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Schistosomiasis: a deadly parasitic disease at the interface of human behaviour and the environment
, 6-7pm
Join Dr Shona Wilson for this fascinating Community Series Lecture
2023 Lucy Cavendish Research Day
, 1pm-7.30pm
The Lucy Cavendish Research Day will take place on the afternoon of Friday 3rd March.
Community and trust
, 6-7pm
Join Prof Jill Jameson and Dr Tadashi Hirai for this in-person talk as part of our 2022-23 'Community Series'.
Varsity Match 2023
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The men's and women's matches will be held at Twickenham.
Watch Past Events
Civilians are on Fire: Nine Months of Traumatic Stress and Moral Injury in Ukrainians Under the Russian Invasion
Join Professor Larysa Zasiekina for this fascinating in-person and online event as part of our 2022-23 Community Series.
LCC Community Christmas
Join us for Sunday lunch, festive crafts and carols around the tree.
Lucy Cavendish Clothes Swap
Organised by the Lucy Cavendish Climate Society, the clothes swap is open to all our students and staff.
#LivefromLucy: "Bill Reid: A Creative Journey"
Join Lucy alumna Beth Carter for this virtual tour of the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.
#LivefromLucy: "Is Jane Austen’s irony relatable and translatable today?"
In this talk, Professor Sørbø discussed Jane Austen’s ironical narrative voice and attitude.
#LivefromLucy: Pride Month - "Having children as a matter of Pride: Gay men, surrogacy and queer reproductive justice"
To mark Pride Month, Dr Marcin Smietana discussed queer reproductive justice.
World Environment Day: #LivefromLucy: 'Teaching the future now – is our education responding to the climate challenge?'
To mark World Environment Day, our panel of experts discussed how UK universities, and the University of Cambridge in particular, are responding to…
International Day of Light - #LivefromLucy: "Imaging Light in Medicine"
In celebration of the UNESCO International Day of Light, Dr Joshua Kaggie discussed different kinds of light and how they are used in medicine.
LucyGives: 'Optimism for Beginners' with Sophie Hannah
In celebration of LucyGives, Honorary Fellow Sophie Hannah discussed how our understanding of what's achievable is often false and limiting.
#LivefromLucy: 'RNA (aka Ribonucleic Acid): From ancient molecule to modern therapeutic' with Professor Dawn Chandler
Hear from Professor Dawn Chandler on Ribonucleic Acid.
Cambridge Festival 2022: Curator & Founder tour of AORA, The Space for Your Senses
Escape to AORA’s virtual gallery on this virtual tour and discover artists from around the world. The tour was held as part of the Cambridge…
LucyGives: College Collage
We'd love to hear about the positive impact that Lucy has had on you!
Lucy Cavendish Art & Photography Competition 2022
All students, staff, Fellows Emeriti, Associates and alwere invited to enter works on the theme of Emerging.
#LivefromLucy: 'Reflections on the role of women in Myanmar's reform and peace process prior to the 2021 coup'
In celebration of International Women's Day, Lucy alumna Professor Marie Lall reflects on the role women played in Myanmar's reform and peace process.
#LivefromLucy: "LGBTQ+ Inclusion at Universities: Testimonies and Recommendations from the ‘Out at Cambridge’ Study"
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, Elisabeth Sandler addressed why LGBTQ+ inclusion at universities matters.
Your Library Loves You!
To celebrate Valentines Day, Lucy Library held a week of activities for students, to show how Your Library Loves You.
#LivefromLucy: 'A nonlinear career path from ballet to physics'
In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Lucy alumna Dr Anna Lappala discussed her highly nonlinear career path.
#LivefromLucy: 'Inclusive higher education as the new normal'
Watch this informative virtual talk in which Dr Emily Nordmann discussed how we have redesigned our curriculum to have inclusivity at its core.
#LivefromLucy: '20th Century Cities: Reflections from the global south'
In this virtual talk, Professor Sunalini Kumar examined the histories of city-planning and city-building in the 20th century.
#LivefromLucy: 'The Room and the World. Frances Burney's Paper Houses'
In this informative virtual talk Professor Francesca Saggini discussed the life and works of Frances Burney.
Catalyst: Inspiring you to change how you think about the future
Watch this virtual event that took place as part of Black History Month, in conjunction with our "Catalyst" series.
#LivefromLucy in conjunction with Connections: 'Healthy people in healthy environments – moving beyond medicine'
Watch this fascinating virtual talk in which Dr Matilda van den Bosch discussed the inherent link between healthy environments and healthy people.
Alumni Festival 2021: 'A bird’s eye view – lessons from 3 decades of bird conservation in the Caribbean' with Dr Howard P. Nelson
This informative virtual talk with Lucy Fellow and tutor Dr Howard P. Nelson discusses bird conservation in the Caribbean.
#LivefromLucy: 'Candles of the night sky: Astronomy and cosmology with supernovae' with Dr Suhail Dhawan
Watch Lucy Research Fellow Dr Suhail Dhawan discussing explosions in the universe.in this his fascinating #LivefromLucy and Anna Bidder series…
#LivefromLucy: 'Young researchers in International Relations from developing countries: questions, prospects and value proposition'
Watch this informative virtual talk in which Lucy alumna, Emina Osmandzikovic (International Relations & Politics, 2017) discussed tackling the…
#LivefromLucy: 'Preventing weight gain during the pandemic: A randomised controlled trial of a behavioural intervention'
Watch this informative virtual talk in which Dr Julia Mueller discussed weight management during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lucy Cavendish College Virtual Open Days
Join us to find out everything you need about Lucy Cavendish College from the comfort of your own home
Fiction Prize shortlist readings 2021
Listen to these series of wonderful readings by the shortlisted authors of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize 2021
#LivefromLucy with Dr Laetitia Chauve
Dr Laetitia Chauve discussed how microscopic worms are helping us to understand the process of ageing.
Lucy Lawyers Virtual Networking Reception
This virtual event has been a wonderful occasion for students and alumnae to network with like-minded members of Lucy
#LivefromLucy: 'It’s Not All Zoom and Gloom'
Watch this fascinating virtual talk with Futurist Richard Watson where he discussed why the future is not beyond our control.
#LivefromLucy: 'Fiery Floripas: The Muslim Warrior Woman in Medieval French and English Literature'
In this fascinating virtual event Dr Eva Simmons discussed Muslim heroines in literature.
Virtual Research Day
At the 2021 Virtual Research Day event students and associates joined and presented a 10-minute presentation on a topic of their research or interest…
#LivefromLucy: 'Reducing Treatment-Related Toxicity for Children with WNT-Medulloblastoma'
This informative Live from Lucy talk with Dr Jessica Taylor discussed reducing treatment-related toxicity for children with brain cancer.
#LivefromLucy: 'The dynamics of fluids and their beauty in the small scale'
Dr Cristina Rodriguez Rivero discusses the dynamics and beauty of fluids.
#LivefromLucy: 'Social innovation within and beyond the pandemic'
Watch Dr Neil Stott discuss how organisations, educators and social innovation activists have reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Connections: COVID-19 One Year On
As part of our “Connections” series and the 2021 Cambridge Festival, we held a fascinating virtual talk featuring experts discussing COVID-19
#LivefromLucy: 'Bankers: from Pillars to Pariahs'
Watch this informative virtual talk where Ian Peacock discusses how attitudes towards bankers have changed
Love your Library Week
From 22nd to 26th of February our Librarians organised a range of activities which students could participate in, wherever they were
#LivefromLucy in conjunction with Connections: "Out with the new, in with the old: an old class of drug with new tricks in cancer"
A fascinating virtual talk with Dr Soma Sengupta where she discussed leveraging a neurotransmitter receptor in cancers, with a historical slant.
#LivefromLucy: '3 Dimensional Thinkers – the Advantages of Dyslexia'
Harriet Kelsall discusses her experiences with dyslexia and its advantages.
#LivefromLucy: 'A socio-technical approach to domestic energy demand: Case-study of middle-class housing in Pakistan'
Watch Dr Rihab Khalid discussing energy demands in Pakistan. The talk was also part of Lucy Cavendish's Anna Bidder Series.
Lunch in Thailand with Dr Dhooleka Raj
Lucy alumnae (who live locally) were invited by Dr Doohleka Raj for a social event in Bangkok
#LivefromLucy: 'Practical ethics in the Covid-19 pandemic’ with Dr Elizabeth Fistein
Dr Elizabeth Fistein talks about ethical decision making during the Covid pandemic
Connections: science, poetry and the pandemic
5 scientists join 5 poets, working together to create a poem that reflects their research during the pandemic.
'Frontal lobe function and the psychopathology of everyday life' with Professor Trevor Robbins
Listen to Professor Trevor Robbins as he gives us a glimpse into how the brain works in this #LivefromLucy talk
#LivefromLucy: 'Studying genetics to understand common diseases’ with Dr Laura Fachal
Dr Laura Fachal discusses how genetic variants contribute to the development of common diseases.
'Solving intractable social problems: can business and enterprise play a role? with Dr Kulothungan
#LivefromLucy with Dr Gladius Kulothungan 'Can businesses help us achieve widespread development?'
Fiction Prize shortlist readings 2020
A wonderfully moving series of readings by the shortlisted authors of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize 2020
#LivefromLucy with Dr Suzanne Doyle-Morris
Dr Suzanne Doyle-Morris discusses her latest book, 'The Con Job'.
In conversation with Honorary Fellows Jackie Ashley and Sarah Sands
Jackie and Sarah discuss how to carve a career in an uncertain world
#LivefromLucy with Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger discusses why Law must work to foster and not frustrate post-pandemic recovery.
'Wait, why am I here again? And how did I get here? - Tale of a confused Postdoc.'
Dr Aishwarya Jacob akes you through the challenges and key findings of her career from cancer-related research to Cardiovascular Biology
#LucyInLockdown with Dr. Maria Colzani & Dr. Maria Rosa Pozzi
Exploring the effects of the COV2 infection on cardiovascular biology
#LucyInLockdown with Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
A special edition of #LucyInLockdown with Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Honorary Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College
'Mortui vivos docent: life stories from human remains' with Dr Corinne Duhig
A fascinating #LucyInLockdown and Connections talk with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Corinne Duhig.
Connections - Science, Poetry and the Brain
Connections, in partnership with AstraZeneca, is a unique project where science meets art and creative writing
#LucyInLockdown - with Professor Vicki Ann Cremona
Professor Vicki Ann Cremona 'Empowering Civil Society. Murder, corruption and political activism in Malta'.
Viruses, pandemics and lessons learnt with Virologist Dr Jane Greatorex
A #LucyInLockdown virtual talk with Senior Tutor and Virologist Dr Jane Greatorex.
#LucyInLockdown: Poetry and Engineering with Lucy's Postdocs
An interdisciplinary event with Lucy Postdocs Dr Mary Murphy and Dr Zhong-Nan Wang.
#LucyInLockdown: A tale of two languages – from science to science policy
Dr Karen Stroobants MRSC, Science Policy Unit Lead at Royal Society of Chemistry
#LucyInLockdown: ‘The New Normal’ with The Reverend Canon Adrian Daffern
College Fellow The Reverend Canon Adrian Daffern offers his wisdom and insight as we all find our ‘new normal’.
Ever met an internationally acclaimed Voice-Actor? Q&A with David Ault
Lucy Cavendish college welcomes David Ault, an internationally acclaimed voice actor and narrator.