Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê in the media
Guardian book club
Professor John Mullan (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê English Language & Literature) talks about Small World by David Lodge, and looks at the use of stereotypes in the book.
The Next Ice Age and the Anthropocene
Human emissions of carbon dioxide could defer the next Ice Age according to a Nature Geoscience study led by Professor Chronis Tzedakis (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Geography).
To Boldly Go, Down
Dr Kevin Fong (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) looks at how unsuited human biology is to living on much of the planet.
Brain function can start declining 'as early as age 45'
The brain's ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45, suggest Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê researchers in a British Medical Journal study.
We can stack odds in our favour on risky events
Dr John MacIntosh (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute for Security and Resilience Studies) talks about the FuturICT project, and how it is improving our understanding of risk and uncertainty in dynamic networks.
Science in Action
Professor Andrea Sella (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Chemistry) talks about big discoveries that could arise in 2012.
Competition in higher education: students will be the winners
LSE's Tim Leunig talks about the liberalisation of university entry for AAB students, and says that Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's campus development has the potential to "shake up elite undergraduate education in Britain".
Future of space exploration
It's forty years since the final Apollo mission put men on the moon. Dr Geraint Jones (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Mullard Space Science Laboratory) talks about the Apollo missions, and the future of space exploration.
Science Matters: Engineering success
Vivienne Parry (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Zoology 1978) talks about Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's proposed 'Make Space', and celebrates the importance of prototyping, sharing and making.
Opinion: Lectures as a way of delivering content are over
Carl Gombrich (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Arts & Humanities) explains why he believes the traditional lecture model should be abandoned.