What's On: What's On

Tue 2 April 2013

10:00AM - 10:45AM

Scientist and broadcaster Dr Helen Scales asks: "are there really plenty more fishes in the sea?", in this Biological Sciences taster session. The talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.

10:00AM - 8:00PM

Pick of the month Open Day at Madingley Hall

Find out about the variety of adult education courses on offer, hear leading University experts speak on subjects ranging from Oliver Cromwell to nanotechnology, or take a tour of Madingley Hall and Gardens and discover the secrets of this historic 16th-century mansion!

11:00AM - 11:45AM

A botanical display of work for Kew Gardens

In this Art taster session, Georita Harriott will take you through the key stages in the production of a botanical watercolour. This talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.

2:00PM - 2:45PM

Believing the impossible: why (some) prophecies never fail

Dr Justin Meggitt takes a fresh look at a famous paradox in the critical study of religion, using local examples. This talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.

3:00PM - 3:45PM

Untying the knots: debates over same-sex marriage

Dr Emily Caddick discusses some of the most significant arguments concerning same-sex marriage to see whether they stand up to scrutiny. This talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.

4:00PM - 4:45PM

How big is nano?

When materials are made into ultra-small structures, they can develop entirely new properties. Find out more in this Science taster session with Dr Erica Bithell - part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.

5:00PM - 5:45PM

What is garden history?

Since the beginning of time we have expressed ourselves through the gardens we have made. In this talk at the Madingley Hall Open Day, Dr Barbara Simms considers the multi-disciplinary nature of garden history.

6:00PM - 6:45PM

Why do animals have sex? and other Cambridge interview questions

This workshop with Dr Paul Elliott will involve a discussion about a range of fascinating but complex concepts in evolutionary biology, with a particular focus on heritability, sex and aging. The talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.

7:00PM - 8:00PM

Highlight Facts and fictions: research and the creative imagination

Lecture by Dr Jem Poster, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University. This talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.

Wed 3 April 2013

1:00PM - 9:30PM

Religion and the Idea of a research University

As the idea of a university has been contested and reconfigured, so too have ideas about the place of religion in the public sphere, the nature and limits of secularity, and the relations between religion and intellectual work. This meeting will engage seriously with the question ‘what place, if any, does religion have in a secular research university?’

6:00PM - 8:00PM

David Walton's antarctica book talk at Cambridge University Press bookshop

David Walton will be bringing his Cambridge Science Festival book talk on Antarctica to Cambridge University Press Bookshop! The talk is free to attend and David will be signing copies of the book.

Thu 4 April 2013

9:00AM - 9:30PM

Religion and the Idea of a research University

As the idea of a university has been contested and reconfigured, so too have ideas about the place of religion in the public sphere, the nature and limits of secularity, and the relations between religion and intellectual work. This meeting will engage seriously with the question ‘what place, if any, does religion have in a secular research university?’

1:10PM - 1:40PM

Outpost: an introduction part two

Join us for a lunch time talk at Kettle's Yard from one of the artists members of OUTPOST Gallery, currently exhibiting in the Kettle's Yard Gallery.

7:30PM - 9:00PM

A shag in Madingley and a porpoise at Earith: the Fauna Cantabrigiensis of the Rev Leonard Jenyns (1800-1893)

A shag in Madingley and a porpoise at Earith: the Fauna Cantabrigiensis of the Rev Leonard Jenyns (1800-1893) Tim Sparks, one of the editors of the newly annotated transcript of Fauna Cantabrigiensis, will talk about this previously unpublished work of the Rev Leonard Jenyns compiled in the mid-19th century.

Fri 5 April 2013

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Religion and the Idea of a research University

As the idea of a university has been contested and reconfigured, so too have ideas about the place of religion in the public sphere, the nature and limits of secularity, and the relations between religion and intellectual work. This meeting will engage seriously with the question ‘what place, if any, does religion have in a secular research university?’

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Talks

In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium

Tue 2 April 2013	10:00AM - 10:45AM	The science behind the seafood debate Scientist and broadcaster Dr Helen Scales asks: "are there really plenty more fishes in the sea?", in this Biological Sciences taster session. The talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.
	10:00AM - 8:00PM	Pick of the month Open Day at Madingley Hall Find out about the variety of adult education courses on offer, hear leading University experts speak on subjects ranging from Oliver Cromwell to nanotechnology, or take a tour of Madingley Hall and Gardens and discover the secrets of this historic 16th-century mansion!
	11:00AM - 11:45AM	A botanical display of work for Kew Gardens In this Art taster session, Georita Harriott will take you through the key stages in the production of a botanical watercolour. This talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.
	2:00PM - 2:45PM	Believing the impossible: why (some) prophecies never fail Dr Justin Meggitt takes a fresh look at a famous paradox in the critical study of religion, using local examples. This talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.
	3:00PM - 3:45PM	Untying the knots: debates over same-sex marriage Dr Emily Caddick discusses some of the most significant arguments concerning same-sex marriage to see whether they stand up to scrutiny. This talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.
	4:00PM - 4:45PM	How big is nano? When materials are made into ultra-small structures, they can develop entirely new properties. Find out more in this Science taster session with Dr Erica Bithell - part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.
	5:00PM - 5:45PM	What is garden history? Since the beginning of time we have expressed ourselves through the gardens we have made. In this talk at the Madingley Hall Open Day, Dr Barbara Simms considers the multi-disciplinary nature of garden history.
	6:00PM - 6:45PM	Why do animals have sex? and other Cambridge interview questions This workshop with Dr Paul Elliott will involve a discussion about a range of fascinating but complex concepts in evolutionary biology, with a particular focus on heritability, sex and aging. The talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.
	7:00PM - 8:00PM	Highlight Facts and fictions: research and the creative imagination Lecture by Dr Jem Poster, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University. This talk is part of the Madingley Hall Open Day.
Wed 3 April 2013	1:00PM - 9:30PM	Religion and the Idea of a research University As the idea of a university has been contested and reconfigured, so too have ideas about the place of religion in the public sphere, the nature and limits of secularity, and the relations between religion and intellectual work. This meeting will engage seriously with the question ‘what place, if any, does religion have in a secular research university?’
Wed 3 April 2013	6:00PM - 8:00PM	David Walton's antarctica book talk at Cambridge University Press bookshop David Walton will be bringing his Cambridge Science Festival book talk on Antarctica to Cambridge University Press Bookshop! The talk is free to attend and David will be signing copies of the book.
Thu 4 April 2013	9:00AM - 9:30PM	Religion and the Idea of a research University As the idea of a university has been contested and reconfigured, so too have ideas about the place of religion in the public sphere, the nature and limits of secularity, and the relations between religion and intellectual work. This meeting will engage seriously with the question ‘what place, if any, does religion have in a secular research university?’
	1:10PM - 1:40PM	Outpost: an introduction part two Join us for a lunch time talk at Kettle's Yard from one of the artists members of OUTPOST Gallery, currently exhibiting in the Kettle's Yard Gallery.
	7:30PM - 9:00PM	A shag in Madingley and a porpoise at Earith: the Fauna Cantabrigiensis of the Rev Leonard Jenyns (1800-1893) A shag in Madingley and a porpoise at Earith: the Fauna Cantabrigiensis of the Rev Leonard Jenyns (1800-1893) Tim Sparks, one of the editors of the newly annotated transcript of Fauna Cantabrigiensis, will talk about this previously unpublished work of the Rev Leonard Jenyns compiled in the mid-19th century.
Fri 5 April 2013	9:00AM - 7:00PM	Religion and the Idea of a research University As the idea of a university has been contested and reconfigured, so too have ideas about the place of religion in the public sphere, the nature and limits of secularity, and the relations between religion and intellectual work. This meeting will engage seriously with the question ‘what place, if any, does religion have in a secular research university?’