Dinner in honour of Nobel Prize winner Professor Sir Paul Nurse OM hosted by Owen Mumford Ltd SOLD OUT
Festival Dinner
Friday, 22 March 2024
7:30pm
3 hours
Exeter College: Hall
£130
Dine in the 17th-century Great Hall of Exeter College to honour one of Britain’s greatest medical scientists, Professor Sir Paul Nurse, recipient of the festival’s science and innovation award. The event includes a drinks reception in the magnificent 19th-century college chapel modelled on Sainte Chapelle in Paris.
Price includes drinks reception, three-course dinner, fine wines and coffee. Dress code: jacket and tie/smart casual. When booking please include any dietary requirements.
Owen Mumford Ltd are supporters of the festival’s science and medicine programme and the festival’s annual award for science and innovation.
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