The Future of the EU and Global Markets - Dr Robert Barnes

After the largest financial crisis in the history of the capital markets, what changes do we need to promote liquidity recovery? What insights can Equities offer Over-The-Counter markets and vice-versa? Come and learn the bold ideas shaping the new financial and economic landscape.

The Price of Fish: Making sense of the way the world really works - Professor Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris

A lecture on issues related to 'real' (as opposed to 'transactional') commerce: the complex ways in which people, organisations and societies communicate and deal with each other. The ultimate aim is to make sense of the way the world really works beyond economics.

A Lark Arising: The Rural Past and Urban Histories, 1881 - 2011 - Professor Alun Howkins

The history of the rural/urban divide in English consciousness, where it came from and why it persists.

Christian Modern Art: Distinctive Individual Visions - The Rt Revd Lord Harries

A lecture on the uncategorisable Christian vision in artists such as Marc Chagall, Stanley Spencer and Cecil Collins.

The British Attempt to Construct a Socialist Commonwealth, 1945-1951 - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

It brought about the NHS, the welfare state and widespread nationalisation, but was the post-war Labour government a success?

Maths and Sport: How Fast Can Usain Bolt Run? - Professor John D Barrow

How can Usain Bolt improve his world 100 metres sprint record significantly without improving his speed? We examine the mechanics of sprinting and the effects of wind assistance, timing accuracy, and altitude on sprint times.

Get Shorty: Short-Term Thinking and Financial Stability - Andy Haldane

Patience is a virtue. But does it have value? Andrew Haldane will discuss the importance of patience to growth and stability, its recent evolution and its implications for financial markets and systems. There is evidence that capital market myopia – short-termism – may be mounting. If so, what if anything should be done about it?