Introduction to Taking and Giving: Roles in Philanthropy Old and New Philanthropy has always been a feature of public life from...
Is the growth in the emerging economies additional or are we growing more slowly? Speakers look at the limits to world economic growth from...
The Grande Messe des Morts and the Absence of God David Cairns delivers this lecture ahead of the City of...
Brain Reconstruction: the next biomedical breakthrough, or a biological impossibility? How close are we to true brain reconstruction? Professor Jack...
Debussy - Text and Ideas: Maeterlinck's Golaud As title roles of both Maurice Maeterlinck’s play and Claude...
To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...
Whither to the Creeping Paralysis? Progress on the road to curing motor neuron disease The lecture will cover a description of how we diagnose...
The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake Often described as the ultimate Renaissance Man, Mervyn Peake was...
Emerging Markets and Climate Change This lecture considers the economic impact of climate change on...
Rare and Endangered Languages - 'Why should we protect endangered languages?' Dr Nicholas Ostler argues for the preservation of the world's...