Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
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.
Dr Joe Reed will be in conversation with fellow ICE creative writing tutor Dr Alycia Pirmohamed about his new novel, Terrestrial History in this free Zoom event on Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 7pm,...
Dr Yvonne Battle-Felton will be in conversation with Dr Midge Gillies about her new book, Atlantic Furies in this free Zoom event on Thursday 23 October, 7-8pm, GMT.
Midge will talk about...
Creative writing tutor Dr Lucy Durneen will be in conversation with Julian Hoffman in this free Zoom event on Tuesday, 16 December, 7-8pm, GMT.
Julian was born in the northeast of England...
How could something, indeed everything, come from nothing ('ex nihilo'). This question lurks at the back of all creation myths and scientific hypotheses about the Universe. But the notion of...
Our lives are being dominated by the impact of Covid-19. In this topical talk, Dr Tom Monie will discuss how our understanding of the biology of SARS-CoV-2 has developed since the virus was first...
During this panel discussion an ICE Creative Writing tutor will chair a discussion between Di Speirs and Ingrid Persaud about the craft of the short story, what makes a prize winning piece of...
Join us for an evening to celebrate the book launch of Elly Griffiths latest book ' The Night Hawks'. Elly is a crime fiction author and also teaches on a number of the Creative Writing programmes...
A quiet revolution has been going on during lockdown. Well over 20 million adults in the UK engaged in some form of professional and/or continuing education. This phenomenon has been mirrored...
In this Holocaust Memorial Day event, barrister Robert ‘Judge’ Rinder will be in conversation with ICE’s Dr Gilly Carr. We will be learning about his family's Holocaust experiences, which ended in...
In recent years, there has been a global renaissance in the interest in flexible and life-wide forms of higher education.
Drivers such as longer working lives, the fourth industrial...
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