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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.
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...
Join Academic Director Dr
Yvonne Battle-Felton to discuss her new novel, Curdle Creek on
Tuesday 12, November, 7-8pm in this free, Zoom event.
Yvonne will be chatting...
Dr Lucy Durneen spoke to three ICE students – past and
present – about their writing. Constantine Blintzios is a Greek/British writer
and author of, among other things, the novel ...
Natasha Pulley, author of award-winning books including The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Bedlam Stacks, will be talking to Dr Jenny Bavidge about her first science fiction novel...
Join nature writer and creative writing tutor Jessica Lee in conversation with Alycia Pirmohamed. Jessica will be discussing her new book, Dispersals, a poetic and intimate...
Sarah Burton and Jem Poster, long-time tutors for ICE and founders of the Institute's MSt in Creative Writing, were in conversation with Yvonne Battle-Felton, discussing their co-written novel,...
Huge shifts are re-ordering the international system. Power,...
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 creative writing...
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...
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