Talks
Holding it Together: Making, Maintaining and Mending from the Early Modern to the Present
‘Holding it Together’, a two-day symposium taking place in late June 2026, addresses this gap, bringing together makers and scholars of material culture to co-create new and robust concepts of lastingness rooted in both historical understanding and contemporary practice.
| Tue 19 May | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
How Far Can Good Go Without God? The Limits of a Naturalistic Ethic On 19th May at 1pm Prof. David Lahti will give a seminar entitled ‘How Far Can Good Go Without God? The Limits of a Naturalistic Ethic’. Prof. Lahti will be speaking via video link, but we will host an in-person audience in Cambridge at the Shasha Suite, Woolf Building, Westminster College. |
| Wed 20 May | 6:00PM - 7:45PM |
Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu: We must move the needle on inequality in academia Join us for the inaugural REACH Annual Lecture with speaker Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, President of Wolfson College. |
| 7:00PM - 8:30PM |
In Conversation: Flower Painting Now Join us for an in-conversation on the theme of flower painting now with exhibition artists, chaired by Assistant Curator Naomi Polonsky. |
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| Thu 21 May | 8:30AM - 5:00PM |
Sustainable Development Forum: Circularity the New Reality Cambridge Judge Business School is joining forces with the Sustainable Business Forum to bring together pioneers and thought leaders from academia, business, development institutions, government, and civil society to address the structural, financial, technological, and societal barriers that define the next stage of global sustainability transition. |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
CRASSH Annual Lecture with Tina Campt | Afterimages: Grieving in fractured time In the CRASSH Annual Lecture, Tina Campt will present an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Art in a Time of Sorrow, which tells the story of how writing to art became a survival tactic that helped her grapple with intense experiences of personal grief during a period of pervasive social grievance. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Life in North Korea Seen from the Heart of the Regime—and the Journey to Freedom A talk by a former high-ranking North Korean diplomat. It is part of the Ra Jong-Yil Distinguished Lecture Series in Korean Studies. |