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A New Power: Photography in Britain 1800–1850

Ongoing to 7 May 2023

The announcement of photography’s invention in January 1839, first in Paris and then in London, introduced a ‘new power’ into British life, which was soon being used for every conceivable purpose. A New Power: Photography and Britain 1800-1850, a new exhibition at the Weston Library, explores the early history of photography. By showing how photography intersected with all aspects of a nascent modernity, A New Power reveals photography’s crucial role in making Britain the society it is today.

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Ravenous: How to Get Ourselves and Our Planet Into Shape

Thursday 11 May

You may not be aware of this - not consciously, at least - but you do not control what you eat. Every mouthful you take is informed by the subtle tweaking and nudging of a vast, complex, global system: one so intimately woven into everyday life that you hardly even know it's there. The food system is no longer simply a means of sustenance. It is one of the most successful, innovative and destructive industries on earth. It sustains us, but it is also killing us. In this book talk, Henry Dimbleby explains not just why the food system is leading us into disaster, but what can be done about it.

Galaxy

What we do and don’t know about the Universe (and how we know it)

Wednesday 17 May

Join Professor Matthew Colless, Distinguished Professor, Australian National University, who will present the 25th Hintze Lecture at the Department of Physics. The talk will give an overview of key facts we now know about the Universe - its size, age, constituents, history and future - and explain how we have come to know these things. But it will also emphasise how ignorant we are about basic elements of the standard model of cosmology, including dark matter, dark energy, and quantum gravity, and conclude by discussing prospects for shedding light on these mysteries.

 
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06May- 07May

French Language Weekend: Advanced Plus

Department for Continuing Education
Courses and workshops | 6 May 2023 to 7 May 2023
06May

UFOs to Psychics: Thinking about Weird Things

Department for Continuing Education
Courses and workshops |
06May

Living with Nature: Mesolithic Britain and Ireland's Last Hunter-Gatherers

Department for Continuing Education (in-person or online)
Courses and workshops |
06May- 07May

French Language Weekend: Intermediate

Department for Continuing Education
Courses and workshops | 6 May 2023 to 7 May 2023
06May- 07May

French Language Weekend: Upper Intermediate

Department for Continuing Education
Courses and workshops | 6 May 2023 to 7 May 2023
10May

Can you trust politicians? Should you?

Courses and workshops |
12May- 14May

Victorian Architecture and Science Weekend

Courses and workshops | 12 May 2023 to 14 May 2023
13May- 14May

German Language Weekend: Intermediate

Department for Continuing Education
Courses and workshops | 13 May 2023 to 14 May 2023
13May

Wildlife and People: Conflict and Conservation

Department for Continuing Education
Courses and workshops |
13May- 14May

German Language Weekend: Upper Intermediate

Department for Continuing Education
Courses and workshops | 13 May 2023 to 14 May 2023

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