Location: Online Event information: Topic: Historical Geographies of Sugar, Tobacco and Slavery. Presenter: Dr James Kneale. This session will focus on historical geographies of sugar, tobacco and slavery with some interactive elements and discussion. We look at how this topic fits into the first year module 'Space and Society' and why we teach about globalisation before the twentieth century. This event […]
Location: Online Event information: This event is a subject taster session delivered by an academic member of staff designed to give you an insight to university study in this area. You will have an opportunity to ask questions as part of the session. This event is suitable for: Year 12. How to book a place: To book onto this event, please […]
Location: Online Event information: This event is a subject taster session delivered by an academic member of staff designed to give you an insight to university study in this area. You will have an opportunity to ask questions as part of the session. This event is suitable for: Year 12. How to book a place: To book onto this event, please […]
Location: Online Event information: Topic: When to (dis)obey the law? Presenter: Dr Mohsen al Attar. Law commands obedience. Yet, what—or who—are we submitting to? To some, the law is both moral and desirable. We live in complex societies and, without law, would descend into chaos. Disobeying the law is thus dysfunctional, even depraved. Others are less trusting, they argue that the […]
Location: Online Event information: This event is a subject taster session delivered by an academic member of staff designed to give you an insight to university study in this area. You will have an opportunity to ask questions as part of the session. This event is suitable for: Year 12. How to book a place: To book onto this event, please […]
Location: Online Event information: This event is a subject taster session delivered by an academic member of staff designed to give you an insight to university study in this area. You will have an opportunity to ask questions as part of the session. This event is suitable for: Year 12. How to book a place: To book onto this event, please […]
Location: Lancaster University campus. Event information: Our on campus masterclass invites you to spend time with others and take part in some great sessions delivered professionally to find out more and prepare you with further skills to help you with exams and revision in preparation for the next few months. Travel costs and lunch will be provided. This event is […]
Location: Online Event information: This event is a subject taster session delivered by an academic member of staff designed to give you an insight to university study in this area. You will have an opportunity to ask questions as part of the session. This event is suitable for: Year 12. How to book a place: To book onto this event, please […]
Location: Online Event information: Topic: Introduction to Medicine. Presenters: Dr Rima Chakrabarti and Dr Sarah Bennett. In this masterclass, Dr Rima Chakrabarti will outline her training and career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Women’s health remains chronically underfunded and the findings from the national report remains largely unchanged and continues to identify poorer outcomes in pregnancy for those who are Black or […]
Location: Online Event information: The University of Leicester will be running online research talks, by current PhD students. These will take place on Tuesday 21st March, 5.30pm – 7.15pm on Zoom. The overarching topic of the talks is Physical Sciences, and will include information about everyone’s cool research, as well as career journeys so far and why they love their subject. […]
Location: Online Event information: Topic: The Predictive Brain. Presenter: James Kilner. When we are first asked to think about how the brain might be organised to process incoming sensory information from our eyes, ears and other sensory receptors, people often conceptualise a chain of serial computations that get more complex as more processing is performed on the sensory signals. However, it […]
Location: Online Event information: Hear from students who identify as neurodiverse about their experiences studying at university. This could include students with ASD, ADHD or specific learning difficulties. No two University experiences are the same, so in our Student Experience series we bring together students with common identities, experiences or challenges to provide first-hand insight and advice for people either considering […]
