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Participate in behavioural research at Cambridge Judge Business School

Become a member of our participant pool, support academic research and get paid for it (£10/hour). There is no need to be a student or affiliated with the University of Cambridge.

9:00AM - 1:00PM

THIS Space 2023

THIS Space 2023 will bring together people interested in improving the quality and safety of healthcare. Organised by The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute, THIS Space aims to share learning on what works in healthcare improvement, what doesn’t, and why. Over 30 speakers will cover topics from improving environmental sustainability to communicating diagnosis uncertainty.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Shutter Hub Open 23/24 photography exhibition

An exhibition by over 130 international photographers organised by Shutter Hub.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Spitting Image: A Controversial History

Savage, grotesque, hilarious: explore Spitting Image, the puppet show that became an icon of 20th century television, with Cambridge University Library's current exhibition.

10:00AM - 12:00PM

The Personality and Legacy of Fox

An exhibition highlighting innovative Cambridgeshire archaeologist Sir Cyril Fox (1882-1967).

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance

Which stories get remembered, and why? This exhibition explores some new stories from history – stories that help us to separate fact from fiction and history from myth.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Real Families: Stories of Change

Bringing together more than 120 artworks spanning painting, photography, sculpture and film, 'Real Families: Stories of Change' asks us to consider what makes a family today, and the impact our families have on us, through the eyes of contemporary artists

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Women & Water

Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

1:30PM - 3:00PM

The Cambridge Colleges: A Walking Tour

A walking tour that takes an in-depth look at unusual aspects of several of the city centre colleges and, depending on public access on the day, will include a visit to one in order to really discover just what goes on!

2:00PM - 4:00PM

The Personality and Legacy of Fox

An exhibition highlighting innovative Cambridgeshire archaeologist Sir Cyril Fox (1882-1967).

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Garrod Research Seminar - Thinking evolutionary laws: technological trajectories and anthropological regularities

The Garrod Research Seminar Series is the Department of Archaeology’s principal seminar series of invited scholarly lectures. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. This term, the series will focus on the interplay of cultural evolution and archaeology.

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Highlight Is 'artificial' intelligent? Understanding human intelligence in the AI age

Join BAFTA winning documentary maker Sheila Hayman to explore how we can understand human intelligence in the AI age.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

Sex and the City: Cambridge Women, Town and Gown

A guided tour through the lovely centre of Cambridge which explores the inspiring, shocking and delightful stories of its women. From poets to bedders, from scientists to social reformers - get to know some of these amazing hidden figures.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Landscape mapping: who is doing research related to healthcare in conflict in Cambridge?

A networking event by the Healthcare in Conflict research network at CRASSH.

7:30PM - 8:45PM

Ros Atkins on... The art of explanation

Join longtime BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins as he shares his approach to communicating effectively.