Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025
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| Mon 17 March | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
The Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 exhibition brings together over 100 international photographers in a selected exhibition of diverse and creative imagery – covering the walls over four floors of the Alison Richard Building. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Arthur Christopher Benson, Diarist: A Centenary Exhibition This exhibition, which will be inaugurated with a lecture by Professor Eamon Duffy, co-editor of a new annotated edition of Benson’s diary, illuminates Benson’s remarkable family background, the Edwardian literary scene in which he was a significant figure, and the academic world before, during and in the aftermath of the First World War. |
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| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
The Clare Hall Tanner and Tanner Founder’s Lecture 2025 We are delighted to welcome Professor David Daokui Li and Professor Rana Mitter as our speakers for the Clare Hall Tanner and Tanner Founder’s Lecture 2025, exploring the future of relations between China and the West. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
'Challenges in UK Foreign Policy' with Baroness Catherine Ashton LG GCMG, PC |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Acoustics of musical instruments - why is a saxophone like a violin? - Professor Jim Woodhouse Professor Jim Woodhouse |
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| Tue 18 March | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
The Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 exhibition brings together over 100 international photographers in a selected exhibition of diverse and creative imagery – covering the walls over four floors of the Alison Richard Building. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones. |
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| 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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Arthur Christopher Benson, Diarist: A Centenary Exhibition This exhibition, which will be inaugurated with a lecture by Professor Eamon Duffy, co-editor of a new annotated edition of Benson’s diary, illuminates Benson’s remarkable family background, the Edwardian literary scene in which he was a significant figure, and the academic world before, during and in the aftermath of the First World War. |
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| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
From Rights to Protection: Reframing Women's Empowerment for Authoritarian Democracy Public Lecture by Professor Poulami Roychowdhury, chaired by Professor Manali Desai. |
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| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
Juries saved a high proportion of people accused of crimes related to witchcraft during the 'witch hunting’ era in England’s history. Trial juries sent hundreds of women (and some men) to the gallows. This talk focuses on the restraint and doubt shown not by learned, elite scholars or judges but by community members who acted as witnesses or jurors and helped free many hundreds more. |
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| Wed 19 March | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
The Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 exhibition brings together over 100 international photographers in a selected exhibition of diverse and creative imagery – covering the walls over four floors of the Alison Richard Building. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones. |
|
| 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 |
An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Arthur Christopher Benson, Diarist: A Centenary Exhibition This exhibition, which will be inaugurated with a lecture by Professor Eamon Duffy, co-editor of a new annotated edition of Benson’s diary, illuminates Benson’s remarkable family background, the Edwardian literary scene in which he was a significant figure, and the academic world before, during and in the aftermath of the First World War. |
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| 7:30PM - 8:30PM |
Book Launch: Religion, Theology, and Stranger Things Come along to the book launch of "Religion, Theology, and Stranger Things" co-edited by one of Ridley's own, Dr. Andy Byers, both in person at Ridley and online on Zoom! |
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| Thu 20 March | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
The Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 exhibition brings together over 100 international photographers in a selected exhibition of diverse and creative imagery – covering the walls over four floors of the Alison Richard Building. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones. |
|
| 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 |
An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Arthur Christopher Benson, Diarist: A Centenary Exhibition This exhibition, which will be inaugurated with a lecture by Professor Eamon Duffy, co-editor of a new annotated edition of Benson’s diary, illuminates Benson’s remarkable family background, the Edwardian literary scene in which he was a significant figure, and the academic world before, during and in the aftermath of the First World War. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Lord Patrick Vallance - Where does innovation happen? The Wilson Lecture 2025 Lord Patrick Vallance will speak on the topic 'Where does innovation happen?' |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Join us for the first event in this new series, hosted by the Master of Churchill College Prof. Sharon Peacock, as she delves into 'Churchill’s D-Day: The Inside Story' with co-authors Allen Packwood, Director of Churchill Archives Centre and General Lord Richard Dannatt, a former Chief of the General Staff and member of the House of Lords. ' |
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| 7:30PM - 9:30PM |
Song recital - Carolyn Sampson, soprano - CD LAUNCH RECITAL CD Launch Recital - Carolyn Sampson, soprano and Joseph Middleton, piano |
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| Fri 21 March | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
The Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 exhibition brings together over 100 international photographers in a selected exhibition of diverse and creative imagery – covering the walls over four floors of the Alison Richard Building. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones. |
|
| 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 |
An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition 2025 Enjoy exploring a selection of winning garden photos |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Arthur Christopher Benson, Diarist: A Centenary Exhibition This exhibition, which will be inaugurated with a lecture by Professor Eamon Duffy, co-editor of a new annotated edition of Benson’s diary, illuminates Benson’s remarkable family background, the Edwardian literary scene in which he was a significant figure, and the academic world before, during and in the aftermath of the First World War. |
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| 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. |
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| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ... |
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| 8:00PM - 9:00PM |
An Evening with Tananarive Due Join us for an evening with Tananarive Due. The event will include readings, interview, and Q&A. |
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| Sat 22 March | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones. |
| 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 |
An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition 2025 Enjoy exploring a selection of winning garden photos |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition. |
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| 11:00AM - 12:15PM |
Hidden Cambridge "Off-The-Beaten-Track" walking tour No ordinary walking tour! This will include various things we are quietly confident will be new even to locals and we’ll go to one site that holds more than a few fascinating stories – the University Library site! |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis. |
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| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ... |
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| 7:30PM - 9:30PM |
Academy of Great St Mary's Orchestral Concert Join us for a wonderful concert with music by Walton, Elgar and Vaughan Williams |
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| Sun 23 March | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition 2025 Enjoy exploring a selection of winning garden photos |
|
| 11:00AM - 12:15PM |
Hidden Cambridge "Off-The-Beaten-Track" walking tour No ordinary walking tour! This will include various things we are quietly confident will be new even to locals and we’ll go to one site that holds more than a few fascinating stories – the University Library site! |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis. |
|
| 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. |
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| 12:00PM - 1:00PM |
Studio Sunday: Relaxed Session Join us for our family workshop, in this session for children with additional sensory needs. |
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| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition. |
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| 1:00PM - 4:00PM |
Join us for our free workshop for families. |
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| 2:30PM - 4:00PM |
Sex and the City: Cambridge Women, Town and Gown A guided tour through the lovely centre of Cambridge which explores the inspiring, shocking and delightful stories of its women. From poets to bedders, from scientists to social reformers - get to know some of these amazing hidden figures. |
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| 7:00PM |
Highlight The Royal House of Atreus in Mycenae: Illuminating an Accursed Prehistoric Genealogy Demetrius Floudas will take us on a fascinating journey through the story of the Royal House of Atreus - one of the most famous and troubled noble families from ancient Greek mythology. Do not miss this chance to explore in detail one of the most influential royal geneaologies ever! |