Bugs, Death and Stonehenge - with a few Black Holes

events

Tuesday, 13 September 2016 - Thursday, 29 September 2016
check each lecture for start time and venue

New-and-exciting events with a packed line-up of unmissable FREE public lectures and talks.

 

13 Sep    Bug World: Sex, Violence and a Cast of Billions
by Professor George McGavin

15 Sep    The Zika Virus, Dengue and the Yellow Fever Mosquito
by Professor Francis Cox DSc

20 Sep    Queen Victoria
by Professor Vernon Bogdanor FBA CBE

21 Sep    'The Cradle of Stonehenge'? Blick Mead - a Mesolithic Site in the Stonehenge Landscape
by Professor David Jacques FSA

22 Sep    To Die or Not to Die: That is the Question
by Sir Alan Ward

27 Sep    Proving Einstein Right
by Professor Ian Morison

27 Sep    Ten Things You Really Should Know About Ancient Greek Democracy
by Professor Paul Cartledge

28 Sep    Black Holes
by Professor Joseph Silk

29 Sep    Recession and Recovery
by Professor Jagjit Chadha

 

No reservations are required for these lectures. They will be run on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the lecture.

 

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