Blindness in Children: The Global Perspective - Professor Clare Gilbert

Why do children become blind and what worldwide treatment programs are there to prevent it?

The Passion in Art - Professor the Lord Richard Harries

Why did it take early Christians decades before they depicted Jesus on the Cross? How has it been adapted and used since?

Leadership at a Time of Transition and Change - Professor Ken Costa

A lecture on how we are to understand leadership in our current turbulent times.

The Uses of Irrationality: Paper Sizes and the Golden Ratio - Professor John D. Barrow

Random or design? The unexpectedly fascinating maths behind paper sizes.

Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe - Professor Ian Morison

A look at some of the great unknowns of the universe and how we are looking to answer them.

Press Coverage of Mental Health and Suicide - Mary O'Hara

An analysis of the press coverage of mental health issues in Britain and the USA.

The Victorians: Life and Death - Professor Richard J Evans

The Victorian obcession with death: where it came from and why it dissolved.

Diabetes, Hypertension and Vascular Diseases of the Eye - Professor William Ayliffe

What and how our eyes can tell us a lot about our general state of health.

The Nativity in Art - Professor Lord Harries

Lord Harries surveys the rich artistic history of depicting the nativity.

The Great War and its Consequences - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

The changes in British Politics that came about as a result of WWI.

The Bounce of the Superball - Professor John D Barrow

What can we learn from a hard rough rubber ball? – Professor of mathematics, John Barrow explains all.

Self and Consciousness in Hindu Thought - Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

Who am I? - Some possible philosophical answers to be found in Hindu thought.

English Architecture, 1130-1300 - Professor Simon Thurley

The story of some of Europe’s most remarkable buildings, built during the new gothic period of 13th century England.

A New Economic Model for Europe: Building sustainable growth - Dr Chris Gibson-Smith

The Chairman of the London Stock Exchange assesses the future of financial centres.

The Setting up of The Royal Society - Professor Michael Hunter

An overview of early science, through the setting up of The Royal Society.

Voyages to the Outer Solar System - Professor Ian Morison

A tour with three spacecraft, looking at planets previously unseen in such detail.

Leadership at a Time of Transition and Turbulence #2 - Professor Ken Costa

An examination of the challenges of leadership at a time of financial and geo-political dislocation.

Understanding the brain: a work in progress - Professor Keith Kendrick

Just how much do we know about the neurology behind our memories, emotions and conscious awareness?

St. Cecilia and Music: True or False? - Professor Christopher Hogwood

A lecture, on St. Cecilia’s Day, looking at the basis and influence of the patron saint of music.

Correction of Optical Defects: From Spectacles to Lasers - Professor William Ayliffe

The history of vision-correction, from Roger Bacon’s glasses of 1266 through to today’s cutting-edge laser technology.