Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
Darkness Audible: Benjamin Britten at 100 - Middle, 1945-1970 The success of Peter Grimes caught Britten by surprise. It...
Vienna and Schubert: The ‘Trout’ Quintet Schubert Quintet in A, D.667 'Trout' Eleanor Corr violin Xin...
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Anatomy of a Christmas Classic This lecture investigates how and why the song ‘Have Yourself...
Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance During the eighteenth century, Western Europe gradually relinquished a form...
The Carry Trade and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Basic economic theory tells us that borrowing money in a...
The Deceived Brain: Coding and Illusion We perceive the world through the processing of information given...
Corruption in Britain - A Necessary Evil?: Critiquing Corruption The Symposium addressed issues on governance, trust and anti-bribery, and...
Adventures of Portuguese 'Ancient Music' in Eighteenth-Century London 'Ancient music' enjoyed a vogue in eighteenth-century London, with professional...