‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ reading groups

This year, the University gave all new students the opportunity to pick up a free, customised […]

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Starting a new chapter with the Nottingham Reading Programme

This year, the University is giving all new students the opportunity to pick up a free copy of The […]

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Designer dragons and transgenic triffids, or, the power of the (genetic) imagination

In this lecture, Sean May, School of Biosciences, will explore the evolution of genetic engineering technology. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series.

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Thinking worlds – Nina Allan and Dave Hutchinson in conversation

Ray Bradbury once defined science fiction as “any idea that occurs in the head and doesn’t […]

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Adam Roberts in conversation

Join the last event in the Popular Culture Lecture Series for a discussion between award-winning science fiction author Adam Roberts and Dr Caroline Edwards, Birkbeck University.

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I am your forefather: Star Wars and/as medieval dystopia

Christina Lee and Nathan Waddell, School of English, present the lecture ‘I am your forefather: Star Wars and/as medieval dystopia’. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series. Art by Chawakarn Khongprasert.

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“I need fish fingers and custard”: the irruption and suppression of vegan ethics in Doctor Who

Kate Stewart, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Matthew Cole, Open University, discuss ‘The irruption an suppression of vegan ethics in Doctor Who’. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series. Art by Matt Ferguson.

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A state of play: representing politics in popular fiction

Steven Fielding, School of Politics and International Relations, delivers the lecture ‘A state of play: representing politics in popular fiction’. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series. Art by César Moreno.

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It’s a trope! Star Wars and/in translation

Pierre-Alexis Mével, School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies, presents ‘It’s a trope! Star Wars and/in translation’. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series. Art by Chris Skinner.

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Travels in deep time: evolution and extinction in classic Doctor Who

Susannah Lydon, School of Biosciences, discusses ‘Travels in deep time: evolution and extinction in classic Doctor Who’. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series.

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