Research at the museums

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Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Taking a behind-the-scenes tour of a different Cambridge museum each week, this course will explore how the collections housed across Cambridge are still being used in cutting-edge research. We will see that, far from being a record of past discoveries, Cambridge collections are still leading to surprising discoveries about the past, as well as helping us to tackle current urgent questions such as climate change and global food production.

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Course information

Weekly sessions (Tuesdays, 10.00am - 12 noon)

3 May: The University Museum of Zoology
10 May: The University Botanic Garden
17 May: The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
24 May: The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
31 May: The Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute

About the tutor

Dr Ed Turner gained his BA in Natural Sciences from Girton College, before continuing to study for his PhD in the Insect Ecology Group at the Department of Zoology, Cambridge. Since then, he has worked with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire (BCN) Wildlife Trust, investigating butterfly diversity on chalk grassland reserves and with Imperial College, London running the Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems Project in Sabah – one of the largest ecological experiments in the world

Online support

This course will be supported by our virtual learning environment (VLE). You will be able to download course material, contact your tutor and talk to fellow students via the web at a time and place that’s convenient to you. To gain access to the VLE you will need to provide a valid email address when registering for the course.

Enquiries

Admissions enquiries

Admissions Team

Institute of Continuing Education

University of Cambridge

Madingley Hall, Madingley

Cambridge

CB23 8AQ

ice.admissions@ice.cam.ac.uk

+44 (0)1223 746262

General enquiries

Admissions Team

Institute of Continuing Education

University of Cambridge

Madingley Hall, Madingley

Cambridge

CB23 8AQ

ice.admissions@ice.cam.ac.uk

+44 (0)1223 746262

Documents

Syllabus and reading resource list

Unless otherwise stated, teaching and assessment for ICE courses are in English. Students whose first language is not English should refer to the Competence in the English Language Policy for further guidance.

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Course dates

03 May 2016 to 31 May 2016

Course duration

5 week(s)

Course fee

£150

Course director

Dr Ed Turner

Academic Directors, Course Directors and Tutors are subject to change, when necessary.

Venue

Various locations

Cambridge Cambridge

Qualifications / Credits

Non-accredited

Teaching sessions

Meetings: 5

Course code

1516NWR013