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.
| Mon 25 May | 10:00AM - 3:00PM |
This walking workshop invites you to get to know Hobson’s Brook from a new perspective, both its visible presence and hidden absence in Cambridge. |
| Tue 26 May | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah at King's College "Misreading Fanon: How a thinker of division became a prophet of certainty" |
| Wed 27 May | 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
What is going on in the USA? And why you'd better start caring... We’ve all heard the phrase, 'When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.' Well, right now, the United States is facing a fever. |
| Fri 29 May | 12:30PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight The United States of America at 250: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Independence As we approach the United States' 250th anniversary, the Cambridge US Studies Network invites you to a special commemoration of the Declaration of Independence on 29 May 2026. |
| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
The Emergence of Consciousness in the Newborn Brain From first touch to first dreams, discover how sleep and social interaction shape a newborn’s brain and lay the foundations of human consciousness. |
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| Sat 30 May | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Cambridge Africa Business Conference 2026 Now in its 11th year, the Cambridge Africa Business Conference, hosted by the Cambridge Africa Business Network, brings together over 150 participants including students, alumni, founders, investors, and operators shaping Africa’s business landscape across Cambridge and the wider ecosystem, including delegates from Oxford, LBS, and LSE. |
| 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
Cambridge India Business Dialogue 2026 A flagship forum exploring the evolving economic and strategic partnership between India and the UK. |
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| Sun 31 May | 2:00PM - 5:00PM |
GLOBAL CULTURES: ENTER THE K-WORLD 31 MAY 2026 We are delighted to welcome Diane Min to Jesus College to learn about K-dramas, K-entertainment, and more. A talk will be followed by a special preview screening of the first two episodes of the new K-drama, ‘The Legend of Kitchen Soldier.’ |