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Building the future
10 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tim Minshall (Christ's 1993), University Senior Lecturer in Technology Management Engineers are fantastic – they are the people who change the w...
What is Britishness today?
10 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Fiona Reynolds (Newnham 1976), Master of Emmanuel College and former Director-General of the National Trust. In a world of rapid change and glob...
“Only a pen can ease my pain”: voices from renaissance convents
10 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Abigail Brundin (Magdalene 1991), University Senior Lecturer in the Department of Italian, Pilkington Prize winner 2013 In C17th Italy, the number...
The lessons of the New Deal
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Badger, Paul Mellon Professor of American history and Master of Clare College In 2009, as in 1933, a charismatic president succeeded a discredit...
The future is nano
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Mark Welland, Professor of Nanotechnology There's been a lot of hype about nanotechnology, but what is it and what is a realistic expectation of ...
Near and Distant Neighbours 1917–1989
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Haslam, Professor of the History of International Relations The history of Russia’s Secret Services from the Revolution to the Fall of the...
Equality
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqueline Scott, Professor of Sociology, in conversation with Gaby Hinsliff, author of Half a Wife Despite much progress in the world of work, women...
Living with earthquakes: know your faults
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
James Jackson, Professor of Earth Sciences Earthquakes in the last decade have revealed that rich nations have become very resilient in terms of loss...
What makes us fat?
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sadaf Farooqi, Professor of Metabolism and Medicine In an age of obesity where sugary, fatty food is available 24/7, will it ever be possible to cont...
Do nice guys finish last – or first?
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Blackburn, Professor of Philosophy, and Chris Blackhurst, editor of The Independent Trust in British public life has now reached catastrophical...
Bad moves: how decision-making goes wrong
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Sahakian discusses the process of normal decision-making – our strategies, biases that affect us and influential factors. She will describ...