Lectures - 2025/2026

Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy

Professor Raj Jena, Clinical Professor, Data Science & Machine Learning in Radiotherapy, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge

From concept to clinic and back again

Mon 20th Oct 2025
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Revealing the artists’ secrets.

Professor Erma Hermens, Hamilton Kerr Institute for Easel Painting Conservation; Fitzwilliam Museum

Combining humanities with science

Mon 3rd Nov 2025
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Biopharmaceutical Development: The Journey from Molecule to Medicine

Professor Nicholas Darton, Associate Director of Biopharmaceutical Development at AstraZeneca, Honorary Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at the University of Nottingham

From drug discovery to delivery: the science behind bringing biotherapeutics safely to patients.

Mon 17th Nov 2025
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From Planets to Exoplanets

Dr. Robin Catchpole, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge

The Search for Life, with the James Webb Telescope and others.

Mon 1st Dec 2025
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The Hidden Universe of The Human Microbiome and Its Role In Health and Disease

Dr. Alexandre Almeida, School of the Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge

How DNA sequencing approaches can help us understand the hidden dark matter of the human microbiome

Mon 26th Jan 2026
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Illuminating the Future: The Transformative Power of Laser Materials Processing in Science, Engineering, Art and Design

Prof Bill O’Neill FREng, FInstP, FLIA, FIAPLE, Director of the Centre for Industrial Photonics, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

How advanced laser processing reshapes manufacturing, enables novel materials, and inspires groundbreaking artistic expression

Mon 9th Feb 2026
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CANCELLED - Finding common ground

Professor Ruchi Choudhary, Professor of Digital Civil Engineering, Dept. of Engineering, Cambridge University

UNFORTUNATELY PROFESSOR CHOUDHARY IS UNWELL, SO THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Mon 23rd Feb 2026
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Millimetre-wave antenna designs for future wireless communications and radar sensor applications

Dr James Henderson, Plextek Services Limited

Considering the trade-offs between different antenna approaches for cost-effective and high-performance millimetre-wave systems

Mon 9th Mar 2026
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In a post-Ozempic world, have we cured obesity?

Professor Giles S.H. Yeo, MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Cambridge

Are GLP-1R agonists the answer?

Mon 27th Apr 2026
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Collaborating with Industry to Decarbonize Road Freight

Professor David Cebon, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cambridge, England

Mon 11th May 2026
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Previous lectures

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