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Biology and the human body Physics

A future with quantum biology - with Alexandra Olaya-Castro

Scientific and technological advances have enabled us to zoom into the biological world. We can get down to the biomolecular

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Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 1/3 – Forensic science with Sue Black

Discover the secrets of forensic science as Professor Dame Sue Black tells the story of a 1,000 year old skeleton, in the first

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Art, culture and society CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 2/3 'Missing Body' – with Sue Black

Professor Sue Black investigates a mysterious crime scene, and reveals some of the forensic techniques that are used to track

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Art, culture and society Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 3/3 'Living Body' with Sue Black

Professor Sue Black investigates a heist in the Ri, and reveals how forensics works in the courtroom. This is is the third of

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Physics

Searching for new physics with low-energy techniques - with Danielle Speller

Discover exciting experiments at the intersection of nuclear, particle, and astrophysics that use low-background, cryogenic

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CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Christmas Lectures 2022: 3. Living Body – with Sue Black

Professor Sue Black investigates a heist in the Ri, and reveals how forensics works in the courtroom. This is is the third of

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CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Christmas Lectures 2022: 1. Dead body – with Sue Black

Discover the secrets of forensic science as Professor Dame Sue Black tells the story of a 1,000 year old skeleton, in the first

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CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Christmas Lectures 2022: 2. Missing Body – with Sue Black

Professor Sue Black investigates a mysterious crime scene, and reveals some of the forensic techniques that are used to track

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Technology and engineering

How to build a satellite – with Stuart Eves

How are satellites built, operated, and disposed of? Discover these marvels of space engineering - including mega-constellations

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Christmas Lectures 2021: The Invisible Enemy - with Jonathan Van Tam

In the first lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van Tam dives into the micro-world of viruses, revealing how these

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