reduction chemistry for making ATP, by Marten Wikström, of the University of Helsinki.
26 April	Life without UCPI, by Barbara Cannon, of the University of Stockholm.

Social and Political Sciences. Sociological Research Group. A seminar, entitled Questioning the notion of feminine leadership: a critical perspective on the gender labelling of leadership, will be given by Dr Yvonne Due Billing, of the University of Copenhagen, at 5 p.m. on Monday, 21 February, in Room 10, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, 8-9 Jesus Lane.

University Advisory Committee on Disability. Dr Michael Stein, Associate Professor at Stanford University, will give a short lecture, entitled Almost a decade: is the Americans with Disabilities Act working? What can the British campaign for civil rights learn from the American experience?, at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, 25 February, in Room B.16, Faculty of Law, Sidgwick Site, West Road. There will be time for questions and discussion, and a wine reception will follow.

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