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Talks

The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography

Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

Mon 20 February 2023 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Diabetes No More: lessons from the DiRECT trial and beyond - Seminar with Professor Mike Lean

In this hybrid MRC Epidemiology Unit seminar Professor Mike Lean of the University of Glasgow will discuss three randomised controlled trials, conducted entirely in primary care using low-calorie formula diets for 8-12 weeks, that have reported remissions for 40-60% of participants including South Asians.

Tue 21 February 2023 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Evolution by Design? Re-Evaluating the Darwin-Gray Exchange on the Compatibility of Purpose and Evolution

On 21st February Dr Rope Kojonen will be giving a research seminar on Re-Evaluating the Darwin-Gray Exchange on the Compatibility of Purpose and Evolution for The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

LGBT+ History Month: Religious Art, Queer Possibility

In celebration of LGBT+ History Month, join us online for a talk that explores how Western European religious painting was embraced and transformed by women and queer artists working in 19th and 20th century Britain. The talk relates to works from the Fitzwilliam collection.

5:30PM - 6:45PM

Remapping and place naming in ‘Beautiful Dachau’

A talk by Alan Marcus (University of Aberdeen) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series.

Thu 23 February 2023 5:30PM - 6:30PM

Highlight Bulgarian tendencies: The perils of publishing queer books

This talk is being hosted by Cambridge University Libraries to mark LGBT+ History Month.

Fri 24 February 2023 5:30PM - 6:30PM

Are we alone in the Universe?

This talk is part of the Darwin College lecture series 2023 on the theme of 'Isolation'

Sat 25 February 2023 2:00PM - 4:30PM

After Abstraction. The Soundscape of Shapes in Works by Ruth Rix and Helga Michie

An experimental musical performance and a talk by Prof Rüdiger Görner in response to works by Ruth Rix and Helga Michie, accompanying the exhibition Cross-Connections.