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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 October, 2025 - 19:00

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...

Event date: 
Tuesday, 16 December, 2025 - 19:00

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...

Past Lectures

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...

Event date: 
Thursday, 7 September, 2023 - 19:00
Venue: 
Zoom/Virtual

Join us as we discuss Laura Shepperson's new book, The Heroines.

"Full of rage, mesmerising twists and pathos, Shepperson's enthralling debut mines the Greek myth of Phaedra and Hippolytus...

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