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No 6348

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Vol cxliv No 31

pp. 558–592

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.

Brief details of upcoming events are given below.

American History

Fifty years as a British historian of the United States, by Professor Tony Badger, on 27 May 2014 at 5 p.m. in the Latimer Room, Clare College

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

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

The 2014 G. K. Batchelor Lecture, Simple geometries and unusual (multiphase) flow phenomena, by Professor Howard A. Stone at 4 p.m. on 23 May 2014 in Meeting Room 2, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road

http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/52230

Cambridge Central Asia Forum

When Central Asia was the centre of the world, by Professor Frederick Starr, at 5.30 p.m. on 29 May 2014, in the Coleridge Room, Jesus College; those wishing to attend should email Prajakti Kalra (pk315@cam.ac.uk) as spaces are limited

http://www.cambridge-centralasia.org/?p=698

Equality and Diversity

The impact of gender: an event reviewing the work of the University in progressing gender equality and exploring the career experiences and perspectives of individuals from different professions, on Senate-House Lawn, on 19 June 2014 at 2 p.m.

For further details and to book a place, see http://impactofgender.eventbrite.co.uk

The world in Cambridge, an event to mark the launch of InterConnect, an initiative to celebrate the breadth of Cambridge’s cultural diversity – an evening of music, performances, and talks from around the world, on Senate-House Lawn on 19 June 2014 at 5 p.m.

For further details and to book, see http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-world-in-cambridge-tickets-11505199361

Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit

Mix and match: integration of religious practices among inner Mongols in contemporary China, by Uranchimeg Ujeed, at 4.30 p.m. on 27 May 2014, in the Seminar Room, the Mond Building, Free School Lane

http://innerasiaresearch.org/

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology/CamAWiSE

What next after academia?, an event looking at a range of alternative careers in science communication, policy, and administration, at 12 noon on 4 June 2014, at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

For more information and to register: http://camawise.org.uk/what-next-after-academia-careers-in-science-communication-policy-and-administration/