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Mon 13 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

10:00AM - 12:00PM

First World War Remembered

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 13th January.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Sing that thing!

In our workshops we will explore stories of objects through singing songs connected and inspired by them. The music featured will include both traditional and contemporary styles as well as some composed by the group.

Tue 14 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

10:00AM - 12:00PM

600 years of death and burial

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 14th January.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Highlight The last ocean

'The Last Ocean' tells the story of the race to protect Earth's last untouched ocean from our insatiable appetite for fish, and raises the simple ethical question: do we fish the last ocean or do we protect it?

7:15PM - 8:15PM

University social club swimming Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Lane swimming available every Tuesday for University and non-University individuals

7:15PM - 9:15PM

Writing non-fiction: telling true tales

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 14th January.

Wed 15 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

Exhibitions by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers at the Alison Richard Building.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Medieval Fenland

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 15th January.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

1:15PM - 2:00PM

How to make an Egyptian coffin

A lunchtime talk at the Fitzwilliam Museum with Julie Dawson, Senior Assistant Keeper (Conservation).

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Life clubs - Self improvement workshops Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Life clubs was created in 2004 by Nina Grunfeld, best-selling author of The Life Book. Sessions are every Wednesday.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Public open evenings at the Institute of Astronomy

Astronomy talks and public observing (if clear!) every Wednesday evening during the winter season.

7:30PM - 8:30PM

Highlight Cambridge Cafe Scientifique - the saga of alemtuzumab in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

We are very fortunate to welcome Professor Alastair Compston, who will talk about a nearly 40-year epic journey from fundamental research to discovery of an effective treatment for active relapsing multiple sclerosis which took place in Cambridge.

Thu 16 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

Exhibitions by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers at the Alison Richard Building.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Art exhibition

Exhibition by Ernst Nicol a craftsman etcher and engraver

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Do you like what you see?

New year – new body shape? Explore the science of human body perception through illusions and imagery. Find out about how the human body has been perceived throughout history. Experience how the media affects how we feel about our bodies and what we can do to keep a healthy body image.

Fri 17 January 2014 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

Exhibitions by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers at the Alison Richard Building.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Photographs of cultural heritage by Gwil Owen

A rare opportunity to witness a collection of striking and informative images from the world of Archaeology and Anthropology

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Does business hijack international development?

Business is increasingly engaging in international development. Is the pursuit of profit taking over the agenda? Explore the issue with our panel of experts, who draw on their diverse experiences from: the European Commission, the Cass Business School, the Clinton Foundation, and the Boston Consulting Group.

5:30PM

The Darwin College lecture series Cambridge 2014: Plagues

The annual multidisciplinary series hosted by Darwin College will examine the topic “Plagues” in the broad context of a disease or calamity of proportions that cause high morbidity or mortality with lasting impact on populations. The speakers will delve into plagues of the past, present and consider future threats to all populations that inhabit the earth.

5:30PM - 6:30PM

Highlight Plagues and medicine, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor

Darwin College Lecture Series

Sat 18 January 2014 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Magadan: life in the Russian north

A photography exhibition exploring the City and Region of Magadan.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Perception

The Cambridge Science Centre presents an extraordinary sensory experience. The new exhibition, Perception, will use illusions to uncover how our senses and brain work and the tricks your brain uses to make sense of the world.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Clio Lloyd-Jacob: turning In

An exhibition of self-portraits in soft pastel emerging from the artist's examination of her path and presence five years after having her first child.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

4:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight Soul food: "the sacred balance"

Soul Food is a monthly community devotional event featuring live music, audio-visual pieces, and readings from various authors, sources and Faiths—indigenous, ancient and modern—from all over the world.

8:00PM

Highlight Nicholas Collon conducts Tippett's A Child of Our Time

Cambridge alumnus, principal conductor and founder of the Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon returns to King's College Chapel to conduct Cambridge's best young instrumentalists and singers (joined by internationally-renowned soloists) in a performance of Tippett's secular oratorio A Child of Our Time.

Sun 19 January 2014 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Perception

The Cambridge Science Centre presents an extraordinary sensory experience. The new exhibition, Perception, will use illusions to uncover how our senses and brain work and the tricks your brain uses to make sense of the world.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight A world of private mystery: John Craxton, RA (1922 -2009)

A fresh retrospective on John Craxton - from his beginnings as a young hope of post-war British art, creating dark, meditative images of the natural world, to works of incredible vibrancy, light and colour from his later life in Crete.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight Edmund de Waal: on white – porcelain stories from the Fitzwilliam

Come and experience the visual drama of the intervention that renowned potter and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal, has staged in four interconnected ground-floor galleries of the Museum.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Promenade concert

Gwen Owen Richer (violin), Jonathan Fistein (cello) and Graeme Mitchison (piano) perform pieces by Mozart and Brahms.