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Mon 23 January 2012 9:00AM - 5:30PM

Frozen volcano

Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Braided together

Hair in the work of contemporary women artists

12:30PM - 1:30PM

Knowing their Place: domestic service in twentieth-century Britain

Dr Lucy Delap, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge will give the next Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Screenwriting from a practical perspective: some myths debunked

The Cambridge Screen Media Group at CRASSH starts the term with a talk from screenwriter Clare Foster.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Cambridge storytellers - Christine Cooper

The battle of the trees

Tue 24 January 2012 9:00AM - 5:30PM

Frozen volcano

Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer

Coins and medals from the 17th-century

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Grey matters: Graphite

Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin

This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Braided together

Hair in the work of contemporary women artists

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Highlight Britten Sinfonia at Lunch

Britten Sinfonia bring some of the finest chamber repertoire and specially commissioned contemporary music to this popular, award-winning lunchtime series. All At Lunch concerts at Cambridge are recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast in Spring 2012.

1:00PM - 5:00PM

Artists in focus: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the closure of the house extension. The first of these displays will look at the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

The science of viruses and making science viral

Viruses are pathogens — germs — that afflict all forms of life. How do they work and what can be done to stop them? At the same time how does scientific knowledge disseminates out from laboratories to 'infect' the wider population.

Wed 25 January 2012 9:00AM - 5:30PM

Frozen volcano

Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:30AM - 3:30PM

Archaeological discovery days for Schools - human & animals from mammoths to mcburgers

Led by Dr Carenza Lewis, well-known from Channel 4’s Time Team, Discovery Days are curriculum extension learning courses for school groups which introduce new knowledge, ideas and approaches from the multi-disciplinary subject of archaeology in practical hands-on activities.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer

Coins and medals from the 17th-century

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Grey matters: Graphite

Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin

This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Braided together

Hair in the work of contemporary women artists

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Open class in Modern Hebrew

This course is aimed at beginners only, which started in October and continues in the Lent term

1:00PM - 5:00PM

Artists in focus: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the closure of the house extension. The first of these displays will look at the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Three New Acquisitions on Religious Themes

David Scrase, Keeper of Paintings, Drawings & Prints

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

2:15PM - 4:00PM

Recent trends in New Testament scholarship and their impact on the study of Jewish-Christian relations

James Carleton Paget (Peterhouse)

4:00PM - 5:30PM

HMC seminar

Nineteenth-century Christianity and the Intellectual History of Race, Culture and Nation.

4:30PM - 6:30PM

The science of career success: personality and psychometrics in education and beyond

Psychologists have tried to predict career success for over a century. This led to the development of psychometric tools and theories of intelligence, personality, and motivation.

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Highlight Trinity College clark lectures 2012: Professor Quentin Skinner

The first of Professor Skinner's four clark lectures on 'Shakespearean Invention.' The title of this first lecture is 'The Renaissance theory of rhetorical invention'.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Cambridge inernational piano series: Benjamin Grosvenor

Cambridge inernational piano series: Benjamin Grosvenor Internationally acclaimed pianist, 19-year-old Grosvenor performed at the 2011 First Night of the Proms and is the youngest artist ever to be signed to Decca. He will be performing works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Ravel.

8:45PM - 9:45PM

Organ recital

Organ recital to be performed by John Challenger (Asst. Organist, St John’s College)

Thu 26 January 2012 9:00AM - 5:30PM

Frozen volcano

Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer

Coins and medals from the 17th-century

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Grey matters: Graphite

Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin

This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Braided together

Hair in the work of contemporary women artists

1:00PM - 5:00PM

Artists in focus: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the closure of the house extension. The first of these displays will look at the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

The Lawrence room

Girton College has an extremely unusual Egyptian mummy called Hermione, which can now be viewed in the College’s small museum.

5:30PM - 7:30PM

Highlight Business basics

Lecture by Dr Tim Minshall (Senior Lecturer in Technology Management, Institute for Manufacturing) and Claire Ruskin (CEO, Cambridge Network). Followed by free drinks reception from 6.30pm.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

The strategic use of anti-retroviral therapy

Dr Nicola Mackie of Imperial College, London, will present this topic as part of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Cambridge Retrovirologists

Fri 27 January 2012 9:00AM - 5:30PM

Frozen volcano

Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer

Coins and medals from the 17th-century

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Grey matters: Graphite

Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin

This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Braided together

Hair in the work of contemporary women artists

1:00PM - 5:00PM

Artists in focus: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the closure of the house extension. The first of these displays will look at the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

1:10PM

Friday lunchtime concert

Passionate playing from students of the University of Cambridge. Performances by students of the University of Cambridge. Please note due to building work, the Friday concerts will be held over the road at St Giles Church.

1:15PM - 3:30PM

Israeli film club

Israeli films with English subtitles will be shown in the faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies during Lent term 2012.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

5:30PM - 6:30PM

Life in Ruins, Dr Robert Macfarlane

Darwin College Lecture Series - Life

Sat 28 January 2012 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books

Ten great book collectors whose volumes have enriched the University Library's holdings from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

9:00AM - 5:30PM

Frozen volcano

Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight These Rough Notes: Captain Scott's last expedition

A chance to see unique manuscripts from the archive of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) on show to commemorate the centenary of the first British expedition to the attain the South Pole.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer

Coins and medals from the 17th-century

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Grey matters: Graphite

Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin

This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Braided together

Hair in the work of contemporary women artists

12:30PM - 5:00PM

Wagner insight day

A rare chance to meet Sir Mark Elder and attend his final rehearsal of Parsifal (Act III) in King’s College Chapel. This is followed by a fascinating talk by Wagner Specialists John Deathridge and Robin Holloway, chaired by David Trippett. Tickets are very limited in number. See www.cums.org.uk for further details.

1:00PM - 2:30PM

Dragons

Come and celebrate Chinese New Year and the 2012 Year of the Dragon with this dragon themed Chinese painting workshop.

1:00PM - 5:00PM

Artists in focus: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the closure of the house extension. The first of these displays will look at the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

2:00PM - 3:30PM

A Breath of Fresh Air

A gallery tour at the Fitzwilliam Museum

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

7:30PM - 10:00PM

The sampson orchestra of Cambridge

Russia - Romance and Revolution

8:15PM

Sir Mark Elder conducts Wagner and Debussy

CUMS launch the new year with what promises to be a highlight of the City’s musical calendar in 2011: Act III of Wagner’s Parsifal and Debussy’s La Damoiselle élue in the breathktaking surroundings of King’s College Chapel, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. For more information about this and other CUMS concerts, visit www.cums.org.uk

8:30PM - 10:00PM

Sweeter than roses: music by Purcell and his contemporaries

A programme of songs and harpsichord music to include music by Henry Purcell, Pelham Humfrey and G F Handel, given by Simon Ponsford (counter tenor) and David Ponsford (harpsichord).

Sun 29 January 2012 9:00AM - 5:30PM

Frozen volcano

Frozen volcano A magnificent exhibition - First sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, Erebus is famous in volcanological circles today for its perpetual lava lake and spectacular (but mild) explosions of magma.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Braided together

Hair in the work of contemporary women artists

11:30AM

Sunday Coffee Concert: Tuba Bears' Picnic

New Music Sunday Coffee Concert at Kettle's Yard YouTuba and recorded narrators Ian McMillan and Simon Callow. The text is by BBC Radio 3 presenter and poet, Ian McMillan.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

England and the Dutch Republic in the age of Vermeer

Coins and medals from the 17th-century

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Grey matters: Graphite

Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of the pencil in a display ranging from 17th-century miniatures on vellum to compositional sketches by George Romney and William Blake, and drawings by Ingres and Degas.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight Work, rest and play: Women and children in prints after Chardin

This exhibition investigates the appeal of Chardin’s familial imagery for the 18th-century public, and takes a close look at the skill of the printmakers who interpreted his canvases into graphic art.

1:00PM - 5:00PM

Artists in focus: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Selected works from the collection will be on show in the exhibition gallery during the closure of the house extension. The first of these displays will look at the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Bridge, Martinů, Brahms

A Sunday prom concert at the Fitzwilliam Museum

2:00PM - 4:00PM

People’s portraits exhibition

The People’s Portraits exhibition captures on canvas ordinary people from different walks of lives in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century, and is rich in its diversity of subjects and styles.

8:30PM - 10:30PM

Gran Partita

Nicholas Daniel, oboe and The Haffner Wind Ensemble.