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The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography

Tessa Rajak on "The Jewish War" by Flavius Josephus

Mon 9 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

This event has been cancelled.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Vibration and Acoustics of Everyday Things

A Lecture by Dr Anurag Agarwal , of the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Tue 10 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

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

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Masculinities and the Writing of the Self before the First World War: the diaries of Sir William Bull (1863-1931)

Myriam Boussahba-Bravard, Professor of British History at the Université de Paris, will give this lecture as part of the Churchill History Lecture Series.

7:00PM - 8:30PM

Café Sci Cambridge: Obscure Crops to Save the World Cancelled

Around the world, more than 30,000 plant species have documented uses, yet day to day we exploit just a handful of these. What does this simplification of our domesticated flora mean for humanity, faced with impending climatic and environmental challenges over the coming century? What will we be eating a century from now? Join Dr James Borrell, Kew Gardens, to explore this important topic.

7:30PM - 9:00PM

Town vs. Gown: Social divides in Cambridgeshire antiquarian life

A Mill Road History Society event. Mariel Rodriguez explores how the 1830s national revival of interest in antiquarianism and archaeology was initially dominated by the University of Cambridge until Cambridgeshire residents like Frederick Leach and C. H. Evelyn White created their own advocacy spaces.

Wed 11 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

This event has been cancelled.

4:00PM - 5:00PM

EVENT CANCELLED: Mainstream vs 'Heterodox' Economics? Some Core Theoretical Elements of Contrast

This event has been cancelled

6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series - Richard Lewney 'The Economics of Getting to Net Zero'

Richard Lewney is Chair of Cambridge Econometrics, he has recently directed two major research projects for DG Energy to improve the methods of modelling the macroeconomic impacts of low-carbon policies. He has also directed projects for the European Climate Foundation.

Thu 12 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

This event has been cancelled.

6:45PM - 8:30PM

Natura Urbana: a vision of Berlin's newest phase of urban transformation

Presented with the Cambridge Natural History Society Natura Urbana, a film by Professor Matthew Gandy, Department of Geography, offers a vision of the Brachen of Berlin, spaces of spontaneous nature, a field for pioneers, holding the promise of happiness.

Fri 13 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

This event has been cancelled.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Frontiers for life in Antarctica

Leading polar marine biologist Professor Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic Survey and Fellow of Wolfson College, works at the forefront of investigation into animal adaptations in extreme environments. Having conducted nearly 30 seasons of research in the Antarctic, he offers fascinating insights into how species survive and thrive in the coldest, driest, windiest, most isolated place on earth.

Sat 14 March 2020 8:30AM - 6:00PM

Wo+Men's Leadership Conference 2020: Reimagining Diversity

The Wo+Men’s Leadership Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School is thrilled to announce our sixth annual conference Reimagining Diversity. Join us for another exciting day of keynote speakers, panel discussions and workshops by outstanding industry leaders and Cambridge Judge academics.

2:00PM - 2:45PM

Bridging Binaries: LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum Cancelled

This event has been cancelled.