Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025
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| Mon 5 May | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition 2025 Enjoy exploring a selection of winning garden photos |
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| 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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| Tue 6 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility. |
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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 |
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 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 - 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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| 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Are Doctrines Empirically Verifiable? Theology, Theory, and the Human Sciences On 6th May at 1pm Prof. Simeon Zahl will give a seminar entitled ‘Are Doctrines Empirically Verifiable? Theology, Theory, and the Human Sciences’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Healey Room, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge. Please be seated by 12:50 so that the seminar can start promptly. |
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| 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Discover the distinctive visual language of British-Nigerian artist Joy Labinjo |
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| 5:30PM - 6:45PM |
A talk by Onur Engin (University of Cambridge) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:15PM |
On rowing: Jenna Armstrong and Cath Bishop in conversation Join the Jesus College Intellectual Forum and Gates Cambridge to hear from Boat Race winner and elite rower Jenna Armstrong in conversation with Olympian Cath Bishop. They will discuss rowing, leadership, and the challenges of competing in elite sport. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
Nature's Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums Join us for an evening of conversation about the hidden stories behind the world’s iconic natural history museums, celebrating the launch of Jack Ashby’s new book, Nature’s Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums. |
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| 6:30PM - 8:15PM |
Crafting Resistance: An Evening with Common Threads Press Join Common Threads Press for a panel discussion on craft as a source of hope and survival. |
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| Wed 7 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility. |
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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. |
|
| 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 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 - 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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| 6:00PM - 8:30PM |
Queer Classics on Film: Sebastiane An afterhours film screening of Derek Jarman's queer classic, Sebastiane |
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| Thu 8 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility. |
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| 10:00AM - 1:00PM |
Can games help us talk about death? A morning workshop for people interested in games (table top, role play) and also in thinking about how we can improve conversations around death and dying. |
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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 |
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 - 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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| 8:00PM - 10:00PM |
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back Peter Donohoe to the Kettle’s Yard house. |
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| Fri 9 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Admitting the Possibilities of Error: Conceptual drawings by Kirsten Lavers Through her work, Kirsten Lavers creates possibilities for conversations around our desire for perfection and discomfort with fallibility. |
|
| 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 |
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 - 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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| 4:00PM - 10:00PM |
With a dash of sunny weather, a sprinkle of great vibes, and a wedge of excellent company, we welcome the return of the Eddington Beer Garden. |
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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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| Sat 10 May | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine. |
| 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 |
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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| 10:30AM - 11:45AM |
Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre! Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide |
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| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house. |
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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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| 12:00PM - 10:00PM |
With a dash of sunny weather, a sprinkle of great vibes, and a wedge of excellent company, we welcome the return of the Eddington Beer Garden. |
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| 12:30PM - 1:45PM |
Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre! Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide |
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| 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
Explore the spectrum of identities in the Ancient World. |
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| 7:30PM - 9:30PM |
Strauss Metamorphosen and Beethoven 3 Jacqueline Shave – a guest leader of many leading British orchestras and former director of Britten Sinfonia – directs the flagship Cambridge University Orchestra from the violin in its final concert of the academic year. |
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| 8:30PM - 9:30PM |
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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| Sun 11 May | 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 - 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. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
With a dash of sunny weather, a sprinkle of great vibes, and a wedge of excellent company, we welcome the return of the Eddington Beer Garden. |
|
| 12:30PM - 1:45PM |
Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre! Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide |
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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. |