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Public Lectures : Philosophy

 
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9th May 2013

17:30 - 19:00 King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
Michael J Sandel, Harvard University

Lord Patten Lecture on Social Renewal

Free to attend, open to all



 
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21st February 2013

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Why Rousseau was Wrong: Christianity and the Secular Soul
The Very Reverend Dr Frances Ward, Dean of St Edmundsbury, Bury St Edmunds

Free admission, no pre-booking required

Chaplaincy Lecture



 
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24th January 2013

17:00 - 18:00 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lectures for Children: The big bang!
Our Place in the Universe

John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by the Astrophysics Group in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Newcastle University

To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk



 
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23rd January 2013

17:00 - 18:00 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lectures for Children: The living planets
Our Place in the Universe

John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by the Astrophysics Group in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Newcastle University

To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk



 
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22nd January 2013

17:00 - 18:00 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lectures for Children: Our amazing sun
Our Place in the Universe

John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by the Astrophysics Group in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Newcastle University

To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk



 

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



 
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4th October 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Standing on the shoulders of giants: the search for Darwin’s predecessors
Rebecca Stott, Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia

Free admission, no pre-booking required



 

24th April 2012

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Immortalism
Mary Midgley, philosopher and writer

Philosophical Society Lecture

Free admission, no pre-booking required



 
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27th October 2011

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Slavery, evil deeds and rethinking the past
James Walvin, Emeritus Professor of History, University of York

Lecture to mark Black History Month

Free admission, no pre-booking required



 
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20th October 2011

17:30 - 18:30 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
The history of white people
Nell Painter, Edwards Professor Emerita, Princeton University

Lecture to mark Black History Month

Free admission, no pre-booking required



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