Lectures and Talks

Come along to one of our many public lectures and Topical Talks throughout the year. These talks are given by leading experts from the University of Cambridge and beyond, and are an important part of our commitment to public engagement. Learn more about a new subject and join the discussion.

Forthcoming Lectures

In Conversation with...Ellen Atlanta and Lucy Durneen

Event date:

Thursday, 23 May, 2024 - 19:00

Venue:

virtual

Ellen Atlanta joins Lucy Durneen to discuss her new book Pixel Flesh, which looks at important themes surrounding what it means to be a woman in a new age of beauty. Their...

In Conversation with...Vanessa Chan and Midge Gillies

Event date:

Thursday, 6 June, 2024 - 19:00

Venue:

Virtual

Join author Vanessa Chan to discuss her stunning debut
novel, The Storm We Made, on Thursday 6 June, 7-8pm in this
free, Zoom event.

Vanessa will be talking to...

Jem Poster and Sarah Burton in Conversation with Midge Gillies

Event date:

Thursday, 11 July, 2024 - 19:00

Venue:

Virtual

Sarah Burton and Jem Poster, long-time tutors for ICE and founders of the Institute's MSt in Creative Writing, will be in conversation with Midge Gillies, discussing their co-written novel, ...

In Conversation with...Jessica Lee and Alycia Pirmohamed

Event date:

Thursday, 15 August, 2024 - 19:00

Venue:

Virtual

Join nature writer and author of 'Dispersals', Jessica Lee in Conversation with tutor Alycia Pirmohamed, discussing the topics of plants and their entwinement with human culture, migration, and...

Past Lectures

Madingley Lecture - Antarctica: another world for peace and science

Event date:

Tuesday, 28 May, 2019 - 18:30

Venue:

University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education

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As we ponder the...

Lunch and Learn - The End of Globalisation? Reading the signs

Event date:

Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 - 12:30

Venue:

Institute of Continuing Education

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Madingley Lecture - The Red Queen: why societies collapse

Event date:

Tuesday, 30 April, 2019 - 18:30

Venue:

University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education

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As we ponder the...

Cambridge Science Festival 2019

Event date:

Saturday, 16 March, 2019 - 14:00

The Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) is taking part in the Cambridge Science Festival in 2018 with a programme of events at Madingley Hall on Saturday 16 March 2019.