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 individual Faculty, Department and institution websites, on the What’s On website (https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/whatson/) and on Talks.cam (https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/). A variety of training courses are also available to members of the University, information and booking for which can be found online at https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/.
Brief details of upcoming events are given below.
Cambridge University Libraries
Sandars Lectures 2024: Resistance to
Bibliography; two lectures, delivered by Timothy Young (Yale Center for
British Art), will take place from 5–6 p.m. on 19 and 20 November 2024, in person in the
Umney Theatre, Robinson College, and online via livestream; all welcome, free to attend,
booking required; further details and individual lecture titles:
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/sandars
Faculty of Classics
Corbett Lecture 2024: This year’s lecture, entitled
Targeting the good: Archery as an image of wisdom in Aristotle and
Plato, delivered by Professor Gabriel Richardson Lear (University of
Chicago), will take place at 5 p.m. on 7 November 2024, in person in G.19, Faculty of
Classics; all welcome; further details and registration:
https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/events/corbett-lecture-2024
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
John Kendrew Lecture 2024: This year’s lecture, entitled
Wiring Specificity of Neural Circuits, delivered by Liqun Luo
(Stanford University), will take place at 11 a.m. on 4 November 2024, in person in the
Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue
only; further details:
https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/news-and-events/scientific-seminars/