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The first of a series of three lectures, in the run-up to the London Olympic Games 2012, that will consider the ethical and political val...

Education through sport is seen as the cornerstone of Olympic ideology. How has this key aim been implemented by London 2012?

Fair Play is at the heart of sports ethics, and of Olympic ethics.  But what does it mean, and how does it work?

Other lectur...

A century ago, British universities started to receive government funds.  Since then, the universities have increasingly been called...

How do the real Crackers operate and how successful are they?  Intuitive approaches to criminal profiling capture the imagination bu...

Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes of technological development and mankind's increasing understanding of...

All universities are anxious to raise funds and some have come under criticism for accepting funds from despotic regimes which are seekin...

This lecture will outline the challenges of modern-day society and how they affect a charity's ability to deliver its purpose, and di...

For 80 years the BBC Governors were charged with regulating the BBC and representing the interests of the licence fee payers. The Governo...

From 2007 the Governors were replaced by Trustees; but there was still disquiet about the best method of regulating the BBC. BBC regulati...

Fair Play is at the heart of sports ethics, and of Olympic ethics.  But what does it mean, and how does it work?

Other...

Education through sport is seen as the cornerstone of Olympic ideology. How has this key aim been implemented by London 2012?

The first of a series of three lectures, in the run-up to the London Olympic Games 2012, that will consider the ethical and political...

The prospect of an apprenticeship attracted thousands of youths to the guild masters of early modern London. Where did apprentices come...

This lecture considers moments of US and UK sexual citizenship situating these in terms of LGBT campaigning groups' actions,...

The Census of April 1881 revealed an England which was a firmly urban and industrial nation. Although the number of ‘urban’...

One of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies still in existence today is the granting of the Freedom of the City of London. ...

What makes us happy? Is it a genetic trait that we are stuck with, or a product of events unfolding in our living? Does it help to be...

Thousands of people are estimated to be working as slaves within the UK, in highly exploitative conditions, with no rights, and under...

The full-rigged ship was the essential technology that enabled the trans-Atlantic slave trade to flourish. Between 1698 and 1807 around...