What's On: What's On

Mon 18 June 2012

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight John Piper at Churchill College

An exhibition of original prints in the Chapel at Churchill College celebrating Piper's stained glass windows

5:00PM - 7:00PM

The Israeli-Palestinian bereaved families forum: supporting peace, reconciliation and tolerance

On Monday 18th June the Woolf Institute will host a speaker event by The Israeli-Palestinian bereaved families forum.

5:15PM - 6:15PM

2012 Raymond and Beverly Sackler distinguished lecture

'The New Science of Ageing' will be given by Professor Dame Linda Partridge FRS FMedSci

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Imposters: talking

Discussion based sculpture course

Tue 19 June 2012

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

6:00PM - 6:45PM

Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated

An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Ian Stewart, Turing patterns and animal markings

In the early 1950s, Alan Turing showed his colleagues a drawing with irregular black-and-white patches, asking them whether they agreed that it looked like a cow.

Wed 20 June 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated

An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Monsieur Desprez’s monster

A closer look at an object from the Fitzwilliam Museum prints exhibition Designed to Impress.

7:00PM - 8:00PM

Highlight How might we protect the wages of the weak?

A free public lecture at Madingley Hall by Professor William Brown, Montague Burton Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Cambridge.

Thu 21 June 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated

An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

10:30AM - 12:30PM

Contact: tactile art workshop

For blind or partially sighted people and their friends.

1:10PM - 2:00PM

Lunchtime talk

Lunchtime talk with Ruth Scurr, Historian, University of Cambridge.

5:00PM

Highlight Christopher Kloeble 'Meistens alles sehr schnell'

Christopher Kloeble is a German author, who was Writer In Residence at the University of Cambridge in 2011. He will read extracts from his new book "Meistens alles sehr schnell" This talk will be in German.

Fri 22 June 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated

An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

6:00PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Women's word literary dinner with Sandi Toksvig

The opening event of the 2012 Women's Word Festival will feature a dinner and talk with comedienne Sandi Toksvig

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Andrew Hodges: 100 years of Alan Turing, 1000000 years of the computer

A public lecture by Dr Andrew Hodges - leading biographer and Fellow at Oxford - on the extraordinary life and work of Alan Turing. This lecture is public, no booking needed and open to all.

Sat 23 June 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated

An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

11:30AM - 12:45PM

Women's qord: In conversation with Lisa Appignanesi

Prize-winning writer, novelist, cultural commentator and broadcaster Lisa Appignanesi will be in conversation with Lucy Cavendish College President Professor Janet Todd, and the audience. Lisa will be discussing her novels and career to date, as well as the recurrent topics of love, passion and obsession

1:15PM - 3:00PM

Highlight Women's word: crime writers' lunch - 'first crime lucky'

This Women's Word event, chaired by Sophie Hannah, will offer the opportunity to meet four future queens of crime fiction, all of whom have recently published, or are about to publish their first crime novels.

3:00PM - 6:30PM

The limits of seeing: art, space and perception

A chance to visualise space from the inside out with art installations, activities, talks, experiments and play.

3:30PM - 5:30PM

Women's word: the 'austerity' olympics - London 1948

To tie in with the excitement surrounding the 2012 London Olympics, the final Women's Word event for Saturday 23rd June will feature award-winning author Janie Hampton discussing the 1948 London 'Austerity' Olympics, and will feature archive footage from the 1948 competition.

Sun 24 June 2012

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated

An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.

9:00AM - 11:00PM

Cambridge & London 2012

Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.

6:15PM - 8:30PM

Traditon and transition in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures

Conference to be hosted by the Woolf Institute (Cambridge) together with the Center for the Study of Jews, Christians, Muslims at The Open University of Israel

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Talks

Family-friendly open day at the new MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Mon 18 June 2012	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight John Piper at Churchill College An exhibition of original prints in the Chapel at Churchill College celebrating Piper's stained glass windows
	5:00PM - 7:00PM	The Israeli-Palestinian bereaved families forum: supporting peace, reconciliation and tolerance On Monday 18th June the Woolf Institute will host a speaker event by The Israeli-Palestinian bereaved families forum.
	5:15PM - 6:15PM	2012 Raymond and Beverly Sackler distinguished lecture 'The New Science of Ageing' will be given by Professor Dame Linda Partridge FRS FMedSci
	6:00PM - 8:00PM	Imposters: talking Discussion based sculpture course
Tue 19 June 2012	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	6:00PM - 6:45PM	Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.
	6:30PM - 7:30PM	Ian Stewart, Turing patterns and animal markings In the early 1950s, Alan Turing showed his colleagues a drawing with irregular black-and-white patches, asking them whether they agreed that it looked like a cow.
Wed 20 June 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.
	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	1:15PM - 2:00PM	Monsieur Desprez’s monster A closer look at an object from the Fitzwilliam Museum prints exhibition Designed to Impress.
	7:00PM - 8:00PM	Highlight How might we protect the wages of the weak? A free public lecture at Madingley Hall by Professor William Brown, Montague Burton Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Cambridge.
Thu 21 June 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.
	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	10:30AM - 12:30PM	Contact: tactile art workshop For blind or partially sighted people and their friends.
	1:10PM - 2:00PM	Lunchtime talk Lunchtime talk with Ruth Scurr, Historian, University of Cambridge.
	5:00PM	Highlight Christopher Kloeble 'Meistens alles sehr schnell' Christopher Kloeble is a German author, who was Writer In Residence at the University of Cambridge in 2011. He will read extracts from his new book "Meistens alles sehr schnell" This talk will be in German.
Fri 22 June 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.
	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	6:00PM - 9:30PM	Highlight Women's word literary dinner with Sandi Toksvig The opening event of the 2012 Women's Word Festival will feature a dinner and talk with comedienne Sandi Toksvig
	6:30PM - 7:30PM	Andrew Hodges: 100 years of Alan Turing, 1000000 years of the computer A public lecture by Dr Andrew Hodges - leading biographer and Fellow at Oxford - on the extraordinary life and work of Alan Turing. This lecture is public, no booking needed and open to all.
Sat 23 June 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.
	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	11:30AM - 12:45PM	Women's qord: In conversation with Lisa Appignanesi Prize-winning writer, novelist, cultural commentator and broadcaster Lisa Appignanesi will be in conversation with Lucy Cavendish College President Professor Janet Todd, and the audience. Lisa will be discussing her novels and career to date, as well as the recurrent topics of love, passion and obsession
	1:15PM - 3:00PM	Highlight Women's word: crime writers' lunch - 'first crime lucky' This Women's Word event, chaired by Sophie Hannah, will offer the opportunity to meet four future queens of crime fiction, all of whom have recently published, or are about to publish their first crime novels.
	3:00PM - 6:30PM	The limits of seeing: art, space and perception A chance to visualise space from the inside out with art installations, activities, talks, experiments and play.
	3:30PM - 5:30PM	Women's word: the 'austerity' olympics - London 1948 To tie in with the excitement surrounding the 2012 London Olympics, the final Women's Word event for Saturday 23rd June will feature award-winning author Janie Hampton discussing the 1948 London 'Austerity' Olympics, and will feature archive footage from the 1948 competition.
Sun 24 June 2012	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight The Jesus prayer illustrated An exhibition to encourage meditation on the global and cosmic significance of Christ.
	9:00AM - 11:00PM	Cambridge & London 2012 Over 300 Olympians have been associated with the University as former students, academics and staff. To celebrate London 2012, the University is hosting a variety of events highlighting the City’s Olympic links and the cultural diversity of countries competing in the Games.
	6:15PM - 8:30PM	Traditon and transition in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures Conference to be hosted by the Woolf Institute (Cambridge) together with the Center for the Study of Jews, Christians, Muslims at The Open University of Israel