The life and legacy of Dr Edward Jenner FRS, pioneer of vaccination Known to many as “the father of immunology”, Edward Jenner...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...
How To Choose a Doctor or Surgeon Various governments have promoted ‘patient choice’ as part of NHS...
Local or global? Network economics and the new economy Should we prefer the brittle resilience of a very nervous...
The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most...
"The fangs of the serpent are hid in the bowl": The Temperance Movement How did what started as a temperance movement become a...
From Jenner to Wakefield: The long shadow of the anti-vaccination movement In 1998 a medical furore broke out when The Lancet...
Leadership at a Time of Transition and Turbulence - A conversation with Peter Sutherland KCMG Professor Costa conducts a conversation/discussion with Peter Sutherland, Chairman of...
The New Art of Central Banking Following the Long Expansion and the global financial crisis, money...