Talks
Institute of Continuing Education: Undergraduate Virtual Open Day
Looking to pursue your love of learning, take the next step in your career or take your first steps along a new career path? Join us for our upcoming Undergraduate Virtual Open Day on 21st May, where we’ll delve into the world of undergraduate study at the Institute of Continuing Education
| Mon 3 December 2018 | 5:30AM - 7:30AM |
The Cambridge Public Policy lecture: Andrew Haldane, Chief Economist, Bank of England The annual Cambridge Public Policy lecture will be with Andrew Haldane speaking on ‘Macroeconomic Policy Experiments’. |
| Thu 6 December 2018 | 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
There is an increasing understanding of the physics, chemistry and genetics of coffee to provide a huge range of possibilities, and a reproducible individually-tailored drink. This talk will introduce these concepts and discuss how such a commonplace drink involves basic science and engineering. |
| 6:15PM - 8:30PM |
Cambridge Natural History Society talk: The world of FairWild Anastasiya Timoshyna of TRAFFIC will discuss the often-unspoken role of wild plants in our daily routines - in teas, cosmetics, medicines and even gin - and how the FairWild sustainability framework is working to protect wild plants in trade, the people who collect them, and the biodiverse ecosystems they're harvested from. |
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| Fri 7 December 2018 | 4:15PM - 7:00PM |
Nelson Mandela Centenary Event Magdalene College Commemorates the centenary of the birth of Dr Nelson Mandela, Honorary Fellow of the College. Exhibition and Panel discussion with a distinguished panel of guests, chaired by the Master, Dr Rowan Williams. |
| 6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Genome Lates: The Radioactive Dogs of Chernobyl Dr Alex Cagan, Wellcome Sanger Institute,talks about a recent visit to the Chernobyl exclusion zone to collect DNA samples from the large stray dog population. He will share how these samples can be studied, and how, in the face of disaster, the zone now presents an excellent natural experiment for studying a lot of biological questions. |