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'Crime doesn't have to be second class literature': An evening with Nicola Upson

Join Cambridge University Library for an evening with crime writer Nicola Upson. Nicola will talk to us about curating the Library’s new exhibition, Murder by the Book: A Celebration of 20th Century British Crime Fiction.

Thu 10 May 2018 6:00PM - 7:00PM

Highlight Inuit Visions of the Polar World with Dr Michael Bravo (Scott Polar Research Institute)

The Inuit of the High Arctic are famed for their navigation skills in a vast landscape, but just how far can they travel? Come to the Heong Gallery to discover the full extent of Inuit visions of their landscape across land, sea, and ice, with routes spanning the full width of North America all the way from Alaska to Greenland.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

Changes of State and Mind - Professor Dame Carol Robinson

Wolfson President, Jane Clarke, is pleased to welcome a fellow chemist to deliver the Lee Seng Tee Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, 10 May at 6pm. The event will be preceded by a drinks reception where guests can mingle before the lecture.

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Lloyd & Macfarlane - Fair & affordable housing by 2027

In a rare double act, Toby Lloyd (of Shelter) and Laurie Macfarlane (ex-NEF) will present their vision of how we can make Britain's housing market work fairly in 2027.