Other events
Library Late
Join Cambridge University Library after-hours for our biggest event of the year!
| Mon 8 April 2013 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM |
Third public debate in Global Food Security: The Right to Food Is there a right to food? How do states and public distribution systems contribute to food security? What is the role of private supply chains and food networks? |
| Wed 10 April 2013 | 10:30AM - 12:30PM |
Cambridge Assessment Network training event: Test and item evaluation Mr Nat Johnson, Senior Manager in Operational Research Standards at OCR, introduces test and item evaluation covering the item level statistics used across a range of Cambridge Assessment’s qualifications. The session will introduce the concepts of omit rates, facility values, discrimination indices, bias or Differential Item Functioning, and analysis of multiple choice items. |
| 6:30PM |
Highlight Natural history month: An evening with 4 reaktion authors 4 authors from the Reaktion series of wildlife books talk about their book. Helen Macdonald - Falcon Deirdre Jackson - Lion Claire Preston - Bee Kevin Jackson - Moose |
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| Fri 12 April 2013 | 7:30PM - 10:20PM |
The thinking person's variety night, with our special guests Kent Valentine on stage alongside fellows and researchers giving stand-up comedy a go for the first time. Join academics from Cambridge and beyond for a lighthearted look at their research. |
| Sat 13 April 2013 | 10:30AM - 3:30PM |
Frozen worlds: family activity drop in day Experience the extreme environments of the Polar Regions and vastness of Space at our activity day! There will be range of drop in activities including dressing up like an astronaut, doing our meteorite trail and art and drawing activities. You can also meet a British Antarctic Survey Scientist to find out what it is like to survive in extreme conditions! |