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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

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...

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...

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, ...

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

Event date: 
Thursday, 22 February, 2024 - 19:00
Venue: 
Online

Join author Dr Julianne Pachico as she discusses her latest book Jungle House and her writing career, with ICE tutor Dr Nick Bradley. About a young woman brought up in the jungle by an...

Event date: 
Wednesday, 21 February, 2024 - 12:00
Venue: 
Online Webinar

What is a Career Accelerator; will I meet the entry requirements; what skills will I enter the job market with; how will a Career Coach help me achieve my goals?

These are some of...

Event date: 
Tuesday, 30 January, 2024 - 19:00
Venue: 
Online

Holocaust survivor Dr Martin Stern MBE was born in Holland in 1938 and experienced Nazi persecution in the Netherlands before being sent to Westerbork camp in the northern part of the country in...

Event date: 
Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 - 19:00
Venue: 
online

Following the launch of this new, first of its kind, anthology, Moving Mountains: writing nature through illness and disability, editor Louise Kenward and contributors Nic Wilson and Victoria...

Event date: 
Monday, 11 December, 2023 - 19:00
Venue: 
Virtual

In this brief introductory lecture we will explore the fundamental concepts of strategic analysis. We will discuss the importance of strategic analysis in making informed decisions and achieving...

Event date: 
Thursday, 7 December, 2023 - 19:00
Venue: 
Virtual

Join us as we discuss three new poetry collections. Kaddy Benyon’s Robbergirls, Lucy Hamilton’s Viewer | Viewed and Lucy Sheerman’s Pine Island are all published this Autumn.  

Kaddy, Lucy...

Event date: 
Monday, 20 November, 2023 - 19:00
Venue: 
Virtual (free)

This event is an opportunity to join a conversation with Dr Gill...

Event date: 
Tuesday, 14 November, 2023 - 19:00
Venue: 
Virtual

Yvonne (current Academic Director of Creative Writing at ICE) and Midge Gillies (previous Academic Director) will be talking about writing routines, teaching, publishing and generally shooting the...

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