Posts tagged with ‘public lecture’
UoN presents: A public lecture with Sir John Sawers
Please join us on Thursday 16 February as we welcome University of Nottingham alumnus, Sir John Sawers, back to campus.
Tags: MI6, public lecture, Sir John Sawers
From the individual to the general
A public lecture by Professor Guruprasad Aithal (Deputy Director and Theme Lead, NIHR Nottingham BRC)
Policy challenges for the new government
In the aftermath of the Conservatives’ decisive election victory Paul Johnson will look at some of the challenges the new government will face.
Tags: Institute for Policy and Engagement, Policy and Engagement, public lecture
Amputated Men: The British Nigerian disabled men of the First World War and their crisis of masculinity
When we think of the First World War, most people envision the trench warfare in France […]
Tags: Disability December, First World War, masculinity, public lecture
Science Public Lecture Series: Quantum resources and where to find them
A lecture delivered by Professor Gerardo Adesso on quantum resources and where to find them. The […]
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Offshore wind energy – a vision for the future
Feargal Brennan, will speak on the topic of offshore wind, explaining how it has developed over the past 20 years and exploring what the future may hold.
Tags: engineering, Feargal Brannan, Offshore Wind Energy, public lecture
Epic journeys
Professor Helen Lovatt, Department of Classics, gives this inaugural lecture discussing how ancient epic uses the idea of the journey, and how these journeys were used in later cultures.
Tags: classics, Department of classics, epic, Greek, Helen Lovatt, inaugural lecture, mythology, poetry, public lecture, roman
Things that go bang in the night (sky)
The School of Chemistry and the School of Physics and Astronomy, in association with the British Science Association, present this public lecture. Julian Onions will speak on the topic of ‘Things that go bang in the night (sky).
Tags: Julian Onions, Physics, public lecture, School of Chemistry, School of Physics and Astronomy, science public lecture series, space
Citizens of the Third Reich – Everyday Betrayals and the Pink Triangle Prisoners of Sachsenhausen
Dr Max Biddulph, Associate Professor in the School of Education, launches LGBT History Month 2017 with a public lecture. Join us for an exploration of the experiences of pink-triangle prisoners at Sachsenhausen and how social context impacts on our concept of citizenship. How does living in a totalitarian regime influence the behaviour of its citizens, and what are the implications for contemporary societies?
Tags: history, LGBT, LGBT History Month, LGBT History Month 2017, Max Biddulph, people and culture, public lecture, School of Education, World War Two
The Inaugural Biomaterials Discovery Open Lecture
Dr Daniel Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Koch Institute, will speak on the subject of ‘Nucleic acid delivery systems for RNA therapy and gene editing’.
Tags: biomaterials, EPSRC, public lecture, School of Pharmacy