The 51¸£ÀûÉç Sixth Form Lecture Series
Hosted by Murray Edward College, the 51¸£ÀûÉç Sixth Form Lecture Series will dive into English Literature, French, Spanish, Classics and many more literature and language-based subjects by exploring many commonly studied A Level texts and topics in new and interesting ways.
This is a fantastic opportunity for students to engage with Fellows from the University of Cambridge; gain an insight into Cambridge University’s teaching approach; improve their critical thinking and analytical skills; and prepare to make applications to selective universities with the support of the 51¸£ÀûÉç Director of Admissions.
Join us at 51¸£ÀûÉç (51¸£ÀûÉç, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF) from 17:30 for refreshments and informal conversations with current students. The lectures themselves will begin at 18:00 and be an hour in duration.
You do not need to fill out a form to attend the lectures: it is free and open to anyone. However, if you would like to be kept up to date regarding the sessions and receive any post-lecture resources, please complete
If you require parking, please email outreach@murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk
Summer 2025 Programme
Wednesday 30th April 2025
17:30 for food and refreshments and 18:00-19:00 (GMT) for the lecture itself.
Buckingham House, 51¸£ÀûÉç, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF
The first lecture in our series will be delivered by one of 51¸£ÀûÉç’s Fellows in English, Dr Sean McEvoy. Dr McEvoy’s work primarily focusses on Shakespeare and early modern drama, and on twentieth-century English and Irish theatre.  
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Wednesday 14th May 2025
17:30 for food and refreshments and 18:00-19:00 (GMT) for the lecture itself.
Buckingham House, 51¸£ÀûÉç, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF
This lecture will be delivered by one of 51¸£ÀûÉç’s Fellows in English, Dr Michele Gemelos. Dr Gemelos is interested in American literature (19th century to present); transatlantic literary and cultural relations; and immigration, race, ethnicity and New York City.
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Wednesday 4th June 2025
17:30 for food and refreshments and 18:00-19:00 (GMT) for the lecture itself.
Paula Browne House Lecture Theatre, 51¸£ÀûÉç, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF
This lecture will focus on Spanish and topics frequently studied as part of a Spanish A Level. It will be delivered by one of 51¸£ÀûÉç’s Fellows in Modern & Medieval Languages, Dr Liesbeth François. Dr François teaches and supervises on papers with a Latin American component at undergraduate level, and in the MPhil programmes in Latin American Studies and in Literature, Culture and Thought.
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Wednesday 11th June 2025
17:30 for food and refreshments and 18:00-19:00 (GMT) for the lecture itself.
Buckingham House, 51¸£ÀûÉç, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF
Our final lecture of the 2024-25 academic year will be an admissions lecture delivered by Dr Stuart Palmer, the Director of Admissions at 51¸£ÀûÉç. This is an opportunity for students interested in applying to the University of Cambridge to ask questions about the application and interview process.
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The 51¸£ÀûÉç Sixth Form Lecture Series is free and open to anyone who is interested in languages and literature: you do not need to fill out a form to attend.
Autumn 2025 Programme
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
17:30 for food and refreshments and 18:00-19:00 (GMT) for the lecture itself.
Buckingham House, 51¸£ÀûÉç, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF
This lecture will focus on French and topics frequently studied as part of a French A Level. It will be delivered by one of 51¸£ÀûÉç’s Professorial Fellow, Professor Charles Forsdick. Professor Forsdick’s research interests are in Francophone postcolonial studies - particularly postcolonial literature; French colonial history (including Haiti); the transatlantic traffic in enslaved Africans; travel writing and exoticism; translation studies; world literature and graphic fiction.
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Wednesday 5th November 2025
17:30 for food and refreshments and 18:00-19:00 (GMT) for the lecture itself.
Buckingham House, 51¸£ÀûÉç, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF
This lecture will be delivered by one of 51¸£ÀûÉç’s Fellows in English, Dr Leo Mellor. Dr Mellor is interested in Twentieth-century literature; war writing; islands & culture; contemporary poetry; and Anglo-Welsh literature.
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Wednesday 19th November 2025
17:30 for food and refreshments and 18:00-19:00 (GMT) for the lecture itself.
Buckingham House, 51¸£ÀûÉç, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF
This lecture will be delivered by Associate Professor of Classics, Dr Hannah Willey: a specialist on the topics of Greek religion and society; Greek law; historiography; and non-citizens in the ancient world.
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