Dear students Are you staying in Cambridge over the Christmas vacation? If so: a) the attached gives information about what happens over the Christmas/New Year holiday season. It is particularly aimed at students who are unfamiliar with the UK Christmas holiday season. b) the College is planning to offer some […]
Yearly archives: 2015
188 posts
Interested in performing at May Balls this June? Audition in front of up to 9 May Balls or June Events at this years Big Audition Weekend! The Big Audition Weekend is run by the May Ball Presidents’ Committee and will take place on the 23rd/24th January at the Winstanley lecture […]
Think you can communicate the impact, significance and relevance of your research in just three minutes? The Hughes Hall Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is the perfect platform to develop and test your communication skills. The deadline for the competition has now been extended to December 11th. To apply for […]
Join us at Adventurous Education and lead our uniquely-Cambridge summer camps! Adventurous Education Who we are: We are a team of Cambridge alumni and students with the vision of a world in which high quality educational resources are accessed and shared freely across the borders. As the first step, we […]
Come and join us for an informal Christmas drink and hear about mentoring and fundraising for your business ideas. We will start in the Pfeiffer room and end in the bar! Tom Britton MBA Tom Britton has an MBA from the University of Cambridge in 2012/2013. Now, as co-founder of […]
Led by Quondam Fellow Peter Britton, come and sing Carols immediately after Formal Hall. A chance to get into the festive spirit and experience a much valued British tradition. Please do come and participate.
A rare ‘live’ performance of one of the greatest pieces of music for solo voice and piano, Olivier Messiaen’s song-cycle Harawi. Performed by the concert-pianist and Hughes Hall Senior Member, Ian de Massini, with the mezzo-Soprano soloist Jennifer Bastable. A heady mix of French hedonism, Andean mythology, surrealist imagery, primeval […]
The second talk in the series, with the theme ‘Technology and Entrepreneurship’. Speakers: Rowena Ironside and Jon Gisby. See: https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/events/careers-insight-and-mentorship-series-technology-and-entrepreneurship-with-rowena-ironside-and-jon-gisby-26th-november/ Rowena Ironside is a City Fellow of Hughes Hall and a Non Executive Director of the Digital Catapult, which works with the UK digital research, incubator and business communities to […]
PAID TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES IN CAMBRIDGE – SUMMER 2016 The Cambridge Tradition and The Cambridge Prep are well-established, academically rigorous summer programmes for advanced secondary school students held in Jesus College and Peterhouse during July. We invite applications from innovative, motivated teachers in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and creative […]
Applications are now open to tour manage The Rickshaw Theatre Project 2016! The Rickshaw Theatre Project provides a unique opportunity to pursue interests in many different fields: education, drama, travel, development and cultural exchange. We are looking for two enthusiastic and committed people to become the tour managers for this […]
Hello, I am writing to pass along information about tutoring opportunities on our summer school programme 2016 for post-graduate students. In recent years, we have recruited a number of excellent tutors through this process and would therefore be very grateful if you would be able to pass on the information […]
If you are interested in transplantation or sports and exercise then you will definitely find this talk fascinating! The Sports and Exercise Medicine Society are lucky to have speaking to us the GB and NI transplant team doctor (and kidney transplant consultant) and a world-class athlete, who holds both a […]
Title of experiment: Mood and taste experiment Location: Department of Psychology, Downing Site Experiment: Approx. 10min for the first experiment. Some people will then be invited to take part in a second experiment, which will involve two visits each of 40min Who can participate: A fluent English speaker. Must be […]
A flute recital of Mozart, Martin, Fauré, Enesco and Clarke by 3rd year Hughesian music tripos Rosalind Ridout, accompanied by pianist Claudia Grinnell. Rosalind Ridout was one of the two prize winners in the annual CUMS Concerto Competition, and will perform with the Chamber Orchestra next year (see https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/news/student-wins-music-prize/). Some […]
JOIN YOUR FELLOW AMERICANS FOR A THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION WITH A CAMBRIDGE TWIST A newer Cambridge tradition for those far from home, Thanksgiving lunch will be served on Thursday 26 November in the University Centre on Granta Place. A traditional three-course meal, including wine, turkey and pumpkin pie, is only £10 […]
Are you a first-year undergraduate student? Are you interested in finding out how well you are adjusting to university life? Do you have an iPhone* or Android phone** that you carry with you? Then you should take part in our study! The experiment will run for two weeks (starting approx. next week) and require (very brief) daily interaction with a smartphone app and responses to questionnaires sent out via email. At the end of the experiment you will receive an analysis of your […]
HeForShe is a solidarity campaign for gender equality initiated by UN Women. Its goal is to engage men and boys as agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights, by encouraging them to take action against inequalities based on gender. It is grounded in the idea that gender equality is an issue that affects all people — […]
To inaugurate the College’s new Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Group, the College is holding an event on the evening of Thursday 19 November – from 7.30 in the Peter Richards Room. This will be a symposium with a buffet, and Dr Sara Silvestri, Senior Lecturer in International Politics at […]
THE CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE is an annual student-led conference that gives students the opportunity to meet with professionals and academics working at the forefront of international development. With inspiring speakers and panel discussions, this year’s 10th anniversary theme “Learning from the Past, Educating for the Future” considers future alternative […]
Thank you Hughesians for making me feel so welcome. I shall be working on a part-time basis until the end of November (Monday and Friday mornings and all day Wednesdays). I am currently based in Room 8 of the Margaret Wileman Building. My temporary email address is vae23@hughes.cam.ac.uk and my […]