Today @ 6pm: The Western Magical Tradition

Watch via: gres.hm/western-magic

Prof Ronald Hutton shows how there is a continuous tradition of learned ceremonial #magic in #Europe , with roots stretching back to ancient #Egypt

University of Bristol Historians @ Bristol now on Mastodon too OBOD #history

In-person tickets open: Race, Disability & Education: Law's Uphill Battle

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In his final lecture as Gresham Professor of Law, Professor Leslie Thomas KC KC traces the history of #race and #disability #law in the English #education system

Garden Court Chambers

Today @ 6pm: Locating Queer History

Watch live via: gres.hm/queer-history

An exploration of the queer contours of London, Leeds, Manchester, Brighton & Plymouth over the last 70 years, by Prof Matt Cook of Oxford History / Mansfield College, University of Oxford

#lgbtqia #LGBT

In person tickets open! Logarithms: Mobile Phones, Modelling & Statistics?

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Prof Oliver Johnson of Bristol Mathematics will explore the basics & history of #logarithms showing how they underpin much of modern life

Hosted jointly with London Mathematical Society #maths

Happy #EarthDay ... Revisit Prof Myles Allen's first Gresham lecture: Why Net Zero?

What will it take to stop #globalwarming and how long have we got? Is #climatechange inevitable or a choice?

Watch: gres.hm/why-net-zero

Oxford Net Zero Department of Physics at University of Oxford #netzero

Free tickets open: A Just and Inclusive Net Zero: Who should get there first?

gres.hm/inclusive-net-…

Prof Myles Allen asks if historical emitters like the UK should aim for #netzero before dev. countries? or would this carry risks for the latter?

Oxford Net Zero Department of Physics at University of Oxford

Tickets open: Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained

Book free via: gres.hm/asymmetric-inf…

In every #financial deal, one side has more information than the other. Professor Raghavendra Rau asks: does more info actually leave you better off?

Cambridge Judge Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance CJBS

New vacancy! We are looking for a new Head of Fundraising and Engagement to help us reach new audiences with our free, university-level education.

Find out more: gres.hm/fundengman-24

Today at 6pm: Refugees: English Law's Protection or Persecution?

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How are #refugees protected in English #law ? Prof Professor Leslie Thomas KC asks, is it time to reverse anti-refugee policies and create safe and legal routes for refugees to reach the UK?

Thank you to our great friends at Gresham College and especially Professor Baines Dr Victoria Baines FBCS for a fantastically engaging lecture Mulberry School TH! Students brimmed with questions afterwards!

In-person tickets open: Is Music Infinite?

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Prof Prof Milton Mermikides explores the very limits of #music : how much music might exist? Will it ever be exhausted? Are there any boundaries of our musical perception and imagination?

University of Surrey Surrey Music_Media

Today at 6pm: The Geopolitical Risks of Climate Change

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Climate Change is predicted fuel #geopolitical instability. Professor Myles Allen examines this threat, with a particular focus on solar geo-engineering

Oxford Net Zero Department of Physics at University of Oxford

Free, in-person tickets open: Health after Extreme Cold, Heat, Storms and Floods

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Prof Chris Whitty Professor Chris Whitty looks at how sudden weather events / temperature changes present risks to #health , esp. to the most vulnerable...

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine The HTD

In-person tickets open: How to Prove 1=0, And Other Maths Illusions

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Prof Sarah Hart looks at some #mathematical illusions - “proofs” that 1=0 or that fractions don’t exist - and the curious implications behind them

Birkbeck, University of London @BirkbeckBEI

Catch up: Changes in the Concept of Autism

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Prof Francesca Happé Prof Francesca Happé explores how #autism was once diagnosed using narrow criteria but now the spectrum is far wider

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience SGDP Centre KCL Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health
#AutismAwarenessMonth #neurodiversity

Catch up: Health after Extreme Cold, Heat, Storms and Floods

Watch more: gres.hm/storms-floods

Major geophysical events have catastrophic effects. Prof Chris Whitty Professor Chris Whitty looks at the #health impacts & how best to minimise them

UCLH Academy of Medical Sciences London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine The HTD

Today at 6pm: Sustainable Energy in Refugee Camps

Watch: gres.hm/refugee-energyy

Dr Sarah L Rosenberg on the challenge humaitarian organisations face in providing reliable energy in #refugee camps Kindly sponsored by ISRF

*@refugeestudies ODID #sustainability #migrant

Today @ 6pm: Import Substitution: A Failed Strategy For Growth?

Watch live & free via: gres.hm/import-substit…

Prof Daunton asks: did #latinamerica 's policy [1930s-80s] of replacing imports with 'home grown' products result in improved welfare for its peoples?

Cambridge History

🥳 Happy US paperback publication day to Sarah Hart (aka Mrs Rock'n'Rollbookclub 📚) ONCE UPON A PRIME published by Flatiron Books & available from all fine bookstores 📕 🐋 🇺🇸

Free, in-person tickets open: Evolution Tomorrow and Beyond

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#Evolution has led from amoebae to blue whales, from algae to giant redwoods. Join Prof Robin May* to explore what it might do in the future...

*also of IMIBirmingham Food Standards Agency