Dear all
College events over the next two weeks.
See www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/hhevents/list/ for further details of the following:
Organised Chaos Jazz Quartet
February 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Pavilion Room
We are delighted to be welcoming back Martin Kemp’s ‘Organised Chaos’ Jazz Quartet. Expect an attractive and highly varied repertoire of jazz standards, including Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Jobim et al. Be prepared for surprises! Interesting ‘out of the way’ material which looks promising such as the Threepenny Opera, the Agincourt Carol, Piazzolla Tangos, John Dowland, Elvis Costello and Wayne Shorter often finds its way into the repertoire. The musicians are: Martin Kemp – tenor sax clarinet and bass clarinet…
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Schools Led Improvement Partnerships: A New Alternative
February 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Peter Richards Room
In the past ten years the state education schools landscape in England has transformed into a diverse mix of Academies, Community Schools, Free Schools and Faith Schools. With as many different improvement models. Pete Dudley (City Fellow for Education) will tell the story of the evolution of Camden Learning a not for profit schools owned improvement partnership consisting of the full diversity of state schools and asks the question, ‘Does this pose a new alternative for the future?’ All those…
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Translation Squared – Exploring Translation Across Contexts
February 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Peter Richards Room
How do researchers translate academic work into practice-facing work? What are the key aspects of language and cultural translation in an academic context? How do researchers and translators work together to produce material for global contexts? Come and find out more about the interdisciplinary elements of translation, where work is translated between languages and cultures but also from the academic- to practice-facing. This enlightening evening is led by Laura Kerslake and Sarah Rimmington who will discuss these elements of translation…
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Hughes Hall Three Minute Thesis Competition 2019
February 28 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Peter Richards Room
“… do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few” (Pythagoras of Samos, 582 BC – c. 496 BC). It usually takes years of hard work to research and develop a thesis, but would you be able to explain yours in just three minutes? Hughes Hall students will be taking on the challenge at our fourth Three Minute Thesis Competition at Hughes Hall. The ability to present a concise argument justifying the significance and…
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Student Trio Showcase
March 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Pavilion Room
Hughesians Thomas McFarlane (CGCM) and Naoki Toyomura (MPhil, Music) – recipients of the prestigious Cambridge Intercollegiate Instrumental Award – showcase their respective Trios at an early evening concert as part of the Hughes Hall Music Programme. All welcome, to reserve a FREE place click here, or use the Eventbrite link below.
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MCR CALENDAR: https://mcr.hughes.cam.ac.uk/calendar/
Also to note:
19 Feb: Formal Hall (LGBT+)
22 Feb: Formal Hall (Linacre guest night)
25 Feb: Formal Hall
1 Mar: Formal Hall
Best wishes
Alison
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Alison Nicholson, 01223 746367
Hughes Hall, Cambridge CB1 2EW