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Coincidences in the Novel: Charlotte Brontë and George Eliot to Evelyn Waugh and David Nicholls
If, as displeased reviewers and readers sometimes complain, coincidences mar good plots, why do so many novels turn on them? From Charlotte Brontë an…
4 years ago
Innovators and Entrepreneurs in a Wellbeing Economy
What will the characteristics of successful innovators and entrepreneurs be in a wellbeing economy?
In this lecture, we look at how the Wellbeing Eco…
4 years ago
Life in a Revolutionary Decade in Britain (1649-1660)
What was life like in 1649-1660, Britain's only decade as a republic?
This lecture explores the immense changes of the period through the person…
4 years ago
Coral Reefs in a Warming World
Coral reefs are transforming under climate change. What is the nature of this change and the major influences upon it? The role of common management …
4 years ago
How to Measure and Manage Risk
Risk is one of the most powerful and dangerous concepts in finance – powerful because it allows individuals and companies to earn huge returns, but d…
4 years ago
Magnetic Universe
Magnetic fields have mysterious effects that can be dramatically counterintuitive, and they are ubiquitous throughout the Universe and can have influ…
4 years ago
Robots in Science Fiction
In the late nineteenth century, highly contentious debates about prostitution were central to broader questions about women’s status within society, …
4 years ago
Sex Work
In the late nineteenth century, highly contentious debates about prostitution were central to broader questions about women’s status within society, …
4 years ago
The Evolution of Cancer Therapy
Professor Eleanor Stride will discuss the history and development of cancer therapy from its origins in Ancient Egypt - when surgery was the only opt…
4 years ago
Exploring the Deep Sea
The Deep Sea is Earth’s last great frontier. After almost 150 years of exploration and research we understand it is deep, dark and definitely differe…
4 years ago