Darwin College Lecture Series

Decoding our Humanity

Professor Shannon Vallor, University of Edinburgh.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 14 March 2025, 17:30-18:30

Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science Seminars

Volcanic fissure localisation and lava delta formation: Modelling of volcanic flows undergoing rheological evolution

Jesse Taylor-West (Bristol).

MR3, CMS.

Monday 17 March 2025, 13:00-14:00

Cambridge Philosophical Society

Acoustics of musical instruments - why is a saxophone like a violin?

Professor Jim Woodhouse ( CUED).

Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 17 March 2025, 18:00-19:00

Centre for Atmospheric Science seminars, Chemistry Dept.

Could stratospheric aerosol injection produce meaningful global cooling without novel aircraft?

Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Njk5ZjBhMmUtMmIwMS00YjNkLWE4N2QtOTYwN2EyZGRhMzI5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2249a50445-bdfa-4b79-ade3-547b4f3986e9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2253b919d9-f8a7-4f56-9bb0-baaf0ba7404d%22%7d

Alistair Duffey PhD Student at University College London, Earth Sciences.

Chemistry Dept, Unilever Lecture Theatre and Zoom.

Tuesday 18 March 2025, 11:00-12:00

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

Cell edges: from polarity to growth control

Please contact the events team at Events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for the online Zoom link.

Dr Charlotte Kirchhelle - ENS de Lyon.

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 19 March 2025, 14:00-15:00

British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series

Tipping points of the Ross and Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelves: how worried should we be?

Kaitlin Naughten, British Antarctic Survey.

BAS Seminar Room 2.

Wednesday 19 March 2025, 14:00-15:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Annual General Meeting 2025

Please note earlier 6.30pm start

The President and Officers.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 20 March 2025, 18:30-18:55

Cambridge Natural History Society

Natural Materials for Musical Instruments

Please note the start time, being after the AGM, is approximate.

Jim Woodhouse, CNHS President; Emeritus Professor of Structural Dynamics.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 20 March 2025, 18:45-20:00

Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows (IEEF)

Interaction of Mechanical Ventilation and Natural Convection

Dan Toy, IEEF.

Open Plan Area, Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows, Madingley Rise CB3 0EZ.

Monday 24 March 2025, 11:30-12:30

British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series

Title to be confirmed

Gian Giacomo Navarra, Princeton University.

BAS Seminar Room 330b.

Wednesday 26 March 2025, 15:30-16:30

Cambridge Philosophical Society

The Unknown Maxwell

The Cambridge Philosophical Society.

Cambridge University Engineering Department. Constance Tipper Lecture Theatre.

Friday 28 March 2025, 09:00-17:15

British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series

Title to be confirmed

Bishakh Gayen, University of Melbourne.

BAS Seminar Room 1.

Friday 04 April 2025, 13:00-14:00

British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series

Title to be confirmed

Claire Parrott, University of British Columbia.

BAS Seminar Room 2.

Wednesday 09 April 2025, 15:00-16:00

British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series

Title to be confirmed

Yingpu Xiahou, University of Auckland.

BAS Seminar Room 330b.

Wednesday 23 April 2025, 14:00-15:00

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

External Seminar - Monica Garcia Gomez TBC

Dr Monica Garcia Gomez, Assistant Professor, Utrecht University.

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 30 April 2025, 14:00-15:00

Mordell Lectures

Title to be confirmed

Tim Austin (Warwick).

MR2, CMS.

Thursday 01 May 2025, 16:00-17:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR lecture: The transformative power of empathy for education: reflection and realisation for teaching and learning

Dr Helen Demetriou, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education, University of Cambridge.

Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom.

Monday 12 May 2025, 19:30-21:00

British Antarctic Survey - Polar Oceans seminar series

Title to be confirmed

Elisavet Baltas, University of Cambridge.

BAS Seminar Room 330b.

Wednesday 21 May 2025, 14:30-15:30

Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows (IEEF)

Optimization of deep ocean meridional circulation by turbulent mixing

Ali Mashayek (University of Cambridge).

Open Plan Area, Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows, Madingley Rise CB3 0EZ.

Thursday 05 June 2025, 11:30-12:30

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

External Seminar - Dr Oswaldo Valdes-Lopez TBC

Dr Oswaldo Valdes-Lopez, Functional Genomics of Legumes.

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 23 July 2025, 14:00-15:00

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

External Seminar Christian Fankhauser TBC

Professor Christian Fankhauser, University of Lausanne.

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 29 October 2025, 14:00-15:00

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

External Seminar Christine Faulkner TBC

Professor Christine Faulkner, John Innes Centre.

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 28 January 2026, 14:00-15:00

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

External Seminar Magdalena Bezanilla TBC

Professor Magdalena Bezanilla, Dartmouth College.

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 25 February 2026, 14:00-15:00

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

External Seminar Bénédicte Charrier TBC

Dr Bénédicte Charrier, Institute of Functional Genomics at Lyon (IGFL).

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 25 March 2026, 14:00-15:00

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

External Seminar Michael Rassig TBC

Professor Michael Rassig, University of Bern.

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 29 April 2026, 14:00-15:00

Sainsbury Laboratory Seminars

External Seminar Sabine Zachgo TBC

Professor Dr. Sabine Zachgo, Osnabrück University, Botany.

Auditorium of Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University - 47 Bateman Street and Online (Zoom meeting). Contact events@slcu.cam.ac.uk for meeting joining details. .

Wednesday 24 June 2026, 14:00-15:00