Bateman Auditorium , Gonville and Caius College


2009-05-23 14:00: China in Tomorrow's World (Professor Alan Barrell)

2009-10-17 16:30: 台北条约（1952）的签订及影响 (Prof. Hans van de Ven, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge)

2009-11-21 16:00: The Tang dynasty and its place in the grand narrative of Chinese history (Prof. D.L. McMullen (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge))

2010-02-18 13:00: The Big Issue with Islam (Dr Daud Abdullah, Muslim Council of Britain)

2010-02-20 15:00: 中国崛起后的思想走向(The Tendency of Chinese Thoughts after the Rise of China) (Prof. Xudong Fang (方旭东),　Department of Philosophy, Shanghai Normal University,　Visiting Professor, Oxford University)

2010-02-20 18:00: My Journey to Islam (Idris Tawfiq and Katie Turnbull)

2010-04-03 15:00: 基督教的美学意义(Aesthetic Significance of Christianity) (Prof. Zhiqing Zhang	(张志庆),　Shandong University)

2010-05-01 15:00: 中国大型国企的海外扩张战略(China’s OFDI and Resource-Seeking Strategy) (Prof. Shujie Yao　(姚树杰),　Head, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies,　University of Nottingham)

2010-05-22 15:00: The Colossal Ships of Zheng He (郑和宝船) (Dr Sally K.Church (Wolfson College))

2010-11-10 18:30: Don't Look Now: Representations of Violence in Media (Anthony Lane, Film Critic, The New Yorker magazine)

2010-11-11 17:00: The Shape of the World: Measuring Global Development (Professor Angus Deaton)

2010-11-17 20:00: Dark Matter Searches with Cryogenic Detectors (Professor Hans Kraus, University of Oxford)

2010-11-24 20:00: The Physics of Wind Turbine Placement (Tim French, Technical Manager, RES Group)

2011-01-26 20:00: Making and Using Ultra-High Power and Ultra-Short Pulse Lasers (Prof Roland Smith, Imperial College)

2011-03-02 20:00: Explaining Irrationality – a Biological Perspective (Prof Ray Dolan, UCL)

2011-10-17 19:00: Inequality in education: England's Civil Injustice (Alex Spiers, Teach First)

2011-10-27 18:00: Dr Ang Swee Chai, founder of MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS (Dr Ang Swee Chai)

2012-01-25 17:30: Everybody's A Fly On The Wall Now: New Technology and Editorial Control in Documentary, History and News Programmes (Hamish Mykura, Head of Global Developments at National Geographic Channels International)

2014-10-07 20:30: The role of land for global sustainability and the importance of addressing food demand trends (Bojana Bajzelj (University of Cambridge))

2014-11-12 18:00: “Misfolded proteins: Prion-like propagation and potential cure.” (Dr Anne Bertolotti, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)

2014-11-18 18:00: "Are We Machines?" (Professor Roger Carpenter, Gonville and Caius College)

2014-12-03 18:00: "Academic track in Medicine" (Dr Tobias Janowitz, CRUK)

2015-06-09 20:30: The past on display: Curating the Treasured Possessions exhibition (Dr. Melissa Calaresu)

2015-10-06 20:30: The impact of the shea nut industry on women’s empowerment in Burkina Faso (Tammy Chen)

2015-10-06 21:00: Pseudoψence (Gareth Conduit (TCM))

2017-10-30 17:00: 'As God Rules the Universe': Reflections  on the People and the State in Early America (Ira Katznelson (Columbia))

2018-10-18 17:00: US National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study: from Regan to Trump (Dr Nanette Gartrell)

2025-10-13 17:00: Seeing Politics through Time: The Grounds of Modern Politics c. 1848-1914 (Duncan Kelly (Jesus College, University of Cambridge))

2025-10-20 17:00: Censors and Recalls: Rousseau on Elite Accountability (Arthur Ghins (Université Libre de Bruxelles))

2025-10-27 17:00: Mosca and the Ruling Class (Hugo Drochon (University of Nottingham))

2025-11-03 17:00: Hegel and German Public Law (Nathaniel Boyd (University of York))

2025-11-10 17:00: The Macedonianism of Fear: Aristotle versus Rawls (Paul Sagar (King’s College London))

2025-11-17 17:00: The Political Theory of American Populism (Anton Jäger (University College, University of Oxford))

2025-12-01 17:00: Gendering Intellectual Labour in Interwar Central Europe and Exile: Marie Jahoda and Hilda Weiss (Emily Steinhauer (Royal Holloway, University of London))

2026-01-26 17:00: In the Shadow of Minority Rights (Sagnik Dutta (Tilburg University))

2026-02-02 17:00: Does Art Have a Purpose? A Response from Aristotle's Poetics (Katie Ebner-Landy (Utrecht University))

2026-02-16 17:00: Seminar Postponed (Julia McClure (University of Glasgow)   )

2026-02-23 17:00: Revolutionary Linkages across Iran, the Russian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire, 1904 - 1908 (Kayhan Nejad (University of Oklahoma))

2026-03-02 17:00: Moral Geographies of Pan-Asian Sisterhood: Examining Elite Indian and Chinese Women's Political Thought c. 1920 - 45 (Shruti Balaji (London School of Economics))

2026-03-09 17:00: Title to be confirmed (Melissa Lane (Princeton University))

2026-03-16 17:00: Schleiermacher on Masse and Monarch (Olivier Higgins (New College, University of Oxford))

2026-05-04 17:00: Title to be confirmed (Anna Becker (Aarhus University) )

2026-05-11 17:00: Title to be confirmed (Odile Panetta (Christ Church, University of Oxford))

2026-05-18 17:00: Title to be confirmed (Sophie Nicholls (Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford))

2026-05-25 17:00: Machine Politics? Computers and AI in the History of Political Thought (Amira Möding (University of Cambridge) )