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Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025

Be part of a transformative three-day event uniting global thinkers, scholars, and leaders to shape the future—sign up today!

Mon 7 August 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 - 5:00PM

Fear & Yearning (and the sliver in between)

An exhibition by artist and filmmaker Jane Glennie

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective

A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Summer at the Museum 2023: Polar Pop-up activity station

Explore the museum this summer with your family and friends.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Topos Embodied: Beauty Constructs and Female Landscape

An exhibition of female-led, interdisciplinary art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibition: Radium Dreams

Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie.

10:30AM - 12:30PM

Summer at the Museum: Under 5s - Polar Stay and Play

Only under 5s and their carers in this session. Join us for stories and polar play as we open our museum just for little explorers. Booking required.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery

Ancient, intimate and political, embroidery is the foremost cultural material of Palestine.

1:00PM - 3:00PM

Summer at the Museum: Over 5s – Polar Stay and Play

This session is designed for primary aged children and their carers but siblings of all ages are welcome to attend with them. Join us for stories and polar play as we open our museum just for young explorers!

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Traditional Japanese storytelling: rakugo (in English)

Japan has a rich tradition of comic storytelling. With roots in early modern Japan and yet very much alive and ever-changing, rakugo is a type of performance that defies any easy description. join us at Emmanuel College in Cambridge to discover the world of Japanese rakugo performed by master Tatekawa Shinoharu. This performance will be in English.

6:15PM - 7:45PM

Iyengar Yoga Class

Small class with experienced teacher Robert Ashman.

Tue 8 August 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 - 5:00PM

Fear & Yearning (and the sliver in between)

An exhibition by artist and filmmaker Jane Glennie

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective

A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Summer at the Museum 2023: Polar Pop-up activity station

Explore the museum this summer with your family and friends.

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

Topos Embodied: Beauty Constructs and Female Landscape

An exhibition of female-led, interdisciplinary art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibition: Radium Dreams

Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery

Ancient, intimate and political, embroidery is the foremost cultural material of Palestine.

1:00PM - 5:00PM

Dear Planet Earth

Come along to celebrate our planet and learn how to take action against climate change.

Wed 9 August 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 - 5:00PM

Fear & Yearning (and the sliver in between)

An exhibition by artist and filmmaker Jane Glennie

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective

A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Summer at the Museum 2023: Polar Pop-up activity station

Explore the museum this summer with your family and friends.

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

Topos Embodied: Beauty Constructs and Female Landscape

An exhibition of female-led, interdisciplinary art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibition: Radium Dreams

Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery

Ancient, intimate and political, embroidery is the foremost cultural material of Palestine.

11:45AM - 5:00PM

Highlight WANG DONGLING: INK. SPACE. TIME.

Site-specific exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy based on Laozi and Stephen Hawking by Wang Dongling, one of the greatest living practitioners of Chinese calligraphy.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Traditional Japanese storytelling: rakugo (in Japanese)

Japan has a rich tradition of comic storytelling. With roots in early modern Japan and yet very much alive and ever-changing, rakugo is a type of performance that defies any easy description. join us at Emmanuel College in Cambridge to discover the world of Japanese rakugo performed by master Tatekawa Shinoharu. This performance will be in Japanese (no translation available).

Thu 10 August 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 - 5:00PM

Fear & Yearning (and the sliver in between)

An exhibition by artist and filmmaker Jane Glennie

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective

A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator.

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology Inspired Family Activities

Try your hand at some of our archaeology inspired activities and get hands on with real objects.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Summer at the Museum 2023: Polar Pop-up activity station

Explore the museum this summer with your family and friends.

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

Topos Embodied: Beauty Constructs and Female Landscape

An exhibition of female-led, interdisciplinary art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibition: Radium Dreams

Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery

Ancient, intimate and political, embroidery is the foremost cultural material of Palestine.

11:45AM - 5:00PM

Highlight WANG DONGLING: INK. SPACE. TIME.

Site-specific exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy based on Laozi and Stephen Hawking by Wang Dongling, one of the greatest living practitioners of Chinese calligraphy.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Traditional Japanese storytelling: rakugo (in Japanese)

Japan has a rich tradition of comic storytelling. With roots in early modern Japan and yet very much alive and ever-changing, rakugo is a type of performance that defies any easy description. join us at Emmanuel College in Cambridge to discover the world of Japanese rakugo performed by master Tatekawa Shinoharu. This performance will be in Japanese (no translation available).

Fri 11 August 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 - 5:00PM

Fear & Yearning (and the sliver in between)

An exhibition by artist and filmmaker Jane Glennie

9:00AM - 6:30PM

Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective

A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Summer at the Museum 2023: Polar Pop-up activity station

Explore the museum this summer with your family and friends.

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

Topos Embodied: Beauty Constructs and Female Landscape

An exhibition of female-led, interdisciplinary art.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibition: Radium Dreams

Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie.

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 - 5:00PM

Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery

Ancient, intimate and political, embroidery is the foremost cultural material of Palestine.

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.

7:30PM - 8:30PM

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 ...

7:30PM - 8:30PM

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 ...

Sat 12 August 2023 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective

A new exhibition at Cambridge University Library celebrates the life, work and legacy of the award-winning author and illustrator.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Summer at the Museum 2023: Polar Pop-up activity station

Explore the museum this summer with your family and friends.

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 - 6:00PM

Exhibition: Radium Dreams

Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery

Ancient, intimate and political, embroidery is the foremost cultural material of Palestine.

11:45AM - 5:00PM

Highlight WANG DONGLING: INK. SPACE. TIME.

Site-specific exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy based on Laozi and Stephen Hawking by Wang Dongling, one of the greatest living practitioners of Chinese calligraphy.

7:30PM - 8:30PM

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 ...

7:30PM - 8:30PM

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 ...

Sun 13 August 2023 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Summer at the Museum 2023: Polar Pop-up activity station

Explore the museum this summer with your family and friends.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibition: Radium Dreams

Award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and internationally acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA celebrate the life and work of the groundbreaking scientist Marie Curie.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery

Ancient, intimate and political, embroidery is the foremost cultural material of Palestine.

11:30AM - 1:00PM

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.

11:45AM - 5:00PM

Highlight WANG DONGLING: INK. SPACE. TIME.

Site-specific exhibition of contemporary Chinese calligraphy based on Laozi and Stephen Hawking by Wang Dongling, one of the greatest living practitioners of Chinese calligraphy.

12:00PM - 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.