Hughes Events
Hughes Hall Open Days
July 4, 2024 9:30 am
Come and find out more about what it's like to be a student at Hughes Hall by attending one of our open days ...
Alumni Festival | What is the future for climate action?
September 27, 2024 4:00 pm
An examination of how the climate action movement began and a discussion of where it might go next.
Alumni Festival | Can blue skies research solve real life problems?
September 28, 2024 4:00 pm
Join Dr. Aga Iwasiewicz-Wabnig, Fellow of Hughes Hall and Director of the Maxwell Centre, as she unveils how academia-industry interactions can lead to solutions to global challenges of our time – at scale and at pace.
Alumni Festival | The fall of Kabul, August 2021
September 27, 2024 2:00 pm
On 15 August 2021, the world watched in horror as Kabul fell to the Taliban, 20 years after western-backed Afghan forces overthrew the Taliban in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. How did 20 years of trying to build a modern democratic society in Afghanistan come to nothing?
Alumni Festival | Why oracy matters
September 28, 2024 2:00 pm
At all levels in mainstream education, spoken language skills have never been given the same attention as those in written language or mathematics. But in most people’s lives, oracy skills are at least as important as those of literacy and numeracy.
Being Trans in South Asia: Challenging Eurocentrism in Conversations
July 25, 2024 4:00 pm
As we near the end of July, the activist vigour of Pride Month starts waning as June becomes a distant memory. However, we invite you to explore and learn about lived experiences of being trans in South Asia.
Alumni Weekend Lecture and Dinner
September 23, 2017 6:00 pm
‘Ecovisions: the magic of nature in contemporary Mayan and Incan verse’ by Dr Charles Pigott The Mayas and Incas were two of the most spectacular civilisations ever to...
Open Days
July 6, 2017 9:30 am
Attending an Open Day is one of the best ways to get a feel for the College – both academically and socially. We have two Open Days coming...
Getting the most out of Cambridge: A guide for new undergraduates
October 2, 2017 4:00 pm
New to Cambridge and Hughes Hall? Come along to our introductory session on Monday 2nd October to find out how to get the most out of Cambridge. This...
Getting the most out of Cambridge: A guide for new undergraduates
October 7, 2019 3:00 pm
New to Cambridge and Hughes Hall? Come along to our introductory session on Monday 7th October in the Peter Richards Room to find out how to get the most out...
‘Oracy: the importance of spoken language skills today’ Oracy Cambridge Conference
October 7, 2017 9:00 am
The ability to communicate through talk is vitally important for many aspects of life – in education, at work, in the arts, in the community and for contributing...