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“We’re all going to die! (Or are we?)”

What could AI mean for the next 50 years? Guest speaker, Martha Lane Fox, entrepreneur, legislator and board member, will draw on her wide-ranging experience to explore AI’s potential effects on work and business, entrepreneurial opportunity, existing institutions, culture, security and defence.

Chaired by Prof Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.

? Thursday 26 November 2026
 ? 17:30 to 19:00 (doors open at 17:00)
Lee Seng Tee Hall, Wolfson College, Cambridge, CB3 9BB

Free - booking is required

Book your place https://bit.ly/policylecture2026

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.

Tue 16 June 9:20AM - 3:30PM

NIHR East of England Patient and Public Involvement Showcase

What difference does public involvement make to our health research in the East of England? Come and find out!

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Living Faithfully in a Violent World, Ridley Hall Theology Conference 2026

In a world shaped by the constant reality of violence and war - both near and far - this conference asks a vital question: How does one live faithfully in a violent world?

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Nikutai, Kokutai, and Performance as Protest

Join us for a seminar with Dr Alice Baldock.

6:30PM - 7:45PM

‘A Modern Arrangement’: A Discussion on Flower Paintings & Modernism

Join us for a panel discussion with art historians Rebecca Birrell, Sophie Pickford and Naomi Polonsky, chaired by Kettle’s Yard Director Andrew Nairne, on the theme of flower paintings and Modernism.

Wed 17 June 6:15PM - 8:15PM

[In]Conversation: Adam Bridgland & Ines Fernandez de Cordova

Join printmaker Adam Bridgland and artist Ines Fernandez de Cordova for a special evening conversation as part of [In]Press, an exhibition celebrating contemporary printmaking.

Thu 18 June 6:00PM - 7:00PM

The Master’s Book Club: Prof. Sharon Peacock in conversation with Prof. Helen Czerski, author of 'Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World'

Don't miss our next Master’s Book Club event hosted by Prof. Sharon Peacock in conversation with physicist, writer and broadcaster Prof. Helen Czerski, as they discuss her award-winning book: 'Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World'.