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Carlo Ginzburg on "Les rois thaumaturges" by Marc Bloch

Carlo Ginzburg on "Les rois thaumaturges" by Marc Bloch

Tue 25 February 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Enhancing Diversity in Clinical Trials: A Touch of Humanity

On 25th February at 1pm Dr Bridget Bannerman will give a seminar entitled ‘Enhancing Diversity in Clinical Trials: A Touch of Humanity’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Shasha Suite, Woolf Building, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Professor Sir John Aston: Research and its role in society

Lecture by Professor Sir John Aston, Kt FRS on his vision and plans for research activities at the University of Cambridge.

5:30PM - 6:45PM

‘A peculiar survey … for our peculiar purpose’: founding the Ordnance Survey of Ireland

A talk by Finnian O’Cionnaith (Dublin) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series.

7:30PM - 8:45PM

Hot off the press: Former “Guardian” editor Alan Rusbridger on the state of the media

Journalist and former editor of The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger, will share insights from his long and distinguished career in journalism.

Wed 26 February 6:00PM - 8:00PM

Migrants in the Digital Periphery: New Urban Frontiers of Control

Join us for a timely and critical panel discussion on the centrality of the exploitation of race and migrant mobility in the name of Silicon Valley capital. Drawing from his new book, Dr Matt Mahmoudi will lead a conversation with Professor Myria Georgiou, Professor Graham Denyer Willis, and Dr Amy Gaeta, moderated by Professor Caroline Bassett.

7:00PM - 8:00PM

Evening talk: Parallel Worlds: Evolution of Life Across the Cosmos

Is there life 'out there'? Join us for an evening talk with science writer Wallace Arthur

Thu 27 February 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Highlight "Montaillou, village occitan de 1294 à 1324" by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

"Montaillou, village occitan de 1294 à 1324" by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, introduced by John H. Arnold (University of Cambridge)

6:00PM - 8:00PM

How women can win with the help of AI

Join us for an exciting panel discussion featuring trailblazers who are driving AI research and its application in diverse fields.