Reporter 6/11/02: Announcement of lectures, etc.

Announcement of lectures, etc.

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

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH). Professor Edward Said, of Columbia University, will be delivering the third lecture in his series on Humanism and knowledge at 5 p.m. in Lady Mitchell Hall, on Thursday, 7 November. The title of his talk will be Return to Philology. Further information is available from the CRASSH webpage at http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/events.html. Seating will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

French. On Tuesday, 12 November, at 5.30 p.m., Professor Henriette Walter, of the Université de Haute-Bretagne, will give a lecture in French, entitled Quand les jeunes prennent la parole, in the Little Hall, Sidgwick Site. In association with the French Cultural Delegation and with the support of the French Embassy, London.

Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies. Professor Kenneth J. McNamara, of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum, will give the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies Lecture on Shapes in time - heterochrony in vertebrate evolution, at 5 p.m., on Friday, 15 November, in the McCrum Lecture Theatre, Corpus Christi College.

On Saturday, 16 November, a one-day discussion meeting on Evolution of Human Development will take place from 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the McCrum Lecture Theatre, Corpus Christi College. The programme is as follows:

Something old, something new: when does heterochrony help us understand human evolution? by Professor Brian Shea, of Northwestern University, USA.

How tooth development reflects life history in early hominins and other primates, by Professor Christopher Dean, of University College London.

The evolution of early brain growth in humans, by Professor Sean Rice, of Yale University.

Childhood begets children: human reproduction then and now, by Professor Barry Bogin, of the University of Michigan.

Growth and size in human populations: evolutionary implications, by Dr Marta Mirazón Lahr, of the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies.

Cancer and the evolution of body size, by Dr Armand Leroi, of Imperial College London.

Discussant: Professor Kenneth McNamara, of the Western Australian Museum.

Admission to the Discussion Meeting is by prior registration. To register, please apply to Madeline Watt, Administrative Secretary, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Biological Anthropology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DZ (tel. 01223 763419, e-mail mmw23@cam.ac.uk).

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