Events, courses, etc.

Announcement of lectures, seminars, etc.

The following lectures, seminars, etc. will be open to members of the University and others who are interested:

Criminology. Professor Alison Liebling, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Director of the Prisons Research Centre, will give the thirteenth Annual Nigel Walker Lecture, entitled Distinctions and distinctiveness in the work of prison officers: legitimacy and authority revisited, on Wednesday, 26 May 2010, at 6 p.m., in the Seminar Room, Institute of Criminology, Sidgwick Avenue.

John Crawforth OBE, Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Probation Trust, will give the thirteenth Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture, entitled Taking on trust: new leadership perspectives for probation, on Tuesday, 29 June 2010, at 1 p.m. for 2.30 p.m., at the Faculty of Law, 10 West Road.

Booking in advance for both lectures is essential. Please contact Joanne Garner on 01223 335360 or jf225@cam.ac.uk.

Law. The Honourable Michael Beloff QC will deliver the 2010 Sir David Williams Lecture. The lecture, entitled A view from the Bar, will take place at 5.30 p.m., on Friday, 21 May 2010, at the Faculty of Law, 10 West Road, Cambridge. Enquiries should be directed to Miss Felicity Eves (tel. 01223 330042, email fre20@cam.ac.uk). All are welcome to attend.

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit. The eighth annual Sir William Dunn Lecture, entitled Modelling new strategies to treat cancer, will be given at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 16 June 2010, by Professor Gerard Evan, University of Cambridge. The lecture will be given in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge. A reception will be held in the foyer at 5.30 p.m. Further information is available at http://www.mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk/. Enquiries should be directed to Penny Peck (tel. 01223 252703, email pap@mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk).