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Public Lectures : Law and Social Sciences

 
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22nd November 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Defence Lecture: Lions led by donkeys
General Sir Nicholas Houghton GCB CBE ADC Gen, Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS)

Free admission, no pre-booking required



 

21st November 2012

17:30 - 19:00 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Celebrating student research scholarships and expeditions 2012

Free admission, no pre-booking required



 

25th October 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
There are alternatives! Democratic education and the common school
Michael Fielding and Peter Moss, Institute of Education, University of London

Free admission, no pre-booking required

Social Renewal Lecture



 
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23rd October 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
The importance of medical professionalism, leadership and advocacy in improving the nation’s health
Professor Sir Ian Gilmore MD FRCP, University of Liverpool

Free admission, no pre-booking required

Jacobson Lecture



 

11th October 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Will Electricity Market Reform work, and why does it have to be so complicated?
Dr Robert Gross, Director, Centre for Energy Policy and Technology, Imperial College London

Free admission, no pre-booking required

Swan Memorial Lecture



 
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9th October 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
What is the way towards a better understanding of depression?
Professor Joe Herbert, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge

Free admission, no pre-booking required

Lecture to mark World Mental Health Day



 

10th May 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Communicating risk and uncertainty
David Spiegelhalter FRS, Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge

Free admission, no pre-booking required



 

8th May 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Britain, Europe and the new global balance
Lord Patten of Barnes CH

Chris Patten Lecture on Social Renewal

Free admission, no pre-booking required



 
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8th March 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
From bi-versity to true university: bringing together the sciences and humanities
Professor Edward Slingerland, Canada Research Chair in Chinese Thought and Embodied Cognition, University of British Columbia

School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University Lecture

Free admission, no pre-booking required



 

1st March 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
** LECTURE POSTPONED ** Accountability and legality in Iraq: extra-territorial human rights jurisdiction
Raza Husain QC, Matrix Chambers

Please note this lecture has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, a new date will be announced shortly (updated 10 February 2012).



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