Professor Raanan Gillon FRCP is Professor Emeritus of Medical Ethics Imperial College London and past President of the British Medical Association Professor Raanan Gillon argues that the four prima facie … Continue reading An Approach to the Principles Of Medical Ethics
Professor Pete Hollingsworth FRSE Director of Science and Deputy Keeper Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in 1670 and is a world-leading scientific botanic … Continue reading Science and Conservation at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Professor Sir Nilesh Samani FRCP FMedSci DL BHF Chair of Cardiology at the University of Leicester and Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation I will describe some of the … Continue reading A Cardiologist’s Journey
Alexander Johnston BSc (Econ) Dip TP MRTPI (rtd) Former Chief Planner Leicestershire County Council Synopsis The talk is titled “the Planners say NO and an Inspector calls: Public Inquiries and … Continue reading The Planners Say “No” and an Inspector Calls: Public Inquiries and the Implementation of Planning Policy
Dr Prashant Kidambi Associate Professor in Colonial Urban History, University of Leicester. My lecture is about the story of the first Indian cricket team, which travelled to Britain in the … Continue reading Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in The Age of Empire
Rear Admiral Nick Lambert Cofounder and Director NLA International Ltd. At 70 miles, the Ordnance Survey defines Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire as the UK’s furthest settlement from the sea. … Continue reading The Wellbeing of the Citizens of Leicester and Loughborough Depends on the Blue Economy
Professor Nishan Canagarajah President and Vice-Chancellor University of Leicester The F. L. Attenborough Lecture
Professor Ian Newton OBE FRS FRSE Ornithologist. This talk will discuss the major changes in agriculture that have occurred in Britain since the mid-20th century, and the effects of these … Continue reading Impacts of Modern Agriculture on Birds
Professor Jane Clarke FRS FRSC FMedSci President Wolfson College University of Cambridge and Emeritus Professor of Molecular Biophysics Proteins are, perhaps, the most important of all biological molecules. Our genes, … Continue reading Exploring Protein Folding Landscapes – How Do Proteins Fold And Why Do They Need To?
Professor Dame Jane Francis DCMG FRS Director, British Antarctic Survey. Antarctica is a frozen white world of ice and snow in a remote region of our planet. Despite its remoteness, … Continue reading From Greenhouse to Icehouse, From Forests to Frost: Antarctica’s Climate History
Professor Nigel Leask FBA FRSE FEA Regius Professor of English Language and Literature, School of Critical Studies/ Sgoil an Oilein Sgrùdaich, University of Glasgow/Oilthigh Ghlaschu. Despite the scepticism of Dr … Continue reading ‘The Voice of the North’ Ossianic Tourism and the Discovery of the Highlands, 1773-1820