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Darwin lecture series

In the second term of every academic year since 1986 Darwin College has organised a series of eight public lectures. Each series has been built around a single theme, approached in a multi-disciplinary way, and with each lecture prepared for a general audience by a leading authority on his or her subject.

The Darwin College Lectures are very popular, each attended by around 600 people, so you must arrive early to ensure a place. Stewards at the door follow a strict Admissions Policy to ensure fairness. An adjacent overflow theatre (with live TV coverage) is provided for those who cannot be seated in the main hall.

Do you wish to catch up on past lectures?

• Audio and selected videos of the Darwin lectures are available on:
  • iTunes U: (more info, iTunes link)
  • the Streaming Media Service: 2013  2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
• Darwin College Lectures books are available from Cambridge University Press

2013 - Foresight

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Previous years

2012 - Life

2011 - Beauty

2010 - Risk

Edited by Layla Skinns, Michael Scott and Tony Cox

2009 - Darwin

Edited by William Brown and Andrew C. Fabian

2008 - Serendipity

Edited by Mark de Rond and Iain Morley

2007 - Identity

Edited by Giselle Walker and Elisabeth Leedham-Green

2006 - Survival

Edited by Emily Shuckburgh

2005 - Conflict

Edited by Martin Jones and Andrew Fabian

2004 - Evidence

Edited by Andrew Bell, John Swenson-Wright and Karin Tybjerg (Book details ...)

2003 - DNA: Changing Science and Society

Edited by Torsten Krude (Book details ...)

2002 - Power

Edited by Alan Blackwell and David MacKay

2001 - Space

Edited by Francois Penz, Gregory Radick and Robert Howell

2000 - Time

Edited by Katinka Ridderbos (Book details ...)

1999 - The Body

Edited by Sean Sweeney and Ian Hodder

1998 - Structure

Edited by Wendy Pullan and Harshad Bhadeshia

1997 - Sound

Edited by Patricia Kruth and Henry Stobart (Book details ...)

1996 - Memory

Edited by Patricia Fara and Karalyn Patterson (Book details ...)

1995 - Evolution

Edited by A. C. Fabian (Book details ...)

1994 - The Changing World

Edited by Patricia Fara, Peter Gathercole and Ronald Laski (Book details ...)

1993 - Colour: Art & Science

Edited by Trevor Lamb and Janine Bourriau (Book details ...)

1992 - What is Intelligence?

Edited by Jean Khalfa (Book details ...)

1991 - Predicting the Future

Edited by Leo Howe and Alan Wain (Book details ...)

1990 - Understanding Catastrophe

Edited by Janine Bourriau (Book details ...)

1989 - Ways of Communicating

Edited by D. H. Mellor (Book details ...)

1988 - Discoveries

1987 - The Fragile Environment

Edited by Laurie Friday and Ronald Laskey (Book details ...)

1986 - Origins

Edited by A. C. Fabian (Book details ...)