What's on in the University

Join Barry Clark as he explores Manchester’s rich contribution to the Arts and Crafts movement on 28th May at 6.30pm

What can beer tell us about history and science? Find out at this Jesus College Intellectual Forum event.

Join the Jesus College Intellectual Forum to hear from Thomas Harding as he recounts the until-now untold story of a historic true crime.

Anna Taylor will lead an inspiring evening on the development of the David Parr House Visitor Centre garden planting and habitat creation to increase biodiversity in the garden for both house visitors and the city wildlife to feed and find shelter with. Anna will be speaking about creating climate-resilient planting that enhances a public multi-use space.

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.

Based in City Road Cambridge, Frederick R.Leach ran an important decorative arts company during the heyday of the Arts and Crafts Movement. This talk explores the life and impact of Leach, who was David Parr's employer and looks at the creative legacy of the Leach family, looking at some of the marks they made in Cambridge and beyond over four generations.

Join us on 23rd April, 6.30pm - 8.30pm for a talk with textile artist Lynn Setterington who will share her work featured in her book Connecting Threads, a collection of twelve textile projects created between 1981 and 2024. Each project acts as a social history document, telling untold stories and highlighting overlooked people, histories, and places through stitch.

Join us for a special screening of The Man Who Painted His House at All Saints’ Church, Cambridge. This new short film presents a poetic exploration of Parr’s craft and legacy. Made in collaboration with The Derek Jarman Lab and Birkbeck, University of London, the film was created by Dr Victoria Mills and Lily Ford, with an original score composed and performed by Richard Uttley.

Join Cambridge University Library for an evening themed around our exhibition, 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.

Experience Cambridge University Library's current exhibition with British Sign Language interpretation.

Join us for an evening with the curator of Cambridge University Library’s current exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World.

Public lecture given by Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño on the topic of the Virtue of Compassion, Mercy & Justice Must Shape the World We Live In

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.

Trinity College Fellows' Garden Open for the National Gardens Scheme

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.

Join us for the first Ridley Theology Conference as we explore critical questions and promote a vision for theological education that is both academically rigorous, serious about the pursuit of biblical wisdom and missionaly transformative.

Join us at Kettle’s Yard for a lunchtime talk alongside our current display Mari Mahr: Lili Brik.

Join CSD Brass (Cambridge & Surrounding District) for their Summer Concert in a programme of original works for brass band, in the perfect setting of St Luke's Church

Explore the spectrum of identities in the Ancient World.