What's on in the University

Join us for a discussion of an intriguing new book by Jamie Pitts, Professor of Anabaptist Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Indiana, USA.

Lunchtime Organ Recital by Amelia Crichton-Stuart

Join Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman at the Intellectual Forum as he considers how real behaviour change happens — from athletes preparing for the world’s biggest competitions to city residents rethinking their daily commute.

The lecture examines, who profited from public money during the pandemic, and how did local, state, and federal level politics and policies shape the terrain of profit from new educational technologies (edtech)?

Robert Evans on "The Holy Roman Empire" (1864) by James Bryce

Victoria Leonard on "Historiae adversus paganos" (418) by Paulus Orosius

John Marincola on "Histories" by Polybius

Carlo Ginzburg on "Les rois thaumaturges" by Marc Bloch

On Thursday 15th May 2025 Prof. Ard Louis will be speaking at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Public Lecture entitled ‘Evolution, Algorithms, and Convergence’. This event is held in partnership with Christians in Science.

Victoria Hall of the UK Health Security Agency will discuss what has been learned from The SARS-CoV-2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study, a prospective cohort study of hospital-based healthcare workers across the UK.

Enjoy a talk by Professor William Baker of Kew Gardens about the evolutionary history of palms.

On 20th May at 1pm Prof. Bob White will give a seminar entitled ‘Volcanoes: Reflections of Heaven or Hell?’ 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.

On 3rd June at 1pm Prof. Chris Wild will give a seminar entitled ‘Applying Christian Values to a Genetic Age’. 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.

Transdisciplinarity is about tackling the big challenges of our times that don’t sit neatly within disciplines, professions, organisations or countries. Join other students and academics from across Cambridge for a fun, think tank experience that’s all about creative, collaborative problem-solving for a better world.

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.

Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide

For their Easter concert, Cambridge University Wind Orchestra team up with Big Band Roulette, a new jazz project based out of the University of Cambridge.

A talk by Onur Engin (University of Cambridge) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series.

Dr Harry Spillane will explore Victorian book collecting habits through chocolate heir Francis Fry's immense collection of bibles.

Dr Joshua Fitzgerald's talk will delve into a rare 16th-century Aztec translation of Latin scriptures and uncover its hidden lessons.