The Cambridge Natural History Society programme of talks starts on Thursday 8th October with a talk by Robert Asher on The changing landscape of natural history collections and the implications for science and society. It will be at 18:45 in the David Attenborough Building – all welcome, admission free.

Subsequent talks are:

15th October: Liam Northfield Following in Scott’s footsteps: travelling in modern Antarctica

22nd October: Alex Liu Ediacaran ignition of the “Cambrian Explosion”: tracking the rapid diversification of early animals

29th October: Justin Gerlach Biodiversity of Cambridge colleges

WEDNESDAY 4th November: Brian Eversham Elms, their ecology and identification

12th November: Bruce Pearson An artist in the natural world

19th November ZOOM ONLY: Lorna Gibson Fantastic feathers: form and function

26th November: Martin Davies Butterflies of the Atlantic islands: one of Darwin’s missed opportunities