The following lectures, seminars, etc. will be open to members of the University and others who are interested:
History. Hexagonal Forum. A symposium, entitled Plus c'est la rupture, plus c'est la même chose? Sarkozy's France after 6 months, will take place on 30 November, in the Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Whewells Court, Trinity College. Further information can be found at http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/seminars_events/conferences/. The programme will be as follows:
| 2 p.m. | Introduction, by Robert Tombs. |
| 2.15 p.m. | Sarkozy and the Fifth Republic: the historical context, by Henri Astier. |
| 3 p.m. | Sarkozy's impact on the French political scene, by Jean-Pierre Langellier. |
| 3.45 p.m. | Changing the economy, by Philippe Yvergniaux. |
| 4.30 p.m. | Higher education: the road to reform or a bridge too far?, by John Keiger. |
| 5.15 p.m. | Continuities and changes in European and world policy, by Diego Colas. |
| 6 p.m. | General discussion |
Isaac Newton Institute. The Rothschild Visiting Professor, Andreas Dress, of the Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, will give a seminar at 5 p.m. on 3 December, entitled Phylogenetic nets: examples and theoretical results. The seminar will be followed by an informal reception at 6 p.m. To receive regular details of the Rothschild Visiting Professor Seminars by e-mail, please send the message 'subscribe monday-seminars' to majordomo@newton.cam.ac.uk.