Reconciliation and its discontents

This year’s Annual Canadian Studies Lecture will be given by Dr Audra Simpson (Columbia University, Department of Anthropology), who will speak on the subject of ‘Reconciliation and its discontents’.

Tags: annual lecture, Canada, Canada-UK foundation, Department of American and Canadian Studies, public lecture

Breast cancer – a researcher’s perspective

The School of Chemistry and the School of Physics and Astronomy present ‘Breast cancer – a researcher’s perspective’. Professor Stewart Martin, Professor of Cancer and Radiation Biology, will talk.

Tags: breast cancer, Cancer, public lecture, research, School of Chemistry, School of Physics and Astronomy, science public lecture series, Stewart Martin

Celebrate Black History Month 2016

The University of Nottingham is celebrating Black History Month with music, public lectures, open discussion and […]

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Tags: Black and Minority Ethnic, Black History Month, BME, BME Staff Network, Boradway Cinema, Centre for Research in Race and Rights, community, culture, events, film, history, lecture, local, music, New Art Exchange, Nottingham Contemporary, public lecture, Rights and Justice, Rough Trade, Val Watson

Girl with all the Gifts = Pandora? Greek mythology in Mike Carey’s Melanie-stories

Dr Lynn Fotheringham, Department of Classics and part of the Centre for Ancient Drama and its Reception, gives this talk exploring the link between the Pandora figure in Greek mythology and upcoming film The Girl with all the Gifts, based on the novel by MR Carey.

Tags: CADRE, Centre for Ancient Drama and its Reception, classics, culture, Department of classics, Drama, film, Lynn Fotheringham, popular culture, public lecture, theatre

Open-air laboratories: collecting data on our doorstep

The School of Chemistry and School of Physics and Astronomy in association with the British Science Association presents ‘Open-air laboratories: collecting data on our doorstep’ with Dr Sam Pierce.

Tags: data, public lecture, Sam Pierce, School of Chemistry, School of Physics and Astronomy, science public lecture series

Mineral Explorations Lecture

The School of Chemistry and School of Physics and Astronomy is hosting a lecture on Mineral Exploration – looking for a very small needle in a very big haystack.

Tags: British Geological Survey, lecture, Mineral Explorations, public lecture, talk, Tim Colman

Gravitational waves 2: the Universe’s symphony

Dr Helvi Witek, School of Mathematical Sciences, will deliver the lecture ‘Gravitational waves 2: the Universe’s symphony’. Part of the Science Public Lecture Series.

Tags: gravity, Helvi Witek, Physics, public lecture, School of Mathematical Sciences, School of Physics and Astronomy, science public lecture series, space

Muslims in Europe – opportunities and challenges

Public lecture presented by Professor Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at the American University, Washington DC, and former High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK.

Tags: akbar ahmed, karimia institute, muslims in europe, public lecture

Gravitational waves 1: from Newton’s law to black holes and spacetime ripples

Dr Thoma Sotiriou, School of Mathematical Sciences and School of Physics and Astronomy, will speak on the topic of ‘Gravitational waves: from Newton’s law to black holes and spacetime ripples’.

Tags: gravity, Physics, public lecture, School of Mathematical Sciences, School of Physics and Astronomy, science public lecture series, space, Thomas Sotiriou

A hard road: the craftmanship of heavy metal

Dr Stephen Timmons (Nottingham University Business School) and Dr Andy Meal (School of Health Sciences) present the lecture, ‘A hard road: the craftmanship of heavy metal’.

Tags: Andy Meal, heavy metal, music, Nottingham University Business School, popular culture, Popular Culture Lecture Series, public lecture, School of Health Sciences, Stephen Timmons