Talks
The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
| Mon 11 June 2018 | 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
Public innovation: can innovation methods help solve social challenges? A seminar with Halima Khan, Executive Director of the Health Lab at NESTA. |
| 5:30PM - 7:50PM |
Highlight 'Rare elements, untraceable toxins': Where is Russian foreign policy today? This lecture is a must for anyone interested in international affairs! Deconstructing some of the facts behind the headlines, Demetrius A. Floudas, Senior Associate of Hughes Hall, furnishes a fascinating insight into this topical issue and attempts to present an analysis of how current Russian foreign policy impacts the West, Europe and the UK. |
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| Wed 13 June 2018 | 7:00PM - 8:30PM |
Café Sci Cambridge: Monsters in the Dark: Hunting for the Universe's Most Extreme Galaxies Galaxies come in all shapes and sizes, and hidden in the very distant Universe lurk the biggest and most extreme of them all. Come along to discover the scale and beauty of these elusive monster galaxies. |
| Thu 14 June 2018 | 4:30PM - 5:30PM |
Highlight What Does Art Do? A Conversation on Cognition and Communication In this discussion, we will consider the psychological and social aspects of art and how art can enhance us as individuals by providing us with intense emotional experiences which help us to continue to grow through-out our lives, but also to connect at a deeper level with others. |
| 6:00PM - 8:30PM |
Poetry Reading: Michael Longley Join the award-winning poet Michael Longley and the winners of the 2018 Nature and Place Competition as they read from their work. |
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| Fri 15 June 2018 | 6:00PM - 9:00PM |
Join us at Kettle’s Yard after hours to explore the House and the current exhibition, Antony Gormley SUBJECT. |
| Sun 17 June 2018 | 1:30PM - 3:00PM |
Workshop: The Murder Plot: How to Write (and Read) Modern Crime Fiction What is it about crime writing that readers find so appealing? In this workshop we will look at how modern crime novels use - and cleverly subvert - universal story dynamics to entertaining effect. |
| 3:00PM - 4:30PM |
Workshop: The Golden Age of Crime Writing Crime fiction is as popular today as it was in the 1920s and 1930s – but the stories are very different. Or are they…? Come along to find out more about ‘the golden age’ of crime writing, and what today’s authors can learn from the old masters. |