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Have Women Achieved Professional Equality? 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act

2019 marks 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 when a woman was recognised as a ‘person’ in law. This groundbreaking Act enabled women to be awarded university degrees and to enter professions such as law and medicine from which they had been barred.

The Changing Impact of Infections as We Go Through Life and Age

The changing pattern of disease as we progress in life has implications for treatment and prevention.

Energy and Matter at the Origin of Life

The origin of life is one of the biggest questions in science, but until recently it was, experimentally, a question in chemistry. Now, gene sequences and a better understanding of cell growth under extreme conditions are giving insights from biology.

Cruelty to Animals

This lecture starts by looking at early-modern understandings of the nature of ‘animal’ and ‘human’ life, before turning to the rise of ‘rights of animals’.

Food Security: A Poisoned Chalice of Plant Adaptation

We will need an aggressive strategy to ensure the safety of agricultural yields and food in the future especially in drought- prone and even temperate zones.

The Myth of the Lone Heroic Surgeon

People often think that surgery is about the skill of a single surgeon. In fact operations depend on teamwork, with nurses, surgeons, anaesthetists and technicians all playing vital roles as they work together.

Zombie Ants and Fearless Mice: Parasites and the Brain

Parasites can dramatically change the behaviour of their hosts. These parasite manipulations can tell us how brains, including our own, work normally.

Evolution since Sir Thomas Gresham: How Changes Over The Past Five Centuries Have Moulded Evolution

In celebrating 500 years since the birth of Sir Thomas Gresham, Professor Jones will examine how changes since the sixteenth century have affected the evolution of human beings.

Infections and the Nerves

This lecture will cover the peripheral nervous system and how infections can interfere with it.

Exploring the Hidden Face of our Dark Deep Ocean Planet

This lecture examines the deep-sea discoveries that have transformed our understanding of our planet, and the history of exploring the deep ocean that covers most of it.