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Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’

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Rhythm Disturbances of the Heart

Our bodies depend on our hearts maintaining a steady beat...

Living with Mental Health

There is a rising number of people of all ages...

The Death of Richard III: CSI Meets History

The skeleton of Richard III was discovered beneath a Leicester car park in 2012. Forensic techniques were used to analyse injuries to the skull, rib and pelvis.

Psychosis: Making and Inhabiting a Different Reality

Professor Fletcher proposes that it can be understood in terms of the normal functioning of the mind, which seeks to construct a working model of reality even though it has very little direct contact with that reality.

Understanding Violent People

What can we do to reduce levels of violence in our society?

How Spontaneous Gestures Connect to Thinking

I will argue for the essential unity of speech and gesture in the transmission of thought, and suggest that we have underestimated the considerable communicative significance of these movements.

Half a Century of Heart Transplantation

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first human heart transplant. This talk will celebrate that achievement and consider what we have learned over those 50 years and what is to happen in the future.

The Right Stuff: How Do We Make 'Good' Doctors?

An exploration of the concept of the 'good' doctor, and how we can ensure that our doctors are 'good'. This question is crucial at time when morale in the health services appears low and inquiries reveal poor practice by some health care professionals.

Nice Work If You Can Get It: Life as a Children's Heart Surgeon

Few people are lucky enough to save lives or change them for the better. Few also experience the horror of losing lives or worsening them. In this lecture I want to share some of the astonishing experiences of a paediatric heart surgeon.

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Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’

Rhythm Disturbances of the Heart

Living with Mental Health

The Death of Richard III: CSI Meets History

Psychosis: Making and Inhabiting a Different Reality

Understanding Violent People

How Spontaneous Gestures Connect to Thinking

Half a Century of Heart Transplantation

The Right Stuff: How Do We Make 'Good' Doctors?

Nice Work If You Can Get It: Life as a Children's Heart Surgeon

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