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Plato and the Idea of Political Office

Is politics merely a gaslighting of the oppressed, a cloak...

The Medieval Agricultural Revolution: New evidence

During the medieval ‘agricultural revolution’, new forms of cereal farming...

Landscapes of Roman Britain

We used to think Roman Britain was a largely untamed...

Stonehenge: A History

Our contemporary ideas about Stonehenge and British antiquity were shaped...

Paganism in Roman Britain

What was religion like in Roman Britain? What pre-Roman deities...

Gods of Prehistoric Britain

Britain has one of the richest of all pagan heritages...

Does Philanthropy do the Public Good?

Philanthropy has long played a key role in our communities on local, national, and global scales. Yet if we have often assumed that giving is good, we must also step back and ask, “good for whom?” In short, how do we know when philanthropy does the public good?

The Manuscripts and Intellectual Legacy of Timbuktu

The Malian city of Timbuktu is one of the world's oldest seats of learning and has an intellectual legacy of hundreds of thousands of manuscripts, coming from three great West African desert empires. These manuscripts offer a unique window into their history. This lecture will look at how their study can be used to advance our knowledge of the intellectual history of the premodern world.

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.

Nudging Society to Better Decisions

We often think that psychological biases worsen decision making - but they can also be harnessed for good.

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