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Mon 23 November 2020 12:00AM - 11:59PM on Mon 7 December 2020

Highlight A V Hill Lecture Kings and Queens of the Mountain: Studies of Extreme Physiology in Himalayan Sherpas

The A V Hill Lecture by Dr Andrew Murray, Metabolic Physiology Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Please note this is a video talk in a series of lectures to be hosted online. Organised by the Cambridge Philosophical Society in the Michaelmas Term 2020

9:00AM

Bitesize Botanics

Small windows into what's happening in CUBG

9:00AM

Family Activities at home

Fun family activities for you to try at home.

9:00AM

Heavenly Gardens

BBC One – Heavenly Gardens with Alexander Armstrong

9:00AM - 11:59PM

Plant Quiz

Plant Quiz

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Great St.Mary's Tower

Tower is now open at Great St. Mary's the University Church with panoramic views of the colleges and Cambridge.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice. Keynote Lecture and 3 panel discussions.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice

An online conference including issues of sexuality and queerness in critical debates about migration and the diaspora.

Tue 24 November 2020 9:00AM

Bitesize Botanics

Small windows into what's happening in CUBG

9:00AM

Family Activities at home

Fun family activities for you to try at home.

9:00AM

Heavenly Gardens

BBC One – Heavenly Gardens with Alexander Armstrong

9:00AM - 11:59PM

Plant Quiz

Plant Quiz

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Great St.Mary's Tower

Tower is now open at Great St. Mary's the University Church with panoramic views of the colleges and Cambridge.

12:30PM - 1:30PM

Interpreting PISA - Understanding national educational improvement - the case of Portugal

Tim Oates CBE will host Professor Nuno Crato OIH, former Minister of Education and Science in Portugal (2011–2015), to discuss how an ambitious curriculum, aligned assessment, and focus on all students improved education in Portugal.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

The Naturalistic Case for Free Will - Prof. Christian List [London School of Economics]

During the Coronavirus pandemic we will be hosting our research seminar series online. Join us for the Michaelmas Term Research Seminars all at 1pm UK time.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice. Keynote Lecture and 3 panel discussions.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice

An online conference including issues of sexuality and queerness in critical debates about migration and the diaspora.

5:30PM - 6:30PM

The Straits of Malacca - A Cartographic Journey using Nautical Sea Charts

A talk by Julian Candiah in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series. This is a change to the previously advertised talk.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

The end of free markets and return of the state? In conversation with Professor Diane Coyle and Martin Sandbu

Join leading economists, Professor Diane Coyle, Bennett Institute, and Martin Sandbu, FT commentator, for an enlightened conversation exploring the economics relating to current policy questions.

7:00PM - 8:00PM

CBC on Virtual Tour: Breath Biopsy–a New Paradigm for Early Detection of Cancer & Other Disease

Join Billy Boyle to hear about his practice-changing work on the early detection of cancer in Cambridge

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

Wed 25 November 2020 9:00AM

Bitesize Botanics

Small windows into what's happening in CUBG

9:00AM

Family Activities at home

Fun family activities for you to try at home.

9:00AM

Heavenly Gardens

BBC One – Heavenly Gardens with Alexander Armstrong

9:00AM - 11:59PM

Plant Quiz

Plant Quiz

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Great St.Mary's Tower

Tower is now open at Great St. Mary's the University Church with panoramic views of the colleges and Cambridge.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice. Keynote Lecture and 3 panel discussions.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice

An online conference including issues of sexuality and queerness in critical debates about migration and the diaspora.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

#LivefromLucy: 'Frontal lobe function and the psychopathology of everyday life' with Professor Trevor Robbins

Join us for this informative virtual talk in which Professor Trevor Robbins gives you a glimpse into how the brain works.

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Eat the Right Thing: Are plant-based diets best for us and our planet?

Can eating plants and nothing else really make us stronger, faster, healthier and sharper? Can we get all the nutrients we need without eating animals? Is a plant-based diet the most sustainable and environmentally friendly? Our distinguished panel will pick their way through the mine-field of dietary advice to help you make better informed and more sustainable choices.

8:00PM - 9:00PM

Bright Club - science comedy from the Wellcome Genome Campus

Biology and medicine researchers become comedians for one night only.

Thu 26 November 2020 12:00AM - 11:59PM on Thu 10 December 2020

Highlight Modern Molecular Science and How is it Changing our Life

A Lecture by Dr Ljiljana Fruk, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge Please note this is a video talk in a series of lectures to be hosted online. Organised by the Cambridge Philosophical Society in the Michaelmas Term 2020.

9:00AM

Bitesize Botanics

Small windows into what's happening in CUBG

9:00AM

Family Activities at home

Fun family activities for you to try at home.

9:00AM

Heavenly Gardens

BBC One – Heavenly Gardens with Alexander Armstrong

9:00AM - 11:59PM

Plant Quiz

Plant Quiz

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Great St.Mary's Tower

Tower is now open at Great St. Mary's the University Church with panoramic views of the colleges and Cambridge.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

COVID-19 and its influence on knowledge, skills and health

The COVID -19 pandemic has impacted broadly on the ecosystems in which we are working, affecting knowledge, skills, mental health, relationships and other important aspects of our daily lives. In this event we take a cross-disciplinary look at how COVID -19 has impacted particularly on knowledge, skills and health.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

Highlight Slowing the Spread: How genomics can help us understand COVID-19

Since lockdown, staff at the Wellcome Genome Campus have joined the fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic in a national genomics sequencing effort to understand and track the spread of the virus. Join us as we discuss the impact of this vital collaborative effort and the challenges of doing groundbreaking science in times of social distancing.

Fri 27 November 2020 9:00AM

Bitesize Botanics

Small windows into what's happening in CUBG

9:00AM

Family Activities at home

Fun family activities for you to try at home.

9:00AM

Heavenly Gardens

BBC One – Heavenly Gardens with Alexander Armstrong

9:00AM - 11:59PM

Plant Quiz

Plant Quiz

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Great St.Mary's Tower

Tower is now open at Great St. Mary's the University Church with panoramic views of the colleges and Cambridge.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice. Keynote Lecture and 3 panel discussions.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Queer Migrations: Transnational Sexualities in Theory and Practice

An online conference including issues of sexuality and queerness in critical debates about migration and the diaspora.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

'Careers in the Built Environment’ with Felicia Anderson

Join us for this informative virtual conversation in which Lucy alumna Felicia Anderson (Architecture and Urban Design, 2013) answers any architecture-related questions you may have from careers to starting a business.

Sat 28 November 2020 9:00AM

Bitesize Botanics

Small windows into what's happening in CUBG

9:00AM

Family Activities at home

Fun family activities for you to try at home.

9:00AM

Heavenly Gardens

BBC One – Heavenly Gardens with Alexander Armstrong

9:00AM - 11:59PM

Plant Quiz

Plant Quiz

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Great St.Mary's Tower

Tower is now open at Great St. Mary's the University Church with panoramic views of the colleges and Cambridge.

Sun 29 November 2020 9:00AM

Bitesize Botanics

Small windows into what's happening in CUBG

9:00AM

Family Activities at home

Fun family activities for you to try at home.

9:00AM

Heavenly Gardens

BBC One – Heavenly Gardens with Alexander Armstrong

9:00AM - 11:59PM

Plant Quiz

Plant Quiz

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Great St.Mary's Tower

Tower is now open at Great St. Mary's the University Church with panoramic views of the colleges and Cambridge.