A global research and innovation powerhouse: the role for our leading institutions

Attendance at this event is by registration only.

George Freeman MP, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation.

Main Lecture Theatre, Divinity School, St John’s College.

Thursday 28 April 2022, 17:30-18:45

Democracy and Distrust after the Pandemic

Professor Sheila Jasanoff.

Main Lecture Theatre, Divinity School, St John’s College.

Friday 11 March 2022, 17:30-19:30

Centre for Science and Policy Annual Lecture - What does it take to achieve science-informed policy?: the case of antimicrobial resistance

Dame Sally Davies, Master of Trinity College.

Palmerston Room.

Tuesday 11 February 2020, 17:30-19:00

The 2019 Dr Seng Tee Lee Lecture: Prospero’s Practicum - Conjuring the 4th Industrial Revolution on an Even Smaller Island

Jacqueline Poh, Deputy Secretary, Prime Minister's Strategy Group, Singapore.

Main Lecture Theatre, Divinity School, St John’s College.

Monday 28 October 2019, 17:30-18:45

Citizen science: reshaping relations between science, government and citizens

Professor Johannes Vogel, Director-General of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.

Peterhouse Lecture Theatre, Trumpington Street.

Monday 23 September 2019, 17:30-18:45

Is the British Civil Service an endangered species?

Speaker to be confirmed.

Main Lecture Theatre, Divinity School, St John’s College.

Thursday 23 May 2019, 17:30-18:45

How to stop bad data driving out the good in an age of misuse, misleadingness and misinformation

Ed Humpherson (Director General for Regulation, UK Statistics Authority).

Main Lecture Theatre, Divinity School, St John’s College.

Monday 04 March 2019, 17:30-19:00

Strategies for achieving serious international cooperation on climate change: theory and practice

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David Victor, Professor of International Relations; Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, UC San Diego.

Yusef Hamied Lecture Theatre, Christ's College.

Thursday 07 February 2019, 17:30-19:00

Solutions to climate change; by the people, for the people

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Craig Bennett, Chief Executive, Friends of the Earth.

Plumb Auditorium, Christ's College.

Thursday 24 January 2019, 17:30-19:00

Science, the fulcrum for social and economic change in India

Professor K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India in March 2018..

Peterhouse Theatre, Peterhouse College.

Tuesday 27 November 2018, 17:30-19:00

Two cultures: can policy makers and academic institutions ever work together effectively?

Two cultures: can policy makers and academic institutions ever work together effectively?

David Cleevely (Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge).

Fitzpatrick Hall, Queens' College.

Monday 11 June 2018, 17:30-18:45

An agent, not a mole: Assessing the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Professor David M Hart (Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy, School of Public Policy, George Mason University).

Judge Business School, W2.01.

Thursday 26 June 2014, 17:30-19:30

Political leadership and public administration in a post-democratic and populist age

Nick Pearce (Director, IPPR).

Room S3, Alison Richard Building.

Tuesday 24 June 2014, 14:00-16:00

Changing ideas of statecraft in an ever loosening Union?

Professor Michael Kenny (Queen Mary University London).

Room S3, Alison Richard Building.

Monday 23 June 2014, 12:00-14:00

Centre for Science and Policy Distinguished Lecture Series

Working on the Inside - Opportunities for scientists to work inside policy making

Attendance at this event is by registration only - please contact the organiser.

Please see confirmed list of speakers below.

The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street.

Monday 14 June 2010, 16:30-18:30