Talks
Annual Public Policy Lecture: We’re all going to die! (Or are we?)
Drawing on her experience as an entrepreneur, legislator and board member, Martha Lane Fox will explore what AI could mean for the next 50 years, including its effects on work, business, entrepreneurial opportunity, existing institutions, culture, security and defence. Chaired by Prof Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge.
| Mon 14 October 2024 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight The Leslie Stephen Lecture: "A New Light on Alice Munro" by Anne Enright Trinity Hall and the University of Cambridge are pleased to announce that the 2024 Leslie Stephen Lecture will be given by Anne Enright, FRSL entitled ‘A New Light on Alice Munro’. |
| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight Diagnostics Without Frontiers: A regenerable supply chain for PCR in low resource countries A Lecture by Professor Lisa Hall FRSC CBE, Professor of Analytical Biotechnology, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge. |
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| Tue 15 October 2024 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM |
Highlight Erpenius' Library: The Excellence of a Dutch Arabist This online talk from Dr Majid Daneshgar, curator of Cambridge University Library’s Endless Stories exhibition, sheds new light on some of the unique and rare sources in Erpenius’ collection. |
| 7:30PM - 8:45PM |
Creative Practices with Osman Yousefzada and Sonita Alleyne OBE Join the Intellectual Forum for an insightful discussion with Osman Yousefzada, an interdisciplinary artist whose artistic storytelling merges autobiography with fiction and ritual. |
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| Wed 16 October 2024 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
CGHR: Global Experiences of Algorithmic Governance Seminar 1 Join us for an exploration of the variable experiences of algorithmic governance. |
| Thu 17 October 2024 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
Dying at the margins: The inequalities of access to end-of-life care In the opening event of a series on "Death and Dying", leading experts in palliative care, social research, and end-of-life studies consider disparities in the accessibility and quality of end-of-life care. |
| Fri 18 October 2024 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
This event will seek to look in more depth at the different ways of writing creative non-fiction, and the important role that non-fiction writing plays in talking about societal questions and problems. |
| Sat 19 October 2024 | 1:00PM - 5:30PM |
How do you know when the language of race changes? |
| Sun 20 October 2024 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Join us as we host the region’s biggest Apple Day. |
| 2:30PM - 4:00PM |
Discover Cambridge's untold stories on this walking tour highlighting the contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals and women. Learn how they navigated urban life, how masculinities shaped the city, and discuss queer experiences. Led by passionate university researchers, you will visit landmarks and hidden spots revealing the struggles and legacies of marginalised communities. |