Talks
The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
| Mon 18 May 2015 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
This lecture will discuss how Western missionaries are remembered in Taiwan, especially how they conquered public fear, misunderstanding, and resistance to Western medicine, and left legacies in how they cared for the ill. I shall also explain how Taiwan has transformed from being a “receiver” to a “provider” of such international good-will and charity. |
| 7:00PM |
Highlight Two pints of lager and a festival of Cambridge science Come and hear about the amazing variety of innovative scientific research taking place here in Cambridge – all from the comfort of your local pub! |
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| 7:00PM |
Highlight Two pints of lager and a festival of Cambridge science Come and hear about the amazing variety of innovative scientific research taking place here in Cambridge – all from the comfort of your local pub! |
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| Tue 19 May 2015 | 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Infancy, childhood and play in Ancient Greek philosophy Prof. Malcolm Schofield presents this year's Gray Lectures which explore Infancy, Childhood and Play in Ancient Greek Philosophy. |
| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Rumour has it: rumour adoption in conflict-affected areas A public lecture by Professor Kelly Greenhill (Tufts/ Harvard) and Dr. Ben Oppenheim (Stanford/ New York University) This event 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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| 7:00PM |
Highlight Two pints of lager and a festival of Cambridge science Come and hear about the amazing variety of innovative scientific research taking place here in Cambridge – all from the comfort of your local pub! |
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| 7:00PM |
Highlight Two pints of lager and a festival of Cambridge science Come and hear about the amazing variety of innovative scientific research taking place here in Cambridge – all from the comfort of your local pub! |
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| Wed 20 May 2015 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
The historical development of modern medicine and medical education in Taiwan from the Japanese colonial period (1895-1945) to the present. |
| 7:00PM |
Highlight Two pints of lager and a festival of Cambridge science Come and hear about the amazing variety of innovative scientific research taking place here in Cambridge – all from the comfort of your local pub! |
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| 7:00PM |
Highlight Two pints of lager and a festival of Cambridge science Come and hear about the amazing variety of innovative scientific research taking place here in Cambridge – all from the comfort of your local pub! |
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| Thu 21 May 2015 | 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Infancy, childhood and play in Ancient Greek philosophy Prof. Malcolm Schofield presents this year's Gray Lectures which explore Infancy, Childhood and Play in Ancient Greek Philosophy. |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Smuts Memorial Lecture Smuts Memorial Lecture Dr Ramnarayan Rawat (Smuts Visiting Fellow at the Centre of South Asian Studies and University of Delaware) will speak on 'Parallel publics: an Indian history of democracy' |
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| Sun 24 May 2015 | 11:00AM - 11:30AM |
Dr Siobhan Braybrook of the Plant Growth Mechanics Group at the Sainsbury Laboratory hosted here at the Botanic Garden examines the fascinating world of plant patterns. |
| 2:00PM - 2:30PM |
Dr Siobhan Braybrook of the Plant Growth Mechanics Group at the Sainsbury Laboratory hosted here at the Botanic Garden examines the fascinating world of plant patterns. |