CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Machines in motion – Vibration (1983)

Leonard Maunder explores the different types of vibration to which machines and structures are susceptible.

Chemistry

Why Do Things Stick to Each Other? - with Laurie Winkless

From your vehicle tyres gripping the road to the Post-it note in your desk drawer to the non-stick pan on your stove the she

Technology and engineering

How Batteries Power the Modern World - with Paul Shearing

From the battery to the electric motor (which celebrates its 200 year anniversary in 2021), breakthroughs made in previous

Physics

Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet - with Arthur Turrell

What is nuclear fusion, and could it really help combat the climate emergency?

Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The modern alchemist – Earth: The philosopher's stone (2012)

Watch Peter Wother's third CHRISTMAS LECTURE.

Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The modern alchemist – Water: The fountain of youth (2012)

Watch Peter Wother's 2012 CHRISTMAS LECTURE, all about the power of water.

Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The modern alchemist – Air: The elixir of life (2012)

Watch the first lecture from the 2012 CHRISTMAS LECTURES series.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths

Secrets and lies – How to get lucky (2019)

Hannah Fry explores luck and asks whether probability allow us to understand and predict complex systems.

Are Optical Computers the Future of Computing? - with Martijn Heck

Since their invention, computers have become faster and faster, as a result of our ability to increase the number of transistors

Biology and the human body

Why Do Animals Cooperate? - with Nichola Raihani

Helping relatives is a common evolutionary trait, but there are some species that also help non-relatives and even strangers