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 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.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

LGBTQ+ History Month events:

Thursday, 13 February: ‘Bowie love’, a lecture with Professor Alex Sharpe (University of Warwick), from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., in person at the Trinity Hall Lecture Theatre, Trinity Hall, Trinity Lane, CB2 1TJ; attendance free but ticketed

Monday, 24 February:‘In defence of what’s there: Scavenging as queer and feminist methodology’, a talk with Dr Sophie-Marie Niang, from 12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m., in person in S1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, CB3 9DP, and online via Zoom; attendance free

For both events, see https://www.equality.admin.cam.ac.uk/events/lgbtq-events for further information and booking

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Francis Crick Lecture 2025: ‘The DNA Quadruplex Helix’, by Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian (University of Cambridge), on Wednesday, 19 February 2025 at 11 a.m.; online and in person at the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue; further details: https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/news-and-events/scientific-seminars