Past

• 14 September 2015, 9am

  Cambridge rare disease summit 2015

  Cambridge Rare Disease Network is holding its first annual conference, the Cambridge Rare Disease Summit 2015

• 4 September 2015

  Patents on Life: Through the Lenses of Law, Religious Faith and Social Justice

  This unique interdisciplinary conference will feature top Vatican officials, academics, lawyers, industry professionals, theologians, and representatives of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops discussing the ethical issues around the patenting of life forms.

• 15 June 2015

  Policy making in the era of big data: opportunities and challenges

  The conference committee invites contributions from researchers, policy makers, practitioners in industry and all other stakeholders to explore the latest developments and potentials in policy-making processes.

• 8 June 2015, 5:30pm

  Effective Policy to Address the UK’s STEM Gap: Education, Immigration & Women in Science

  At this event, a panel of leaders will discuss the vast number of areas of policy, from education to immigration, which affect the STEM job market and status of the UK from the perspective of academia, industry and government.

• 4 June 2015, 6pm

  What can history tell us about current health inequalities?

  This year's Behaviour and Health Research Unit (BHRU) Annual Lecture will be delivered by Professor Simon Szreter, Professor of History and Public Policy, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge.

• 22 May 2015, 3pm

  Innovative Human-Centred Development Approaches

  "Engaging Youth in Peace Building and Development" A talk by Andrew Russell, the UN Development Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Kosovo.

• 21 May 2015, 8:30am

  Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar

  This conference, organised by the Westminster Health Forum, will be an opportunity to assess latest thinking and developments in healthcare research - in the UK, and more widely.

• 19 May 2015, 10am

  China’s Internet Market & Digital Marketing Strategies

  The Chinese Weekly, one of Pembroke College's Corporate Partners, together with the British Council have invited three founders from China's leading technology companies to provide first-hand information about the China digital market. The topics will include SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Big Data and British Universities' digital performance in China market etc.

• 24 April 2015, 4pm

  Centre for The Study of Existential Risk Seminar Series

  "Will We Cause Our Own Extinction? Natural versus Anthropogenic Extinction Risks". This event is part of the Centre for The Study of Existential Risk's monthly Seminar Series. It should prove an excellent introduction to the risks that CSER focuses on and the importance of global prioritization to reduce existential risk.

• 14 April 2015, 6pm

  The role of evidence and analysis in effective policy making

  To commemorate 50 years since the death of Churchill and 75 years since he became Prime Minister, the Centre for Science and Policy and Churchill College are jointly organising a distinguished panel discussion to discuss the role of evidence and analysis in effective policy making.