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
| Tue 7 May | 5:30PM - 6:45PM |
The cartographic commissions of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690-1749) A talk by Jana C Schuster (Historic England & New York University) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series. |
| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
Join us for an engaging expert panel discussion on the intersection of artificial intelligence and human rights. Moderated by Dr. Ella McPherson and Dr. Sharath Srinivasan, Co-Directors of the Centre of Governance and Human Rights, this event will feature insightful contributions from leading thinkers in the field. |
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| Wed 8 May | 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Highlight The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon |
| 5:00PM - 6:15PM |
We are delighted to welcome Gillian Tett to present the Margaret Anstee Centre annual lecture 2024. The lecture will be followed by a reception. Gillian will speak on the subject: Why AI needs another AI: using anthropology intelligence to make sense of a world in flux. |
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| Thu 9 May | 9:30AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Indigenous film, art and activism: counter-cartographies of the Amazon This one-day symposium explores the relationship between film, art, and activism in the Amazon. Along with in-person discussions by international speakers, the programme includes a number of contemporary Amazonian films made by Indigenous creators who are using film to amplify their voices and contest historical marginalisation. |
| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
What Happens to Our Brains in Space? Abraham Alsawaf, a 4th-year medical student (Magdalene) studying neuroplasticity will discuss what happens to our brains in space. |
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| Fri 10 May | 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Give me Inspiration! The Paradigm Shift with Professor Sharon Peacock We're excited to announce the next event in our conversation series, led by Professor Dame Athene Donald, will be with Professor Sharon Peacock FMedSci CBE, Professor of Microbiology and Public Health in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge, and Master Elect of Churchill College. |
| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
“Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5”, an illustrated talk by Prof Marina Frolova-Walker Prof Marina Frolova-Walker a co-author with Jonathan Walker of the recently published book “Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5” will talk about the research for this book about Shostakovich's most controversial symphony which was composed at the height of Stalin's Purges saved the composer from official disfavour and deeply moved audiences. |