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A History of Barts, Britain's Oldest Hospital
St Bartholomew’s is the oldest hospital in England still operating on its original site and will celebrate its 900th anniversary in 2023.
This lecture…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Future of Tall Buildings
This lecture will explore the technologies that make tall buildings possible. With the current climate crisis in mind, what is the carbon footprint o…
2 years, 9 months ago
Finding Lost Gods in Wales
Since the late 19th century, scholars have thought the poetry and stories of medieval Wales, gathered in manuscripts such as the Red Book of Hergest …
2 years, 9 months ago
Architects and Engineers: Making Infrastructure Beautiful
Design excellence should be at the heart of all development. But what makes design good or bad? How can you build in beauty and longevity?
Professor S…
2 years, 9 months ago
British Coronations: A History
Why do we crown Kings and Queens? And why has this ancient ritual survived in Britain, uniquely among European countries? What purpose can pomp and p…
2 years, 10 months ago
Reclaiming Women in the Hebrew Bible
Since the 1970s feminist bible scholars have been reclaiming the stories of biblical women.
From Eve to Esther this lecture will draw on both biblical…
2 years, 10 months ago
Do We Need Criminal law?
What is the role of criminal law in society, and do we need it? How did English criminal law develop? The traditional justifications for criminalisat…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Trillionth Tonne of Carbon and Why It Matters For Climate Change
When we connect our model of the global carbon cycle to the model of atmosphere-ocean temperatures we find every tonne of CO2 we dump into the atmosp…
2 years, 10 months ago
What Is the Role of Nuclear Power in a Net Zero System?
The UK’s nuclear power reactors have provided a significant proportion of the UK’s low carbon electricity over their lifetimes. Most will retire in t…
2 years, 10 months ago
Gene Editing: A New Legal Frontier
Gene editing technology gives us the ability to change our DNA – removing, adding and replacing parts of our genetic code. These technologies have be…
2 years, 10 months ago