Talks
The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
| Mon 24 February 2020 | 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Simpson's question: How does behaviour determine evolution? A Lecture by Professor Rebecca Kilner, of the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. |
| Tue 25 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM |
EVENT CANCELLED: Roundtable: The Relationship between Health and Stigma This event has been cancelled |
| 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Dr Nicholas Penny, Slade Lectures in Fine Art 2020 Avatars of Antiquity: Premise and Practice in European Painting and Sculpture 1500-2000 |
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| 5:30PM - 6:30PM |
Secret Soviet Maps of Cambridge and the World A talk by John Davies (sovietmaps.com) and Alex Kent (Canterbury Christ Church University) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
In August 2019, a collaborative summer school between Cambridge University & and the Technical University Berlin created a temporary intervention on a rooftop terrace in an institutional refugee shelter in Berlin. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
Eve Colpus, historian of modern Britain and former Churchill Archives Centre By-Fellow, will give this lecture as part of the Churchill History Lecture Series. |
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| Wed 26 February 2020 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
The Competitiveness of Italian Regions in the Age of Global Value Chains A talk by Professor Bart Los from the University of Groningen, Netherlands. Part of the Land Economy Departmental Seminar Series. |
| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight HONORARY FELLOWS LECTURE - What is epigenetics? And is it important? The Honorary Fellows Lecture will be given by Sir David Baulcombe, Royal Society Edward Penley Abraham Research Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge |
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| Thu 27 February 2020 | 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
Book Launch - "Digital Witness" (Oxford University Press, 2019) Using Open Source Information for Human Rights Investigation, Documentation and Accountability |
| 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
The University of Cambridge Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) is delighted to invite you to the launch of the book "Digital Witness" |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Sir Richard Stone Annual Lecture - Professor Janet Currie Professor Janet Currie (Princeton University) will present the 11th Sir Richard Stone Annual Lecture on “Child Health as Human Capital” |
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| 6:00PM - 8:30PM |
Nudity, nakedness and the female body within art What is it that makes us feel uncomfortable when we discuss nudity? A Q&A with Frances Borzello, author of ‘The Naked Nude’, discussing vulnerability and the history of the female body in art. A life drawing workshop will follow the talk, encouraging participants to creatively respond to the ideas discussed. Food and drink will be available during an access break. |
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| 6:45PM - 8:30PM |
Cambridge Natural History Society talk - Alternative plastics, grass and worms Sophia Upton will talk about her dissertation which is looking at how worm and grass health is affected by the addition of alternative plastics, such as biodegradable and compostable substitutes, in their environments. This study will help inform decisions on whether alternative plastics are worthwhile. |
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| Fri 28 February 2020 | 1:00PM - 1:45PM |
Bridging Binaries: LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum Cancelled This event has been cancelled. |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Professor Janet Currie Additional Seminar (Part of the Sir Richard Stone Annual Lecture) Professor Currie will be doing an additional Faculty seminar on her recent work and research on Friday 28th February in the Meade Room at 5pm. |