Talks
The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
| Mon 16 November 2015 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Threads of life - an exhibition by Jenny Langley Exploring and celebrating the structural diversity of proteins through embroidery and printing |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Department of East Asian Studies Seminar Series, Michaelmas 2015 Department of East Asian Studies Seminar Series, Michaelmas 2015 Mondays at 17:00 in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies |
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| Tue 17 November 2015 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Threads of life - an exhibition by Jenny Langley Exploring and celebrating the structural diversity of proteins through embroidery and printing |
| 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Slade lectures in fine art 2015-16 - presented by Prof John Bowlt “Suddenly I forgot which comes first, 7 or 8”. Making Sense of the Russian Avant-Garde |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Barbara D. Metcalf, 'outsider' authority in Islam: the writings of a nineteenth-century Muslim queen One-hour lecture followed by up to 30 minutes Q and A |
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| Wed 18 November 2015 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Threads of life - an exhibition by Jenny Langley Exploring and celebrating the structural diversity of proteins through embroidery and printing |
| 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
An extended-self, games and conflict resolution today A talk by Professor Noboru Hidano from Tokyo Institute of Technology. Part of the Department of Land Economy Seminar Series. |
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| 4:30PM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Seminar: Is the higher education admissions system in the UK fit for purpose? Over the last three decades exams in the UK have undergone significant transformations with further changes on their way.The systems and approaches to higher education admissions, on the other hand,have remained fairly stagnant. Richard Partington of University of Cambridge, Churchill College, asks ‘Why?’ |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
One-hour lecture followed by up to 30 minutes of Q and A |
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| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
CANCELLED St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series: Sir Anthony Atkinson Cancelled ‘Inequality: What Can be Done?’ |
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| 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
Treating strokes: what's new and where do we go next? A series of talks and Q&A sessions for the public by clinicians, therapists, and researchers covering current and future treatments for stroke and therapies for life after stroke. |
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| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
Taking a global view: How satellites provide a unique perspective on our changing planet A rising world population, declining resources and a changing climate are all reshaping where we live and how we live. This public lecture will explore how groundbreaking satellite images from Europe’s new Copernicus Earth Observation Programme will provide new perspectives on how our planet is changing and ways this information will be used to support policies related to sustainable development. |
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| 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Broadcasting past and future A free public lecture at Madingley Hall by Roger Mosey, Master of Selwyn College and former Editorial Director at the BBC. |
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| Thu 19 November 2015 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Threads of life - an exhibition by Jenny Langley Exploring and celebrating the structural diversity of proteins through embroidery and printing |
| 2:30PM - 4:00PM |
One hour lecture followed by up to 30 minutes Q and A |
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| 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Capitalism on the edge: What they do with our money? What they do with our money? What is wrong with the financial system and how to fix it? - a talk by David Pitt-Watson. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:15PM |
'Choral dance and the new musical reinvention of Dionysus' (Prof. Eric Csapo, University of Sydney). |
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| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Talk by Matthew Kieran: 'Arrogance, conceit and creativity'. Matthew Kieran is Professor of Philosophy and the Arts at the University of Leeds. This is a talk about 'Arrogance, conceit and creativity'. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Foundation lecture: Professor Maurice Bloch "The contributions of British social anthropology to the human sciences" |
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| 7:30PM - 9:00PM |
The pleasures of fungal forays Bill Amos will share his enthusiasm for wild mushrooms and discuss the challenges of locating them. |
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| Fri 20 November 2015 | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Threads of life - an exhibition by Jenny Langley Exploring and celebrating the structural diversity of proteins through embroidery and printing |
| 6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Victorian visions of Greece and Rome: a panel discussion A panel discussion run in conjunction with the Fitzwilliam Museum's 'Following Hercules' exhibition. |