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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 4 March 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 - 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!

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive

Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

Pending Puzzles: It's not Easy being Green

The second event in the Hughes Hall 'Pending Puzzles' series, examining if there a 'right' approach to achieving the common goal of averting catastrophic climate change.

Tue 5 March 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 Fri 31 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 - 5:00PM

Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive

Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert | CONCERTO COMPETITION FINAL

Witness musical brilliance and some fierce competition as the University’s most exceptional instrumentalists vie for the chance to perform alongside the top University orchestras.

5:00PM - 6:00PM

The Baxandall Lecture - An Archbishop at the End of Time: Politics and Episcopal Power c. 1000

The lectures looks at the role of bishops not only in the church but also in the early medieval political sphere, particularly their ability to shape political culture, especially ideas of kingship and the kingdom as a Christian community.

5:15PM - 6:25PM

Perspectives on Perspectives

Conversation in the Magdalene College Festival of Perspective programme. "Perspectives on Perspectives". Projections and Maps.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

The Dictionary Craze in Enlightenment Europe (c. 1665–1800)

How did people in eighteenth-century Europe react to the dictionary genre as a new information technology, and what can these reactions tell us about changing attitudes towards knowledge and learning in the age of Enlightenment?

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Biblical Justice for Transforming the World

Biblical Justice for Transforming the World is designed both for those working in social justice ministry and for anyone else seeking to relate their faith more effectively to public life. Through readings, conversation and reflection on participant’s experience, we will explore a compelling biblical and theological underpinning for justice work in our contemporary world, with a focus on poverty.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Bliss International Song Series: Christoph Prégardien, tenor

Song recital with tenor Christoph Prégardien & pianist Joseph Middleton

Wed 6 March 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 Sat 1 June 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 - 5:00PM

Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive

Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.

4:15PM - 5:30PM

Futures of State Capitalism in the Global North, East and South

Dr Ilias Alami will speak about the role of the state as promoter, supervisor, shareholder-investor, and direct owner of capital across the world economy, or what commentators refer to as the “new state capitalism.”

5:30PM - 6:30PM

Going hungry in the UK: our ‘food desert’ problem

An on-line panel event about why the UK food system serves some of our least privileged citizens so poorly.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Highlight HONORARY FELLOWS LECTURE - Every breath you take and every move you make - understanding cellular oxygen sensing mechanisms

The Honorary Fellows Lecture by Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe FRS, Distinguished Scholar, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford and Clinical Research Director, Francis Crick Institute, London.

7:30PM - 8:45PM

Power and the unWEIRDification of behavioural science

Catherine Angai discusses how to make behavioural science less WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, and Democratic).

Thu 7 March 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 2 June 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 - 5:00PM

Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive

Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Magdalene College Student Art Exhibition

The Magdalene Student Art Exhibition, held 7-10 March will feature multi-media work by Magdalene JCR and MCR members centred on the theme of 'Perspectives.'

7:00PM - 11:00PM

Take it to the Bridge 2025

Take it to the Bridge 2025 | Cambridge University Battle of the Bands

8:00PM

An Evening of Student Music

Join us for a special concert in the Kettle’s Yard house where we will be showcasing musical talent from students of the University of Cambridge.

8:00PM - 10:20PM

Bach's St John Passion | Cambridge University Chamber Choir at St John's College Chapel

Experience a unique performance of Bach's monumental "St John Passion", in the round at St John's College Chapel.

8:00PM - 11:00PM

BACH ST JOHN PASSION at ST JOHN’S COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR & COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

2024 marks the 300th anniversary of the first performance of Bach’s towering masterpiece, the St John Passion which debuted on Good Friday in 1724 in Leipzig. Still revered today, it remains among the composer’s most cherished works.

Fri 8 March 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 - 6:00PM

Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg

Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form.

10:00AM - 5:00PM on Mon 3 June 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 - 5:00PM

Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive

Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.

12:15PM - 1:00PM

Highlight International Women's Day Lecture

Anti-imperial epistemic justice: Building solidaristic coalitions in a time of global crises.

3:30PM - 4:30PM

The canon is dead: long live the comic canon

The disappearnce of literary canons, using comic books studies as a case study.

4:30PM - 7:30PM

Celebrate International Women's Day at the Museum of Zoology

Hear stories of passion, support and triumph from women in the field of STEM and conservation. Live panel discussion at the Museum of Zoology.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Women’s Stories: Changing the World

All are warmly welcome to an event to mark International Women's Day.

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Magdalene College Student Art Exhibition

The Magdalene Student Art Exhibition, held 7-10 March will feature multi-media work by Magdalene JCR and MCR members centred on the theme of 'Perspectives.'

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.

5:30PM - 9:00PM

Celebrating International Women’s Day at Cambridge Judge Business School

Join The Wo+Men’s Leadership Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School on 8 March 2024 as we celebrate International Women’s Day.

6:30PM - 7:30PM

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 ...

6:45PM - 7:45PM

Pre-Concert Talk by Professor Bettina Varwig | BACH ST JOHN PASSION

Join us for an insightful pre-concert talk by Professor Bettina Varwig, a distinguished figure in music and cultural history at the Faculty of Music.

7:00PM - 8:30PM

“A Touch of Spring”- piano recital by Daria Golovchenko

Daria Golovchenko, a talented Ukrainian pianist, will perform a very diverse program that includes music of Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Satie, and many other composers.

8:00PM - 10:20PM

Bach's St John Passion | Cambridge University Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum

Experience a unique immersive performance of Bach's monumental "St John Passion", in the round at Girton College's Great Hall.

8:00PM - 11:00PM

BACH ST JOHN PASSION IN THE ROUND at GIRTON COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR and COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

2024 marks the 300th anniversary of the first performance of Bach’s towering masterpiece, the St John Passion which debuted on Good Friday in 1724 in Leipzig. Still revered today, it remains among the composer’s most cherished works.

Sat 9 March 2024 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 - 6:00PM

Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg

Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form.

10:00AM - 5:00PM on Tue 4 June 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 - 12:00PM

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Explore the spectrum of identities from the Ancient World

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive

Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Magdalene College Student Art Exhibition

The Magdalene Student Art Exhibition, held 7-10 March will feature multi-media work by Magdalene JCR and MCR members centred on the theme of 'Perspectives.'

6:30PM - 7:30PM

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 ...

8:00PM - 11:00PM

THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS

Embark on a musical odyssey as the Cambridge University Symphony Chorus presents Elgar’s monumental The Dream of Gerontius, a transformative work for voices and orchestra.

Sun 10 March 2024 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 - 6:00PM

Highlight Exhibition: The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg

Drawing from the works in The Women’s Art Collection as well as loans from public and private collections, the exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the goddess and traces how artists have adapted and even transformed the goddess into an ambiguous figure undefined by gender or even bodily form.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive

Since 2011 Issam Kourbaj’s artwork has responded to the ongoing conflict in Syria, and reflects on the suffering of his fellow Syrians and the destruction of his cultural heritage.

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.

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.

12:00PM - 5:00PM on Wed 5 June 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.

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Magdalene College Student Art Exhibition

The Magdalene Student Art Exhibition, held 7-10 March will feature multi-media work by Magdalene JCR and MCR members centred on the theme of 'Perspectives.'