Lectures 2024-2025

Gresham College Lectures

2024-2025 series

Gresham College is an institution of higher learning located at Barnard's Inn Hall off Holborn in Central London, England. It does not accept students or award degrees. It was founded in 1597 under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham, and hosts over 140 free public lectures every year. Each year the topics change and are delivered by experts on that topic. Try and attend at least 3 this year, to practice the lecture format of University (taking in information whilst taking notes) and to see if the subject areas are interesting to you.

Online lectures with Gresham College for Spring term - online or in-person talks with specialist professors. Some of these look incredibly interesting! Click links to register for the talks or to get your in-person tickets: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on?see-a

LECTURE - Charismatic Leadership: Nature, Causes, and Consequences Professor Matt Qvortrup, Thursday 3rd October 2024 Subject Areas: Politics, Philosophy, Media, Psychology

LECTURE - European Security: Building for the Long Term Baroness Catherine Ashton, Monday 7th October 2024 Subject Area: World Affairs, Military, Government, European Issues

LECTURE - Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times Rob Eastaway, Wednesday 9th October 2024 Subject Area: Maths, History, Literature, Culture

LECTURE - The Sondheim Showstopper: ‘Send in the Clowns’ Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh, Thursday 17th October 2024 Subject Area: Maths, History, Literature, Culture

LECTURE - Is Your Money Safe? Unveiling Hidden Conflicts in Finance Professor Raghavendra Rau, Monday 21st October 2024 Subject Area: Economics, Business, Finance, Society

LECTURE - Why Does Britain Have a Housing Crisis? Professor Martin Daunton, Tuesday 22nd October 2024 Subject Area: Economics, Business, Finance, Society

LECTURE - Bach’s Invention: The Divine Trickery of J.S. Bach Professor Milton Mermikides, Wednesday 23rd October 2024 Subject Area: Maths, Music, History, Performance

LECTURE - Messaging and Signals Professor Victoria Baines, Tuesday 29th October 2024 Subject Area: Tech, Computing, History, Digital

LECTURE - The Health Gap: Achieving Social Justice in Public Health Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Thursday 31st October 2024 Subject Area: Public Health, Society, Ethics, Disease

LECTURE - Why Writing Women Back into History Matters Professor Janina Ramirez, Tuesday 5th November 2024 Subject Area: Equality, History, Culture, Sociology

LECTURE - The US Constitution: A Catalogue of Complaints about Britain Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE, Thursday 7th November 2024 Subject Area: Law, USA/UK relations, Human Rights, History

LECTURE - The Convoluted Brain: Wrinkles and Folds Professor Alain Goriely FRS, Tuesday 12th November 2024 Subject Area: Maths, Biology, Psychology, Science

LECTURE - Making Sense of Conspiracy Theories Peter Knight, Thursday 14th November 2024 Subject Area: Culture, communication, Politics, Society

LECTURE - Saints and Liars: The Untold Stories of Americans Who Saved Endangered People from the Nazis Debórah Dwork, Wednesday 20th November 2024 Subject Area: History, USA, Military, Europe

LECTURE - How Inequality Affects Mental Health Dr Lade Smith CBE, Thursday 21st November 2024 Subject Area: Medicine, Psychology, Economics, Public Health

LECTURE - Houston, We Have a Problem: How the Fossil Fuel Industry is Risking Our Future and Your Pension Professor Myles Allen, Tuesday 26th November 2024 Subject Area: Climate Change, World, Politics, Economics

LECTURE - How Does Our Immune System Protect Us? Professor Robin May, Wednesday 27th November 2024 Subject Area: Microbiology, Immunology, Medicine, Public Health

LECTURE - Black Holes and Bangs Professor Chris Lintott, Wednesday 4th December 2024 Subject Area: Astronomy, Science, Discovery, Technology

LECTURE - Who’s Afraid of Robots? Professor Victoria Baines, Tuesday 7th January 2025 Subject Area: Computing, History, Culture, Technology

LECTURE - The Modern Goddess Professor Ronald Hutton, Wednesday 8th January 2025 Subject Area: Religion, Gender, Victorian, History

LECTURE - Writing a British Constitution Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE, Thursday 9th January 2025 Subject Area: Law, Governance, History, UK/USA

LECTURE - Touching the Sun Professor Chris Lintott, Wednesday 15th January 2025 Subject Area: Astronomy, Science, Technology

LECTURE - Breaking the Fourth Wall of Sound: The Paradox of Screen Music Professor Milton Mermikides, Thursday 16th January 2024 Subject Area: Film, Music, Performance

LECTURE - The Hidden Risks of "I Know Something You Don't" Professor Raghavendra Rau, Monday 20th January 2024 Subject Area: Business, Economics, Finance

LECTURE - Writing Laws: Hammurabi to Solon Professor Melissa Lane, Thursday 23rd January 2024 Subject Area: Philosophy, Law, Ancient, Governance

LECTURE - Green Immunity – How Do Plants Fight Infection? Professor Robin May, Wednesday 29th January 2025 Subject Area: Immunology, Microbiology, Plants, Biology

LECTURE - Trust Issues: When Financial "Experts" Have Other Plans Professor Raghavendra Rau, Monday 3rd February 2025 Subject Area: Business, Economics, Finance

LECTURE - The Injured Brain: Trauma and Swelling Professor Alain Goriely FRS, Tuesday 4th February 2025 Subject Area: Maths, Medicine, Neuroscience, Disease

LECTURE - The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh, Thursday 6th February 2025 Subject Area: LFC, Music, History, Performance

LECTURE - Why Does Britain Have a Water and Sewage Crisis? Professor Martin Daunton, Tuesday 11th February 2025 Subject Area: Economics, History, Environment, Public Health

LECTURE - The UK’s Generational Wealth Gap Professor Mike Brewer, Tuesday 18th February 2025 Subject Area: Economics, Politics, Society, UK

LECTURE - The Return of the Horned God Professor Ronald Hutton, Wednesday 19th February 2025 Subject Area: History, Religion, Symbolism, Culture

LECTURE - Data: A Love Story for the Ages Professor Victoria Baines, Tuesday 25th February 2025 Subject Area: Technology, Computing, History

LECTURE - The Biggest Cosmic Map Professor Chris Lintott, Wednesday 26th February 2025 Subject Area: Astronomy, Science, Physics, Technology

LECTURE - Carbon Offsetting: Does It Really Work? Professor Myles Allen, Tuesday 4th March 2025 Subject Area: Environment, Climate Change, Sustainability, Technology

LECTURE - Divine Law, Human Prophet: Moses in Hebrew and Greek Professor Melissa Lane, Thursday 6th March 2025 Subject Area: Philosophy, Religion, History, Law

LECTURE - Banned Books and Freedom of Expression Professor Rachel Potter, Wednesday 12th March 2025 Subject Area: Literature, History, Politics, Sociology

LECTURE - Just Ask The Axis: Jimi Hendrix Unpicked Professor Milton Mermikides, Thursday 13th March 2025 Subject Area: Music, Performance, History, Culture

LECTURE - The Connected Brain: Network and Communication Professor Alain Goriely FRS, Tuesday 18th March 2025 Subject Area: Maths, Neuroscience, Psychology

LECTURE - Documentary Photography in Apartheid South Africa Professor Tamar Garb, Tuesday 25th March 2025 Subject Area: History, Media, Sociology, Photography

LECTURE - How Do Vaccines Work? Professor Robin May, Wednesday 26th March 2025 Subject Area: Science, Medicine, Disease, Immunology

LECTURE - Why Are Cities Going Bankrupt? Professor Martin Daunton, Tuesday 1st April 2025 Subject Area: Economics, History, UK, Finance

LECTURE - Modern Druids

Professor Ronald Hutton, Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Subject Area: Religion, Prehistory, History, Culture

LECTURE - The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’

Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh, Thursday 3rd April 2025#

Subject Area: Music, Theatre, Performance, Rights

LECTURE - How Surveillance Works

Professor Victoria Baines, Tuesday 8th April 2025

Subject Area: Technology, Media, History, Society

LECTURE - Asteroid Adventures