The Erasmus Seminar Series was launched in November 2022, in celebration of the diverse intellectual life of the College. The series fills a gap in scope and scale between the ambition of the Darwin Lecture Series and the intimacy of the Research Seminars. A seminar is held termly, and is open to all College members.
The Master, Dr Mike Rands, said of the new series:
“In an exciting new development for Darwin College, I’m delighted we are launching the Erasmus Seminar series. This draws upon the College’s deep intellectual strengths, interdisciplinary and international outlook and research rich environment to hear and discuss a topic of great significance for society and especially our academic community.”
Previous seminars:
13th May 2026
Professor Fiona Karet
Washing machines and their rare components: lessons from kidney patients (Cambridge only)
4 February 2026
Professor John Nilsson-Wright
Romantic Revolutionaries: Populism in East Asia and its consequences (Cambridge only)
29 October 2025
Lord Rees
The World in 2050 and Beyond (Cambridge only)
21 May 2025
Professor Carol Brayne
Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia – rhetoric and the evidence base from an epidemiological perspective [Cambridge only]
12 February 2025
Dr Mohamed El-Erian
Bridging the Trust Gap: Economics, Economists and Public Policy [Cambridge only]
30 October 2024
Dr Torsten Krude
Where to begin? Replicating the human genome [Cambridge only]
8 May 2024
Professor Flora Samuel
The Cambridge Room: engagement and inclusion in spatial planning [Cambridge only]
7 February 2024
Professor Simon Schaffer
Colonial natures and climate sciences [Cambridge only]
1 November 2023
Professor Chris Bishop
The Dawn of Artificial General Intelligence
10 May 2023
Dr Jennifer Schooling
Smart Infrastructure [Cambridge only]
8 February 2023
Professor Jonathan Heeney
How to prevent the next pandemic
23 November 2022
Professor Catherine Barnard
What happens when enforcement doesn’t happen: Brexit, free movement and … Great Yarmouth
