A chance to discover ideas and places outside your field
Our programme of Society visits, both Departmental and seasonal, has always proved popular with our Members. It’s a chance to gain a glimpse into departments of the University you might not be familiar with or to visit a site of special scientific interest. Many of our Members find the visits that are outside of their professional scope are often the most absorbing.
You can see a list of our past visits below. For upcoming events see our Lectures & Visits pages.
Lent Term 2012
17.00 to 18.00 Tuesday 24 April 2012 Zoology Museum Dr William Foster
Michaelmas 2012
14.00 to 15.30 Wednesday 3 October 2012 Schofield Centre and the geotechnical centrifuge Dr S P G Madabhushi
Lent Term 2013
14.30 Wednesday, 27 February 2013 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Dr David Norman
Easter 2013
16.00 to 17.00 Thursday 30 May 2013 Botanic Gardens Dr Tim Upson
Michaelmas 2013
16.00 to 17.00 Thursday 28 November 2013 Society Archives Executive Secretary
Lent 2014
13.00 to 14.00 Wednesday 5 March 2014 Eco-vehicle marathon Engineering Keno Mario-Ghae
Easter 2014
14.00 to 15.30 Wednesday 16 April 2014 G K Batchelor Laboratory, DAMTP Dr Stuart Dalziel
Lent 2015
16.30 to 17.30 Wednesday 28 January 2015 Scott Polar Research Institute Professor Julian Dowdeswell
Easter 2015
Cancelled
Experimental Heavy Vehicle Test Site Not able to host a visit due to move of group and vehicles to Nuneaton
Lent 2016
14.00 to 15.00 Thursday 14 January 2016 Herbarium, Sainsbury Laboratory, Plant Sciences Christine Bartram
Easter 2016
14.00 to 15.00 Tuesday 24 May 2016 and second visit on Thursday 2 June 2016 Rare Books Room and the Tower, University Library Dr Emily Dourish and Vanessa Lacey
Michaelmas 2016
11.00 10 November 2016 Whittle Laboratory, Department of Engineering Professor Bill Dawes and Dr Tom Hynes
Lent 2017
14.00 21 February 2017 Visit to view the microscopes, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy Dr Giorgio Divitini/ Professor Paul Midgley
Michaelmas 2017
14.00 to 16.00 Tuesday 31 October 2017 HPS, History of the New Museums Site Boris Jardine
Lent 2018
11.00 to 12.00 Friday 16 February 2018 Department of Earth Sciences, Brighton Building Dr Dan Pemberton, Storehouse on West Cambridge Site
Lent 2019
14:00 to 16:00 Tuesday 22 January 2019 Cavendish Museum Professor Malcolm Longair