Welcome to the
February e-bulletin, bringing you the latest alumni news, events, activities
and updates from across the University.
Celebrating Sport
Cambridge Olympians
Cambridge has a
long history of Olympian achievement, with over 120 medallists to its credit
and an impressive list of students and alumni working towards the London 2012
Games. Share the excitement with University sporting stars past and present
at the glittering celebration of Cambridge
sport in London and a series of
events celebrating Cambridge
sport.
Learn more about the 2012 hopefuls on our website. If there are
any other competitors with a Cambridge
connection that we have missed, please let us know.
Organising the Olympics
Thursday 1 March 2012
LAST CHANCE TO BOOK
Dine with alumni working for the London Organising Committee of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) at Emmanuel College.
Speakers include Paralympian Chris Holmes (King's 1991), and Chief Medical
Officer Richard Budgett (Selwyn 1977).
Tickets cost £20. Booking closes on 23 February.
Events
Join us in Hong Kong
Friday 13 - Sunday 15 April 2012
Join the Vice-Chancellor in Hong Kong for
the first Cambridge Global Alumni Conference. The event is in the spirit of
Alumni Weekend, and will bring Cambridge
thinkers to the Pacific Rim for a cocktail
reception, followed by a thought-provoking weekend of discussion, lectures
and networking. Further details.
Alumni Races
City of Cambridge
Rowing Club Spring Regatta
Sunday 6 May 2012
Each Spring the oldest town rowing club in the City of Cambridge organises a regatta which sees
College crews and local clubs racing side by side. This year a category has
been created specifically for alumni crews to enable old rivalries to be
renewed. So, whether you have raced the event before, or just fancy returning
to the Cam to once again pick up a blade,
here is your opportunity. Visit our website for further
information.
Turn Lord's Light Blue
One Day Varsity Match, Saturday 16 June 2012
Join fellow alumni and students in supporting the Light Blues as they take on
Oxford. The
stunning venue provides the perfect setting in which to enjoy a summer's day,
whether watching the cricket, enjoying a picnic in the Harris Gardens
or taking a tour of the historic ground and MCC museum. Admission £10. Visit
our website for full
details.
Coming up in
Cambridge
Cambridge Science Festival
12 - 25 March 2012
This year the Cambridge Science Festival celebrates the London Olympic and Paralympic Games with
the theme 'Breaking boundaries'. Over 180 events will showcase the boundaries
that are being broken in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Visit the Cambridge Science Festival
online for the full programme and how to book.
Heritage Studies: Stories in
the Making
Saturday 28 April 2012
The 13th Annual Cambridge Heritage Seminar welcomes back distinguished
Cambridge Alumni who will reflect on the emergence and trajectory of Heritage
as a discipline, and envision routes for its future development. Registration
is open to all. Further details.
Writing War
From 29 February 2012
Professor Jay Winter, Humanitas Visiting Professor in War Studies, will be
giving a series of three public lectures on Imagining War in the 20th
Century and After. The lectures explore mediating languages and
symbolic forms which writers, artists, and filmmakers have used to represent
war since 1900. Further details.
Research
Objects of Devotion
Why did Renaissance shoppers fill their baskets with rosaries, crucifixes,
Christ-dolls and devotional paintings? Historian Dr Mary Laven investigates
the significance of Catholic clutter in her research on 'Objects of
Devotion'. See some of the devotional paintings in the accompanying audio
slideshow.
Canopy Commerce: forest
conservation and poverty alleviation
Innovative approaches for protecting the future of Sierra
Leone's Gola Forest - globally important for its biodiversity
and its carbon reserves - are being developed by a collaboration of
conservation agencies and University
of Cambridge
researchers. See images of the forest and poverty alleviation schemes in the
accompanying slideshow.
Alumni Travel
Programme
Australia and the Total Solar
Eclipse
31 October -16 November 2012
View a total eclipse of the sun as it rises over the Great Barrier Reef in
the company of an astrophysicist and visit the sites of Australia: from Melbourne,
to new world wineries, to the historic 'Rocks' area of Sydney. Find out more.
Group Events
Alumni Pie
The Cambridge Society of London
Saturday 3 March 2012
Do you want to learn how to make a Huntingdon Fidget Pie?! Join the Cambridge
Society of London for their very first Cambridgeshire Cookery Class and
re-create the Ultimate Cambridge Pie under the expert eye of pie-maker Marika
Gauci. Read more.
Oxford and Cambridge Society
of Ireland
Annual Dinner Saturday 31 March 2012
Taking place the historic King's Inns, headquarters of the oldest institution
of professional legal education in Ireland,
this is an unmissable opportunity to meet up with fellow Oxbridge alumni
living in Ireland
and guest speakers. To book your place, please fill in the booking form. To find
group events near you, see our website.
International Events
Calling All Alumni in the
Boston Area
Cambridge Judge Business Briefing Series
21 March 2012
Attend the Cambridge Judge Business Briefing with Professor Michael
Barrett. Hosted at the British Consulate-General and working in
collaboration with Cambridge in America, this
breakfast meeting will explore the subject "Open Innovation for Services:
Challenges and Opportunities". Further details.
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Benefits News
With three new productions including Le nozze di Figaro, and
returning favourites The Fairy Queen and La Cenerentola,
Glyndebourne's 2012 festival promises to be hugely popular. From 12-23 March
alumni will be able to take advantage of exclusive priority booking before
tickets go on sale to the public. Visit our website for full
details.
The Cambridge Dancers Club
Saturday 10 March 2012
The Cambridge Dancers Club Lent Term Ball will take place at Shoreditch Town Hall,
London. For
more details, email the organisers, or join the Facebook group.
In June 2012, Onoto will call last orders on the limited
edition 800th Anniversary pen. Available in black, silver, vermeil and 18ct
gold, the pens can be personalised to your taste with the option of a
fountain, rollerball or fineliner nib. Order while stocks last.
Alumni Programme
12-18 August 2012
Drawing on the remarkable collections of Cambridge museums – including The
Fitzwilliam, Kettle's Yard, The Scott Polar Museum and The Whipple Museum of
the History of Science – the programme will include talks and private tours
from Directors and other experts. Read more.
CAMCard
Visit the CAMCard section of the
alumni website to find out about discounts offered to Cambridge alumni.
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