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Tomorrow: Sunday 22 November 2009 Add Monthly calendar
22:00 – 00:00
Jazz at Wolfson, Brendan Bates Quintet, 10pm - midnight, free!
Music, listed by Colin Shields (css34) on 18 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

The Brendan Bates quintet is a recently-formed jazz ensemble featuring some of the most exciting and talented musicians on the Cambridge jazz scene. Their repertoire spans the gamut of jazz music, from bebop through to modern jazz, with new takes on standards which have been re-interpreted for a slightly unconventional guitar and trumpet line-up backed by a strong rhythm section.

Guitar: Nick Goodwin
Trumpet / Flugelhorn: Brendan Bates
Keys: Liam Dunachie
Bass: Misha Mullov- Abbado
Drums Dave Burgoyne"

This event is free to all.

Hope to see you there,
Wolfson Ents

Venue:
Wolfson Club Room
Organiser:
WCSA
Monday 23 November 2009 Add Monthly calendar
12:30 – 13:30
Peeling off the skin, peeling off the past: the politics of aesthetic and practice of health in Serbia
Lecture, listed by Irenee Daly (icd21) on 6 Oct 2009 | Edit | Download event

Dr. Maja Petrovic-Steger, Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.

This is part of the multi-disciplinary gender research seminar

Venue:
Hardy Building (Downing Site) HB101
Organiser:
Centre for Gender Studies
Website:
http://www.gender.cam.ac.uk/events/
14:30 – 16:30
Medieval Hebrew and Spanish Translations of Tale Collections from the Arabic
Lecture, listed by Bruno De N (bd288) on 25 Oct 2009 | Edit | Download event

Dr Cesar Merchan-Hamann, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies

Venue:
CRASSH, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge
Organiser:
Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Network
Website:
http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1072/
19:00 – 20:30
HIV/AIDS: Science & Myth by Prof. Robin Weiss
Lecture, listed by Stephanie Mak (swym2) on 18 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Professor Robin Weiss is known for his pioneering work in deepening the understanding of HIV/AIDS. His achievements in this field include identifying CD4 as its cell surface receptor, developing HIV screening tests and investigating how antibodies neutralise the virus. He has been the president of the British Association for Cancer Research and is currently President of the Society for General Microbiology.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slms/people/show.php?personid=12443

Venue:
Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road, CB2 1PD
Organiser:
CU Biological society
Website:
http://www.biosoc.org.uk/
19:30
TTH Cambridge Presents: "Are We Alone in the Universe?"
Lecture, listed by js765 on 12 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

FREE ENTRY
Humans have speculated on life-forms existing elsewhere in the universe. Astronomers now use sophisticated techniques to analyse exoplanets, while biologists are on a perpetual quest for extraterrestrial life. We'll be asking if aliens of literature, art and film have a basis in science and, if not, we'll find out what biologists think aliens look like.

Join us for this lively panel event. Refreshments will be available after the talk and Q&A.

Panel:
Dr Jack Cohen (co-author of The Science of Discworld and Evolving the Alien)
Dr Lewis Dartnell (Centre for Planetary Sciences, UCL)
Dr Carolin Crawford (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge)
Prof Mark Brake (University of Glamorgan)

Chairwoman:
Dr Monica Grady (The Open University, 2003 lecturer for The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures)

Venue:
McCrum Lecture Theatre, Bene't Street, (behind The Eagl
Organiser:
The Triple Helix Cambridge
Website:
http://www.camtriplehelix.com/events
20:00 – 21:00
IVORY TOWER SOCIETY: THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS OF 2008
listed by ss678 on 20 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

'The Global Food Crisis of 2008 - Causes, Consequences, and What We're
Doing to Make Sure it Happens Again, Soon'. The Ivory Tower Society is
lucky to have Pembroke GP member Dan Kim giving this talk based on his
presentation at the World Trade Organization in August, 2008. The
talk explores the reality of the highly distorted international
agriculture market, what has been done to fix it by the WTO, and how
their efforts have contributed to make agriculture a more volatile
market. Mainstream explanations for the rapidly rising food prices
have focused on the increasing demand for agriculture products.
Economics and politics combine to explain the crisis, and we are
nowhere near solving the problems.

Speaker: Mr. Dan Kim
Location: Outer Parlour, Pembroke College
Time: 7:45pm for 8pm on Monday November 23rd

We hope that you will be able to join us for what should be an
excellent lecture and opportunity for discussion. Visit
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/ivorytower/ for details.

All welcome!

Venue:
Outer Parlour, Pembroke College
Website:
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/ivorytower/
Tuesday 24 November 2009 Add Monthly calendar
17:00 – 18:30
Postcolonial and Related Literatures Graduate Seminar
listed by dao28 on 20 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Fabienne Viala (Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of English and Centre
of Latin American Studies): 'Tragedy, Philosophy and Culture for Alejo
Carpentier and Aimé Césaire: Haiti, a Caribbean Historical Paradigm'

Wine and refeshments served. All are welcome.

Venue:
Faculty of English, Room S-R24
Website:
http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/seminars/commonw.htm
17:30 – 18:30
Talk on early Soviet film, 'By the Law' (1926)
listed by Claire Knight (cajk2) on 12 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Internal vs. External: A Case of Revolutionary Justice in Lev Kuleshov’s 'By the Law' (1926)

Presented by Rosie Baker (University of Durham)

According to Sergei Tret´iakov, ‘By the Law was worked out in the spirit of an algebraic formula, seeking to obtain the maximum of effect with the minimum of effort’. This paper will explore the ways in which the least expensive film ever produced in Russia presents the relationship between internal and external spheres in an environment where official institutions of administering justice are absent. I will primarily concentrate on how the narrative, aesthetic, and ideological programme for By the Law was shaped, subverted, and otherwise complicated by the filmmakers’ refusal to distinguish between opportunities for individual interpretation and the explicit promotion of state views for public consumption; as co-scriptwriter Viktor Shklovsky retrospectively declared, ‘Kuleshov did more with this film than I expected’.

Starting at 5:15pm, kvas and Russian-themed snacks will be provided. All welcome!

Venue:
Grad Seminar Rm., 3rd Fl., Raised Faculty Bldg.
Organiser:
Russian Graduate Seminar Group
17:30 – 19:00
Distinguished Speakers in Military History – Michaelmas 2009
Lecture, listed by Ilya Berkovich (ib275) on 16 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Managing Heritage: The National Trust for Scotland and Culloden
Prof. Christopher Duffy

Heritage in its present form is an oddly modern phenomenon, which seeks to reconcile the demands of ‘conservation’, ‘commerce’ and ‘community’. These principles have now been applied to the site of the cataclysmic battle of Culloden (16 April 1746), which put an end to any realistic hope of a Stuart restoration in Britain, and which carries powerful associations among Scots at the present day. A brief discussion of the course of the battle is followed by the story of the site over the next two and a half centuries, and of the thinking and striving which led to the opening of the restored battlefield and the new Visitor Centre in April 2009’

Venue:
The Parlour, Staircase G, Old Court, Peterhouse
Organiser:
Warfare and Organised Violence Graduate Workshop
Website:
http://talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/18876
18:00 – 19:15
Arcadia Seminar: "The Problem of Reading Lists" , Huw Jones, UL
listed by Michelle Heydon (mh569) on 10 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Reading lists are the area in which academic workflows, student needs and library services interact most directly. They act as a bridge between two of the University’s most important assets – academic expertise and library resources. They are fundamental to undergraduate learning and to library collection development. To date, there have been many attempts to solve the ‘problem’ of reading lists, with limited success.

I will examine if there is a problem with reading lists, and what the nature of that problem might be. Are the real issues to do with cooperation and collaboration between bodies involved in pedagogical support? If so, what is the solution, and where might it lead us in the future?”

About the speaker

Huw Jones is System Support Librarian at the University Library, offering services, support and training to libraries across Cambridge. He has a particular interest in developing interfaces which take advantage of advances in technology to facilitate new ways of working.

Having studied history at Manchester University, he worked in a range of libraries in Manchester and Cambridge before joining Electronic Systems and Services at the University Library in 2004. He has since developed a range of integrated online services for librarians, and worked on various projects from data duplication to user education.

From April to June 2009, Huw held an Arcadia Fellowship to investigate issues surrounding the introduction of a reading list system in Cambridge. His findings (published in a report available at Reading Lists in Cambridge: A Standard System?) will form the basis of this seminar.

This talk is part of the Arcadia Project Seminars series. Please notify mh569@cam.ac.uk if you plan to attend.

Venue:
Wolfson College, Old Combination Room (OCR)
Organiser:
Arcadia Project - Univeristy Library
Website:
http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/events/index.php#news147
20:00
[SciSoc] Prof Hollander: Claudia's Trachea
Lecture, listed by Daniel Rothig (dr328) on 21 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

followed by a wine reception
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With demand for transplantable organs far exceeding supply and an aging global population, the science of bio-engineering organs has never been more relevant. Professor Hollander, who helped to create the first tissue-engineered trachea, explains how transplant rejection and scarcity are being overcome by creating organs using the patients' own stem cells.

entry: £2 (free for members)
more info: http://www.scisoc.com

Wednesday 25 November 2009 Add Monthly calendar
02:30 – 03:30
CSR and National Competitiveness
Meeting, listed by Juliane Reinecke (jtur2) on 7 Oct 2009 | Edit | Download event

The CRASSH Business and Society Research Group invites you to its bi-weekly meeting.

Ioanna Boulouta (PhD Candidate, Judge Business School)-- Corporate Social Responsibility and National Competitiveness

Today the business world faces increasing pressure from governments and international governmental or non-governmental organizations to adopt or improve their CSR practices. This pressure is mainly based on the assumption that CSR can contribute significantly to the successful implementation of international development goals such as poverty alleviation as well as to national competitiveness goals. However, these claims luck robust theoretical and empirical justification. The purpose of this paper is to provide theoretical underpinnings and new empirical evidence on the link between CSR and competitiveness at the macro level.

Rather than the common "presentation of a paper" model, sessions are intended to be accessible to a wide audience with presentations forming the basis for a discussion.
All are welcome and we're looking forward to an exciting and stimulating discussion!

19:30 – 20:30
Professor KATHLEEN McCARTNEY (Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education) 'Whether the Environment Matters More for Children in Poverty'
Lecture, listed by Natthapoj Vincent T. (Founder and Chairman, GSEF) (nt279) on 28 Sep 2009 | Edit | Download event

On Wednesday, 25th November 2009, the Global Student Education Forum (www.gseforum.org) is hosting a talk, given by Professor KATHLEEN McCARTNEY (Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education). The talk, titled 'Whether the Environment Matters More for Children in Poverty' will be held at the Kennedy Room, Cambridge Union Society from 19:30 to 20:30.

The event is FREE. Places are limited. To reserve a seat, please do so at http://www.gseforum.org/kathleen_mccartney or e-mail GSEF Chairman, Natthapoj Vincent T., at nt279@cam.ac.uk.

The talk will be preceded by GSEF Chairman's Dinner (17:30 - 19:00), with Professor McCartney as our special guest. Dress code is black tie. The invitation is extended to members of all universities. Should you wish to attend the dinner, kindly send a cheque, made payable to ‘Global Student Education Forum’, to Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai (GSEF Founder and Chairman) at 112 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0HL. Along with the cheque, please give your name and those of any guests you would like to bring, contact details, as well as specifying your choice for each course from our menu. Places are extremely limited, and thus are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

The deadline for your reservation(s) is Friday, 30th October 2009, and they will be £35 each. For more information, please direct your enquiries to chairman@gseforum.org, or visit
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1gk4y/InvitationGSEFChairm/

Venue:
Kennedy Room, Cambridge Union Society
Organiser:
Global Student Education Forum (GSEF)
Website:
http://www.gseforum.org/kathleen_mccartney
19:30 – 21:00
The Queens' Arts Seminar
Meeting, listed by Johanna (jmh201) on 9 Oct 2009 | Edit | Download event

Dr. Sophie Read, University Lecturer in English and Fellow of Christ's College will be speaking on 'Richard Bentley and the Rhetorical Rethinking of Paradise Lost'. Wine is free and all are welcome!

Venue:
The Erasmus Room, Queens' College
Organiser:
Queens' MCR
20:00
An Evening with Cambridge Storytellers
listed by Marion Leeper (fjl1) on 20 Sep 2009 | Edit | Download event

First of a new series featuring our own tellers, alternative humour and wild enchantment with Nigel Preston-Jones and Rachel O’Leary.

Thursday 26 November 2009 Add Monthly calendar
All day
Join i-Teams for the Lent Term - Apply by November 26th
listed by lpm29 on 17 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

In the ground-breaking i-Teams programme, students and postdocs from across the University work together to discover the commercial potential of a real University invention. Each team collaborates with researchers and industry mentors to assess the route to market for the emerging technology.

Find out more and register in www.iteamsonline.org/

Applications no later than THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER.

18:00 – 19:30
‘The US and Nuclear Disarmament: Will Obama make a difference?’
Meeting, listed by kt271 on 21 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Dr Plesch has worked for various NGOs focused on the abolition of nuclear weapons and acted as an independent advisor to the UK and US governments as well as to Oxfam, the Foreign Policy Centre and Greenpeace. He is the founder of the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) which he directed until 2001, when he became the Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London. In 2006, he was invited to give a plenary address to the World Congress on Renewabe Energy. In this talk, Dr Plesch will be dicsussing President Obama's policy and the possibility of multilateral disarmament. There will be time after the talk for questions and discussion.

Venue:
Castlereagh Room, Fisher Building, St John's College
Organiser:
Cambridge University Student Pugwash
18:00 – 20:00
The history of beer and brewing in the Graduate Union building
listed by Liz Hodder (eh359) on 9 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

A talk on the history of beer and brewing accompanied by a free tasting of different beers plus a competition to win a supply of beer. tickets cost £5 and are available from Julie Darsley at the University Newcomers and Visiting Scholars - jrd32@admin.cam.ac.uk telephone 338099. (Joint event with the Graduate Union and Visiting Scholars)

Venue:
Grauduate Union Building
Organiser:
Liz Hodder
Website:
http://www.accommodation.cam.ac.uk
19:30 – 20:30
Meditation Class
listed by Bulletin Editor on behalf of kkk24 on 1 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Introduction to meditation. These weekly classes have been held in the University since 1963, teaching a meditation based on attention to the breath. All are welcome.

Venue:
Godwin Room, Old Court, Clare
Saturday 28 November 2009 Add Monthly calendar
18:30 – 20:30
Music censored by Stalin
Music, listed by vso20 on 20 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Many obscure Soviet compositions (including infamous opera about Stalin) will be premiered in the UK by the distinguished artists coming from America, Russia, Iceland, and from England (such as Kate Whitley, winner of the BBC Award, or Svetlana Savenko, professor at the Moscow Conservatory). More details on our web; £5-10 entrance fee.

Venue:
Emmanuel College, Queen's Theatre
Organiser:
CU Russian Society
Website:
http://www.russiancambridge.org
20:00
GU Grown Up Students' Party (in association with the Grown Up Students Network)
listed by Holly Grimes (hg285) on 15 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

Have you outgrown clubbing? Have you had a life and some experience before attending Cambridge University? Do you want some adult conversation or just the opportunity to have a chat with like minded people? We're not being rude just old fashioned, they call us mature but we're just grown-ups - it's not an age thing, just a state of mind.

Does this sound like you? If so, then come along to the GU Grown-Up Students' Party in the Graduate Union Lounge at 8pm on Saturday 28th November and meet some more Grown-Up Students! Entry is free and there'll be a free drink for the first 50 people to arrive - there's no need to book, just turn up on the night. The bar will be open serving cheap drinks until midnight.

As with all our events, this party is open to all Graduate and Mature students in Cambridge, but those whose teenage years are a slightly more distant memory will be particularly welcome!

For more information please contact social@gradunion.cam.ac.uk

Venue:
Graduate Union Lounge, 17 MIll Lane
Organiser:
Graduate Union
Sunday 29 November 2009 Add Monthly calendar
07:00
The Science Societies' Christmas Dinner
listed by Daniel Rothig (dr328) on 12 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

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The Science Societies' Christmas Dinner
A BioSoc // CUPS // SciSoc joint event

Sun 29th Nov, 7:00pm for 7:30pm
BOOKING ESSENTIAL BY TUE 17th
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The CU Biological, Physical, and Scientific Societies are collaborating to bring you their biggest event this term! Everyone is warmly invited to join us for an evening of good fun and black-tie glamour. Our venue this year is ASK, which offers you a wide range of menu options of fine italian cuisine.

As usual, non-members are welcome - members get reduced ticket prices! Places go fast, so in order to make sure you get enough seats for you and your friends, use our online form to register as early as possible, but at the latest by Tuesday, the 17th of November.

For more information, the menu options, and the online Sign-Up sheet, check the event website: http://tinyurl.com/SciSocSCD

Venue:
ASK, Bridge Street, Cambridge
Organiser:
SciSoc, BioSoc, CUPS
Website:
http://tinyurl.com/SciSocSCD
Monday 30 November 2009 Add Monthly calendar
17:00 – 18:30
German Graduate Research Seminar: Young Nazis in German Film
Lecture, listed by Christopher M. Geissler (cmg46) on 6 Oct 2009 | Edit | Download event

Alex Vinall (Oxford) presents a talk entitled '"The Search for a Usable Childhood": Representations of Young Nazis in Post-Unification German Cinema'. Discussion will follow the talk; wine, juice and snacks are provided.

Venue:
MML Graduate Centre-3rd floor, Raised Faculty Building
Organiser:
German Graduate Research Seminar
Website:
http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/german/courses/pgrad/gradseminar.html
18:00 – 19:30
The role of the European Union in Global Health
Meeting, listed by Raliza Stoyanova (rs519) on 21 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

The Cambridge University Global Health Student Initiative (CUGHSI) is proud to host Dr. Graham Lister, Fellow in Health (Judge Business School) in a discussion on 'The role of the EU in Global Health'. See http://www.globalhealtheurope.org/index.php for further information.

Following the talk, there will be an opportunity to find out more about CUGHSI as well as internships in global health.

All those with an interest in global health issues are welcome to attend!

Venue:
Darwin College Seminar Room (1 Newnham Terrace)
Organiser:
Cambridge University Global Health Student Initiative
19:15
'Copenhagen: Not Just an Environmental Challenge'
Lecture, listed by rjsm2 on 19 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

In the run-up to Copenhagen, the world considers the difficulties ahead. Environmentalist Tony Juniper will discuss how those challenges reach beyond ‘green’ debate and into our society.
Named by the ENDS Report as one of the top 10 environmental figures of the last three decades, Juniper has been involved in every aspect of the campaign for an environmentally sustainable world. Formerly Executive Director of Friends of the Earth, Juniper currently writes for various newspapers, is Special Adviser to the Prince of Wales Rainforests Project, Senior Associate with the Cambridge University Programme for Sustainability Leadership and is running as the Cambridge parliamentary candidate for the Green Party.
The lecture hall is wheelchair accessible. Email aep37@cam.ac.uk to be sure of a spot!

Venue:
Fitzwilliam College, Gordon Cameron lecture theatre
Organiser:
CU Green Association
20:00
Wolfson Howler with Ray Peacock
listed by Colin Shields (css34) on 12 Nov 2009 | Edit | Download event

The Howler is back, in roaring form.

Ray Peacock, one of the nittiest-grittiest funny men in the business, is headlining this edition of Cambridge's best stand up night. Hecklers beware.

Compere Ed Gamble will be on hand to steer the comedy ship on a straight course. The best local comics from the Cambridge scene will be down in support as usual, to, um, look out for icebergs?

Things kick off at eight. We recommend prompt arrival if you want to get a seat!

Hope to see you there,
The Howler Team.