John Carr, Head of the Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology group. Photo credit: Graham CopeKoga / Cambridge Philosophical Society.
Congratulations to John Carr, Head of the Virology & Molecular Plant Pathology group at @camplantsci.bsky.social, who has been elected this year’s new Honorary Member of the British Society of Plant Pathology.
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@bspp.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social #PlantSci 🧪
Watch Dr William Foster talk about his research on animal behaviour:
'What insect-watching can tell us about the evolution of animal behaviour' @zoologymuseum.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/AoPuKWlGixU
Watch Dr Alex Kendall give our Honorary Fellows Lecture and talk about his research and Wayve’s journey in autonomous driving. @trincollcam.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk
Watch on YouTube
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Join Professor Aileen, @uniofstandrews.bsky.social for her talk on 'Peer review, past, present… and future'
16 March 2026, 18:00 – 19:00. Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge
DETAILS and BOOKING: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Our next lecture is from Professor Jon Crowcroft FRS on What is Digital Identity all about? @cst.cam.ac.uk
2 March 2026, 18:00 – 19:00
Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Join us this coming Monday 16 February for Dr William Foster's talk on 'What insect-watching can tell us about the evolution of animal behaviour' @zoologymuseum.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social
Details and Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
A big thank you to Dr Alex Kendall @alexgkendall co-founder/CEO of Wayve for giving our Honorary Fellows Lecture on 'Building Embodied Intelligence: Insights from Wayve’s Journey in Autonomous Driving' and discussing the challenges, problems and solutions to autonomous driving. @eng.cam.ac.uk
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We look forward to welcoming Dr Alex Kendall, who will give our Honorary Fellows Lecture tomorrow, Wednesday 11 Feb from 18:00 @eng.cam.ac.uk
'Building Embodied Intelligence: Insights from Wayve’s Journey in Autonomous Driving'
BOOKING: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Join us next week 11 Feb (18:00– 19:00) for our Honorary Fellows Lecture, given by Dr Alex Kendall, CEO and co-founder of Wayve who will talk about: Building Embodied Intelligence: Insights from Wayve’s Journey in Autonomous Driving.
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Professor Robin Langley FREng will give our G.I. Taylor Lecture next Monday 2 February 2026 and will talk about Cars, aeroplanes, and quantum physics: Why complexity makes life simpler for the vibration engineer. @eng.cam.ac.uk
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
A CPS Travel Grant helped John Hancock, a PhD candidate at @christscollegecam.bsky.social present his work at the World Federation of Neuro-Oncology Societies meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Read more about John's story and CPS membership here: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
Our first lecture of 2026 will be from Professor Robin Langley FREng, who will talk on 'Cars, aeroplanes, and quantum physics: Why complexity makes life simpler for the vibration engineer' @eng.cam.ac.uk
2 February 2026, 18:00– 19:00
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Our first lecture of 2026 will be from Professor Robin Langley FREng, who will talk on 'Cars, aeroplanes, and quantum physics: Why complexity makes life simpler for the vibration engineer' @eng.cam.ac.uk
2 February 2026, 18:00– 19:00
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
The Spirit of Inquiry by Susannah Gibson, which explores the history of the Cambridge Philosophical Society has now been published in Chinese by Tsinghua University Press. tup.com.cn
15.12.2025 15:52 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Alex Kendall @alexgkendall.bsky.social co-founder/CEO of Wayve will give our Honorary Fellows Lecture on 11 February 2026 and talk on 'Building Embodied Intelligence: Insights from Wayve’s Journey in Autonomous Driving'.
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Join speakers from Microsoft, Amazon, Sage, Aleph Group, Sana Capital, HGS, The Judge Business School, and Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing.
Inside AI Partnerships: How Big Tech, Startups & Universities Shape the Future.
27 November 2025, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Register: luma.com/vxz2iqf0
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
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
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.
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
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
29.10.2025 12:26 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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.
BOOKING: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
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
BOOKING: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
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 .
Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
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.
Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
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
07.10.2025 16:19 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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:
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#Science @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social
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.
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