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English Landscape: Constable and Clare

Constable's Stour landscapes of the Regency period, during and just after the War with France, and his publication English Landscape Scenery, champion local and low-key rural England.

How To Spot A Roman Emperor

Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at the Univeristy of Cambridge, Fellow of Newnham College, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of Ancient Literature - who is also well-known for her media appearances - will speak on the fascinating topic of images of Roman Emperors.

Gene Therapy - The Future has Arrived!

Using DNA and gene-based therapy to treat human diseases may sound like science-fiction, but there are already several gene therapies in use today. This lecture will describe what gene therapy is all about, the recent advancements in the field and what the future holds for gene therapies.

Affairs of the Heart: An Exploration of the Symbolism of the Heart in Art

A celebration of the heart for St Valentine’s Day. How is it that a simple pump has become a symbol of the highest human emotions of love, truth, conscience and moral courage? How have artists represented this? An interdisciplinary presentation.

The Role of Collaboration in Nature and its Link to Success

A question from the lecture 'Cheats, Liars and Fornicators: The...

The Offspring of Semi-Female Mimics in Ruffs

A question from the lecture 'Cheats, Liars and Fornicators: The...

What Is The Advantage To The Flowers That Are 'Orchid-Mimics'?

A question from the lecture 'Cheats, Liars and Fornicators: The...

An Interesting Fact About Female Swordtail Fish

A question from the lecture 'Cheats, Liars and Fornicators: The...

Cheats, Liars and Fornicators: The Hidden Face of Mother Nature

Professor Steve Jones will talk about the crafty ways of living creatures, from orchids to ourselves, and about how, beneath every beauty, lies a beast.

Van Eyck's The Virgin with the Canon: Visual Disability and Societal Attitudes as Depicted in the Northern Renaissance

Examples of disease as shown in artworks will be examined, from the medical and surgical point of view as well as the historical and artistic ones, particularly visual loss as portrayed by artists from pre-historic times.