The Madingley Lectures are a series of free public lectures given by leading authorities in their fields. They take place at Madingley Hall, home of the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), and are an important part of ICE ’s commitment to public engagement.
Previous speakers have included Lord Rees, the Astronomer Royal and Dr Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage. Videos of previous lectures are now available to watch online.
Booking is essential as places are limited – book online via the ICE website.
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đ¤ John Fishwick, President of the British Veterinary Association
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Thursday 08 March 2018, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Roger Mosey, Master of Selwyn College
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Wednesday 18 November 2015, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Dr Alison Pearn, Associate Director of the Darwin Correspondence Project, Cambridge University Library
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Thursday 02 July 2015, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor David Cardwell, Head of Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
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Monday 11 May 2015, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Dr Chris Smith, Public Understanding of Science Fellow, University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education
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Monday 23 March 2015, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Geoff Ward, Principal of Homerton College, University of Cambridge
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Tuesday 03 March 2015, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Director of Research in the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
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Wednesday 26 November 2014, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Lord Browne of Madingley, Member of the House of Lords and former Chief Executive of BP
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Wednesday 08 October 2014, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Ian Cross, Director of the Centre for Music and Science, University of Cambridge
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Tuesday 06 May 2014, 19:30-20:30
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đ¤ Professor Stephen Emmott, Head of Computational Science at Microsoft Research Cambridge
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Wednesday 02 April 2014, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Nicola Clayton and Clive Wilkins, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Tuesday 21 January 2014, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Alison Sinclair, Professor of Modern Spanish Literature and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge
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Wednesday 23 October 2013, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Steven Connor
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Thursday 16 May 2013, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Dr Eben Upton, Founder, Raspberry Pi Foundation
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Tuesday 07 May 2013, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Rebecca Stott, Professor of English Literature and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia
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Monday 18 February 2013, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Colin McGinn, Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami
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Monday 19 November 2012, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Andrew Balmford, Professor of Conservation Science, University of Cambridge
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Monday 08 October 2012, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor William Brown, Montague Burton Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Cambridge
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Wednesday 20 June 2012, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Ann Cotton OBE, Founder and Executive Director of Camfed International
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Monday 05 March 2012, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Simon Goldhill, Director of the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), University of Cambridge
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Monday 30 January 2012, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
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Thursday 24 November 2011, 19:00-20:00
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đ¤ Baroness Deech, Chair of the Bar Standards Board
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Monday 03 October 2011, 19:00-20:00
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