Check out some of these fantastic online lectures from historic Gresham College which could help broaden your subject knowledge, inspire your EPQ or even give you an edge in interviews!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ENGLISH \/ ART<\/strong> \u00a0 The Powers of the Novel<\/a>\u00a0by Professor John Mullan considers Adultery in the novel, historical fiction and endings (there are more to ‘watch now’); In\u00a0Portraiture & Power<\/a> experts like Philip Mould look at Louis XIV and Versailles, images of Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth II and portraits of Native American leaders from Pocahontas to Sitting Bull. \u00a0 gres.hm\/novel-powers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/portrait-power<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n MATHEMATICS<\/strong> \u00a0 Maths and Money<\/a>\u00a0by Professor Sarah Hart will explore how you can find out if you’ve been cheated by a goldsmith or use game theory in buying, selling and competitions? What is the probability that you could win the lottery? And\u00a0Unexpected Mathematical Lives<\/a>\u00a0looks at the mathematical achievements of Sir Christopher Wren, Florence Nightingale and Alan Turing. \u00a0 gres.hm\/money-maths<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/mathematical-lives<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n BIOLOGY<\/strong> \u00a0 All The World\u2019s A Microbe<\/a> by Professor Robin May, explains how microbes interact with us and our environment, making us human, helping bread rise, and building the Great Barrier Reef. \u00a0 gres.hm\/microbes<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 IT<\/strong> \u00a0 Humanising Cyberspace<\/a>\u00a0by Professor Victoria Baines will ask, Who owns the internet? What might life in the Metaverse be like? Can we expect our private communications to remain private? Baines is a fantastic lecturer and brings these topics to life. \u00a0 gres.hm\/human-cyber<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n BUSINESS \/ ECONOMICS<\/strong> \u00a0 The Tech Revolution in Finance<\/a>\u00a0by Professor Raghavendra Rau explores the risks and benefits of the way that technology is changing the way markets and organizations work, connecting buyers and sellers directly;\u00a0The Impact of Technology in Medicine, Education & AI<\/a>\u00a0will look at how technology could transform them. \u00a0 gres.hm\/tech-finance<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/technology-ai<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n GEOGRAPHY<\/strong> \u00a0 Why Net Zero<\/a>? What is the science behind Net Zero, how are climate impacts emerging, and when and how do we need to act to turn things around, asks the Physicist behind Net Zero, Professor Myles Allen, in this fascinating series. \u00a0 gres.hm\/net-zero<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n ASTRONOMY<\/strong> \u00a0 Cosmic Conclusions<\/a>\u00a0by Professor Katherine Blundell looks at the end of our sun, stars, & Universe in a surprisingly upbeat astrophysics series. \u00a0 gres.hm\/cosmic-conclusions<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n ENGINEERING\/ WREN<\/strong> \u00a0 Engineering the Modern World<\/a>: how engineers are creating our modern world, from Telford to tall buildings today,\u00a0Wren 300<\/a>: Sir Christopher Wren is probably the most famous Gresham Professor in history: a polymath, architect, mathematician, astronomer, anatomist and courtier. \u00a0 gres.hm\/engineering-world<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/wren-300<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n HISTORY<\/strong> \u00a0 Ancient Landscapes of Britain<\/a>: the latest research on Stonehenge, Roman Landscapes & the Medieval Agricultural Revolution;\u00a0Britain\u2019s Empire and the Economy<\/a>\u00a0by Professor Martin Daunton asks did Britain drain wealth from India and impoverish its economy? \u00a0Did Atlantic slavery underpin the industrial revolution?\u00a0Power, Politics and Nationhood<\/a>\u00a0by Professor Richard J Evans, Kavita Puri, Rory Stewart and Vernon Bogdanor examines the history of the ‘Irish problem\u2019, Partition in India, Afghanistan and Ukraine today;\u00a0Architecture & The Court<\/a>\u00a0by Simon Thurley looks at Tudor Court Progresses and Christopher Wren as a courtier. You can also catch up on our amazing Black History Month lectures<\/a>; the one on Toussaint Louverture is our most-watched lecture this year. \u00a0 gres.hm\/ancient-britain<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>gres.hm\/britains-empire<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/power-politics<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/architecture-court<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0gres.hm\/black-history-month<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n LAW\/ POLITICS \/ CITIZENSHIP<\/strong> \u00a0 Reimagining the Law<\/a>\u00a0by Professor Leslie Thomas KC will ask, do we need Judges? do we need juries? do we need the police?, in a career-relevant series;\u00a0Medical Law<\/a> by Professor Imogen Goold will look at whether we should permit Voluntary Assisted Dying? Make vaccination mandatory? And what are the legal issues with Gene Editing? \u00a0 gres.hm\/reimagining-law<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/medical-law<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n MEDICINE<\/strong> \u00a0 Three lectures on\u00a0Diseases of the Heart<\/a>\u00a0by Professor Chris Whitty;\u00a0A Cultural History of Disease<\/a> by acclaimed cultural historian Professor Joanna Bourke covering TB, Polio, Sickle Cell and more, Environmental Health<\/a> by Dr Ian Mudway which will look at the changing ways we have understood the impact of the environment on us and on our health using the new idea of the ‘Exposome\u2019;\u00a0Living With Mental Health<\/a>\u00a0will look at how people can live well with mental health conditions, and whether anxiety is growing in children.\u00a0 \u00a0 gres.hm\/diseases-heart<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/cultural-disease<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/environmental-health<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>gres.hm\/mental-health-series<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n MUSIC<\/strong> \u00a0 Why do certain chords make us feel a certain way? 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