Beggaring belief
20 February 2004One of Brecht’s most acclaimed works will be brought to life by a cast of Cambridge University students from 6 March.
The mind politic of Europe
20 February 2004Europe’s unity throughout history has been a unity of ideas and the arts. But the marginalisation of intellectuals and artists in the creation of the European states has stirred up controversy, including a petition by 20,000 intellectuals in France accusing the centre-right government of "waging war on intelligence" and instituting "a new state anti-intellectualism". This shift in power will be the subject of the final seminar in the ‘Future of Europe’ series, taking place at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Law.
Fossil fun for the whole family
18 February 2004The Sedgwick Museum will be hosting ‘Rockwatch’, the national children’s geology club, on Saturday, 21 February from 10-4pm. Professor Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) will be paying a visit, and will be leading a tour of the Museum, starting at 12.30pm.
An ethical architecture?
17 February 2004Leading figures from the worlds of architecture, philosophy and construction will come to Cambridge next month for a conference on the relationship between ethics and architecture.
Response to Tomlinson interim report
17 February 2004Statement from Professor Melveena McKendrick, the University of Cambridge’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for education on the publication of the interim Tomlinson Report:
Last member of Bloomsbury set dies
13 February 2004Frances Partridge, one of the last surviving members of the Bloomsbury Group, has died at the age of 103.
Supporting Students
09 February 2004The mental health of students in Cambridge, and its implications for the National Health Service and universities in Cambridge will be discussed by top experts on Wednesday, 11 February at St John’s College in Cambridge.
Europe as a World Power
05 February 2004The escalating complexity and danger of the international situation and Europe’s role in it will be the subject of the fifth seminar in the ‘Future of Europe’ series, taking place at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Law until 25 February 2004.
New Master for Trinity Hall
04 February 2004The historian Professor Martin Daunton has been elected Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He will succeed Professor Peter Clarke in October 2004.
The meaning of things at Clare Hall
03 February 2004Clare Hall are honoured that this year's Tanner Lectures will be given by Neil MacGregor, the new Director of the British Museum. The title of his lectures is 'The meanings of things'. The lectures take place on Monday 16, Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 February.
