Talks
The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
| Mon 20 October 2014 | 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Zonk! magazine: Black modernity and the marketplace in South Africa A talk by Nicholas Grant (UEA). Part of the Centre of African Studies' Michaelmas Seminar Series 'Migration and African Diasporas' |
| 5:30PM |
Highlight Gardeners' question time Murray Edwards College will host an episode of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 programme 'Gardeners' Question Time', where amateur gardeners will have the opportunity to put their questions to a panel of experts. |
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| Tue 21 October 2014 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Highlight A lunchtime talk on Dante A talk given by Tim Brown |
| 1:15PM - 1:45PM |
Enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art. Meet in the Courtyard Entrance. |
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| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Paranoid masculinities: conspiracy theory in Mark Twain's fiction A public talk by Professor Alex Beringer (Montevallo). The talk will be followed by a wine reception. This is part of a series of public talks from the Leverhulme-funded project Conspiracy and Democracy. More information at http://www.conspiracyanddemocracy.org |
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| 6:30PM |
Highlight Wendy Pollard This first biography of Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) has been written by Wendy Pollard with access to previously unexamined diaries, letters and much other material, illuminates her subject's often entertaining life. Pamela Hansford Johnson’s achievements were all the more remarkable because of her lack of formal education after the age of 16. |
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| Wed 22 October 2014 | 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Have you ever wondered exactly how a raw block of marble becomes a statue or a relief? Join sculptor Harry Gray as he discusses his work, which replicates the different stages of production of Greek and Roman sculpture, and explains how modern working practices differ from those of Greece or Rome. |
| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
ST CATHARINE'S POLITICAL ECONOMY SEMINARS: MARTIN WEALE The next St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar in the series on the Economics of Austerity, will be held on Wednesday 22nd October 2014 - Martin Weale will give a talk on 'The Outlook for the British Economy' |
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| Thu 23 October 2014 | 12:30PM - 1:00PM |
Introduction to ‘I Come from a Place’ Katherine Green and North Cambridge Girls |
| 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
opportunities in the pharmaceuticals industry and why your chemical engineering knowledge can be a strong asset in this field. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Magdalene Festival of Sound: voices on parade - forensic phonetics In their conversation, chaired by Dr Neil Jones (Fellow in Law), Dr Kirsty MacDougal and Professor Brian Moore will explore the methods and limitations of Forensic Phonetics: Can we always believe what we hear? |
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| 6:30PM |
Highlight Roy Calne & The Ratchet of Science Science has a responsibility for its consequences, even if these are not anticipated. In view of the history of science, it would be prudent to attempt a continuing peaceful dialogue to avoid future confrontation. Roy Calne studied correspondence between scientists and philosophers, including most notably, Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell. |
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| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
Responses to the First World War The Fitzwilliam College Arrol Adam Lecture Series, Michaelmas 2014. |
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| 7:30PM - 9:00PM |
Cambridgeshire orchards and their wildlife Val Perrin, of the Cambridgeshire Orchards Group, will describe their survey work and the variety of wildlife they found in Cambridgeshire orchards. |