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22–24 September 2017

Alumni Festival

Welcome to the 27th Alumni Festival

Welcome to the 27th Alumni Festival; three days of discovery, intellectual adventure and reconnection. Each year, the Festival offers a chance to think about the world and to hear what some of Cambridge’s

leading academics are currently pondering, to be inspired by the transformational ideas created at the University and to rediscover this remarkable place.

This year the festival programme features events taking guests from medieval Cairo to beyond the solar system. Speakers share their insights on some of the major questions Cambridge academics, and society at large, are tackling: can the planet sustain a population of nine billion? Is social media undermining democracy? And which jobs should be automated, and at what cost?

Festival favourites such as Come and Sing, the Vice-Chancellor’s welcome reception and behind the scenes events in Departments and Colleges, are joined by new events such as live podcasts and interactive and family-friendly activities.

This guide includes a list of events and other useful information to help you get the most out of your weekend.

We hope you enjoy the 2017 Alumni Festival.

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2017: Vice-Chancellor transition

On 2 October, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz steps down as Vice-Chancellor of the University after seven years of remarkable service to Cambridge.

He hands the reins over to Professor Stephen Toope, who takes up the post of 346th Vice-Chancellor, joining from the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. Professor Toope was formerly president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia. We are delighted that this Alumni Festival offers the chance to bid farewell to the current Vice-Chancellor, at the Fitzwilliam Museum on Friday evening, and to hear from the Vice-Chancellor Elect over tea on Saturday afternoon, just days before his formal installation.

See pages 10 and 17 for further details.

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Welcome Centre Marquee

Sidgwick Site lawn CB3 9DT

Opening hoursFriday - 9.00am to 5.00pmSaturday - 8.45am to 5.30pm

During your festival please call into the Welcome Centre Marquee for information and assistance. Join us for a cup of tea, lunch or a quick snack. Relax and chat with your fellow alumni and learn about your local Alumni Group.

And don’t forget to collect your badge and Alumni Festival goodies.

If there is any lecture, activity or tour you would like to book onto, please speak to the staff in the Welcome Centre. Please note that some events have already sold out.

Refreshments and lunchDuring the 10.30am - 11.00am lecture break, free tea and coffee will be available in the Welcome Centre.

If you have pre-booked lunch for Saturday please show your badge to the catering staff in order to collect it. Pre-booked lunches will be served in the marquee between 12.00pm – 2.00pm

If you did not pre-book lunch, there will be other snacks, refreshments and lunches available to purchase throughout Saturday.

Programme KeyDrop-in events *Exhibitions EExtracurricular XTInteractive IPresentation PTours T

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Friday

Key Time Event/venue

E* 9.00am - 6.00pm Discarded history: The Genizah of Medieval CairoMilstein Exhibition Centre, Cambridge University Library, West Road

I & XT

10.00am – 10.50am Cluescape: Solomon Schechter and the Chamber of SecretsCambridge University Library, West Road

E & T 10.00am – 11.00am Behind-the-scenes of the UL’s Genizah of Medieval Cairo exhibitionCambridge University Library, West Road

E & T 11.00am – 12.00pm A journey back in timeCambridge University Library, West Road

T 11.00am – 12.00pm Casting new light on classical sculpture: Tour of the Museum of Classical ArchaeologyMuseum of Classical Archaeology, Sidgwick Avenue

T 12.00pm - 12.40pm ADC behind-the-scenes tour ADC Theatre, Park Street

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12.00pm – 12.50pm Cluescape: Solomon Schechter and the Chamber of SecretsCambridge University Library, West Road

E & T 12.00pm – 1.00pm Behind-the-scenes of the UL’s Genizah of Medieval Cairo exhibitionCambridge University Library, West Road

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Alumni are eligible to join any of more than 460 volunteer-led Alumni Groups around the world. It's a remarkable network of friendly and engaged alumni sharing a passion and commitment to Cambridge. They offer advice, networking and alumni events based on geography, interest and College affiliation.

Wherever you live or are travelling, it couldn’t be easier to find and contact your local Alumni Group at alumni.cam.ac.uk/groups

Network of Alumni Groups

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E & T 1.00pm – 2.00pm A journey back in timeCambridge University Library, West Road

XT 1.30pm – 2.30pm Explore EddingtonMeeting point: Market Square, Eddington

T 2.00pm – 2.40pm ADC behind-the-scenes tour ADC Theatre, Park Street

E & T 2.00pm – 2.45pm Wild about the polesScott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), Lensfield Road

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T 2.00pm – 3.00pm Casting new light on classical sculpture: Tour of the Museum of Classical ArchaeologyMuseum of Classical Archaeology, Sidgwick Avenue

E 2.00pm – 3.00pm Real Tennis exhibition match Cambridge University Real Tennis Club, Grange Road

P & T 2.00pm – 3.45pm Studying development to understand diseaseThe Gurdon Institute Henry Wellcome Building of Cancer and Development Biology, Tennis Court Road

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E 2.00pm – 4.00pm Jane Austen at King'sKing’s College Library, King’s Parade

E & T 2.15pm – 3.15pm Books for the road Aidan BakerDepartment of Archaeology, Downing Street

E & T 3.00pm – 4.00pm A journey back in timeCambridge University Library, West Road

I & XT

3.00pm – 4.00pm Come and play Real TennisReception, Cambridge University Real Tennis Club, Grange Road

P 3.00pm – 4.00pm The transformation of classical artProfessor Robin OsborneFaculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue

E & T 3.15pm – 4.00pm Wild about the polesScott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), Lensfield Road

T 3.30pm – 4.30pm Explore EddingtonMeeting point: Market Square, Eddington

T 4.00pm – 4.40pm ADC behind-the-scenes tourADC Theatre, Park Street

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I & XT


P 4.00pm – 5.45pm Feminism: Back by popular demand?Jackie Ashley (President of Lucy Cavendish), Professor Dame Carol Black (Principal of Newnham) and Dame Barbara Stocking (President of Murray Edwards)Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road

XT 4.00pm – 6.00pm Chemistry ‘Call My Bluff’ wine tastingDepartment of Chemistry, Lensfield Road

P & E 4.30pm – 6.00pm Hippos in the Cam, mammoths at Barnwell – Ice Age Cambridge? Dr Douglas PalmerDepartment of Earth Sciences, Downing Street

I 4.30pm – 10.30pm Come and Sing King’s College Chapel, King’s Parade

XT 6.15pm – 7.30pm The Vice-Chancellor's reception The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street

XT 9.30pm – 10.30pm Come and Sing performance King’s College Chapel, King’s Parade

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Saturday


E 9.00am – 4.30pm Discarded history: The Genizah of Medieval Cairo Milstein Exhibition Centre, Cambridge University Library, West Road

P 9.30am – 10.30am Inflammatory diseases: genes, risk, outcome and mosquitos Professor Ken Smith West Road Concert Hall, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 9.30am – 10.30am Life beyond the solar system Dr Nikku Madhusudhan and Professor Andy Parker Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 9.30am – 10.30am Peter Pan and the mind of JM Barrie Dr Rosalind Ridley LG19, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 9.30am – 10.30am Putting the refugee crisis into perspective Dr Jeff Miley and Rainatou Sow LG18, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 9.30am – 10.30am The entrepreneurial journey Jon Reynolds, Heather Richards and Hanadi Jabado The Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 9.30am – 10.30am

The Must Farm pile dwelling Mark Knight LG17, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 9.30am – 10.30am What if computers understood physics? Dr Phillip Stanley-MarbellSG1, Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site, West Road

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I & XT

9.30am – 6.00pm CURUFC women's alumni match and community day Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, 47 Grange Road

I & XT

10.30am – 11.20am Cluescape: Solomon Schechter and the Chamber of SecretsCambridge University Library, West Road

T 11.00am – 12.00pm Artists in Zoology trail Department of Zoology, Downing Street

P 11.00am – 12.00pm Digging up 0s and 1s Dr Enrico Crema SG1, Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 11.00am – 12.00pm Restless creatures Dr Matt Wilkinson The Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 11.00am – 12.00pm Should we automate? Professor Duncan McFarlane LG19, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 11.00am – 12.00pm The road to new dementia treatments Professor Giovanna Mallucci LG18, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 11.00am – 12.00pm Walking with Socrates Professor Tim WhitmarshLady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Site, West Road

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T 11.00am – 12.20pm Tour of laboratories in the Department of ZoologyDepartment of Zoology, Downing Street

P 11.00am – 12.00pm Resurrecting a lost opera Dr David Trippett West Road Concert Hall, Sidgwick Site

P 11.15am – 12.15pm Releasing life sentence prisoners Nicola Padfield Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, Storey’s Way

T 11.30am – 12.50pm Tour of laboratories in the Department of ZoologyDepartment of Zoology, Downing Street

P 12.00pm – 12.50pm How can a scientist mend a broken heart?Dr Amer RanaThe Diamond, Selwyn College, Grange Road

T 12.00pm – 1.00pm Artists in Zoology trail Department of Zoology, Downing Street

P 12.00pm – 4.00pm Cambridge University Modern Greek alumni lunch and talkSpeakers: Cecily Arthur and Timon KaramanosSelwyn College, Grange Road

E & I 12.30pm – 1.00pm Rare books in the Department of ZoologyDepartment of Zoology, Downing Street

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Saturday

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E & I 1.00pm – 1.30pm Rare books in the Department of ZoologyDepartment of Zoology, Downing Street

P 1.00pm – 2.00pm Cambridge Sport – a magnificent history, a challenging future Nick Brooking (Director of Sports), Siobhan Cassidy (1995 Rowing Team), Ian Peck (Rugby and Cricket 1979-1981), Derek Pringle (International Cricketer), and Professor Graham Virgo (Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education) The Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 1.00pm – 2.00pm Can outreach save engineering? Maria Kettle SG1, Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 1.00pm – 2.00pm From aerospace to medical imaging - the power of mathematics Dr Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb and Professor Nigel Peake LG19, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 1.00pm – 2.00pm Languages improving lives Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett LG18, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 1.00pm – 2.00pm Talking Politics special: Live podcast Dr Aaron Rapport, Professor David Runciman and Dr Ayşe Zarakol Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 1.00pm – 2.00pm The fight ‘for beauty’ Dame Fiona ReynoldsLG17, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

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P 2.00pm – 2.50pm Dirt, diet and dung: the archaeology of foodDr Jennifer BatesThe Diamond, Selwyn College, Grange Road

P 2.00pm – 2.55pm The making of a Natural History blockbuster Mike Gunton Department of Zoology, Downing Street

P 2.00pm – 4.30pm Sir John Cockcroft: His life and work Professor Rolf Heuer, Dame Sue Ion, Graham Farmelo, Michael Smyth, Christopher Cockcroft and Dame Athene Donald Wolfson Theatre, Churchill College, Storey’s Way

I & XT


P 2.30pm – 3.30pm Afternoon tea with the Vice-Chancellor Elect Professor Stephen Toope in conversation with Professor Ian White Welcome Centre Marquee, Sidgwick Site Lawn, West Road

P 2.30pm – 3.30pm Energy: Latest developments in efficient generation, storage and use Professor David Cardwell, Dr Enass Abo-Hamed, Dr Siân Dutton and Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan The Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 2.30pm – 3.30pm Is social media undermining democracy? Professor John Naughton, Dr Ella McPherson and Dr Hugo Leal Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Site, West Road

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P 2.30pm – 3.30pm Molecules that rocked our world Dr Ljiljana FrukSG1, Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 2.30pm – 3.30pm The birth of the Hollywood musical Dr Colin Shindler LG17, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 2.30pm – 3.30pm The rise of women in society: enablers and indicators – a global study Professor Sucheta Nadkarni LG18, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

I & XT

2.30pm – 5.00pm Family garden picnic Newnham College Gardens, Sidgwick Avenue

P 3.00pm – 3.55pm What is this beast? Dr William Foster, Dr Adrian Friday and Dr Richard Preece Department of Zoology, Downing Street

P 4.00pm – 4.30pm What’s happening in Zoology? Dr Howard Baylis Department of Zoology, Downing Street

P 4.00pm – 5.00pm Can we sustain a population of nine billion? Dr David Nally Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 4.00pm – 5.00pm Cocaine addiction: a back door into the brain Dr David Belin LG18, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

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P 4.00pm – 5.00pm Early cancer detection – challenges and opportunities Dr Sarah Bohndiek and Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald The Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 4.00pm – 5.00pm Should the state recognise marriage? Dr Clare Chambers LG17, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P & XT

4.30pm – 5.30pm Afternoon tea at ZoologyDr William FosterDepartment of Zoology, 20 Downing Street

P 6.00pm – 7.00pm Ecovisions: the magic of nature in contemporary Mayan and Incan verse Dr Charles Pigott Hughes Hall, Wollaston Road

XT 6.30pm – 9.30pm Newnham reunion dinnerNewnham College, Sidgwick Avenue

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P 10.00am – 11.00am Extending your learning relationship with Cambridge Dr Jim Gazzard Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall

P 10.00am – 11.00am Memorial service for Sir John Cockcroft Churchill College, Storey’s Way

T 10.00am – 11.30pm ArtscapeMurray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road

P & XT

10.00am – 12.00pm Alumni brunch at the home of Cambridge rowingPaddy RyanThe Goldie Boathouse, Kimberley Road

P & T 10.15am – 11.15am The Graham Watson Collection Professor Barry WindeattEmmanuel College, St Andrew’s Street

P* 10.30am – 11.30am Annual gardens talk at Girton College Katharine Coleman MBE Girton College, Huntingdon Road

P 10.30am – 5.00pm TrinTalk: medicine and technology Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College

T 11.00am – 12.00pm Newnham Gardens TourLottie CollisNewnham College, Sidgwick Avenue

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T 11.00am – 12.00pm Tour of the Botanic GardenBotanic Garden, 1 Brookside

P & I 11.00am – 12.30pm

Alumni debate at the Cambridge UnionThis house supports Universities treating students as customers The Cambridge Union, 9a Bridge Street

P 11.00am – 12.30pm Politics panel with Professor Catherine Barnard Roger Mosey, Professor Robert Tombs and Dr Julie Smith The Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, Sidgwick Site, West Road

P 11.00am - 12.30pm The Newnham Conversation - ‘From hate speech to fake news: is free speech a free-for-all?’Professor Rae Langton and Caroline DiehlLucia Windsor Room, Newnham CollegeSidgwick Avenue

P 11.30am – 12.30pm Rekindle your creativity Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall

XT 3.30pm – 5.30pm Alumni Tea Party at Cambridge University Press BookshopCambridge University Press Bookshop, 1-2 Trinity Street

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Where to eat

The Sidgwick Site

Welcome CentreSaturday – 9.00am to 5.00pm

Arc Café Friday – 8.30am to 3.00pmSaturday & Sunday – 8.30am to 5.00pm

The Buttery Saturday – 8.00am to 4.00pm

The Faculty of Law Café Friday – 8.30am to 4.30pmSaturday – 8.30am to 4.30pm

In town

The University Centre Granta Place Cambridge CB2 1RU

Grads Café

Saturday & Sunday – 9.00am to 9.00pm

Main Dining Hall Saturday & Sunday – 12.15pm to 2.00pm

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Parking for the Sidgwick Site

There is limited meter parking on West Road and Sidgwick Avenue. There is non-meter parking nearby on Adams, Herschel and Sylvester Roads.

Taxi

Panther Taxis 01223 715715Cam Cab 01223 704704A1 Cabco 01223 525555

Medical informationFor medical assistance, please come to the Welcome Centre during opening hours or alert any member of University/College staff.

Filming and recording events Please be aware that some University representatives may be filming and recording the events and lectures for future publicity purposes. However, filming and recording is not permitted by visitors to the Festival.

Transport

Faculty of Law building

Alumni information stands will be available in the foyer of the Faculty of Law comprising: Alumni Relations; Distant Horizons; Heffers Bookstore; Indus Experience; Institute of Continuing Education.

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The Sidgwick Site

1. Welcome Centre

2. Alison Richard Building

3. Faculty of Law

4. Lady Mitchell Hall

5. Faculty of Divinity

6. West Road Concert Hall

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