Events, courses, etc.

Announcement of lectures, seminars, etc.

The University offers a large number of lectures, seminars and other events, many of which are free of charge, to members of the University and others who are interested. Details can be found on individual Faculty, Department and institution websites, on the What’s On website (https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/whatson/) and on Talks.cam (https://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/). A variety of training courses are also available to members of the University, information and booking for which can be found online at https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/.

Brief details of upcoming events are given below.

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Department of History of Art
Slade Lectures in Fine Art, Lent Term 2026: ‘Frames of vision: The intelligence of artists’, a series of eight lectures by Professor Terry Smith, the 2025–2026 Slade Professor of Fine Art; lectures will take place in the Bateman Auditorium at Gonville and Caius College on Tuesdays at 5 p.m., from 27 January to 17 March 2026; lectures are free to attend and open to all members of the University and the public, no registration required; first lecture: ‘Introduction: Visual allegories of seeing as knowing, Plato and Giorgione’, on Tuesday, 27 January; further details, including all lecture titles: https://www.hoart.cam.ac.uk/seminars/slade-lectures-fine-art

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