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Fri 17 November 2023 12:00AM

Participate in behavioural research at Cambridge Judge Business School

Become a member of our participant pool, support academic research and get paid for it (£10/hour). There is no need to be a student or affiliated with the University of Cambridge.

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Spitting Image: A Controversial History

Savage, grotesque, hilarious: explore Spitting Image, the puppet show that became an icon of 20th century television, with Cambridge University Library's current exhibition.

9:00AM - 7:00PM

The Anxiety of Interdisciplinarity 2.0

An exhibition of 40+ contemporary artists exploring the terrain of anxiety or uncomfortable ‘between-ness’.

10:00AM - 1:00PM

ONLINE COURSE Three wild flowers of the month: Identification and folklore – November

Go on a journey through the seasons learning about wild flowers with garden historian Twigs Way

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Being Human Festival at the Fitzwilliam Museum

The UK's national festival of the Humanities returns to 52 towns and cities across the country from 9–18 November and we're delighted to be part of this with events at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and The Fitzwilliam Museum.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region

A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance

Which stories get remembered, and why? This exhibition explores some new stories from history – stories that help us to separate fact from fiction and history from myth.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Bodies: Past and Present

An exhibition of student art

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Real Families: Stories of Change

Bringing together more than 120 artworks spanning painting, photography, sculpture and film, 'Real Families: Stories of Change' asks us to consider what makes a family today, and the impact our families have on us, through the eyes of contemporary artists

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Women & Water

Our exhibition Women & Water explores the relationship between women and water in the works of 17 women artists, spanning from the early twentieth century to the present day. The exhibition examines how water has been used by artists both as subject matter and artistic medium to reflect the multiplicity of women’s experiences.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Pepys Library Tours

A tour of the Pepys Library with Dr Jane Hughes, Pepys Librarian and Fellow of Magdalene College.

11:00AM - 12:30PM

The Cambridge Colleges: A Walking Tour

A walking tour that takes an in-depth look at unusual aspects of several of the city centre colleges and, depending on public access on the day, will include a visit to one in order to really discover just what goes on!

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and friends

This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Pitt-Rivers Archaeological Science Seminar - Constructing Identity in Death: A Case-study from Metal Period Philippines

The Pitt-Rivers Archaeological Science Seminars are a relatively informal and highly dynamic venue for archaeological scientists of all kinds who share their research as it happens – often, before it has made it to publications. Our speakers include researchers based in or around Cambridge as well as visitors from around the world.

5:15PM - 7:00PM

Samuel Pepys, The Stuart Navy and the Role of Women

The Annual Friends of the Pepys Library lecture on the theme of Samuel Pepys, the Stuart Navy and the Role of Women is open to all and will be given by Dr Elaine Murphy with a response by Dr Sara Caputo. The talk will be followed by a drinks reception.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Composers in conversation

Two of St Catharine's most distinguished musical alumni discuss their differing experiences as composers in modern Britain; and share their musical passions.

6:00PM - 7:15PM

Displacement and memories of loss with Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick

Distinguished historian Sheila Fitzpatrick will discuss the former Soviet Union and its sphere of influence, within and beyond its borders.

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours

Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Should we believe the News?

Ros Atkins, analysis editor for the BBC, will be in conversation with the master Roger Mosey, a former editorial director of the BBC, on the question of whether traditional journalism can meet the needs of increasingly polarised audiences.