The Virtual Classroom – Student Fest 2021
Welcome to the Virtual Classroom, where we have a whole host of lectures, talks and down-right interesting stuff! Have a scroll through and have a look at the stuff the sparks a bit of interest!
Arts
Art that looks back at you; Golan Levin
Queer Theory and Performing Arts; Remy Bentley
How symbols & Brands shape our humanity; Debbie Millman
Help discover ancient ruins before it’s too late; Sarah Parcak
Engineering
A camera that can see around corners; David Lindell
The greatest machine that never was; John Graham-Cumming
4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought; David Sedlak
Humanities
Show, Don’t Tell Writing Exercises; Dr Jack McGowan
How to write descriptively; Nalo Hopkinson
How did English evolve? ; Kate Gardoqui
English, Media & Culture Lockdown Lectures; University of Worcester
Link: https://sway.office.com/mBcAHr4hcH9AyDrg?ref=Link%20-
2600 years of history in one object; Neil MacGregor
Health and Life Sciences
Neuroscience Blog
Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?; David Epstein
The paralysed rat that walked; Grégoire Courtine
The potential of regenerative medicine; Alan Russell
Science
How Quantum Biology Might Explain Life’s Biggest Questions; Jim Al-Khalili
A crash course in organic chemistry; Jakob Magolan
How trees talk to each other; Suzanne Simard
What’s so sexy about maths? Cédric Villani
Social Sciences and Law
Is China the new idol; Dambisa Moyo
Importance of space lawyers; Frans von der Dunk
Gender Trouble: Unpicking gender identity; Dr Daniel Somerville
Why medieval politics was nothing like Game of Thrones; Maria Golubeva
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