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Infections and the Brain

Control measures including vaccination have reduced the risk of some, but not all, of these very serious infections. This lecture will cover how infections get into the brain, their effect and how we can prevent and treat them.

Whither to the Creeping Paralysis? Progress on the road to curing motor neuron disease

The lecture will cover a description of how we diagnose...

Can maths catch criminals and bring them to justice?

Mathematical techinques lie at the heart of modern forensic methods...

500 Years of Mathematics: Are We Living in a New Golden Age?

The last 500 years of progress in maths will be reviewed, to see where it is going next and ask whether we are truly living in a mathematical Golden Age.

From boom to bust: The politics of heritage 1997 to 2009

The politics of heritage and preservation over the last ten...

The Future of Tall Buildings

This lecture will explore the technologies that make tall buildings...

Mass Burials from St Mary Spital, London

The excavation of St Mary Spital in East London uncovered...

The Role of the Media in Post-Conflict Societies: A Contemporary Look at Northern Ireland

Since Northern Ireland's sectarian politics turned to power-sharing in 1998...

Do We Need the Police?

Since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, some...

Justice Online: Just as Good?

Early in 2016, the criminal and civil courts of England and Wales embarked on a modernisation programme aimed at reforming procedures that have survived for centuries. The hope is to set up the courts of the future. Will this project be the forward-thing success we hope for, or an IT disaster?

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