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Carlo Ginzburg on "Les rois thaumaturges" by Marc Bloch

Carlo Ginzburg on "Les rois thaumaturges" by Marc Bloch

Tue 6 May 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Are Doctrines Empirically Verifiable? Theology, Theory, and the Human Sciences

On 6th May at 1pm Prof. Simeon Zahl will give a seminar entitled ‘Are Doctrines Empirically Verifiable? Theology, Theory, and the Human Sciences’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Healey Room, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge. Please be seated by 12:50 so that the seminar can start promptly.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Meet the Artist: Joy Labinjo

Discover the distinctive visual language of British-Nigerian artist Joy Labinjo

5:30PM - 6:45PM

Echoes on the map: unveiling the auditory history of late Ottoman Istanbul through digital cartography

A talk by Onur Engin (University of Cambridge) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series.

6:00PM - 7:15PM

On rowing: Jenna Armstrong and Cath Bishop in conversation

Join the Jesus College Intellectual Forum and Gates Cambridge to hear from Boat Race winner and elite rower Jenna Armstrong in conversation with Olympian Cath Bishop. They will discuss rowing, leadership, and the challenges of competing in elite sport.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

Nature's Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums

Join us for an evening of conversation about the hidden stories behind the world’s iconic natural history museums, celebrating the launch of Jack Ashby’s new book, Nature’s Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums.

6:30PM - 8:15PM

Crafting Resistance: An Evening with Common Threads Press

Join Common Threads Press for a panel discussion on craft as a source of hope and survival.

Wed 7 May 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Bradford Hill Seminar

Victoria Hall of the UK Health Security Agency will discuss what has been learned from The SARS-CoV-2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study, a prospective cohort study of hospital-based healthcare workers across the UK.

Thu 8 May 12:00PM - 1:00PM

Uncovering the Tree of Life of Palms

Enjoy a talk by Professor William Baker of Kew Gardens about the evolutionary history of palms.