Talks
Gates Cambridge Annual Lecture 2024
A global turning point: how to escape the permacrisis: Reid Lidow, Michael Spence and Mohamed A. El-Erian
| Mon 21 October 2019 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
The Turbulent Quaker of Shaftesbury, John Rutter 1796-1851 John Stuttard will give this talk as part of the Churchill History Lecture Series |
| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
Black history month: Panel Discussion Sidney’s BME officers have organised a panel discussion featuring black academics and activists, and focusing on the contributions of black Britons, the state of scholarship on black Britons, being black in academia, and the contemporary effects of the legacy of slavery and empire. |
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| Tue 22 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 1:30PM |
Visual Plague Photographic Database In this seminar, we will discuss the challenges in putting together the online photographic database of the project Visual Representations of the Third Plague Pandemic and ways in which this allows one to search a global archive of images. |
| 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Battlegrounds: The economics of ancient warfare Lunchtime talk with Dr Manuela Dal Borgo held as part of Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019 |
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| Wed 23 October 2019 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
EVENT CANCELLED - Responsible property investing: retrospect and prospect Unfortunately Gary Pivo is unable to present his Seminar on Wednesday 23rd October at 4 pm In Mill Lane Lecture Room 9. |
| 7:00PM - 8:30PM |
Highlight My microbiome and me Ever wondered how bacteria affect our health and wellbeing? How does our diet influence these bacteria, and why does it matter? Join Professor Tim Spector to explore how the bugs that live in (and on) us can impact our lives and are associated with obesity, diabetes, allergies, and even depression. |
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| Thu 24 October 2019 | 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Script death in the ancient world Lunchtime talk with Dr Pippa Steele and Dr Philip Boyes held as part of Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019 |
| 5:00PM - 6:45PM |
VIVA CUBA! SUITE HABANA (FERNANDO PÉREZ, 2003) Suite Habana (Fernando Pérez, 2003), through the everyday life of fourteen characters, this emblematic Cuban film galloping between documentary and fiction, portrays a city (and a country) between hope and despair, still fighting for its dreams. SCREENING + Q&A WITH SPECIALIST IN CUBAN CINEMA |