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No 6284

Wednesday 7 November 2012

Vol cxliii No 7

pp. 108–118

Events, courses, etc.

Announcement of lectures, seminars, etc.

The University offers a large number of lectures, seminars, and other events, many of which are free of charge, to members of the University and others who are interested. Details can be found on Faculty and Departmental websites, and in the following resources.

The What’s On website (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/whatson/) carries details of exhibitions, music, theatre and film, courses, and workshops, and is searchable by category and date. Both an RSS feed and a subscription email service are available.

Talks.cam (http://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/) is a fully searchable talks listing service, and talks can be subscribed to and details downloaded.

African Archaeology Group

John Alexander Seminar Series: Angola, an archaeological surprise box, by Professor Mila Simoes de Abreu and Dr Paulo Valongo, on 13 November 2012

http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/events/aag/

American History

Weekly seminars on Mondays at 5 p.m. in the Latimer Room, Clare College; next seminar: Restless Empire: China and the world since 1750, by Arne Westad, on 12 November 2012

http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/seminars/seminars-list/american-history-seminar/

Cambridge Central Asia Forum

Friday seminar series, at 4 p.m. in Room 7, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; next seminar: Popular culture in Afghanistan: from militant anthems to lullabies and Sufi chanting, by Dr Raziya Sultanova, on 9 November 2012

http://www.cambridge-centralasia.org/?p=483

Music

Wort Lecture Series: Gloomy Sundays, wicked games, and broken hearts: the science of sad sounds, by David Huron, on 20 and 22 November 2012, and 29 and 31 January 2013

http://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/events/general/

Music

Notes Inégales Ensemble, conducted by Peter Wiegold, on 26 November 2012

http://www.westroad.org/event-info/notes-inegales/

Music

Robin Orr Lecture: A celebration of the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy, lecture-recital by Roy Howat, on 28 November 2012

http://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/events/general/

Music

Piano masterclass, with Roy Howat, on 29 November 2012

http://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/events/general/

Department of Plant Sciences

Weekly departmental seminars on Thursdays at 1 p.m.; next seminar: The deep evolutionary origins of stomata and stomatal physiology, by David Beerling, on 8 November 2012

http://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/seminars/thursday.html