
Lockdown Lectures from The University of Manchester
Are you looking for something more than your next Netflix box-set binge or Spotify ‘top 100’ playlist to help you through the lockdown? Then why not join some of the nation’s foremost scientists, thinkers, historians and social commentators for some informal lectures from the comfort of your own home.
We'll be introducing you to some of The University of Manchester’s amazing researchers. From physicist Brian Cox to historian David Olusoga, our celebrated experts will be going online to tell you about what inspired them to help change the world.
The interviews are conducted by Megan Ritchie, a third-year Politics and International Relations student at Manchester. You can join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #lockdownlectures.
We will add each lecture below – click on the links to watch.
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Wednesday, 17 June: Michael Wood
Professor of Public History in the School of Arts, Languages and Culture, broadcaster, and author
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Monday, 15 June: Dan Davis
Professor of Immunology, Director of Research in the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, and author
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Wednesday, 10 June: David Olusoga
Professor of Public History in the School of Arts, Languages and Culture, broadcaster, and author
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Monday, 8 June: Perdita Barran
Chair of Mass Spectrometry in the School of Chemistry and Director of the Michael Barber Centre for Collaborative Mass Spectrometry
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Friday, 5 June: Claire Alexander
Professor of Sociology and Director of Research for the School of Social Sciences, and Associate Director of the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity
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Wednesday, 3 June: Gary Younge
Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and award-winning journalist
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Monday, 1 June: Danielle George
Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering and Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Friday, 29 May: Nicky Cullum
Professor of Nursing in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work in the School of Health Sciences, and Director of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for Greater Manchester
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Wednesday, 27 May: Kostya Novoselov
Winner of the Nobel Prize for his work isolating the properties of graphene with Andre Geim at Manchester in 2004
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Friday, 22 May: Cary Cooper
50th Anniversary Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Alliance Manchester Business School
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Wednesday, 20 May: Nancy Rothwell
Professor of Physiology and President and Vice-Chancellor of the University
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Monday, 18 May: Brian Cox
Professor of Particle Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy, broadcaster, and author
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