Kate Pretty Lecture: Recent Episodes
Cambridge University
The third lecture in Homerton's lecture series honor its former Principal Dr Kate Pretty, was delivered by the Philosopher and former Principal of Newnham College, Baroness Onora O'Neill, titled 'Justice Without Ethics'.
The second lecture in this new series was entitled 'What Science Can Do: The Cambridge life science cluster at a pivot point', and was delivered by the CEO of AstraZeneca, Pascal Soriot, in his first public lecture in Cambridge.
The lecture addressed to the University’s role as a community of experts, at a time of decreased trust – and asked how Cambridge, as a university and as a city, can continue thriving despite the UK’s exit from the European Union. Sir Leszek looked to a future of greater income equality in the Cambridge region, and a University with an enhanced regional as well as global impact.