What's on in the University

Mill Road History Society presents a talk about the history of the Cambridge Female Refuge. Going inside its walls, we will explore the rationale for the building design and highlight furnishings and everyday objects in specific rooms and their role in ‘re-moralising’ women inmates.

Rheinberger’s a cappella Mass for double choir (subtitled 'The Song of the Mass') is one of the most beautiful choral works of the 19th century: elegant, flowing, and beautiful. We situate it among other sublime choral music from Romantic-era Germany, with songs, sacred music, and lieder by Brahms, Mendelssohn, as well as neglected songs by Mendelssohn’s sister, Fanny Hensel.

Rheinberger’s a cappella Mass for double choir (subtitled 'The Song of the Mass') is one of the most beautiful choral works of the 19th century: elegant, flowing, and beautiful. We situate it among other sublime choral music from Romantic-era Germany, with songs, sacred music, and lieder by Brahms, Mendelssohn, as well as neglected songs by Mendelssohn’s sister, Fanny Hensel.

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 the Intellectual Forum and internationally acclaimed Odissi dancer Dona Ganguly for an afternoon workshop that will introduce you to the art of Odissi dance, one of the eight recognised classical Indian dance forms.

Curious about how chance shapes our world? Don't miss our second Master’s Book Club event hosted by Prof. Sharon Peacock in conversation with bestselling author and Churchill College Fellow Prof. Sir David Spiegelhalter, as they discuss his latest book; 'The Art of Uncertainty'.

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.