Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’ ** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...
Florence Nightingale and her Crimean War Statistics: Lessons for hospital safety, public administration and nursing Professor McDonald will discusses the history and the myth surrounding...
100 Essential Things You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts We apply mathematics to some of the arts: identify Dali's...
Early Mathematics Day: The MacPlatonic Solids: Mathematics in Neolithic Scotland What is the mathematical significance of certain prehistoric objects that...
Might as well toss a coin: How random numbers help us find exact solutions Randomness is clearly important in computer games and in the...
More Means Better: Fifty years of Higher Education Kingsley Amis famously argued that, in higher education, "More Means...
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...