Online seminars

Our online seminars have arrived! 

We are exclusively offering prospective International Programme students the chance to experience the world-class teaching at Downing College through a series of free online seminars, led by expert academics from the University of Cambridge. 

These sessions have been carefully designed for students aged 14-18 and cover a wide range of subjects, so you’ll be sure to find something suitable for you. 

Upcoming seminar dates

12 December 2025, 1pm: Brain and Cognition - The Case of Language

Join Dr Noam Tal-Perry for this exciting webinar for an introduction to Psychology and Neuroscience.​

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9 January 2026, 1pm: Introduction to Finance

Financial markets don’t move randomly; they respond to news. How markets respond to news provides evidence on financial theories. In this seminar with Dr Michael Ashby, we’ll examine specific news events and what market reactions to them reveal about how markets work.

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16 January 2026, 1pm: Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics 

Join Dr Sanjeev Kumar Ghai for an introduction to our summer programme, where you'll discover the fascinating world of computational fluid dynamics.

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23 January 2026, 1pm: Fishy Problems 

Join Dr David Willer for this exciting webinar for an introduction to our Biology summer course, where you'll discuss how to feed the population without costing the Earth. ​

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Previous seminars

Robotics: Mechanical and control systems in real-world applications

7 November 2025

Speaker: Dr Rachel Thorley
Subject: Engineering 

Introduction to mechanics, work and energy

21 November 2025

Speaker: Rishabh Arora
Subject: Physics

Technology's Power to Discipline

28 November 2025

Speaker: Dr William Chan
Subject: Human, Social and Political Sciences