Talks
In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium
For centuries, women artists have produced autobiographical accounts of their lives and careers, using diaries, letters and other types of writing as a means of resistance, reflection, and self-fashioning. Taking a broad geographical approach, this symposium will address how women artists, between 1900 and the present, navigate their artistic identities through writing.
| Mon 15 October 2012 | 9:00AM |
National Biology week in Cambridge 2012 sees the first National Biology Week organised by the Society of Biology. Cambridge has a proud tradition of pioneering work in the biological sciences and to celebrate biology in the city during National Biology Week, we’ve organised some exciting events to which everyone is invited. |
| 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Collections, critique and contemporary art: Africa and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology This seminar is given by Nicholas Thomas, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge as part of the Cambridge/Africa Collaborative Research ProgrammeSeminar Series Michaelmas 2012: Art and Museums in Africa |
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| 6:15PM - 7:30PM |
Trinity Hall forum - extremes of latitude and altitude - language, literature and medicine A presentation focusing on the High Arctic, Antarctica and Everest. |
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| Tue 16 October 2012 | 9:00AM |
National Biology week in Cambridge 2012 sees the first National Biology Week organised by the Society of Biology. Cambridge has a proud tradition of pioneering work in the biological sciences and to celebrate biology in the city during National Biology Week, we’ve organised some exciting events to which everyone is invited. |
| 3:30PM - 5:00PM |
New qualification specifications alone cannot drive educational change. An evaluation of the impact of specification change has to consider the, usually complex, context and influence of a range of other variables, including external policy drivers such as performance targets, stakeholder perceptions of the ‘value’ of particular qualifications etc... |
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| 5:30PM - 6:45PM |
Lord Giddens: understanding society - a sociologist's perspective Lord Giddens will give the first in a series of five lectures on Understanding Society. The series will culminate in a panel discussion at Kings Place on Tuesday 27 November 2012. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
William Blake: ahead of his time? ahead of ours? Malcolm Guite will give an introduction to William Blake in four talks, entitled: Introducing Blake; Songs of Innocence and Experience; Blake and Jesus; Blake as a Prophet. |
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| Wed 17 October 2012 | 9:00AM |
National Biology week in Cambridge 2012 sees the first National Biology Week organised by the Society of Biology. Cambridge has a proud tradition of pioneering work in the biological sciences and to celebrate biology in the city during National Biology Week, we’ve organised some exciting events to which everyone is invited. |
| 1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Sculpture: an illustrated talk Enjoy a lunchtime talk in Seminar Room 3 of the Fitzwilliam Museum |
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| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
St Catharine's political cconomy seminars - series on the economics of austerity Jagjit Chadha will give a talk on 'What has fiscal consolidation done for us?' |
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| 7:00PM - 9:00PM |
Public open evenings at the Institute of Astronomy Astronomy talks and public observing |
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| Thu 18 October 2012 | 9:00AM |
National Biology week in Cambridge 2012 sees the first National Biology Week organised by the Society of Biology. Cambridge has a proud tradition of pioneering work in the biological sciences and to celebrate biology in the city during National Biology Week, we’ve organised some exciting events to which everyone is invited. |
| 1:10PM - 1:40PM |
One of Kettle's Yard series of Thursday Lunchtime Talks discussing various aspects of Winifred Nicholson's work. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
A philosophy to reframe interfaith education Cancelled On Thursday the 18th October Dr Matthew Tariq Wilkinson will deliver a CMJR lecture entitled "A Philosophy to Reframe Interfaith Education". |
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| Fri 19 October 2012 | 9:00AM |
National Biology week in Cambridge 2012 sees the first National Biology Week organised by the Society of Biology. Cambridge has a proud tradition of pioneering work in the biological sciences and to celebrate biology in the city during National Biology Week, we’ve organised some exciting events to which everyone is invited. |
| 7:30PM - 9:00PM |
Hélène Davies will explain what fungal forays are and what we might find on fungal forays this autumn. Note this is on FRIDAY 19th October. |
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| Sat 20 October 2012 | 4:30PM - 6:00PM |
International narcotics law enforcement Talk by Dr. Frank G. Madsen |