The Pursuit of Happiness - Professor Glenn D Wilson

What makes us happy? Is it a genetic trait that we are stuck with, or a product of events unfolding in our living? Does it help to be rich? What can be done to overcome set-backs and and improve our sense of well being?

What Makes A Good Regulator? - Dame Suzi Leather

Regulation is central to discussions of the banking crisis at the moment, but what is a regulator and what should we expect of them?

The Cold Rules for National Security: History and the Defence of the Realm - Professor The Lord Hennessy

Notions of national security past and present. How Whitehall has dealt with it. How we might do it better in the future.

Modern Day Slavery - Nancy Kelley

Thousands of people are estimated to be working as slaves within the UK, in highly exploitative conditions, with no rights, and under threat of violence. This lecture will discuss some of the issues.

Slavery, Ships and Sickness - Professor Stuart Anderson

The history of the ships and shipping that are a central but often-overlooked part of the British involvement in the slave trade.

The Great Mathematicians - Professor Robin Wilson and Dr Raymond Flood

A lecture on some of the greatest mathematicians in history, their work and their influence on the world around us - including Pythagoras, Newton, Einstein, Hilbert and many more.

The Explosion of Modernism - The Rt Revd Lord Harries

An exploration of Christian themes in modernist art at the start of the 20th century, looking in particular at Nolde, Jacob Epstein and Roualt.