Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero and alumni of Trinity On Thursday 27 January 2022 at 6:15pm (Tokyo time), 9:15am (London/Cambridge time) Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero and alumni of Trinity, has very kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion about Cambridge Zero and working towards a zero-carbon emission world.… Continue reading Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero on working towards a zero-carbon emission world, 27 Jan 2022
Mikael “Mickey” Adolphson: “Japan’s Medieval Economic Miracle” 16 Dec 2021
Mikael “Mickey” Adolphson, Trinity Fellow, Professor/Chair of Japanese Studies, Head of the Department of East Asian Studies, and Co-Chair of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, and currently in parallel Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala, Sweden. All Trinity Fellows, Former Fellows, alumni, students and members are… Continue reading Mikael “Mickey” Adolphson: “Japan’s Medieval Economic Miracle” 16 Dec 2021
JC de Swaan, “The Social Value of Investments”, 8/9 Dec 2021
JC de Swaan (Trinity 1993), Partner at Cornwall Capital and Lecturer at Princeton University, Dept of Economics, graduated from Trinity with an MPhil in International Relations All Trinity Fellows, Former Fellows, alumni, students and members are very welcome. Thursday 9 December 2021 at 9:00am (Japan time), Thursday 9 December 00:00 midnight (London/Cambridge time with apologies),… Continue reading JC de Swaan, “The Social Value of Investments”, 8/9 Dec 2021
Sir Simon Baron-Cohen on Autism, 19 Nov 2021
Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, FBA FBPsS FMedSci, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at Cambridge, Director of the Autism Research Centre, and Fellow of Trinity All Trinity Fellows, Former Fellows, alumni, students and members are very welcome. On Friday 19 November 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 10:15am (London/Cambridge time) Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen has very kindly agreed to… Continue reading Sir Simon Baron-Cohen on Autism, 19 Nov 2021
Dinner meeting in Tokyo Friday 5 Nov 2021
All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 5 November 2021 at 5pm (note this is earlier than usual) we’ll have the first in-person dinner meeting again in central Tokyo after a long break: 5:00pm – 7:00pm dinner nijikai Cost of this meeting will be YEN 10,000 including Kaiseki banquet-style… Continue reading Dinner meeting in Tokyo Friday 5 Nov 2021
Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, inventor of Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS), 22 Oct 2021
Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, recent winner of the 2020 Millenium Technology Prize and the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences On Friday 22 October 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 11:15am (London/Cambridge time) Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Fellow of Trinity, has very kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion.… Continue reading Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, inventor of Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS), 22 Oct 2021
Heonik Kwon (권헌익), “The Cold War and Japan”, 14 Oct 2021
Professor Heonik Kwon (권헌익), Senior Research Fellow in Social Anthropology at Trinity College On Thursday 14 October 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 11:15am (London/Cambridge time) Professor Heonik Kwon (권헌익), Senior Research Fellow in Social Anthropology at Trinity College since 2011, has very kindly agreed to join us for a zoom discussion about “The Cold War… Continue reading Heonik Kwon (권헌익), “The Cold War and Japan”, 14 Oct 2021
V S Ramachandran on “Evolutionary cognitive neuroscience, explored through synesthesia, mental calendars, and body image distortions”, 6/7 Oct 2021
Professor V S Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Distinguished Professor with the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California San Diego, and Trinity PhD V S Ramachandran; MBBS, FRCP (London), PhD( Trinity ) DSc, Distinguished Professor, UCSD ( La Jolla), Adjunct Professor, Salk Institute , La Jolla CA,… Continue reading V S Ramachandran on “Evolutionary cognitive neuroscience, explored through synesthesia, mental calendars, and body image distortions”, 6/7 Oct 2021
Grae Worster, Professor of Fluid Dynamics and Trinity’s Vice-Master: why airplanes fly, how ice melts, 24 Sept 2021
Professor Grae Worster, Professor of Fluid Dynamics at Cambridge University (DAMTP) and Vice-Master of Trinity: why airplanes fly, how ice melts, climate change – and on Trinity On Friday 24 September 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 11:15am (London/Cambridge time) Professor Grae Worster, Professor of Fluid Dynamics at Cambridge University (DAMTP) and Vice-Master of Trinity, has… Continue reading Grae Worster, Professor of Fluid Dynamics and Trinity’s Vice-Master: why airplanes fly, how ice melts, 24 Sept 2021
Dominic Lieven, on his book “In the Shadow of the Gods. The Emperor in World History” 3 Sept 2021
3 Sept 2021: “In the Shadow of the Gods. The Emperor in World History” Professor Dominic Lieven on his latest book All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 3 September 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 11:15am (London/Cambridge time) Professor Dominic Lieven, Historian and Honorary Fellow of Trinity, has very… Continue reading Dominic Lieven, on his book “In the Shadow of the Gods. The Emperor in World History” 3 Sept 2021
Richard Turnill, Senior Bursar Trinity College, investing and net zero carbon emissions, 22 July 2021
Richard Turnill, Senior Bursar of Trinity College – video discussion on Thursday 22 July 2021 at 19:00 (Tokyo time) All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Thursday 22 July 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 11:15am (London/Cambridge time) Richard Turnill, Senior Bursar of Trinity, has very kindly agreed to join us… Continue reading Richard Turnill, Senior Bursar Trinity College, investing and net zero carbon emissions, 22 July 2021
Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics, “The modern day alchemist”, 18 June 2021
Sir Richard Friend FRS, FREng, Cavendish Professor of Physics and Honorary Fellow at Trinity – video discussion on Friday 18 June 2021 at 19:15 (Tokyo time) All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 18 June 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 11:15am (London/Cambridge time) Sir Richard Friend has very kindly… Continue reading Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics, “The modern day alchemist”, 18 June 2021
Lord John Eatwell on “Piero Sraffa: the Trinity enigma who placed a time bomb under economic theory”, 21 May 2021
Lord John Eatwell, former Fellow at Trinity and former President of Queens’ College Cambridge – video discussion on Friday 28 May 2021 at 19:15 (Tokyo time) All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 28 May 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 11:15am (London/Cambridge time) Lord John Eatwell has very kindly… Continue reading Lord John Eatwell on “Piero Sraffa: the Trinity enigma who placed a time bomb under economic theory”, 21 May 2021
Huw Price, Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy (em) on Boltzmann’s time bomb and on time’s arrow, 30 April 2021
Huw Price, Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy emeritus and emeritus Fellow of Trinity College in video discussion on Friday 30 April 2021 at 19:15 (Tokyo time) All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 30 April 2021 at 7:15pm (Tokyo time), 11:15am (London/Cambridge time) Huw Price has very kindly agreed… Continue reading Huw Price, Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy (em) on Boltzmann’s time bomb and on time’s arrow, 30 April 2021
Sir Greg Winter, Nobel Prize 2018, on antibody therapies, 19 March 2021
Sir Gregory “Greg” Winter, former Master of Trinity, scientist and entrepreneur, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 “for the phage display of peptides and antibodies” will kindly join us for a video discussion All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 19 March 2021 at 7pm (Tokyo time), 10am (London/Cambridge time)… Continue reading Sir Greg Winter, Nobel Prize 2018, on antibody therapies, 19 March 2021
Dame Sarah Worthington QC(Hon), Downing Professor of the Laws of England at Cambridge on Equity and Business Law, 26 Feb 2021
Dame Sarah Worthington QC(Hon), Fellow of Trinity, Downing Professor of the Laws of England at Cambridge University All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome The discussion will be on ZOOM only on Friday 26 February 2021 at 6pm (Tokyo time), 9am (London/Cambridge time). No in-person meeting this time. Prior registration required… Continue reading Dame Sarah Worthington QC(Hon), Downing Professor of the Laws of England at Cambridge on Equity and Business Law, 26 Feb 2021
Trinity in Japan bonenkai, 18 Dec 2020
All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 18 December 2020 at 7:30pm we will have our bonenkai year end party: 7:30pm – 9:30pm dinner nijikai Cost of this meeting will be YEN 10,000 including Kaiseki banquet-style dinner and unlimited drinks from a fixed list, nijikai is extra. We will… Continue reading Trinity in Japan bonenkai, 18 Dec 2020
Didier Queloz, Nobel Prize in Physics 2019, on exoplanets and extraterrestrial life, 6 Nov 2020
Didier Queloz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 for “the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star” All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 6 November 2020 at 7pm we will meet in central Tokyo. Professor Didier Queloz, the most recent Trinity Fellow to be awarded… Continue reading Didier Queloz, Nobel Prize in Physics 2019, on exoplanets and extraterrestrial life, 6 Nov 2020
Hermann Hauser: about the Cambridge venture ecosystem, 17 September 2020
Hermann Hauser is co-founder of Acorn Computers, Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) and arguably the most distinguished leader of Cambridge’s Venture Ecosystem. All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Thursday 17 September 2020 at 6pm we will meet in central Tokyo. Hermann Hauser has very generously agreed to hold a video… Continue reading Hermann Hauser: about the Cambridge venture ecosystem, 17 September 2020
Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize 2009, President of the Royal Society, about the Ribosome, the Royal Society and the virus crisis. 28 Aug 2020
Venki Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize 2009 for elucidating the ribosome, macromolecular machines reading the genetic code from DNA via messenger-RNA to produce proteins All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 28 August 2020 at 6pm we will meet in central Tokyo. Venki Ramakrishnan has very generously agreed… Continue reading Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize 2009, President of the Royal Society, about the Ribosome, the Royal Society and the virus crisis. 28 Aug 2020