The following lectures, seminars, etc. will be open to members of the University and others who are interested:
Economics. The Marshall Lectures 2008-09. Professor Daron Acemoglu, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver two lectures entitled Persistence and change in institutions, in the Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue, at 5 p.m. on 10 and 11 February. Professor Acemoglu will hold a seminar in the Hall immediately after the second lecture.
Engineering. Dynamics and vibrations tea time talks will take place on Fridays at 4 p.m. in the Oatley Seminar Room, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street. Tea will be available from 3.30 p.m. Enquiries should be directed to Anita Clayson, Dynamics and Vibration Research (email ac651@cam.ac.uk).
| 30 January | Tsunamis in natural bays and deepwater mooring dynamics, by Mr Alex Argyros, of the Engineering Department. |
| 6 February | Experiments with bispectra, by Professor David Newland, of the Engineering Department. |
| 13 February | Intrinsic, stretch reflex, and cognitive contributions to driver steering torque, by Mr Will Hoult, of the Engineering Department. |
| 20 February | Formation of asteroids: a simple mechanical model for complicated shapes, by Professor Gabor Domokos, of Budapest University of Technology and Economics. |
| 27 February | Sensor/actuator optimization for high frequency vibration control using the hybrid method, by Dr Asan Gani Abdul-Muthalif, of the Engineering Department. |
| 6 March | The statistics of the responses of offshore structures in spreading seas, by Ms Yahui Zhang, of the Engineering Department. |
| Micro-electro-mechanical resonators for signal processing, by Dr Jize Yan, of the Engineering Department. |
Gender Studies. Multi-disciplinary Seminar Series. Dr Jens Scherpe, of the Faculty of Law, will give a seminar entitled Changing one's legal gender, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, 22 January, in Room 101, Sir William Hardy Building, Downing Site.
History and Economics. Seminars take place on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the B-Dining Room, Trinity Hall, Trinity Lane.
| 11 February | Secularizing Islamists? Conceptual confusion and political reality, by Humeira Iqtidar, of the Centre of South Asian Studies. |
| 25 February | James Madison, thinking, by Jack Rakove, of Stanford University. |
| 11 March | The inner life of empires, by Emma Rothschild, of the Centre for History and Economics. |