Michaelmas Term 2025

Chaucer Club talks are held on Thursdays at 2:00 PM, unless otherwise stated in the schedule below.

Attendance and Venue
In-person attendance is open to visitors and talks take place in the Lecture Theatre at:
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 7EF. 

Please note:

• Seating is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Due to health and safety regulations, attendance is capped at 90 people—this limit cannot be exceeded. 

Accessibility

• Venue Access: The Unit/ Lecture Theatre is fully accessible via a ramp entrance to the right of the main reception entrance, and by elevator to the first floor.

• Live Captioning: Automatic live captioning is provided during seminars and displayed on a screen above the podium.

• Restroom Access: An accessible, single-occupancy, all-gender restroom is located directly below the Lecture Theatre.

• Disabled Parking: If you require a disabled parking space, please contact the Unit in advance.

Videos

Any recordings of Chaucer club talks can be found on the official external MRCCBU YouTube channel found here. Recordings are based on consent and copyright, so not all videos are recorded or uploaded. 

Travel and Parking
No on-site parking is available for general visitors. Please do not park on the verges, block footpaths, or park illegally on Chaucer Road. Cycle racks are available on-site. For more information on environmentally friendly travel options, please see: Directions to the Unit

Where possible, talks will be recorded and made openly available on the MRC CBU website at the end of term.

For any enquiries please email: vicky.collins@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk

 

02 Oct	CANCELLED     Anina Rich (Macquarie University, Sydney)   Attention under challenge: Addressing the consequences of modern environments   Hosted by: Alex Woolgar
09 Oct	Biyu He (NYU)   Neural and computational mechanisms of conscious visual perception in humans   Hosted by: Alex Woolgar
16 Oct	Jim Magnuson (U. of Connecticut and BCBL)   Towards realistic and understandable models of human speech processing   Hosted by: Matt Davis
23 Oct	Penny Pexman (Western University, Canada)   Grasping the invisible: Multidimensional meanings for abstract concepts   Hosted by: Matt Lambon Ralph
30 Oct	Half term break
06 Nov	Sarah White (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL)   A meeting of minds: Modulating mentalizing in autism   Hosted by: Tom Manly
13 Nov	Deborah Talmi (U. of Cambridge)   How would I feel tomorrow: Towards a computational understanding of subjective pain experiences   Hosted by: tbc
20 Nov	Tali Sharot (University College London)    Building efficient & useful knowledge systems   Hosted by: Tamar Makin
27 Nov	Guido Orgs (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL)   The neurocognition of dance   Hosted by: Tom Manly
04 Dec	Lauren Heathcote (Kings College London)   Reconnecting with the body: Repairing interoception in physical illness and mental health   Hosted by: Camilla Nord