What's On: What's On

Thu 29 February 2024

9:00AM - 7:00PM

The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight Hidden Histories

Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new.

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

Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail

Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones!

10:00AM - 5:00PM on Sun 26 May 2024

Highlight William Blake’s Universe

Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.

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!

12:30PM - 1:30PM

Highlight Rare Disease Day - Patient Centred Research

This year, Rare Disease Day is on that rarest of days, 29th February, and to mark the occasion NIHR Cambridge BRC is hosting a free, online session on patient-centred rare disease research.

1:30PM - 3:30PM

Charles Darwin in Cambridge: A Walking Tour

Find out why Charles Darwin, an undergraduate in Cambridge, once said "Upon the whole, the three years I spent at Cambridge were the most joyful of my happy life.”

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Counterspeech: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Countering Dangerous Speech

Book launch to celebrate the publication of Counterspeech: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Countering Dangerous Speech, edited by Stefanie Ullmann (CRASSH) and Marcus Tomalin (CRASSH).

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Faith and Survival: A Religious History of the Thirty Years' War - The Dickens Brooks Lecture

The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was Germany’s first ‘Great War’. Europe had experienced nothing like it before and would experience nothing like it again until the twentieth century. This lecture will serve as a call to augment the study of religion’s role in precipitating and prolonging early modern conflict with a recognition of the importance of faith for survival and recovery.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

The Place of Islamophobia within Debates on Racism

Join us for the second event in our new series ‘Hierarchies of Racism?’ which will will feature an amazing line-up of scholars who will explore the theme of racism from different lenses.

6:00PM - 8:30PM

Highlight Everything you always wanted to know about Atomic Warfare but were afraid to ask: Nuclear Strategy in the Ukraine war era

This lecture is a must for anyone interested in international affairs and the Ukraine War! Demetrius A. Floudas, Adj. Professor at the University of Kaliningrad, furnishes a fascinating insight into how the continued standoff in Ukraine changes all parameters regarding nuclear conflict in the 21st century.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025

Thu 29 February 2024	9:00AM - 7:00PM	Exhibition - The Expanded Librarian The Expanded Librarian exhibition is the result of a series of collaborative artists’ workshops investigating different approaches to what the figure of the Expanded Librarian can be, and to add to the existing discourses of text & image – theoretically, methodologically and as artistic strategy.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Highlight Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new.
	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	Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a fantastic whodunit mystery this winter and track down who has been stealing seeds from pinecones!
	10:00AM - 5:00PM on Sun 26 May 2024	Highlight William Blake’s Universe Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.
	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!
	12:30PM - 1:30PM	Highlight Rare Disease Day - Patient Centred Research This year, Rare Disease Day is on that rarest of days, 29th February, and to mark the occasion NIHR Cambridge BRC is hosting a free, online session on patient-centred rare disease research.
	1:30PM - 3:30PM	Charles Darwin in Cambridge: A Walking Tour Find out why Charles Darwin, an undergraduate in Cambridge, once said "Upon the whole, the three years I spent at Cambridge were the most joyful of my happy life.”
	5:00PM - 7:00PM	Counterspeech: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Countering Dangerous Speech Book launch to celebrate the publication of Counterspeech: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Countering Dangerous Speech, edited by Stefanie Ullmann (CRASSH) and Marcus Tomalin (CRASSH).
	5:30PM - 7:00PM	Faith and Survival: A Religious History of the Thirty Years' War - The Dickens Brooks Lecture The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was Germany’s first ‘Great War’. Europe had experienced nothing like it before and would experience nothing like it again until the twentieth century. This lecture will serve as a call to augment the study of religion’s role in precipitating and prolonging early modern conflict with a recognition of the importance of faith for survival and recovery.
	5:30PM - 7:00PM	The Place of Islamophobia within Debates on Racism Join us for the second event in our new series ‘Hierarchies of Racism?’ which will will feature an amazing line-up of scholars who will explore the theme of racism from different lenses.
	6:00PM - 8:30PM	Highlight Everything you always wanted to know about Atomic Warfare but were afraid to ask: Nuclear Strategy in the Ukraine war era This lecture is a must for anyone interested in international affairs and the Ukraine War! Demetrius A. Floudas, Adj. Professor at the University of Kaliningrad, furnishes a fascinating insight into how the continued standoff in Ukraine changes all parameters regarding nuclear conflict in the 21st century.