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The events listed here are only a selection of what’s on offer, and are correct at time of going to press. For more information on each event and the most up-to-date listings, please visit our online events calendar: events.ucl.ac.uk
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Please note: all events are free unless otherwise stated.
© Matt Clayton
Talks
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Cabinets of consequence – salon #1: navigation
How will society survive to the 22nd century?
Wed 7 Sep 6–8:30pm PB Haldane Room
Thur 15 Sep 6–7:30pm PB Logan Hall, UCL Institute of Education
Join Dr Aman Saleem (UCL Ophthalmology), Professor Jane Fenoulhet (UCL Dutch) and Dr Jane Gilbert (UCL French) as they discuss the theme of navigation and use this metaphor to explore the context of the current UCL Octagon exhibition ‘Cabinets of consequence’. Enjoy an 18 th-century, salon-style experience, with themed music and drinks.
To mark the launch of a major new philanthropic campaign for UCL, leading academics including Breakthrough Prize-winning neuroscientist Professor John Hardy, human rights expert Professor Philippe Sands, Sky At Night presenter Dr Lucie Green, extreme medicine researcher Dr Kevin Fong and global prosperity expert Professor Henrietta L. Moore will discuss how today’s research is shaping tomorrow’s world.
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Doing practical data science for social good and public policy Tue 13 Sep 5–7pm PB Lecture Room 106, Roberts Building
Hype around data science is growing, but turning this hype into any social impact takes effort. In this talk, Rayid Ghani will discuss lessons learned from his work at the University of Chicago, where he worked on dozens of data science projects with non-profits and governments, focused on high-impact public policy and social challenges. stephen.marchant@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 3675 02 events.ucl.ac.uk
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CREDOC: food, drink and civilisation
Petrie’s war: WWI at home and in Egypt
Wed 21–Fri 23 Sep, 9am–6pm PB: £20, £15 for students G6 Lecture Theatre, UCL Institute of Archaeology
Thur 29 Sep 6–8pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
This conference from the UCL Centre for Research into the Dynamics of Civilisation will adopt a cross-cultural and multidisciplinary perspective, drawing in scholars from sociology, anthropology, history, theatre, philosophy, literature and art to enhance our understanding of how humans engage with food and drink, specifically in terms of production and consumption.
At 61 years old, Flinders Petrie tried to sign up to fight in 1914 but was turned away. This interactive talk explores what this archaeologist did during the war and what was happening in his beloved Egypt. The talk will also give a background to the UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Achaeology’s autumn theme of ‘archaeology and espionage’, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Archaeology and espionage Thur 29 Sep; Thur 13 Oct; Thur 3, 10, 17 & 24 Nov 1:15–1:45pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
The ability to decipher codes, understand cartography, master other languages and live simply in the desert are all skills that can be applied to archaeology, but which are also useful for the purposes of espionage. Join a community volunteer from our Heritage Lottery Fund project, ‘Different perspectives: archaeology and the Middle East in WWI’, for a special lunchtime talk. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
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The psychology of spying Thur 6 Oct 6–8pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
How do you go undercover in high-risk situations? What is the psychology behind the ability to be a spy? What did this mean for archaeologists recruited for or involved in espionage in the Middle East during WWI? Find the answers to these questions and more – just remember to keep them under your hat and don’t tell anyone! events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
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Whose artefacts are they anyway? The politics of provenance Thur 13 Oct 6–8pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Should artefacts in European and western museums be returned to their place of origin or should they remain in situ? From the Elgin Marbles to the Bust of Nefertiti, there are arguments for and against the repatriation of artefacts. To link with our current Heritage Lottery Fund project, ‘Different perspectives: archaeology and the Middle East in WWI’, we’ve brought together a panel to discuss the issue. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
New acquisitions in conversation: Lily Johnson Thur 20 Oct 1–2pm PB UCL Art Museum
Join UCL Slade School of Fine Art graduate Lily Johnson to hear about her practice and her Coldstream Prize-winning work. college.art@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2540
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Dead to me Fri 21, Thur 27 & Fri 28 Oct 1:15–1:45pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Death is part of life and, at the Petrie Museum, we have to think carefully and thoughtfully about the human remains in our collection. Join Curatorial Assistant Pia Edqvist for this lunchtime talk as she explains how she cares for our collections and prepares them for research. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
Cabinets of consequence – salon #2: animals/ agriculture Thur 27 Oct 6–8pm PB UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
Accompanying the current UCL Octagon exhibition ‘Cabinets of consequence’, this salon will explore the relationship between animals and insects, and their impact on the Earth’s ecosystem. The event will feature guest speaker Dr Gavin Broad from the Natural History Museum, as well as the UCL Grant Museum of Zoology’s Curator Paolo Viscardi and others in a light-hearted take on animals and agriculture. zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
The cat: moving from the savannah to the home Wed 9 Nov 6–9pm PB Age 16+ Royal Veterinary College, 4 Royal College St, London NW1 0TU
Vault in discussion: Dr Martin Lang on militancy
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Thur 10 Nov 1–2pm PB UCL Art Museum
Join Dr Martin Lang (University for the Creative Arts and the University of Kent) to discuss what militancy means with regards to society and art. His talk will be followed by a Q&A chaired by David Blackmore, Artist-in-residence at the UCL Art Museum and a UCL Slade School of Fine Art graduate. college.art@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2540
Vault in discussion: Enemy of the Stars in performance Fri 11 Nov 1–2pm PB UCL Art Museum
Join scientists from UCL and the Royal Veterinary College as we take you via video link behind the scenes and into the anatomy room to witness a live dissection of a cheetah, revealing the remarkable anatomical features of this incredible cat and how it compares with its feline relations.
Join Nicholas Johnson, Assistant Professor of Drama at Trinity College Dublin, as well as a performer, director and writer, to discuss the first ever performance of Wyndham Lewis’s Enemy of the Stars, which he co-directed in Dublin and in Fez, Morocco. This will be followed by a Q&A chaired by Naomi Fitzsimmons, Artist-in-residence at the UCL Art Museum.
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UCL Lancet Lecture 2016: action on climate change for a healthier world – putting the Paris Agreement into practice
20th Annual Grant Lecture: nature for us?
Wed 16 Nov 5–8pm PB Logan Hall, UCL Institute of Education
Our relationship with the natural world has changed over the past 50 years as we’ve moved away from the idea of protecting wild areas from people to managing ecosystems for our own benefit. Professor Dame Georgina Mace (UCL Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research) presents a history of nature conservation and asks: is nature for us?
The 2015 Paris agreement on climate change was an historic step for the world in tackling the biggest global threat facing the 21st century. At the 2016 UCL Lancet Lecture, former UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, the senior official responsible for steering the Paris Agreement to a successful conclusion, will speak on health and climate change and the opportunity for the agreement to improve global health. events@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 3839
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Thur 17 Nov 6:30–9pm Darwin Lecture Theatre
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Timescapes of urban change Mon 28–Tue 29 Nov 5:30–8pm PB Lecture Room G02 132 Hampstead Road
Focusing on two cities that are exemplars for their urban regeneration in recent years – London and Barcelona – this event will bring together urban professionals and academics to reflect, from a long-term perspective, on the regeneration of these respective cities/ neighbourhoods and discuss how the making of urban space is, in many ways, a materialisation of the passing of time. urbanlaboratory@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 9402
Figures of solitude and resilience Tue 29 Nov 6–8:30pm Lecture Room G11, UCL Institute of Advanced Studies
Robinson, Ripley, Revenant… survivor fictions enjoy great success across different media and at all levels of cultural production. This symposium considers narratives of ‘last men’ or ‘final girls’ against the grain of established cultural conventions. We examine survival narratives as pre-traumatic symptoms and wish-fulfilment fantasies and explore how they relate to ideas about gender, the nature of human compassion and our relationship with non-human life. f.mussgnug@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 7024
Adventures into the unknown: autumn late at the Petrie
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Thur 1 Dec 6–9pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Join us at the UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology for an evening of adventure, with talks and discussions on what it’s like to be an adventurer both in the past and now. The event will feature themed drinks as well an adventurous soundtrack. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
Mystery specimens Fri 9 & Fri 16 Dec 1–5pm UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
We gave each of our UCL Biology students a mystery specimen to identify and research over two months. Join them for ‘Mystery specimens’, where they will each give a 10-minute talk about their specimen and what they found out about some of the incredible animals in our collection. zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
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Family
Explore zoology Sat 17 Sep; Sat 15 Oct; Sat 12 Nov & Sat 3 Dec 1–4pm UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
Ever wondered how heavy an elephant tusk is? How sharp a shark’s tooth is? Or how many scales a pangolin has? Well, bring along your budding zoologists for our family, hands-on, specimen-based activities and be inspired to ask these questions and many more with our enthusiastic museum educators. Come along and be amazed at the natural world! zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
Creature creations Sat 24 Sep, Sat 8 Oct, Sat 26 Nov & Sat 17 Dec 1:30–4:30pm UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
Create works of art inspired by some of the weird and wonderful animals that call the UCL Grant Museum of Zoology home, or invent your very own brand new animal, give it a name and add it to our collection on our family art day, complete with our very own museum artist.
Spy speak: Bloomsbury Festival 2016
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Sat 22 Oct 10am–5pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Join in with activities that will have you cracking codes, deciphering doodles and being fluent in ‘spy speak’ before the day is over! This free, drop-in family activity is part of UCL Hub @ the Bloomsbury Festival. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
Marvellous mammals Tue 25–Fri 28 Oct 1–4pm UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
From rhinos to wombats, come face to face with our marvellous mammals and have a chance to handle some of our fantastic specimens, including elephant tusks, tiger skulls and gorilla bones. zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
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Spy speak
Festival of Geology
Tue 25–Fri 28 Oct 1–4pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Sat 5 Nov 10:30am–4:30pm UCL Main Campus
Join in with activities that will have you cracking codes, deciphering doodles and being fluent in ‘spy speak’ before the day is over! Free drop-in family activities will be taking place at the UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology every afternoon during the October half-term week. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
Petrie Film Club presents: War Horse (2011) Tue 25 Oct
5–7:30pm PB £3
UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Follow the story of Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, as he joins the cavalry and is shipped to France to join the fighting in WWI. A long way from northern Europe, there was another battlefield raging – that of Egypt and the desert campaigns of the Middle East. Here horses were also used in cavalry charges and suffered terrible hardships, along with the soldiers caring for them. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
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In partnership with the Geologists’ Association and Rockwatch, UCL is proud to host this jam-packed day celebrating everything geological. With exhibitors, talks, displays, hands-on activities and tours, there is something for all the family to enjoy. Special events will also be taking place at UCL’s museums and there will be a public open day at the UCL Institute of Making. Come along and see why geology rocks! c.pike@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2363
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© Dr Selina Wray, UCL Institute of Neurology
Twitter @ucllhl
Lunch Hour Lectures 1:15–1:55pm Tuesdays & Thursdays Darwin Lecture Theatre
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Performing matter: greatest hits and new findings
Barking up the right tree: how do we understand what words mean?
Tue 11 Oct
Tue 18 Oct
Materials ‘perform’ and ‘stuff’ is constantly getting up to ‘things’ all the time, just to exist and make up the world of objects. Experience some of the most wondrous matter on Earth during Dr Laughlin’s demo-led exploration of materials, as you witness the inanimate becoming animate and material science performing.
If you look up most words in a dictionary you will usually see a long list of definitions, yet it takes no apparent effort to figure out the intended definition of a word when it is used in everyday life. Dr Rodd will talk about the cognitive mechanisms that allow people to make rapid ‘best guesses’ about a word’s meaning.
Dr Zoe Laughlin UCL Institute of Making
Dr Jenni Rodd UCL Psychology and Language Sciences
Does social science tell the truth?
Shake, rattle and roll: communicating lethal risks
Thur 13 Oct
Thur 20 Oct
There is now abundant evidence that only around half of all published findings in the social sciences are true, and research even suggests that some entire bodies of work are based on non-existent effects. Join Professor Shanks as he discusses a range of remedies that could make social science research more credible and robust.
The 2009 L’Aquila earthquake sent a ‘shockwave’ through the research community, causing scientists to become increasingly concerned about the risk advice that they communicate prior to a crisis. How do scientists make sense of data and share hazard information? Join Dr Carina Fearnley to explore how we can be savvier when it comes to fatal uncertainty.
Professor David Shanks UCL Psychology and Language Sciences
Dr Carina Fearnley UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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The lifelong benefits of reading for pleasure Tue 25 Oct
Drawing on a nationally representative longitudinal study of more than 17,000 people born in Britain in 1970 (the 1970 British Cohort Study), Professor Alice Sullivan will explore the positive influence of reading for pleasure on learning during the teenage years and into mid-life. Professor Alice Sullivan UCL Institute of Education
Navigating the brain: software programming for surgical planning Thur 27 Oct
Epilepsy affects about 500,000 people in the UK, and one-third of individuals with focal epilepsy continue to have seizures despite optimal medical management. Professor Sebastien Ourselin will discuss his work developing the surgical navigation platform, EpiNav TM, which aims to increase the number of patients suitable for curative treatments. Professor Sebastien Ourselin UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering
Hospitality and hostility: the role of established refugees in a crisis Tue 1 Nov
It is often assumed that refugees passively wait to receive assistance provided by the United Nations, host states and international organisations, but established refugees are also often active providers of assistance – they share food, shelter and increasingly cramped spaces with newly displaced people. Dr Elena FiddianQasmiyeh will examine the nature and implications of what she calls ‘refugee–refugee humanitarianism’. Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh UCL Geography
Paying the penalty: the sporting prison Thur 3 Nov
How do sporting cultures help shape the world around us? And how do the stories that historians tell about them shape the present and future? This talk will examine how the history of early Dutch football can be intimately linked to discourses of values that aimed to construct more disciplined, useful and docile citizens. Dr Nick Piercey UCL Dutch
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The 2016 US presidential election: a post-mortem
Cancer evolution through space and time
Tue 15 Nov
Tue 22 Nov
Dr Nick Witham will provide an accessible and insightful overview of the historic and controversial 2016 US presidential election campaign. This talk will include a review of the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns, a breakdown of the electoral returns, and a discussion of the likely path that will be followed by Barack Obama’s successor in the White House.
While it has long been appreciated that no two tumours are identical, recent work suggests that even two regions of the same tumour can be remarkably distinct, which probably contributes to treatment failure and drug resistance. Professor Charles Swanton will explore the extent of intra-tumour heterogeneity in different types of cancer and its clinical implications.
Dr Nick Witham UCL Institute of the Americas
How Putin reacts: ideology, power, wealth and security in Russian foreign policy
Professor Charles Swanton UCL Cancer Institute
Imagine a world with no slums
Thur 17 Nov
Thur 24 Nov
The deterioration of relations between Russia and NATO since Putin’s annexation of Crimea cannot be considered the prelude to a new Cold War between two global blocs. Rather than pursuing world communism, Putin’s aims are to strengthen his power and protect the wealth of himself and his allies.
Dr Priti Parikh will discuss innovative approaches where engineering solutions have been used to improve the living conditions of slum dwellers and have resulted in slums being integrated into the city fabric. This talk will also explore socio-economic issues such as gender, land tenure, public partnership models and the business case for upgrading slums.
Dr Peter Duncan UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies
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Dr Priti Parikh UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
The Arctic on the fast track of change Tue 29 Nov
Nowhere else on Earth are we witnessing such dramatic changes in response to a warming climate as in the Arctic. Join Professor Julienne Stroeve as she discusses the implications of the transforming Arctic Ocean, including its impact on native communities, shipping, fishing and natural resource extraction, as well as on weather patterns and sea levels across the globe. Professor Julienne Stroeve UCL Earth Sciences
Game of clones: why it matters if our friends are the same as us Tue 6 Dec
Do you find yourself making friends with people like you? Dr Katherine Woolf draws on her sometimes controversial research to explore why this happens and what impact it has on our success and failure. Discover how you can challenge the status quo to help create a fairer, more integrated and more successful society. Dr Katherine Woolf UCL Medical School
Migrants and healthcare: educating tomorrow’s doctors for a global challenge
The end of mass incarceration? The moral purpose of prison
Thur 1 Dec
Thur 8 Dec
The relationship between migrants and the NHS is long, complex and, as recently seen, highly political. This lecture considers the role of doctors in the care of vulnerable migrants, within and outside the NHS, and the role of medical schools in preparing doctors for their duty to these individuals.
The United Kingdom has doubled its prison population, twice, in the past 65 years. By outlining a philosophical account of the moral purpose of prisons, Dr Jeffrey Howard will explain how we can transform our criminal justice system to make it fairer, cheaper and better at preventing crime.
Dr Anita Berlin UCL Primary Care and Population Health
Dr Jeffrey Howard UCL Political Science
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Activities
Focus on the positive Thur 1 Sep & Thur 13 Oct 6:30–8:30pm PB Trinity Centre, East Avenue London E12 6SG
UCL needs your help to choose worthwhile research projects to receive funding. Meet some of UCL’s inspiring researchers who will explain their research idea and, with the help of our host, your favourite project will receive £2,000 to change the world. Who will make the cut? Which project will go forward to make the world a more positive place? You decide! philippa.richardson@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 8921
Dead, life drawing Tue 13 Sep, Tue 11 Oct & Tue 6 Dec 6:30–9pm PB £8 UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
With cabinets full of (not so alive) life models from across the animal kingdom in some remarkable poses, we invite you to join us for a lively evening of drawing. Whether you’re a beginner or more experienced, our sessions are led by a museum artist to give you insight into, and confidence in, a wide range of drawing practices. Materials will be provided. zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
Petrie Film Club presents: The Assassination Bureau (1969)
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Thur 22 Sep 6–9pm PB £5 UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Based on an unfinished novel by Jack London, this epic comedy thriller romps across an Edwardian Europe of anarchists, spies and murderers as the effortlessly elegant Diana Rigg crosses swords with the dangerously charming Oliver Reed while civilisation teeters on the brink of WWI. Introduced by John J. Johnston (UCL Institute of Archaeology) and screened as part of the museum’s ‘archaeology and espionage’ season. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
Bright Club Thur 22 Sep, Sat 22 Oct, Wed 23 Nov 7:30–10pm PB £5 Bloomsbury Theatre Studio
Researchers become stand-up comedians as Bright Club brings UCL researchers together with the public for a great night of comedy! Organised by the UCL Public Engagement Unit, the event will be supported by a professional compère and will also feature a headline act. boxoffice@thebloomsbury.com +44 (0)20 3108 1000
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UCL Chamber Music Club: opening concert
UCL Chamber Music Club: Shakespeare
Thur 6 Oct 5:30–6:30pm Haldane Room
Mon 17 Oct 5:30–6:30pm Haldane Room
The opening concert of the 65th Chamber Music Club season celebrates the rich variety of music offered by club performers, including piano works by Prokofiev and Chopin, and opera duets by Mozart and Bizet. Refreshments will be served following the concert.
A concert celebrating Shakespeare’s anniversary year, with music from his time and later responses to his works. The wide-ranging and varied programme will include music by such diverse composers as William Byrd and Gabriel Fauré, among others.
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Live drawing with Lisa Gornick Tue 11 Oct 1–2pm PB UCL Art Museum
In the lead-up to her live drawing performance, Regret: an art form, based on artworks at the UCL Art Museum collection, artist Lisa Gornick will lead a session of live drawing inspired by her research. college.art@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2540
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Art macabre at the Petrie: Mata Hari and Lawrence of Arabia Thur 20 Oct 6–8:30pm PB £15, including wine/soft drink and materials. 18+ UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Find your inner Mata Hari and dashing Lawrence as you are transported back to a time of intrigue and mysterious dealings. Sketch after dark among the museum’s artefacts and be inspired by the art macabre life models. An atmospheric soundtrack will play as we share tales and tableaux revealing the dramatic stories enshrouding these two historic figures. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7679 4138
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UCL Chamber Music Club: Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club Wed 26 Oct 7–9:30pm Haldane Room
Annual joint concert with the Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club, including movements from Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No.6 in F minor, Op.80, contemporary music for double bass and 20th-century piano music and songs. Musicians from both clubs will unite in a string ensemble. j.house@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)7903 104764 ucl.ac.uk/chamber-music
Scary tales for Halloween at the Petrie
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Sat 29 Oct 6–8:30pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Draw your chairs close to the lamp, steel your nerves and try not to think of the muffled but unearthly noises emanating from behind the locked door in the corner as you join us in the unique surroundings of the UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology for the reading of classic tales of living mummies, each written by a master of uncanny fiction. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
Halloween at the Grant Museum Sat 29 Oct 6:30–9pm PB £6 at the door. Including a glass of wine/soft drink UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
Where better to spend Halloween than in a room of scary skeletons and skulls? Join us, if you dare, for a special late opening and discover the museum after dark, enjoy a drink and uncover some ghoulish animal facts along the way with Halloween-themed specimen labels. Prizes will be awarded for the best dressed visitors. zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
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UCL Chamber Music Club: Schubert
UCL Chamber Music Club: ensembles
Fri 4 Nov 1:10–1:55pm Haldane Room
Thur 17 Nov 5:30–6:30pm Haldane Room
A performance of Schubert’s expansive Piano Trio in E flat major, D.929. Dating from November 1827, this is one of the masterpieces of the composer’s prolific final years.
A concert showcasing new ensembles, formed by the UCL student, staff and alumni members of this year’s Chamber Music Club.
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UCL Art Museum Film Club presents: Remainder (2015) Tue 8 Nov 6:30–8:30pm PB £5 including popcorn and a drink UCL Art Museum
Artist-in-residence Naomi Fitzsimmons introduces a screening of Remainder, a film exploring the concept of re-enactment, which is at the heart of her work. The film, by director and artist Omer Fast, features Tom Sturridge as a Londoner who loses his memory when he’s struck by a falling object and develops a way to reconstruct his past. college.art@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2540
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Petrie Film Club presents: I, Claudius (1976) Thur 17 Nov 6–8:30pm PB UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Universally regarded as a milestone in the history of television drama, I, Claudius turns 40 this autumn. To mark the occasion, Egyptologist and classicist John J. Johnston (UCL Institute of Archaeology) looks back on the production of this darkly comic serial in a heavily illustrated lecture, which will consider aspects of script, performance and design that were employed to imbue the reigns of the first Roman emperors with startling life. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
Petrie Film Club presents: Dishonoured (1931)
UCL Chamber Music Club: UCLU Music Society
Wed 23 Nov 6–9pm PB £5 UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Fri 25 Nov 1:10–1:55pm Haldane Room
The legendary Marlene Dietrich stars, in only her second Hollywood role, as a prostitute recruited by the Austrian Secret Service to spy on the Russians during WWI. This rarely seen and somewhat underrated film is the third of seven cinematic collaborations between Dietrich and director Josef Von Sternberg, which reveals both director and muse at the height of their considerable talents. events.petrie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4138
Two women on thin ice: an art and science workshop Thur 24 Nov 1–2pm UCL Art Museum
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A lunchtime concert featuring performers from the UCLU Music Society. j.house@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)7903 104764 ucl.ac.uk/chamber-music
UCL Chamber Music Club: guest harpsichord recital Thur 1 Dec 5:30–6:30pm Haldane Room
An inaugural harpsichord recital by our new Honorary President, Professor John Irving. He will play J. S. Bach’s French Suites Nos. 4, 1, 3 and 6 (BWV 815, 812, 814 and 817), linked by improvised modulating preludes. Refreshments will be served following the concert. j.house@ucl.ac.uk
Join award-winning visual artist +44 (0)7903 104764 Zsuzsanna Ardó and polar ucl.ac.uk/chamber-music scientist Rachel Tilling (UCL Earth Sciences) to experience the Arctic through the eyes of an artist and a scientist. The event is inspired by their Arctic expeditions and will begin with a scientific overview of the region, followed by an Arctic-themed art workshop. rachel.tilling.12@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4406
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Animal showoff Thur 1 Dec 6:30–9pm PB £5 UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
What would happen if we invited experts in every type of fauna to make funny about the animals they know and love (or hate) for just nine minutes? Animal showoff is just that! Come along to a fun evening of science, jokes, stories and laughter, and discover more about the animal kingdom from some of its biggest fans. zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
UCLU concert in the Quad Tue 6 Dec 1–8pm UCL Main Quad
UCL’s picturesque Main Quad will be transformed into a winter wonderland for a fun, festive event, open to all who want to share in the Christmas atmosphere. Wrap up warm and enjoy the delicious food on sale, as well as concerts from your favourite UCLU societies. ae.officer@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 7375
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UCL Chamber Music Club: Christmas concert Tue 13 Dec 6–7pm North Cloisters
Join the club’s choir and players in the North Cloisters to celebrate Christmas with a performance of Mozart’s Missa Brevis in F, K.192 and a feast of seasonal music, including a new composition by Roger Beeson. Refreshments will be served following the concert. j.house@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)7903 104764 ucl.ac.uk/chamber-music
© Bea Bonafini
Exhibitions
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Fair play and foul: connecting with Shakespeare at UCL Mon 1 Feb–Thur 15 Dec 9:30am–5pm (Mon–Fri) UCL Main Library
This exhibition considers Shakespeare’s influence and our perennial fascination with the Bard. From the cause célèbre of William Ireland’s forgeries in the 1790s to the continuing reinterpretation of his work in the modern curriculum, Shakespeare’s patrons, peers, scholars and imitators are represented here by items from UCL Library Services. k.cheney@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 9676
Cabinets of consequence Wed 1 Jun 2016–Wed 31 May 2017 9am–7pm Octagon Gallery
Produced by the UCL Public and Cultural Engagement Unit, this exhibition explores the interplay between human, animal, environmental and technological activity within the context of ecological change, tracing the multiple effects of everyday materials and artefacts, and drawing upon UCL’s research and collections. Concept and design by artists Helena Hunter and Mark Peter Wright (Matterlurgy). sussanah.chan@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 3163 24 events.ucl.ac.uk
Manhandling the brain: psychiatric neurosurgery in the mid-20th century Wed 22 Jun–Thur 22 Sep 9am–6pm (Mon–Fri) UCL Queen Square Library
2016 marks 75 years since the first UK pre-frontal leucotomy, a procedure introduced in Portugal in 1935. Over the next 30 years, 70,000 people with psychiatric problems were operated on. This art and archive installation explores these events, alongside their healthcare and academic context. sarah.lawson@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3448 4709
Material Museum: Cennino Cennini’s ‘On the character of ultramarine blue and how to make it’ Tue 5 July–Tue 20 Sep 10am–4:30pm UCL Slade School of Fine Art
Taking place in the tiny museum situated at the entrance to the UCL Slade School of Fine Art, the Slade Material Museum presents Cennino Cennini’s famous recipe ‘On the character of ultramarine blue and how to make it’. The display is accompanied by poems on the nature of blue by poet-in-residence, Sharon Morris. slade.enquiries@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2313 All events are free unless otherwise stated
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Vault: UCL Art Museum/Slade Residency Mon 26 Sep–Fri 16 Dec 1–5pm (Mon–Fri) UCL Art Museum, South Cloisters
The outcome of a residency at UCL Art Museum for four invited artists, this exhibition highlights work from some of the most promising students at the UCL Slade School of Fine Art. We have invited contributions that respond to our collection, presenting a selection of objects, live works and video that engage with themes of performance and visibility.
Slade Interim Show Sat 1 Oct–Wed 5 Oct 12–5pm Slade Research Centre
The Slade MFA/MA Interim Show is a chance to see the work of MFA and MA Fine Art students entering their second year of study at the UCL Slade School of Fine Art. The show includes work by students in fine art media, painting and sculpture. slade.enquiries@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2313
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Natural creativity: sex and trickery Wed 19 Oct–Fri 23 Dec 1–5pm (Mon–Sat) UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
Why is the natural world so colourful and varied? This exhibition of drawings by Clara Lacy, Artist-in-residence at the UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment Mank Lab, looks at the myriad of shapes, sizes and behavioural tactics that some animals have evolved in order to survive, reproduce and pass on their genes. Lacy’s illustrations bring to life research into the amazing variety of sexual and genetic survival strategies in the animal kingdom.
Two women on thin ice Tue 1 Nov–Thur 15 Dec 9am–5pm North Cloisters
Climate change science meets contemporary art in ‘Two women on thin ice’. The interactive exhibition by UCL polar scientist Rachel Tilling (UCL Earth Sciences) and award-winning artist Zsuzsanna Ardó creates sights, sounds and textures, inspired by their respective Arctic expeditions and explores how visualisation affects the way that we perceive scientific data. rachel.tilling.12@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4406
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Slade Print Fair 2016 Fri 21–Sat 22 Oct 12–6pm North Lodge and North Cloisters
This pop-up fair is a unique opportunity to purchase original work from internationally acclaimed and emerging artists. All works on display are for sale, with all proceeds going directly towards scholarships and bursaries for UCL Slade School of Fine Art students. In the North Lodge, there will be an exhibition of prints, editions and works on paper by current students and staff. slade.enquiries@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2313
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Diary Mon 1 Feb– Thur 15 Dec
9:30am–5pm
Wed 1 Jun 9am–7pm 2016–Wed 31 May 2017
Fair play and foul: connecting with Shakespeare at UCL
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Cabinets of consequence
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Wed 22 Jun– Thur 22 Sep
9am–6pm
Manhandling the brain: psychiatric neurosurgery in the mid-20th century
p25
Tue 5 July– Tue 20 Sep
10am–4:30pm
Material Museum: Cennino Cennini's ‘On the character of ultramarine blue and how to make it’
p25
Thur 1 Sep
6:30–8:30pm
Focus on the positive
p17
Wed 7 Sep
6–8:30pm
Cabinets of consequence – salon #1: navigation
p02
Tue 13 Sep
5–7pm
Doing practical data science for social good and public policy
p02
Tue 13 Sep
6:30–9pm
Dead, life drawing
6–7:30pm
How will society survive to the 22nd century?
p17
Thur 15 Sep Sat 17 Sep
1–4pm
Explore zoology
p09
Wed 21 Sep –Fri 23 Sep
9am–6pm
CREDOC: food, drink and civilisation
p03
Thur 22 Sep
6–9pm
Petrie Film Club presents: The Assasination Bureau (1969)
p17
Thur 22 Sep
7:30–10pm
Bright Club
p17
Sat 24 Sep
1:30–4:30pm
Creature creations
p09
Mon 26 Sep –Fri 16 Dec
1–5pm
Vault: UCL Art Museum/Slade Residency
p26
Thur 29 Sep
1:15–1:45pm
Archaeology and espionage
p03
Thur 29 Sep
6–8pm
Petrie’s war: WWI at home and in Egypt
p03
Sat 1 Oct– Wed 5 Oct
12–5pm
Slade Interim Show
p26
Thur 6 Oct
6–8pm
The psychology of spying
p03
Thur 6 Oct
5:30–6:30pm
UCL Chamber Music Club opening concert
p18
Sat 8 Oct
1:30–4:30pm
Creature creations
p09
Tue 11 Oct
1–2pm
Live drawing with Lisa Gornick
p18
Tue 11 Oct
1:15–1:55pm
Performing matter: greatest hits and new findings
p12
Tue 11 Oct
6:30–9pm
Dead, life drawing
p17
Thur 13 Oct
1:15–1:45pm
Archaeology and espionage
p03
Thur 13 Oct
1:15–1:55pm
Does social science tell the truth?
p12
Thur 13 Oct
6–8pm
Whose artefacts are they anyway? The politics of provenance
p04
Thur 13 Oct
6:30–8:30pm
Focus on the positive
p17
Sat 15 Oct
1–4pm
Explore zoology
p09
Mon 17 Oct
5:30–6:30pm
UCL Chamber Music Club: Shakespeare
p18
Tue 18 Oct
1:15–1:55pm
Barking up the right tree: how do we understand what words mean?
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Wed 19 Oct –Fri 23 Dec
1–5pm
Natural creativity: sex and trickery
p27
Thur 20 Oct
1–2pm
New acquisitions in conversation: Lily Johnson
p04
Thur 20 Oct
1:15–1:55pm
Shake, rattle and roll: communicating lethal risks
p12
Thur 20 Oct
6–8:30pm
Art macabre at the Petrie: Mata Hari and Lawrence of Arabia p18
Fri 21 Oct– Sat 22 Oct
12–6pm
Slade Print Fair 2016
p27
Fri 21 Oct
1:15–1:45pm
Dead to me
p04
Sat 22 Oct
10am–5pm
Spy speak: Bloomsbury Festival 2016
p09
Sat 22 Oct
7:30–10pm
Bright Club
p17
Tue 25 Oct
1:15–1:55pm
The lifelong benefits of reading for pleasure
p13
Tue 25 Oct– Fri 28 Oct
1–4pm
Marvellous mammals
p09
Tue 25 Oct– Fri 28 Oct
1–4pm
Spy speak
p10
Tue 25 Oct
5–7:30pm
Petrie Film Club presents: War Horse (2011)
p10
Wed 26 Oct
7–9:30pm
UCL Chamber Music Club: Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club
p19
Thur 27 Oct
1:15–1:55pm
Navigating the brain: software programming for surgical planning
p13
Thur 27 Oct
1:15–1:45pm
Dead to me
p04
Thur 27 Oct
6–8pm
Cabinets of consequence – salon #2: animals/agriculture
p05
Fri 28 Oct
1:15–1:45pm
Dead to me
p04
Sat 29 Oct
6–8:30pm
Scary tales for Halloween at the Petrie
p19
Sat 29 Oct
6:30–9pm
Halloween at the Grant Museum
p19
Tue 1 Nov– Thur 15 Dec
9am–5pm
Two women on thin ice
p27
Tue 1 Nov
1:15–1:55pm
Hospitality and hostility: the role of established refugees in a crisis
p13
Thur 3 Nov
1:15–1:45pm
Archaeology and espionage
p03
Thur 3 Nov
1:15–1:55pm
Playing the penalty: the sporting prison
p13
Fri 4 Nov
1:10–1:55pm
UCL Chamber Music Club: Schubert
p20
Sat 5 Nov
10:30am– 4:30pm
Festival of Geology
p10
Tue 8 Nov
6:30–8:30pm
UCL Art Museum Film Club presents: Remainder (2015)
p20
Wed 9 Nov
6–9pm
The cat: moving from the savanah to the home
p05
Thur 10 Nov
1:15–1:45pm
Archaeology and espionage
p03
Thur 10 Nov
1–2pm
Vault in discussion: Dr Martin Lang on militancy
p05
Fri 11 Nov
1–2pm
Vault in discussion: Enemy of the Stars in performance
p05
Sat 12 Nov
1–4pm
Explore zoology
p09
Tue 15 Nov
1:15–1:55pm
The 2016 US presidential election: a post-mortem
p14
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Wed 16 Nov
5–8pm
UCL Lancet Lecture 2016: action on climate change for a healthier world – putting the Paris Agreement into practice
p06
Thur 17 Nov
1:15–1:45pm
Archaeology and espionage
p03
Thur 17 Nov
1:15–1:55pm
How Putin reacts: ideology, power, wealth and security in Russian foreign policy
p14
Thur 17 Nov
6:30–9pm
20th
p06
Thur 17 Nov
6–8:30pm
Petrie Film Club presents: I, Claudius (1976)
p20
Thur 17 Nov
5:30–6:30pm
UCL Chamber Music Club: ensembles
p20
Tue 22 Nov
1:15–1:55pm
Cancer evolution through space and time
p14
Wed 23 Nov
6–9pm
Petrie Film Club presents: Dishonoured (1931)
p21
Wed 23 Nov
7:30–10pm
Bright Club
p17
Thur 24 Nov
1:15–1:45pm
Archaeology and espionage
p03
Thur 24 Nov
1–2pm
Two women on thin ice – an art and science workshop
p21
Thur 24 Nov
1:15–1:55pm
Imagine a world with no slums
p14
Fri 25 Nov
1:10–1:55pm
UCL Chamber Music Club: UCLU Music Society
p21
Sat 26 Nov
1:30–4:30pm
Creature creations
p09
Timescapes of urban change
p06
Mon 28 Nov – 5:30–8pm Tue 29 Nov
Annual Grant Lecture: nature for us?
Tue 29 Nov
1:15–1:55pm
The Arctic on the fast track of change
p15
Tue 29 Nov
6–8:30pm
Figures of solitude and resilience
p07
Thur 1 Dec
1:15–1:55pm
Migrants and healthcare: educating tomorrow’s doctors for a global challenge
p15
Thur 1 Dec
6–9pm
Adventures into the unknown: autumn late at the Petrie
p07
Thur 1 Dec
5:30–6:30pm
UCL Chamber Music Club: guest harpsichord recital
p21
Thur 1 Dec
6:30–9pm
Animal showoff
p22
Sat 3 Dec
1–4pm
Explore zoology
p09
Tue 6 Dec
1:15–1:55pm
Game of clones: why it matters if our friends are the same as us
p15
Tue 6 Dec
1–8pm
UCLU Concert in the Quad
p22
Tue 6 Dec
6:30–9pm
Dead, life drawing
p17
Thur 8 Dec
1:15–1:55pm
The end of mass incarceration? The moral purpose of prison p15
Fri 9 Dec
1–5pm
Mystery specimens
p07
Tue 13 Dec
6–7pm
UCL Chamber Music Club: Christmas concert
p22
Fri 16 Dec
1–5pm
Mystery specimens
p07
Sat 17 Dec
1:30–4:30pm
Creature creations
p09
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