Castle Cutting Edge

We are excited to announce the Castle Cutting Edge Lecture Series. The series brings together the best of the world-leading research being undertaken by staff at Durham University, and in particular members of University College SCR.

The programme is as follows:

22 November 2012

Professor Gillian Foulger

Professor in the Department of Geophysics

'What is Science and how is it Different from a Belief System, and why does Iceland Exist?'

6 December 2012

Professor Corinne Saunders

Professor in the Department of English Studies

'Mind, Body and Voice in Medieval Literature'

17 January 2013

Professor Martin Ward 

Head of the Department of Physics, Temple Chevallier Chair of Astronomy

'Understanding the Cosmos: Darkness Made Visible'

31 January 2013

Dr. Giles Gasper

Lecturer in the Department of History

'Order out of Chaos: Medieval Visions of the Universe'

14 February 2013

Professor Veronica Strang

Executive Director of the Institute of Advanced Study

Professor in the Department of Anthropology

'One Sunday Morning: history, materiality and the Lambton Worm'

6 June 2013

Professor David Fuller

Department of English Studies

'Poetry and Passion: Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets'

Lectures take place after Thursday Formal Dinner, in the Senate Suite, beginning at 8.30pm.