Community Lectures

As part of the legacy of the School’s 400th anniversary celebrations, The Perse holds a termly community lecture at the School. These lectures cover a range of topics and are open to all in the community, whether or not they have a connection to The Perse.

Details of upcoming lectures can be found here.

The Science of Goo

Professor Dame Athene Donald, Michaelmas 2017

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Survival in Solitude

Terry Waite CBE, Summer 2017

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Lawyers, Judges and the Rule of Law

The Rt. Hon. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Michaelmas 2018

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Britain and Europe, Past and Future

Professor Harold James, Michaelmas 2016.

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Reading your DNA: What can it tell us?

Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, Summer 2019

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From the Big Bang to Homer's Last Theorem

Simon Singh MBE, Michaelmas 2017

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Is the NHS worth saving?

Henry Marsh CBE FRCS, Lent 2018

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The Roller-Coaster Ride of Anglo-Russian Relations

Bridget Kendall MBE, Michaelmas 2019

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The Cambridge University Botanic Garden: A Unique Role in Addressing Global Challenges

Professor Beverley Glover, Lent 2020

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Tamed: 3 species that changed our world

Professor Alice Roberts, Summer 2018

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Can we maintain sustainable high growth in Cambridge?

The Hon. Matthew Bullock, Lent 2019

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Fundamentalism, Radicalization and terrorism - making war, making peace, making sense

Lord John Alderdice, Lent 2017.

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Past Lectures

Community Lectures

The Science of Goo

Survival in Solitude

Lawyers, Judges and the Rule of Law

Britain and Europe, Past and Future

Reading your DNA: What can it tell us?

From the Big Bang to Homer's Last Theorem

Is the NHS worth saving?

The Roller-Coaster Ride of Anglo-Russian Relations

The Cambridge University Botanic Garden: A Unique Role in Addressing Global Challenges

Tamed: 3 species that changed our world

Can we maintain sustainable high growth in Cambridge?

Fundamentalism, Radicalization and terrorism - making war, making peace, making sense