2024-02-29 17:30 - The Place of Islamophobia within Debates on Racism
Join us for the second event in our new series ‘Hierarchies of Racism?’ which will will feature an amazing line-up of scholars who will explore the theme of racism from different lenses.
2024-02-28 13:00 - Social justice and health equity – Professor Sir Michael Marmot - Bradford Hill Seminar
All are invited to the Bradford Hill Seminar 'Social justice and health equity' with Professor Sir Michael Marmot of the Institute of Health Equity and UCL Department of Epidemiology & Public Health.
2024-02-20 17:30 - The Place of Antisemitism within Debates on Racism
Join us for the first event in our new series ‘Hierarchies of Racism?’ which will will feature an amazing line-up of scholars who will explore the theme of racism from different lenses.
2024-02-23 10:00 - 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.
2024-02-29 17:30 - Faith and Survival: A Religious History of the Thirty Years' War - The Dickens Brooks Lecture
The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was Germany’s first ‘Great War’. Europe had experienced nothing like it before and would experience nothing like it again until the twentieth century. This lecture will serve as a call to augment the study of religion’s role in precipitating and prolonging early modern conflict with a recognition of the importance of faith for survival and recovery.
2024-02-27 17:00 - How to be Human in a Collapsing Economy - The 10th Alistair Berkley Memorial Lecture
The lecture is named in memory of Alistair Berkley, a student at Robinson College who was killed in the Lockerbie Air Disaster. Alistair’s parents established it to honour their son’s commitment to social justice, focusing in particular on issues of equality.
2024-03-12 17:30 - Deep cultural history and the humanities
Do the humanities still matter?
2024-03-05 17:30 - 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?
2024-02-27 17:30 - The Age of Revolutions in Southern Europe
What is a revolution? What role did Southern Europe play in the history of modern politics?
2024-02-17 10:00 - Cambridge Zero Community Day 2024
Join us! The theme of the day is Climate Resilient Communities, encouraging participation, engagement, and action. Sessions will include hands-on activities for families and children, storytelling, stalls by community groups, Cambridge Climate Society, the City Council and much more!
2024-02-13 17:30 - ‘Trap Life’: The psychosocial underpinnings of street crime in inner-city London
How does socio-economic marginality and trauma underpin different criminal identities in contemporary London?
2024-02-06 11:00 - The Cambridge Colleges: A Walking Tour
A walking tour that takes an in-depth look at unusual aspects of several of the city centre colleges and, depending on public access on the day, will include a visit to one in order to really discover just what goes on!
2024-03-08 20:00 - 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.
2024-03-07 20:00 - 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.
2024-02-10 19:30 - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Cambridge University Orchestra and Chamber Choir
Two flagship university ensembles join forces for an evening of musical masterpieces by Brahms, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.
2024-02-08 17:30 - Li Yuan-chia’s Art and World Making with Lesley Ma
Join Kettle's Yard for a talk with curator Lesley Ma on Li Yuan-chia’s concept of ‘Cosmic Point’.
2024-02-22 17:00 - Twilight with the Museums: The Great Olympus Heist
Will you dare to enter Mount Olympus and steal fire from the gods? Join us as we open late and turn out the lights for Twilight at the museum.
2024-02-21 14:00 - The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Karen O’Brien (Durham University) will speak about "The History of England from the Accession of James I to that of the Brunswick Line" by Catherine Macaulay and engage in discussion with the attendees.
2024-02-14 14:00 - The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography.
Paul Cartledge (University of Cambridge) will speak about "Histories" by Herodotus and engage in discussion with the attendees.
2024-02-07 14:00 - The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Robert Black (University of Leeds) will speak about "History of Italy" by Francesco Guicciardini and engage in discussion with the attendees.