WHAT'S ON

Caught on camera

Engineering in action

Sula Rubens- artist in residence

Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

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

Art exhibition

SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing

Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals

This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.

Divided Kingdom: social class and inequality in modern Britain

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 24th February.

Corruption in India: when preaching piety is not enough

This is a public lecture by Professor Pranab Bardhan (Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley).

Writing with confidence

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 24th February.

Caught on camera

Engineering in action

Sula Rubens- artist in residence

Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

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

Art exhibition

SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing

Enslaved! A history of slavery through the ages

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 25th February.

Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals

This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.

Sea monsters to sonar: mapping the polar oceans

This exhibition traces the development and use of maps of the Polar oceans and coastlines. The gallery space will be transformed into a trail of discovery revealing imagined and established trade routes, and journeys made for scientific discovery.

From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain

This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.

The Rampant Lions Press: A letterpress odyssey

This exhibition displays a beautiful selection of books produced by The Rampant Lions Press since their last retrospective exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982.

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

Introduction to the undergraduate certificate in the principles and practice of assessment

An introductory session to a one-year blended learning course for those interested in educational assessment and its role in society.

Art speak

Enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art.

Magic: in history and culture

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 25th February.

Fascism and democracy today: what use is the study of History in the current crisis?

This is a public lecture by Mark Mazower, Ira B. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University. This lecture is given as part of the CRASSH Mellon CDI Visiting Fellowship Programme.

University social club swimming Cancelled

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

Writing non-fiction: bringing the past to life

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 25th February.

The Gretschen Amphlet memorial lecture 2014, protecting precious nerve cells: breaking through barriers to find a cure

Join us to hear Dr Mark Ungless from Imperial College London and Professor Matthew Wood from The University of Oxford. You will learn what brand new research is telling us about the nerve cells affected in Parkinson’s, and the cutting-edge discoveries which are giving us a completely new way to protect them from damage.

Caught on camera

Engineering in action

Sula Rubens- artist in residence

Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

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

Art exhibition

SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing

Humps and bumps, houses and hedges

A five-week course from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education at Madingley Hall - course begins 26th February.

Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals

This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.

Sea monsters to sonar: mapping the polar oceans

This exhibition traces the development and use of maps of the Polar oceans and coastlines. The gallery space will be transformed into a trail of discovery revealing imagined and established trade routes, and journeys made for scientific discovery.

From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain

This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.

The Rampant Lions Press: A letterpress odyssey

This exhibition displays a beautiful selection of books produced by The Rampant Lions Press since their last retrospective exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982.

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

Beyond the page: shedding (infrared) light on manuscript illuminations

A lunchtime talk at the Fitzwilliam Museum with Paola Ricciardi, Research Associate (Manuscripts & Printed Books).

Talk by Alexandra Drysdale

Local artist and writer Alexandra Drysdale will talk on 'Red Vibrations: the aesthetic and emotional significance of red in Western art from angelic pink to demonic scarlet'

St Catherines political economy seminars: Steven Fazzari

The next St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar in the series on the Economics of Austerity, will be given by Steven Fazzari on 'Inequality, the Great Recession, and Slow Recovery'. All are welcome.

Public open evenings at the Institute of Astronomy

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

Caught on camera

Engineering in action

Sula Rubens- artist in residence

Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

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

Art exhibition

SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing

Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals

This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.

Sea monsters to sonar: mapping the polar oceans

This exhibition traces the development and use of maps of the Polar oceans and coastlines. The gallery space will be transformed into a trail of discovery revealing imagined and established trade routes, and journeys made for scientific discovery.

From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain

This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.

The Rampant Lions Press: A letterpress odyssey

This exhibition displays a beautiful selection of books produced by The Rampant Lions Press since their last retrospective exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982.

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

Discovering the Fitzwilliam

A new five week course, which focuses on a variety of different themes to discover, interact and engage with a wide range of objects and paintings in the Museum’s collection. The course is led by Sarah Burles, Art Historian and Museum Educator, in partnership with Cambridge Art Tours.

Touchy feely

What would your life be like without a sense of touch or pain? Get hands-on and discover the science behind how we feel and touch our way through the world.

Caught on camera

Engineering in action

Sula Rubens- artist in residence

Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.

Exhibition by Roeland Verhallen and Ash Summers

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

Art exhibition

SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing

Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals

This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.

Sea monsters to sonar: mapping the polar oceans

This exhibition traces the development and use of maps of the Polar oceans and coastlines. The gallery space will be transformed into a trail of discovery revealing imagined and established trade routes, and journeys made for scientific discovery.

From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain

This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.

The Rampant Lions Press: A letterpress odyssey

This exhibition displays a beautiful selection of books produced by The Rampant Lions Press since their last retrospective exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982.

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

Producing a good death: t he craft of the pre-modern executioner

A talk in the Armoury by Professor Joel F. Harrington, Vanderbilt University, who will describe how executions took place in Early Modern Europe and read excerpts from his book The Faithful Executioner - the extraordinary diary of a real-life seventeenth-century German executioner; with a chance to see the Fitzwilliam's Executioner's Sword outside its glass case.

Caught on camera

Engineering in action

Sula Rubens- artist in residence

Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.

Art exhibition

SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing

Cordelia Spalding: drop-In art workshops for all the family

Working with Artist Cordelia Spalding, you are invited to create your own cellular designs and participate in the creation of a collaborative installation that reflects the wonders of the world of science, and may lead us to consider the physical importance of the size, shape and texture of the micro-world that lies around us.

Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals

This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.

Sea monsters to sonar: mapping the polar oceans

This exhibition traces the development and use of maps of the Polar oceans and coastlines. The gallery space will be transformed into a trail of discovery revealing imagined and established trade routes, and journeys made for scientific discovery.

From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain

This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.

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.

The Rampant Lions Press: A letterpress odyssey

This exhibition displays a beautiful selection of books produced by The Rampant Lions Press since their last retrospective exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982.

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

Bach series

Gűlsin Onay - piano Programme: Joseph Haydn – Andante con variazioni, F minor, Hob.XVII no.6 Franz Schubert – Sonata in C minor op. posth. D958 Ahmed Adnan Saygun – Sonatine op.15 (1937) Franz Liszt - Concert study no.2 "La Leggierezza" Franz Liszt - Après une Lecture du Dante, Fantasia quasi Sonata

Celebration concert with international violinist Chloë Hanslip, and the Academy of Great St. Mary’s, orchestra and choirs

Chloë Hanslip will be playing the Brahms’ violin concerto. The programme will also include Beethoven’s 8th symphony and choral music performed by the choir of Great St. Mary’s. The concert will be conducted by Adam Pounds and Sam Hayes.

Sula Rubens- artist in residence

Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.

Art exhibition

SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing

Cordelia Spalding: drop-In art workshops for all the family

Working with Artist Cordelia Spalding, you are invited to create your own cellular designs and participate in the creation of a collaborative installation that reflects the wonders of the world of science, and may lead us to consider the physical importance of the size, shape and texture of the micro-world that lies around us.

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.

From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain

This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.

The Rampant Lions Press: A letterpress odyssey

This exhibition displays a beautiful selection of books produced by The Rampant Lions Press since their last retrospective exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982.