Image:George Howard Darwin and the ‘Public’ Understanding of Nature

11 July
2022

George Howard Darwin and the ‘Public’ Understanding of Nature

Dr. Edwin Rose will give a talk on George Howard Darwin (1845–1912), Charles Darwin's second child and twice president of the Society.

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08 July
2022

Darwin in Conversation

Cambridge University Library will be holding an exhibition of Charles Darwin’s letters from 9 July – 4 December 2022. Cambridge Philosophical Society has a long relationship with the Darwin family, which goes back to the very early days of Charles Darwin's career and that of the Society.

Image:Summer visit resumes

07 July
2022

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Summer visit resumes

Our popular summer visit resumed this year, after a two year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic with a visit to the National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) on Bletchley Park.

Image:Biological Reviews is No 1 in the Impact Factor rankings

04 July
2022

Biological Reviews is No 1 in the Impact Factor rankings

Once again Biological Reviews is number 1 in the Impact Factor rankings.

Image:Explosion of Life: The Origins of Animals

16 May
2022

YouTube

Explosion of Life: The Origins of Animals

Dr Emily Mitchell from the Department of Zoology, along with Professor Simon Conway Morris and Dr Alex Liu, both from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge discuss their research into the Ediacaran and Cambrian periods and the techniques used to collect fossil data in the field. 

Image:Video: Dr Richard Henderson: Using electron microscopy to understand the molecules of life  - Honorary Fellows Lecture

04 April
2022

YouTube

Video: Dr Richard Henderson: Using electron microscopy to understand the molecules of life - Honorary Fellows Lecture

Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Dr Richard Henderson gives our Honorary Fellows Lecture: Using electron microscopy to understand the molecules of life. 

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Why does it exist, how does it work and how can we more effectively treat it?

Professor Ewan St. John Smith

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