All lectures are held in the Lecture Theatre at the Institute, and begin at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7.30 p.m.), except for Tony Soper's lecture on 10 November which begins at 5 p.m. (doors open 4.30 p.m.). Lectures generally last for about an hour, including questions, and are followed by tea or coffee in the entrance hall. Attendance is free (except to Tony Soper's lecture) and open to all.
| 13 October | Antarctic volcanoes, by Dr John Smellie, Senior Volcanologist at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge. |
| 27 October | Coping with cold - lessons from Polar insects, by Professor Bill Block, Emeritus Fellow of the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge |
| 10 November | The discovery and exploitation of Polar wildlife, by Tony Soper, naturalist and film-maker. This lecture will take place at 5 p.m. in the BMS Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road. Tickets (£10) are available from the SPRI shop (tel. 01223 336540, e-mail friends@spri.cam.ac.uk). |
| 24 November | Balloonacy: Commander Cheyne's 'Flight of Fancy', by Dr Huw Lewis Jones, Curator of Art at the Scott Polar Research Institute. |