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Mon 14 December 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.

7:00PM - 8:00PM

CBC on Virtual Tour – Cystic Fibrosis

Join Professor Andres Floto and Kirsty Hill to hear how digital health research is empowering people living with cystic fibrosis.

Tue 15 December 2020 12:00AM - 11:59PM

Conservation in Action: the Bassae Frieze

The Museum of Classical Archaeology's casts of the Bassae frieze are in need of essential conservation work and we're going to be undertaking it right here, in our Cast Gallery.

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

Conservation in Action: Live Q&A with the Curator

What difference does repair make to objects? What are the challenges of looking after a cast gallery? Join our Curator, Dr Susanne Turner as she answers some of the most intriguing questions surrounding our Bassae Frieze Conservation.

2:30PM - 3:30PM

Building Back Better: Natural Capital Accounting for a Green Recovery

Top global experts discuss why it’s time to move beyond GDP and value nature for its worth.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AI

An online event with Frank Pasquale and Evan Selinger. Organised by the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH).

5:15PM - 6:00PM

Highlight The Really Popular Book Club: The Da Vinci Code

Dr Sarah Dillon from the Faculty of English will be our guest author to discuss this week’s chosen book, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.

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 16 December 2020 12:00AM - 11:59PM

Conservation in Action: the Bassae Frieze

The Museum of Classical Archaeology's casts of the Bassae frieze are in need of essential conservation work and we're going to be undertaking it right here, in our Cast Gallery.

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.

Thu 17 December 2020 12:00AM - 11:59PM

Conservation in Action: the Bassae Frieze

The Museum of Classical Archaeology's casts of the Bassae frieze are in need of essential conservation work and we're going to be undertaking it right here, in our Cast Gallery.

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.

Fri 18 December 2020 12:00AM - 11:59PM

Conservation in Action: the Bassae Frieze

The Museum of Classical Archaeology's casts of the Bassae frieze are in need of essential conservation work and we're going to be undertaking it right here, in our Cast Gallery.

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

The 2020 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture

The 2020 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture, entitled "Infinite Phase Space and the Two-Headed Arrow of Time", will be given by Professor Alan Guth (MIT) at 5 pm GMT on Friday 18th December online by Zoom with a Q&A afterwards.

Sat 19 December 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 20 December 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 - 5:00PM

Christmas Candlelight Carol Service - Great St. Mary's, the University Church

This year we will again be having Carols by Candlelight — a traditional candlelit service of lessons and carols, with carols sung by the Choirs of the University Church. Tickets will be required. You can reserve your ticket now, at this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carols-by-candlelight-at-the-university-church-tickets-130569010425

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Christmas Candlelight Carol Service - Great St. Mary's, the University Church

This year we will again be having Carols by Candlelight — a traditional candlelit service of lessons and carols, with carols sung by the Choirs of the University Church. Tickets will be required. You can reserve your ticket now, at this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carols-by-candlelight-at-the-university-church-tickets-130569010425