Past Events

Speaker: Jialun Hu (International Manufacturing, University of Cambridge)

This talk is part of the Manufacturing Research Forum series.

Office for Postdoctoral Affairs are pleased to host a fun evening of networking, pizza and beer. Postdocs will quickly pitch their current research ideas to other postdocs using a “speed-dating” format, followed by networking over pizza and beer.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), an institute of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), delivers and enables world-leading interdisciplinary research in the Polar Regions.

Speakers:
Professor Sir Colin Humphreys
The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride (GaN), Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy

Professor Neil Greenham
Optoelectronics (OE) group, Cavendish Laboratory

Interested in sustainability and the diversity of this area of work? Then come along to this session and hear from people who are working in this field – find out how they did it and what you can expect from a career in this sector.

Speakers include:
Amie Shuttleworth, Head of Sustainability - Sir Robert McAlpine

Venue: Mill Lane Lecture Room 5

Audience: All University researchers considering applying for the Twinning Call or those who would just like to find out more

Professor Michael Pollitt, EPRG, Cambridge Judge Business School

Energy Prices: Is a Price Freeze a Sensible Way to Restore Trust in the Market?"

Speaker: Professor Jorge E. Vinuales, Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy

Location: Room B3, Institute of Criminology, Sidgwick Site
Time: 18:00

The Guardian year-long project exploring the UK energy crisis and how it can be solved will draw to a close in January 2014. During the last few months, the Guardian Big Energy Debate has heard from policy makers, academics, consumers, voters, politicians and industry leaders to find how energy affects them.