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No 6459

Wednesday 15 March 2017

Vol cxlvii No 25

pp. 398–406

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 individual Faculty, Department, and institution websites, on the What’s On website (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/whatson/), and on Talks.cam (http://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/).

Brief details of upcoming events are given below.

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Von Hügel Lecture 2017: Museums, heritage, culture: into the conflict zone, by Professor Kavita Singh, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, at 5.30 p.m. on 28 March 2017 in Mill Lane Lecture Room 3, followed by drinks at the Museum

http://maa.cam.ac.uk/von-hugel-lecture-2017/

Disability Resource Centre

14th Annual Disability Lecture: Innovating towards a more inclusive future, by Saqib Shaikh, a software engineer in the AI & Research group at Microsoft; with personal experience of how technology has improved his life, he will describe research at Microsoft to empower disabled people; at 5.30 p.m. on 23 March 2017 in the Palmerston Room, St John’s College

http://www.disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/thinking-about-disability/annual-disability-lecture

Procurement Services

Annual Purchasing Exhibition 2017: Enabling the Cambridge of tomorrow. From 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on 29 March 2017 at the University Centre, Granta Place; free event for all staff, including a buffet lunch, promotional giveaways, and seminars; pre-registration recommended (available until Friday, 24 March 2017) or turn up on the day; enquiries: procurement.services.enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk or carol.gardner@admin.cam.ac.uk

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/cam-only/offices/purchasing/events/exhibition/2017/