The John Clare Symposium was held at the University’s Botanic Gardens on Tuesday 23rd Septermber 2014. The symposium was a project of the Centre for John Clare Studies, set up by Dr Paul Chirico, Dr Mina Gorji and Dr Sarah Houghton-Walker,  to mark the 150th anniversary of Clare’s death. http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/johnclare/?page_id=13