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Mon 2 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

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9:00AM - 5:00PM

Wordsworth at 250 Cancelled

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1:30PM - 4:30PM

From Heavenly Harmony to Earthly Discord in Queens’ Old Library

An exhibition of medieval and Renaissance musical treasures, revealing the role music has had in shaping perceptions of man, nature and the universe

Tue 3 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

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9:00AM - 5:00PM

Wordsworth at 250 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 4:00PM

Walking on Thin Ice Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

FEAST & FAST: The art of food in Europe, 1500 –1800 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Inspire Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Lines of Site: The Parthenon Frieze Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Sharpening Perceptions Cancelled

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12:30PM - 2:00PM

Faith and Feathers: Human Rights, Conservation and Mission

Seminar talk given by Dr Andrew Gosler

1:10PM - 2:00PM

Lunchtime Concert Series: Cambridge University Chamber Choir

Cambridge University Chamber Choir Nicholas Mulroy director

1:30PM - 4:30PM

From Heavenly Harmony to Earthly Discord in Queens’ Old Library

An exhibition of medieval and Renaissance musical treasures, revealing the role music has had in shaping perceptions of man, nature and the universe

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Dr Nicholas Penny, Slade Lectures in Fine Art 2020

Avatars of Antiquity: Premise and Practice in European Painting and Sculpture 1500-2000

5:30PM - 7:00PM

The Mountbattens, revelations from the Churchill Archives

Andrew Lownie will talk about the research behind his recent book, 'The Mountbattens: their lives, their loves', as part of the Churchill History Lecture Series

6:30PM - 7:30PM

EVENT CANCELLED: Post Brexit Lecture Series

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7:15PM - 8:15PM

University social club swimming Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Lane swimming available every Tuesday for University and non-University individuals

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Camerata Musica Cambridge: GAUTIER CAPUÇON, cello, & JÉRÔME DUCROS, piano

One of the world's most celebrated cellists, in works by Chopin and Franck.

Wed 4 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

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9:00AM - 5:00PM

Wordsworth at 250 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 4:00PM

Walking on Thin Ice Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

FEAST & FAST: The art of food in Europe, 1500 –1800 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Inspire Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Lines of Site: The Parthenon Frieze Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Sharpening Perceptions Cancelled

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1:30PM - 3:30PM

From Heavenly Harmony to Earthly Discord in Queens’ Old Library

An exhibition of medieval and Renaissance musical treasures, revealing the role music has had in shaping perceptions of man, nature and the universe

4:00PM - 5:00PM

EVENT CANCELLED: What will hurt the UK economy most after Brexit: restrictions on trade, capital or migration?

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5:00PM - 6:00PM

Highlight Grolier in Cambridge libraries and other French Renaissance bookbindings: 1510-1559

The Reader for the 2019-20 series of Cambridge University Library's Sandars Lectures is Isabelle de Conihout on the subject of French bookbindings and bibliophily, 16th-18th centuries.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series - Laura Diaz Anadon 'The role of government policy to incentivise technology innovation to meet the climate change challenge'

Laura Diaz Anadon is Prof of Climate Change Policy at the Uni of Cambridge and is part of the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG), was Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Prof Anadon is a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and sits on various editorial boards, including the Nature Energy

7:00PM - 10:30PM

Highlight Communicating health risks and scientific uncertainty

The Friends of Cam Sight are delighted to present an evening with Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter who will be giving a talk on 'Communicating health risks and scientific uncertainty' on Wednesday 4 March. Including Drinks and Canapés & raffle afterwards

Thu 5 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Significant: A Bunch of Viruses Cancelled

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9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

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9:00AM - 5:00PM

Wordsworth at 250 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 4:00PM

Walking on Thin Ice Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

FEAST & FAST: The art of food in Europe, 1500 –1800 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Inspire Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Lines of Site: The Parthenon Frieze Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Sharpening Perceptions Cancelled

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11:00AM - 1:00PM

The Old Library, Magdalene College Cancelled

In light of Coronavirus, we are cancelling Magdalene's Old Library exhibition for March/April.

1:30PM - 4:30PM

From Heavenly Harmony to Earthly Discord in Queens’ Old Library

An exhibition of medieval and Renaissance musical treasures, revealing the role music has had in shaping perceptions of man, nature and the universe

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Highlight From Montaigne to the Revolution: French bookbindings and other bibliophily

The Reader for the 2019-20 series of Cambridge Unievrsity Library's Sandars Lectures is Isabelle de Conihout on the subject of French bookbindings and bibliophily, 16th-18th centuries.

6:45PM - 8:30PM

Cambridge Natural History Society talk - The wonderful world of rocks, minerals and fossils

Mal Faloon, who runs the stall on Cambridge market specialising in rocks and minerals, is fascinated by all things geological and would like to share her enthusiasm with you.

Fri 6 March 2020 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Significant: A Bunch of Viruses Cancelled

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9:00AM - 5:00PM

Travelling Companions Cancelled

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9:00AM - 5:00PM

Wordsworth at 250 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 4:00PM

Walking on Thin Ice Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

FEAST & FAST: The art of food in Europe, 1500 –1800 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Inspire Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Lines of Site: The Parthenon Frieze Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Sharpening Perceptions Cancelled

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12:00PM - 2:00PM

Highlight Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change

Recent Cambridge grads Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi experienced this first-hand, and wrote Taking Up Space: The Black Girl’s Manifesto For Change as a guide and a manifesto for change.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

WE ARE HERE: WOMEN IN ART AT CAMBRIDGE COLLEGES Cancelled

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1:30PM - 4:30PM

From Heavenly Harmony to Earthly Discord in Queens’ Old Library

An exhibition of medieval and Renaissance musical treasures, revealing the role music has had in shaping perceptions of man, nature and the universe

3:00PM - 4:30PM

French bookbindings of the 16th-18th centuries: a closer inspection

Hosted by the speaker of this year's Sandars Lectures, this hands-on workshop with Isabelle de Conihout will address some key practical topics in the study of French bookbindings of the period.

6:00PM - 7:10PM

The only way is upstream: the NCD emergency, intergenerational inequality and the urgent need for system change

Professor Martin White MD FFPH, Professor of Population Health Research, Centre for Diet and Activity Research and MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, gives the seventh lecture in the series 'Transforming healthcare through prevention'.

6:00PM - 7:15PM

Prof Martin White: The NCD emergency, intergenerational inequality, and the urgent need for systems change

The only ways is upstream — The NCD emergency, intergenerational inequality and the urge need for systems change

8:00PM - 10:00PM

An Evening of Chamber Music

The finest chamber musicians in the University, who hold Instrumental Awards, present a varied programme of chamber works in the beautiful surroundings of Emmanuel College Library.

Sat 7 March 2020 9:15AM - 4:00PM

Cambridgeshire Beekeepers Association Seminar

Cambridgeshire Beekeepers Association present their annual one-day seminar, this year with a theme of “Bees, Forage, Pollination and Sustainability”.

10:00AM - 1:00PM

Lines of Site: The Parthenon Frieze Cancelled

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10:00AM - 4:00PM

Walking on Thin Ice Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

FEAST & FAST: The art of food in Europe, 1500 –1800 Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Inspire Cancelled

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10:00AM - 5:00PM

Sharpening Perceptions Cancelled

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11:30AM - 12:30PM

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour Cancelled

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12:00PM - 5:00PM

WE ARE HERE: WOMEN IN ART AT CAMBRIDGE COLLEGES Cancelled

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2:00PM - 4:00PM

Family First Saturday: Sensory spring

Join our friendly team for fun activities and art-making for all the family based on the theme of Sensory spring .

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Family first Saturdays

Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect materials to use in the Museum.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Lucy Cavendish Singers: Moving on

An hour of traditional, close harmony and classical music to lift the spirit and warm the soul

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade

Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor de Falla Nights in the Garden of Spain Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Cambridge University Sinfonia Tess Jackson conductor Mark Zang piano (CUMS Concerto Competition 2019 prize-winner)

Sun 8 March 2020 12:00PM - 4:00PM

Walking on Thin Ice Cancelled

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12:00PM - 5:00PM

FEAST & FAST: The art of food in Europe, 1500 –1800 Cancelled

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12:00PM - 5:00PM

Inspire Cancelled

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12:00PM - 5:00PM

Sharpening Perceptions Cancelled

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12:00PM - 5:00PM

WE ARE HERE: WOMEN IN ART AT CAMBRIDGE COLLEGES Cancelled

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3:00PM - 3:45PM

Bridging Binaries: LGBTQ+ Tours at Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Cancelled

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7:00PM - 11:00PM

Jim Moray

Jim Moray is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. 2019 saw the release of his seventh studio album, The Outlander.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Les sirènes

Boulanger arr. Joy Lisney Renouveau Boulanger arr. Joy Lisney Les sirènes Ravel Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé Boulanger arr. Joy Lisney Soir sur la plaine Ravel Introduction and Allegro Messiaen O sacrum convivium Boulanger arr. Joy Lisney Sous-bois Ravel/Robin Holloway Un grand sommeil noir (world premiere) Dukas arr. Toby Hession Les sirènes Boulanger arr. Joy Lisney Hymne au Soleil

8:15PM - 10:00PM

Beethoven Violin Sonatas (1): Krysia Osostowicz and Daniel Tong

Beethoven violin sonatas 1, 2 and 9 with miniature companion pieces