Visiting Speakers We welcomed an impressive programme of visiting speakers who hosted talks almost every Thursday evening during term time on a diverse range of subjects. Sadly, as lockdown started, we could not continue to get together in person, but we hosted a number of successful online talks for the series #LucyinLockdown. Many students, alumnae and friends attended and continue to do so on a regular basis. We are always delighted to welcome back our friends and supporters. The talks, both in person and online, continue to be open to the general public too, and are sometimes booked up quickly by groups from the University Departments who come to hear from experts and famous names in their fields. Thank you to all of our speakers this year.
Formal Hall Halloween Formal Hall – 31 October. Dr Christopher Smith, British consultant virologist and lecturer based at Cambridge University, talked about his flagship weekly science show ‘the Naked Scientist’.
Burns Night and History, Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, Music and Theology Formal - 23 January. Dr Heather Thompson discussed why American mass incarceration matters in the UK.
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Formal - 7 November. Renowned virologist Professor Ian Goodfellow delivered a talk on the academic theme ‘Connections’ titled ‘Capacity Building and Public Engagement in Post-Ebola Sierra Leone’.
English Formal - 20 Feb. Our Library hosted a display of rare books from the college collection curated by Lucy Alumna Gillian Saxon. Hollie Wells led an informal Q&A on rare books and archives’ work.
College Community Formal Hall - 14 November. Dinner was followed by the AstraZeneca Speed Mentoring event. Sabine Jaccaud, Director of Cambridge Corporate Affairs at AstraZeneca, talked about the student programmes they offer.
Law and Criminology Formal – 27 February. Alumna and Lawyer Busola Johnson discussed what happens when the rule of law crumbles.
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