Events, courses, etc.

Announcement of lectures, seminars, etc.

The University offers a large number of lectures, seminars, and other events, many of which are free of charge, to members of the University and others who are interested. Details can be found on Faculty and Departmental websites, and in the following resources.

The What’s On website (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/whatson/) carries details of exhibitions, music, theatre and film, courses, and workshops, and is searchable by category and date. Both an RSS feed and a subscription email service are available.

Talks.cam (http://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/) is a fully searchable talks listing service, and talks can be subscribed to and details downloaded.

Brief details of upcoming events are given below.

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities	Understanding society weekly lecture series; Tuesdays at 5.30 p.m.; next seminar: ‘In my heart there was a kind of fighting’ (Hamlet): some thoughts on warring and war, by Professor Juliet Mitchell, on 23 October 2012	http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2110/
Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering	Babbage Seminar Series; Inaugural seminar: Charles Babbage’s new manufacturing system: the lectures that never happened, by Professor Sir Mike Gregory and Dr Ha-Joon Chang, on 25 October 2012	http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/events/babbage-seminar-series/

Festival of Ideas: Notice

The Festival of Ideas celebrates the arts, humanities, and social sciences, with over 150 free events for all age groups. This year’s Festival runs from 24 October to 4 November 2012 and its theme is Dreams and nightmares. For further information and to download the 2012 programme, visit the Festival website at http://www.cam.ac.uk/festivalofideas/.