University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > The Sackler Lectures

  Browse A-Z

Log in

University Account External (via Google)

🔐 Log In

Information on

Subscribing to talksdetails Finding a talkdetails Adding a talkdetails Disseminating talksdetails Help and Documentationdetails

ℹ️ Information

The Sackler Lectures

Further detail
Subscribe using ical/vcal (Help)

The Sackler Lecture series is funded by an endowment from the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation and takes place each year, usually in the Michaelmas term, at the Institute of Astronomy.

The aim of the lecture is to bring distinguished speakers to Cambridge to inspire undergraduates and young researchers in astronomy.

If you have a question about this list, please contact: Richard McMahon; Simon Hodgkin; 28811. If you have a question about a specific talk, click on that talk to find its organiser.

0 upcoming talks and 17 talks in the archive.

Gravitational wave science - observations and a forward look

Sackler Lecture 2018

UserSheila Rowan (Glasgow)..

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockThursday 15 November 2018, 16:00-17:00

Cosmology and Astrophysics from CMB Measurements

Sackler Lecture 2017

UserJohn Carlstrom (Chicago).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockThursday 15 February 2018, 16:00-17:00

Dark Energy and Cosmic Sound

Sackler Lecture 2016

UserDaniel Eisenstein (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)..

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockThursday 27 October 2016, 16:00-17:00

The Growth of Supermassive Black Holes From Seeds to Maturity

Sackler Lecture 2015

UserJenny Greene (Princeton University).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockThursday 05 November 2015, 16:00-17:00

The Search for Earth 2.0

Sackler Lecture 2014

UserSara Seager (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm).

ClockThursday 04 December 2014, 16:30-17:30

Fatal fate - a gas cloud on its way towards Galactic Center black hole

Sackler Lecture 2013

UserStefan Gillessen (MPE).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm).

ClockThursday 31 October 2013, 16:30-17:30

Is the Earth Rare?

Sackler Lecture 2012

UserJim Kasting (Penn State University).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm).

ClockThursday 08 November 2012, 16:30-17:30

Present and Future Far Infrared Extragalactic Astronomy: Herschel and Beyond

Sackler Lecture 2011

UserMatt Griffin, Cardiff University.

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm).

ClockThursday 03 November 2011, 16:30-17:30

Measuring Black Hole Spin

Sackler Lecture 2010

UserRamesh Narayan, Harvard.

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm).

ClockThursday 25 November 2010, 16:30-17:30

Measuring the Expansion of the Universe

Sackler Lecture 2009

UserWendy Freedman (Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm).

ClockThursday 08 October 2009, 16:30-17:30

Massive Black Holes and Galaxies

Sackler Lecture 2008

UserReinhard Genzel (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching & Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm).

ClockThursday 13 November 2008, 16:30-17:30

New Worlds and Life in the Universe

Sackler Lecture 2007

UserGeoffrey W Marcy (University of California, Berkeley).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 4.00 pm).

ClockFriday 16 November 2007, 16:30-17:30

The Last Gasp: Dynamics of Accretion onto Black Holes

Sackler Lecture 2004

UserJulian Krolik (John Hopkins University, Baltimore).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockThursday 06 May 2004, 16:30-17:30

Sensitive Systems: Chaos is come Again (Othello)

Sackler Lecture 2003

UserEd Spiegel (Columbia).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockMonday 12 May 2003, 16:00-17:00

Cosmic Illusions: How Nature Creates Giant Gravitational Telescopes

Sackler Lecture 1999

UserRoger Blandford (Caltech, USA).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockWednesday 12 May 1999, 16:00-17:00

The History of Galaxies in the Universe

Sackler Lecture 1996

UserSimon Lilly (Toronto).

HouseHoyle Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockFriday 06 December 1996, 16:30-17:30

From Starburst Galaxies to Galaxy Formation: Results from Hubble Space Telescope

Sackler Lecture 1995

UserColin Norman (John Hopkins).

HouseSackler Lecture Theatre, IoA (tea at 3.30 pm).

ClockTuesday 27 June 1995, 16:00-17:00

Please see above for contact details for this list.

Other lists

Cambridge University Veterinary School, Madingley Road, CB3 0ES dsmotivations Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building

Other talks

A novel hereditary encephalopathy in four related Labrador Retrievers associated with a missense variant in the ALDH5A1 gene’ Toward affordable preventive healthcare Gastroenterology and Acute Medicine Title to be confirmed John Kendrew Lecture - Title TBC Talk TBC
 

© 2006-2025 Talks.cam, University of Cambridge. Contact Us | Help and Documentation | Privacy and Publicity