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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.

Forthcoming Lectures

Event date: 
Tuesday, 9 April, 2024 - 19:00
Venue: 
Online

In Conversation with author of novels, podcasts, screenplays and audio dramas Helen Cross and ICE Writing for Performance tutor Clare Bayley.

Helen Cross is the author of four novels...

Event date: 
Monday, 22 April, 2024 - 19:00
Venue: 
Virtual

Many people feel strongly that nature has intrinsic value, beyond any value attributed to it by humans. Yet, attempts to articulate this intrinsic value often lapse into instrumentalism, e.g. into...

Past Lectures

Event date: 
Sunday, 15 July, 2018 - 18:30
Venue: 
Madingley Hall

Tragedy and comedy are the two opposing faces of drama yet, on rare occasions, we experience both. Before our screening of a quintessentially British example of tragicomedy, Four Weddings and a Funeral, we will explore the genre's historical and philosophical themes and ask what it is we find so compelling about laughing at death. Discount available if you attend the film screening later in the day.

Event date: 
Saturday, 7 July, 2018 - 09:30
Venue: 
Madingley Hall

We are delighted to announce a new annual festival of creative writing. To mark our partnership with the BBC National Short Story Award, this festival will celebrate the short story.

Event date: 
Sunday, 24 June, 2018 - 13:30
Venue: 
Madingley Hall

Journey through time and learn about the history of herbal medicine and the plants living in the garden today. A rare opportunity to meet the herbalists and members of Madingley Hall's experienced garden team.

Event date: 
Sunday, 24 June, 2018 - 09:30
Venue: 
Madingley Hall

Journey through time and learn about the history of herbal medicine and the plants living in the garden today. A rare opportunity to meet the herbalists and members of Madingley Hall's experienced garden team.

Event date: 
Thursday, 21 June, 2018 - 16:30
Venue: 
Madingley Hall

Do you read stories to your children? Do you play tennis, or go swimming with your children? Do you cook, sing, or garden with your children? Have you ever considered doing some maths with your children? This free taster workshop is for parents who would like to know more about enjoying mathematics with their children.

Event date: 
Sunday, 17 June, 2018 - 15:00
Venue: 
Madingley Hall

Do you love the fiction of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers?

Would you like to know more about it?

Crime fiction is as popular today as it was in the 1920s and 1930s – but the stories are very different. Or are they…? Come along to find out more about ‘the golden age’ of crime writing, and what today’s authors can learn from the old masters.

Event date: 
Sunday, 17 June, 2018 - 13:30
Venue: 
Madingley Hall
Last year crime fiction overtook 'general and literary fiction' to become the UK's bestselling genre.

What is it about crime writing that readers find so appealing?

In this workshop we will look at how modern crime novels use - and cleverly subvert - universal story dynamics to entertaining effect.

Event date: 
Sunday, 25 March, 2018 - 14:00
Venue: 
Madingley Hall

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 Sunday 25 March.

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