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Can Gender Equality Help Solve Climate Change?
Is gender equality a key factor in tackling climate change? Many think so, and in this lecture Environment Professor Jacqueline McGlade will explain …
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Arise, Sir Isaac! Newton's London career
During the last thirty years of his life, Isaac Newton lived in London, where as head of the Royal Mint he moved in wealthy aristocratic circles, exe…
6 years, 2 months ago
Thomas Becket and London
'St Thomas has adorned…London by his rising and Canterbury by his setting'.
This lecture will explore how the influence of Thomas Becket pe…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820: A Study in Terrorism
Two hundred years ago a group of conspirators assembled in a Cato Street stable in order to plan the massacre of the whole British cabinet at dinner …
6 years, 2 months ago
The Ethics of Surgical Innovation
Scientific knowledge is advancing at dizzying speed and each day brings new breakthroughs in medical understanding. Unprecedented advances are openin…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Ballets Russes: Playing with the Past
Diaghilev seemed to be the nemesis of traditional ballet, but he was ready to draw on the rigorous classical schooling of his dancers whenever it sui…
6 years, 2 months ago
A History of the Penis and the Clitoris
Is the clitoris simply a female version of the male penis? Many scientists and biologists in the past thought so. It is only in recent decades that t…
6 years, 2 months ago
Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, but kills the most people through a combination of being common and currently hav…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Digital University and Other Mythical Creatures
In 2013 Sir Michael Barber declared that “An Avalanche is Coming” and that universities would be swept away by new digital technologies. Six years la…
6 years, 2 months ago
Great Mathematical Myths
Mathematics is often thought of as being a dry and logical subject, and its conclusions free from the vagaries of fashion and misconception. However …
6 years, 2 months ago