The White Knight: Ice ❄️
What’s next for the polar regions? Though remote, they’re deeply connected to Earth’s future. Prof Helen Czerski* explores their history, challenges, and what we know about polar ice today.
Watch or attend: https://gres.hm/white-knight
*also of UCL
Should we manipulate people’s emotions?
Emotions feel core to who we are, but they’re shaped by brain chemistry & may soon be controllable. Prof Robin May asks, as neuroscience advances, what ethical risks do we face?
👉 https://gres.hm/peoples-emotions
Institute of Microbiology and Infection
Society and Survival During the Holocaust
Prof Mary Fulbrook (UCL) on hiding, help, and survival during the #Holocaust - and how societies shaped Jewish fates. Book free 🎟️ https://gres.hm/society-survival
This is the 2026 Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture
#History #WWII
Today is the #InternationalDayForMonumentsAndSites 🏛️
We’re celebrating with Mike Pitts' fantastic lecture: #Stonehenge: A History
Discover how new archaeology is reshaping the story of Stonehenge - and reimagining Britain’s past 👉 https://gres.hm/stonehenge-history
#Archaeology #EduSky
Catch up: The Shape of Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical?
Newton figured out Earth is slightly squashed - long before we had satellites. Professor @alaingoriely.bsky.social* delves into how gravity shapes worlds: https://gres.hm/shape-gravity
*also of Oxford Mathematics
#maths
Catch #GreshamCollege Professor Emerita of Geometry, Sarah Hart, on #BBCRadio4’s In Our Time tomorrow (9am) discussing M. C. Escher - master of mind-bending mathematical patterns and illusions.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v19c 🎧📻
#Escher #OpticalIllusions #MathematicalArt
🏛️ When did Athenian democracy really end?
https://gres.hm/death-athenian-democracy
Prof Melissa Lane* explores how Athens was governed under Macedonian rule, and how this era compared to democracy at its height
*also of Princeton University Department of Politics
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Annual Lady Mayor's Lecture at the Guildhall yesterday; an inspiring vision to “unsquare” the Square Mile - breaking down barriers and connecting more people with opportunities across the City.
Read more: https://gres.hm/lm-26
This year's LMS and @greshamcollege.bsky.social Lecture features Colva Roney-Dougal (@uniofstandrews.bsky.social) will introduce complexity theory, the work of Alan Turing and other pioneers in the subject.
Full registration now open 👇
www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/har...
Tickets open! Music of the Body
👉 https://gres.hm/music-body
Prof Milton Mermikides on how music & biology are deeply connected. From the natural rhythyms of our heartbeats & movements to it's power to calm or send chills. #Music resonates through the biological world
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social
Tickets now open!
The Pill and the Planet 🎟️ https://gres.hm/pill-planet
Modern medicine extends life, but what’s the environmental cost? Prof Ian Mudway* examines pollution from drugs, plastics and healthcare waste - and whether a sustainable future is possible.
*also of School of Public Health
How Hard is too Hard? An Introduction to Complexity
In our annual lecture with the @londmathsoc.bsky.social, Prof Colva Mary Roney-Dougal (@uniofstandrews.bsky.social) explores #Turing, #Complexity theory and recent breakthroughs
Book 🎟️ via: https://gres.hm/hard-complexity or watch live, online!
What are the current challenges and opportunities in Syria?
Clive Stafford Smith explores how advocates can support Syria’s rebuilding process after years of civil war, and what role the international community can play moving forward.
Watch now: https://gres.hm/guantanamo-syria
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Tickets open! Making Memory Visible Through Photography
How can #photography bring hidden histories & personal memories to light? Dr Julia Winckler (@brightonuni.bsky.social) explores how images, archives and retracing journeys can create powerful dialogues
🎟️ https://gres.hm/making-memory
On #WorldHealthDay, we revisit this compelling lecture by Professor Ian Mudway, 'The Price of Pixels: Unmasking the Environmental Impact of Our Digital Lives'.
He reveals how our digital world's convenience masks a heavy environmental cost... 💻🌍
Watch now 👉 gres.hm/price-pixels
In-person tickets open: Music, Death and Afterlife🎶💀
Prof Mieko Kanno (@taideyliopisto.bsky.social) explores music & the afterlife, showing how classical music honors composers past & present. Includes live performance!
🎟️ Book: https://gres.hm/music-death
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Congrats to former Gresham Professor of #Law Jo Delahunty KC on the publication of her new book 'We Set the Bar' exploring inequality, discrimination, harassment, and bullying in the legal profession
Find out more and watch some of Jo's fantastic lectures : https://gres.hm/we-set-the-bar
Could you be a #GreshamCollege Member of Council?
We are seeking a volunteer Trustee to join our Council at an exciting time as we deliver our five-year plan which has the primary aim of increasing and broadening the audience which the College reaches. Find out more 👉 https://gres.hm/work
Did you know coastal homeowners lost insurance when UK energy bills spiked after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? 🏠
Former Prof of Business Raghavendra Rau* reveals the impact of climate change on the insurance market...
Watch 👉 gres.hm/climate-insurance
* also of Cambridge Judge Business School
Give Peace a Chance: Legal Implications of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
In-person tickets open: 🎟️ https://gres.hm/israel-palestine-law
What does the #law say about #Palestine & #Israel? #Humanrights cases, Gaza blockade, and paths to peace with Prof Clive Stafford Smith
#greshamcollege #gaza
How can the visual arts be used to promote peace? 🕊️
Professor Jolyon Mitchell* investigates how the visual arts can not only incite violence, but also transform it, contributing to healing trauma and imagine more hopeful futures...
Watch now 👉 gres.hm/peacebuilding-arts
* of Durham University
The Sky at Night, Tonight: A New View of the Changing Sky
Book free: https://gres.hm/sky-night
Prof @chrislintott.bsky.social covers whatever the Vera Rubin Observatory has found the previous week, from supernovae to asteroids, giving us a glimpse of science in action
@oxfordphysics.bsky.social
Discover the #maths behind tiles! 🟦🟪
Book: https://gres.hm/shape-tiles
From beehives to wallpapers, regular & irregular, hard & soft patterns shape nature & design.
Join Prof Alain Goriely to explore how they form and the underlying mathematical principles that govern it
Oxford Mathematics
The line between love and hate might be thinner than you think...
Why did hatred evolve? Is it love’s evil twin - and can we ever 'treat' it? Prof Robin May* explores the #biology of humanity’s most destructive emotion
Watch 👉 https://gres.hm/why-hate
*Institute of Microbiology and Infection
What does it mean to witness war through a lens?
In this lecture, Lee Miller’s son Antony Penrose reflects on her journey - from Vogue model to #WWII photojournalist documenting the #Holocaust.
Watch 👉 gres.hm/lee-miller
All images ©Lee Miller Archives
Join the ISRF @greshamcollege.bsky.social on 10th April for the launch of 'States of Transition' by @peternewell.bsky.social . Peter will be in conversation with @paulinesophieh.bsky.social & @hannahhughes.bsky.social on the role of the state in the #greentransition
Born Supremacy – AI as a Pale Shadow of Real Humanity
https://gres.hm/ai-humanity
Prof of #IT Matt Jones* explores what we lose when #AI replaces human agency and creativity — and how human diversity could shape better AI futures for all.
*also of @swanseauni.bsky.social
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