Seminar

David Harvey (University of Nottingham)

16:15 - 17:45 27 April 2017
Title: Sign-Based Tests for Financial Bubbles in the Presence of Nonstationary Volatility Abstract: There is a large body of evidence illustrating that explosive bubbles (and collapses)…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. Mary E. Mills (Newman University), 'City as Sustainable Enviroment'

14:00 - 16:00 27 April 2017
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public, with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute…

History Research Seminar: 27 April – Judy Walkowitz ‘The Spatial Politics of Reading in the Archives: A Memoir’

16:15 - 17:45 27 April 2017
Judy Walkowitz (Johns Hopkins) ‘The Spatial Politics of Reading in the Archives: A Memoir’

Israel Studies Seminar - Brian Klug (Oxford), 'Words of Fire: Ahad Ha'am and the Jewish Future'

16:00 - 17:30 27 April 2017
The Centre for Jewish Studies seminar programme has an Israel Studies theme. Our seminar programme is open to all (for free) and there is no need to book. Ahad Ha'am (the pen name…

Lysias and Socrates in Plato’s Phaedrus

17:00 - 18:30 27 April 2017
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar. Towards the beginning of Plato’s Phaedrus, Phaedrus reads to Socrates a speech attributed to Lysias (230e-234c). In the speech, as Phaedrus…

Ageing + social eating: developing age-friendly communities through eating with others

14:00 - 16:00 28 April 2017
Social eating or commensality has been associated with range of health and social benefits for older adults in the UK and globally. There is limited information on why older adults…

Development Economics Seminar: Chris Woodruff (University of Oxford)

13:00 - 14:00 2 May 2017
Title: What Are the Headwaters of Formal Savings? Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka. Abstract: When households increase their deposits in formal bank savings accounts, what is the…

Seminar: Renato Faccini (Queen Mary)

16:15 - 17:45 2 May 2017
Title: TBA

CIDRAL Theory Intensive: Lauren Berlant on Precarity

10:00 - 12:00 3 May 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's Spring 2017 programme, 'Precarity'. Professor Jackie Stacey (English, American Studies and Creative Writing) will lead a seminar for postgraduate students…

Department of Politics - JMCE Seminars

14:00 - 16:00 3 May 2017
Department of Politics - JMCE Seminars Wednesday 3 May 2017, 14:00 @ TBC Speaker: TBC Title: TBC

Global Political Economy Cluster Seminars : Adrienne Roberts - University of Manchester

15:30 - 17:00 3 May 2017
Adrienne Roberts, Manchester University. Critically Interrogating Women's Entrepreneurship Initiatives in Pakistan: Reflections on Gender and Class Details to follow

Glycosaminoglycan Engineering: Towards Novel Polymers, New Tools, & Next-Gen Therapeutics

11:00 - 12:00 3 May 2017
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), a class of polysaccharides that includes hyaluronan, heparin and chondroitin, are essential macromolecules in mammals. GAGs have therapeutic potential in…

History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Keith Brown, TBA

13:00 - 13:50 3 May 2017
History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Keith Brown, TBA

Masterclass: Judith Walkowitz

10:00 - 12:00 3 May 2017
Judith Walkowitz (Professor Emerita History, Johns Hopkins University and Simon Visiting Professor 2017) will lead a masterclass. All MA and PhD students in the School welcome, on…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 3 May 2017
Lorien Jasny: Using Networks to Measure Belief Change in Collaborative Environmental Management Collaborative management initiatives are increasingly being used in environmental…

Research IT Grant Support Clinic

15:00 - 16:00 3 May 2017
We offer a range of services to University researchers such as high performance computing and software consultancy, but how do you know if these services are relevant to you and your…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Paul Middleton, 'Confronting Violence in the Apocalypse: Reading Revelation through the Brick Bible'

14:00 - 16:00 4 May 2017
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public, with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute…

History Research Seminar: 4 May - Stefan Hanß ‘Hair, Social Order and Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Germany’

16:15 - 17:45 4 May 2017
Stefan Hanß (The University of Cambridge) ‘Hair, Social Order and Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Germany’

Roman interiors: how to reconstruct the furniture and furnishings of the Roman house

17:00 - 18:30 4 May 2017
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

British Colonialism and Shi‘i Activism in Iraq: State Formation, Resistance, and Disenfranchisement

16:30 - 18:00 9 May 2017
This talk addresses Shi‘i activism as it relates to British imperialism in Iraq during and after World War One. Research for this paper is based on the writings of Shi‘i clerics and…

Development Economics Seminar: Sai Ding (University of Glasgow)

13:00 - 14:00 9 May 2017
Title: Fiscal policy volatility and capital misallocation: Evidence from China. Abstract: Can a demand-side macroeconomic shock be a driver of capital misallocation in China? Using…

CIDRAL Masterclass: Erik Reinert: The History of Economic Policy: A Long Run Perspective in the Age of Trump and Brexit

10:00 - 12:00 10 May 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's Spring 2017 programme, 'Precarity'. Erik Reinert will lead a masterclass entitled The History of Economic Policy: A Long Run Perspective in the Age of…

Finance seminar by Sarah Brown, The University of Sheffield

14:00 - 16:00 10 May 2017
Portfolio Allocation, Income Uncertainty and Households' Flight from Risk

Research and Teaching Matters - Conceptualising research in ITE

12:00 - 13:30 10 May 2017
Presented by David Spendlove. This session will conceptualise how research and scholarship informs practice within ITE. We will also briefly highlight different aspects of research…

Sustainability Seminar Series – Influencing and Persuading Skills for Sustainability: Seminar for all. With AMBS and Dr. Emma Gardner

12:00 - 14:00 10 May 2017
Sustainability Seminar Series – Energy, Well-Being, Biodiversity, Food, Travel & More Launching in January 2017, the Sustainability Seminar Series seeks to present opportunities for…

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