Romantic Vision, Magna Carta, Illogical Logic & Churchill

events

Thursday, 8 January 2015 - Thursday, 29 January 2015



The Guitar and the Romantic Vision of the Medieval World
Professor Christopher Page, Gresham Professor of Music
St. Sepulchre Without Newgate, EC1A 2DQ
Thursday, 8 January 2015, 1pm

People, Protection and Parameters:
Comparing Flooding in the UK and the Netherlands
Dr Maurits Ertsen, Delft University of Technology
Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 6pm

Magna Carta Uncovered: The City and The Charter
Anthony Arlidge QC, Lord Igor Judge, Stephanie Flanders and The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Alan Yarrow
Guildhall
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 5pm
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Educationally 'Green':
Environmental Research, University Teaching and Campus Greening
Professor Carolyn Roberts, Gresham Professor of the Environment
Barnard’s Inn Hall, EC1N 2HH
Thursday, 15 January 2015, 6pm

This Lecture Will Surprise You: When Logic is Illogical
Professor Tony Mann, Visiting Gresham Professor of Computing Mathematics
Barnard’s Inn Hall, EC1N 2HH
Monday, 19 January 2015, 6pm

Fourier's Series
Professor Raymond Flood, Gresham Professor of Geometry
Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 1pm

The General Election, February 1974
Professor Vernon Bogdanor FBA CBE, Visiting Gresham Professor of Political History
Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 6pm

The Ethical Challenges of New Treatments in Children:
Could we do now what we did then?
Professor Martin Elliott, Gresham Professor of Physic
Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN
Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 6pm

The Legacy of Winston Churchill
Professor Vernon Bogdanor FBA CBE, Visiting Gresham Professor of Political History
Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 6pm

Liberalism, Community and the Common Good
Professor the Lord Plant of Highfield, Gresham Professor of Divinity
Barnard’s Inn Hall, EC1N 2HH
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 1pm

The Novel & Idealism: George Sand's François Le Champi ('The Country Waif')
Professor Belinda Jack, Gresham Professor of Rhetoric
Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 6pm

Did God Evolve? An Evolutionist's Speculation about Religion
Professor Steve Jones, Emeritus Professor of Genetics, University College London
Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN
Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 6pm

The Psychology of Doing Nothing
Professor Helga Drummond, Visiting Gresham Professor of Business
Barnard’s Inn Hall, EC1N 2HH
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 1pm

Booking for events further ahead

Reservations are being taken for the few lectures that require booking throughout the academic year. Amongst these lectures is the 2015 Gresham Special Lecture:
   Women's Careers:
   Getting to the top and what role men can play in making this possible
   by Dame Barbara Stocking DBE
   Tuesday 2nd June 2015, 6pm, Guildhall, London
Please book early in order to avoid disappointment.

 

For more information please visit the website: www.gresham.ac.uk

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