| Mon 30 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
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. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Braided together Hair in the work of contemporary women artists |
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| 12:30PM - 1:30PM |
Palestinian refugees: gendered and intergenerational narratives of displacement and return Dr Ruba Salih, Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS, London will give the next Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
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. |
|
| 4:00PM - 6:00PM |
Humanities Research: how to question and complicate everything Susanne Kord (UCL) |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Highlight The Libyan Revolution and its future; Aref Ali Nayed in conversation with Ed Stourton Aref Ali Nayed is the Ambassador of Libya to the United Arab Emirates and was the Chief Operations Officer of the Libyan Stabilisation Team. In Cambridge as a Visiting Fellow with the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme, Dr Nayed is in conversation with the distinguished BBC print and broadcast journalist, Ed Stourton. |
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| 5:30PM - 6:30PM |
Highlight G I Taylor lecture - bulk high temperature superconductors for high field engineering applications The G I Taylor lecture by Professor David A Caldwell, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge |
|
| 6:15PM - 7:30PM |
What have been the mental health consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan on the UK armed forces? |
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| 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Victorian desire and the classical body A free public lecture by Professor Simon Goldhill, Director of the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), University of Cambridge. |
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| Tue 31 January 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
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 |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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| 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 |
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 |
Our cities are filled with buildings, roads, cars, buses, trains, bikes, parks and gardens. Join Rachel Thomas on a mathematical journey around the world as we uncover the maths that hides in our cities. |
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| 6:30PM - 9:00PM |
2012 McKinsey onnovate Cambridge launch - in collaboration with Cambridge University Entrepreneurs McKinsey & Co, in collaboration with CUE, is proudly presenting the 2012 McKinsey Innovate Cambridge Launch |
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| Wed 1 February 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
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. |
|
| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
A 50 Years Restrospective of Self Portraits |
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| 9:30AM - 3:30PM |
Archaeological discovery days - molecules and mysteries of the past 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. |
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| 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 |
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 |
This course is aimed at beginners only, which started in October and continues in the Lent term |
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| 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 |
Stanley Spencer’s Love on the Moor A lunchtime talk in Gallery 1 of the Fitzwilliam Museum |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
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 |
Mary and the Jews: myth and meaning in the medieval Jewish-Christian encounter Kati Inhat (Queen Mary, University of London) |
|
| 3:30PM - 5:00PM |
Researching impact in an educational assessment context Assessments form part of complex systems and have expected and unexpected consequences, including exerting powerful influences on the individual and on educational systems and society. |
|
| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
Sustainable materials - with both eyes open 1st Lecture in the 2012 10th Annual Lecture Series on Sustainable Development Dr Julian Allwood: Reader in Engineering; Cambridge University Engineering Department |
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| Thu 2 February 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
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. |
|
| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
A 50 Years Restrospective of Self Portraits |
|
| 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 |
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 |
The Story of Savage Messiah: Jim Ede and Gaudier-Brzeska |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
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 |
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 |
Evaluating an entrepreneurial idea Lecture examining the financial considerations in commercialising technological or scientific products/discoveries and their practical evaluation. Issues will be explored through case studies of successes and failures. Followed by free drinks reception from 6.30pm. |
|
| 7:30PM - 9:00PM |
Vince Lea, Louise Bacon and Merlin Fox talk about the work of Cambridge Conservation Volunteers over 50 years. |
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| Fri 3 February 2012 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM |
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. |
|
| 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
A 50 Years Restrospective of Self Portraits |
|
| 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 |
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 |
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 films with English subtitles will be shown in the faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies during Lent term 2012. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
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 |
The spark of life, Professor Frances Ashcroft Darwin College Lecture Series - Life |
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| Sat 4 February 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 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 - 8:00PM |
A 50 Years Restrospective of Self Portraits |
|
| 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 |
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 |
|
| 11:30AM - 2:00PM |
Fortnightly drawing workshops. With artists David Kefford and Jane Waterhouse. |
|
| 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 |
Free activities for families every first Saturday of the month at the Fitzwilliam Museum |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect materials to use in the Museum. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
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 |
Conquering the Antarctic: the Scott Centenary concert tour City of London Sinfonia, in collaboration with the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), will embark on an ambitious concert tour in February to celebrate the centenary of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12. |
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| Sun 5 February 2012 | 9:00AM - 8:00PM |
A 50 Years Restrospective of Self Portraits |
| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Highlight Braided together Hair in the work of contemporary women artists |
|
| 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 |
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 |
A Sunday prom concert at the Fitzwilliam Museum |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
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. |
