2023 Lectures

13thDecember2023
Kelvin Lecture

Does God play dice? - Kelvin Lecture
Professor Miles Padgett

29thNovember2023
Adam Smith Lecture

From the pin factory to the iPhone - the complete history of capitalism - The Adam Smith Lecture
Sir John Kay

15thNovember2023

Free For All: Why the NHS is Worth saving
Dr Gavin Francis

1stNovember2023

Changing Places: Migration and Climate Change
Professor Neil Adger

18thOctober2023

The Great Auk: greed, death and regret
Professor Tim Birkhead

4thOctober2023

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs....and The Rise of the Mammals
Professor Steve Brusatte

31stMay2023

Why have the British never understood Ireland/Northern Ireland - The British Academy Lecture - Registration required
Professor Lord Paul Bew

5thApril2023

From beast machines to dreamachines
Professor Anil Seth

15thMarch2023

What can birds tell us about how to age slowly?
Professor Pat Monaghan

1stMarch2023

The big end of town? Coming to terms with the City
Sir Philip Augar

15thFebruary2023

Inspiration
Sally Beamish

1stFebruary2023

John Keats: Body and Soul
Lucasta Miller

18thJanuary2023

Robert Burns and 18th Century Thought
Professor Gerry Carruthers

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