Cambridge Philosophical Society

Professor Marie Edmonds FRS will give our next lecture on volcanic degassing and its impact on our environment. @queens.cam.ac.uk @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social

24 November 2025, 18:00-19:00, Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre

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Inside AI Partnerships: How Big Tech, Startups & Universities Shape the Future · Luma The event (funded by Cambridge Philosophical Society) is aimed at startup and industry community, early-career researchers, postgraduate students, and local…

How do AI innovations actually move from labs to global deployment? Join us for "Inside AI Partnerships" to explore real-world collaborations between Big Tech, startups, and universities

Register: luma.com/vxz2iqf0

7 November 2025, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Cambridge

Professor Marie Edmonds FRS will talk about 'A Lot of Hot Air: volcanic degassing and its impact on our environment' in her lecture on 24 November 2025, 18:00 – 19:00. Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge.

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A big thank you to Professor Carol Brayne for giving our A.V. Hill Lecture on 'Reflections on dementia research and ageing societies' on Monday. @camneuro.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social

Professor Keith Seffen from @eng.cam.ac.uk @corpuscambridge.bsky.social will talk about 'Putting the “S” into mechanics' in our next lecture:

10 November 2025, 18:00 – 19:00 Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge.

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We look forward to welcoming Professor Carol Brayne CBE on Monday for her lecture: Reflections on dementia research and ageing societies. @camneuro.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social

Monday 27 October 2025, 18:00 – 19:00

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The Kelvin Club is hosting an afternoon in memory of Oliver Heaviside on Tuesday, 28th October in Peterhouse Theatre from 3pm. @peterhousecam.bsky.social

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Now on YouTube, watch Professor David Tong's Larmor Lecture on ''Our Chiral Universe". @trincollcam.bsky.social @cambridgemaths.bsky.social

YouTube: youtu.be/h3LNu64b39A

Professor Carol Brayne CBE, will talk about 'Reflections on dementia research and ageing societies'. @camneuro.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social

27 October 2025, 18:00 – 19:00, Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge .

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A big 'Thank you' to Professor David Tong for his insighful lecture on the ''Our Chiral Universe". @cambridgemaths.bsky.social
@trincollcam.bsky.social

And to the audience who attended and asked some wonderful questions to David, as well as filling all 440 seats to capacity.

Professor David Tong from @trincollcam.bsky.social @cambridgemaths.bsky.social will give our first lecture on 'Our Chiral Universe'.

Larmor Lecture - 13 October, 18:00–19:00
Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge.

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Prof John Clarke

Cavendish Museum

SLUGS invented by Paul Wraight and John Clarke

A proud moment🎉 Cavendish alumnus Prof John Clarke awarded the #NobelPrize2025, with Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis. They opened the door to quantum technologies based on superconducting qubits, putting quantum phenomena to work in real devices. buff.ly/lnm99ls

Cambridge alumnus awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics University of Cambridge alumnus Professor John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis,

Congratulations to alumnus Prof John Clarke, who has been jointly awarded The Nobel Prize in #Physics – making this Cambridge's 126th Nobel win 🏆 👏

Read about his work and his long connection with Cambridge:
bit.ly/42PUIh1

#Science @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social

YouTube video by Cambridge University Jane Goodall - Finding our way to a better future

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall.

Jane was a much-loved member of the conservation community in Cambridge and worldwide. She completed her PhD at @darwincollegecam.bsky.social and was an Honorary Fellow at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIzR...

Our Travel Grants are now open for application.

Deadline for applications is 01 Nov 2025
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2025

For more information and to apply:
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Tickets are now available for The PdOC Research Showcase 2025 on 10th November 2025 at West Hub, Cambridge. @westcamhub @CamPostdocs

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Sponsored by the Cambridge Philosophical Society

2025 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture - registration Speaker: Thibault Damour, IHES Title: "Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Experimental Tests of Gravitational Theory" Event Timing: November 10th, 2025, 5pm UK time Event Address: Centre for Mathema...

2025 Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture, entitled "Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Experimental Tests of Gravitational Theory", by Professor Thibault Damour at 5 pm GMT on Monday 10 Nov at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge.

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The Kelvin Club is hosting an afternoon in memory of Oliver Heaviside on Tuesday, 28th October in Peterhouse Theatre from 3pm. @peterhousecam.bsky.social

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The next Research Café: Science Communication will take place on 30th September 2025 @ 11:30am-2:30pm at @West Hub, Cambridge.

We have limited places, sign up here!

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Hiroaki Suga University of Tokyo De novo discovery of macrocyclic peptides and pseudo-natural products for therapeutic innovation Monday 29th September at 11am (BST)

Don’t miss Hiroaki Suga’s #LMBSeminar on Monday 29th September at 11AM.
Hiroaki, from the University of Tokyo, will discuss ‘De novo discovery of macrocyclic peptides and pseudo-natural products for therapeutic innovation’
Click here for more info: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

The PdOC Research Showcase 2025 will take place on 10th November 2025 at West Hub, Cambridge.

For details and to submit an abstract:
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Professor David Tong from @cambridgemaths.bsky.social will give our first lecture in October on 'Our Chiral Universe'.

Larmor Lecture
13 October 2025, 18:00–19:00
Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge.

For details and booking:
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The Final Frontier: Black Holes in the Infant Universe

9 September - Ray Dolby Center in West Cambridge.

Join Lord Rees, Prof. Natarajan, Prof. Sijacki and Prof. Maiolino for this exciting public talk.

Details: sites.google.com/cam.ac.uk/mb...

@cambridgeastro.bsky.social

Sexual conflict as a constraint on asexual reproduction: an empirical review Theory predicts that facultatively asexual animals, which can leverage the advantages of both sexual and asexual reproduction, should outcompete obligately sexual and obligately asexual animals. Yet,....

Another chapter of my PhD at @unswbees.bsky.social is out!! 🎉 #OpenAccess with
@nathwilliamb.bsky.social & Russell Bonduriansky in Biological Reviews @camphilsoc.bsky.social
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Global consequences of dam‐induced river fragmentation on diadromous migrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis The global proliferation of dams has altered flow and sediment regimes in rivers, presenting a major threat to freshwater biodiversity. Diadromous species, such as fishes, decapod crustaceans and gas...

Recent (belated) paper on dam impacts in Biological Reviews! @camphilsoc.bsky.social

🐟🦐 Interested in how migratory fishes and decapod respond to fragmentation, dam removal, and fish pass installation?

✅Out on open access: doi.org/10.1111/brv....
🖋️With Billy Lam, David Dudgeon, Jia Huan Liew

Registration is open for The 8th Biennial Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium, Interventions & Recovery in Cambridge, 10th - 11th September 2025. @camneuro.bsky.social

For further details and registration, visit: neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/camneuro-eve...

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Call for abstracts - West Hub Research Café

The next Research Café on Science Communication will take place on 30 September 2025 (11:30 AM – 2:30 PM) at the West Hub, Cambridge.

You are invited submit your abstract by 29.08.2025 here: www.westcambridgehub.uk/research-cafe

Individual variation in animal communication: from species averages to unique voices The comparative study of communicative behaviour in non-human animals, especially primates, has yielded crucial insights into the evolution of human language. This research, mostly focused on the spe...

Congratulations to my superb PhD student Angèle Lombrey on publishing her first article in Biological Reviews
@camphilsoc.bsky.social — no less! 😎🍾

Curious about individual differences in animal communicative behavior? 🐦🐬🦧Check out our open-access paper:
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

CPS Henslow Fellow Dr Tiffany Ki from
@camzoology.bsky.social with Victoria Smith, Local Nature Reserves Ranger for Cambridge City Council conducting fieldwork on insect populations.

Read more on Tiffany's research here:
cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/hens...

Now published! 📝✅📢
Our review on flexibility in animal communication is out in Biological Reviews @camphilsoc.bsky.social (Open Access).
Huge thanks again to my fantastic co-authors, especially @kirstyegraham.bsky.social. It was a delight to learn from them!

📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/brv....