Oxford and Cambridge Paris Poetry and Prose Reading

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Developing the theme of the Play Readings that were organised for the enjoyment of members of both the Oxford and Cambridge Societies in Paris, we have organised a Poetry or Prose reading evening, on Wednesday 6th January 2021 at 7pm. This date has been chosen both as it coincides with the First Wednesday in 2021,

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Third Cambridge Cutting Edge Lecture

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THIRD CAMBRIDGE CUTTING EDGE LECTURE PROFESSOR PASCALE COSSART   “THE EVOLVING SITUATION OF COVID-19 AND RECENT ADVANCES IN DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF VACCINES” 7pm Tuesday 12th January 2021 Presentation on ZOOM the meeting link will be sent to registered participants on Friday 8th January Professor Pascale Cossart, of the Institut Pasteur, is one of France's leading

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Hot Topics for Top Minds

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The Society's third quarterly virtual meeting to debate topics considered to be of interest by the participants, proposed in advance, will be held on Wednesday 20th January 2021 from 8pm to 9pm. Places will be limited to a maximum of 20 so everyone is able to have their say on each topic. The critical thing

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Entrepreneurship and Building a Better World – Our second panel discussion

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We are delighted to confirm the participation of three great panelists for the second Cambridge Society of Paris "Entrepreneurship and Building a Better World" Panel Discussion. This time, we will be at the interface between Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, with the focus on “Innovative collaboration models to grow sustainability-driven communities”. Our three panelists are: Domini Hogg,

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UK Alumni Network Speed Networking Event 2021

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Welcome to the first online event organised by the Joint UK Alumni in France Network - a virtual business networking session for meeting like-minded professionals in a fun “speed networking” setting. If you came to the in-person speed networking session at the British Council two years ago, welcome to the online version! We will meet

Achievements and Challenges in Weather Forecasting

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Advances in weather modelling have been driven as much by technological development as by improvements in weather science. The most notable of these are the rapid increases in supercomputer power and improvements in Earth observations from space. Rapidly improving modelling capability enabled by this technology has led to 3-day weather forecasts today being as accurate

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Oxford and Cambridge Paris Poetry and Prose Reading

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Following the successful experiment in January, OUSP and CamSoc Paris propose to hold another joint virtual prose and poetry reading on Wednesday February 24th. It will take place on Zoom. This event is open & without charge to all members of both societies. Please register on the Oxford or Cambridge web site to participate. Each

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David Willetts – The Past and Future of Universities

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The Rt Hon. Lord Willetts FRS is the President of the Resolution Foundation. He served as the Member of Parliament for Havant (1992-2015), as Minister for Universities and Science (2010-2014) and previously worked at HM Treasury and the No. 10 Policy Unit. David Willetts will begin by setting out the very different histories of universities

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How can business benefit from the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement? Opportunities and Challenges

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The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement was hailed as the resolution to the long-running negotiations between Britain and the EU just before Christmas. But how should my business be using it? Is it as effective as businesses would like in the key areas that affect them? How can my business seize any opportunities? These questions

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Robert W Hanning – Stories for an Uncertain World

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The social fabric of human communities is woven primarily from the creation, transmission, and reception of stories.  Is it merely an accident that Western Europe’s two greatest tale collections originated within a long generation of each other, or is there something important we can learn about the culture of late medieval European civilization from a

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Hot Topics for Top Minds

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The Society's fourth quarterly virtual meeting to debate topics considered to be of interest by the participants, proposed in advance, will be held on Wednesday 21st April 2021 from 8pm to 9pm. Places will be limited to a maximum of 20 so everyone is able to have their say on each topic. The critical thing

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Katie Derham – The Great Silence… the power of music during the pandemic

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The face of the BBC Proms, Katie has been presenting the BBC’s coverage of the yearly musical extravaganza for the past eleven years. With a career in broadcasting spanning over two decades, Katie has collected an impressive number of credits, working as an award winning journalist and presenter in both radio and television. She regularly presents

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