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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why does a whip make that astonishing crack? Professor Alain Goriely* reveals the surprising #mathematics behind the extreme acceleration of whips and chains - & how infinity itself helps create the sound Watch more: ow.ly/AjTF50ZRkPX *also of Oxford Mathematics
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
More Than an Instrument? What does a #cello mean to its player? Dr Kate Kennedy uncovers the extraordinary stories of instruments and their players, exploring what it means to be separated from your voice — and to find it again. Watch more 👉https://gres.hm/cello-voice #Music #Edusky 🎶
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tickets are now open for: Our Sovereign Soil Visiting Prof Ian Mudway* examines the tension between major urban development & #publichealth - questioning whether economic priorities are outweighing long-term #health evidence 🎟️ gres.hm/sovereign-soil *also of School of Public Health
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"All Gresham lecturers share a love for their subject, which makes it accessible to almost anyone..." 💡✨ Become a Friend with a regular donation of £10+ per month – help us provide free, world-class education to people across the globe. 🌍 Join here: gres.hm/friend #GreshamCollege #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Free in-person tickets still available for next Monday’s lecture: Where is Queer Love in the Shoah History? Dr Anna Hájková on the marginalisation and recovery of histories of same-sex desire during the Holocaust. 🎟️ gres.hm/queer-shoah #LGBTQ #HolocaustStudies #LGBTQHistory #WWII #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We were delighted to welcome over 500 visitors last week as part of the #openhouse festival! Thank you to all who dropped in to find out more about our medieval Hall - and our lovely volunteers who helped welcome guests! Read more gres.hm/open-house-26 #GreshamCollege #EduSky #HiddenLondon
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In-person tickets for the first lecture of our Gresham in the North Series are now open! gres.hm/history-algorithms 🧠 Join Prof Sarah Hart at St John's College, Durham University to explore four key algorithms which have shaped pure #maths, and areas as diverse as nuclear physics & music
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
After 16 months, who's winning: Donald Trump or the Constitution? 🇺🇸🏛️ Gresham Professor of Law Clive Stafford Smith explores how the Constitution has fared during Trump's second term as President... Watch the full lecture: gres.hm/constitution Goldsmiths, University of London University of Bristol
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Gresham Prof, @alaingoriely.bsky.social has debunked the myth that the Parthenon included deliberate optical illusions in @theguardian.com bit.ly/parthenon-il... Check out his lecture on the #maths of actual optical illusions: gres.hm/deceived-brain #ancientgreece #GreshamCollege
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UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
Study challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean lines
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Dr Kate Kennedy @drkkennedy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you missed my @greshamcollege.bsky.social lecture 'Cello - In Search of a Voice', you can now watch it online! 🎥 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI53... #GreshamCollege #Cello #ClassicalMusic #MusicHistory #Lecture #OnlineLecture
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Cello - In Search of a Voice - Kate Kennedy
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
On this day, Charles Darwin set foot on the Galápagos Islands... 🌍🚢 What he discovered there laid the foundations for his theory of evolution, reshaping science forever. 🐢 Watch lecture: gres.hm/darwin #Darwin #Galapagos #Evolution #HistoryofScience #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Happy International Sudoku Day! 🔢 Think Sudoku is just a fun puzzle? Think again — there’s a world of deep mathematics hiding in those 9×9 grids. Watch full lecture: gres.hm/maths-sudoku #InternationalSudokuDay #SudokuDay #Sudoku #Maths #Mathematics #GreshamCollege
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“Dry rot and wet rot and all the silent rots…” - #Dickens’s description of Barnard’s Inn in Great Expectations was hardly flattering! 🏛️ Discover the real Barnard’s Inn Hall at Gresham College’s #OpenHouse, 16–18 September. Explore 700 years of history gres.hm/openhouse26
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🔥 360 years ago today, the #GreatFire of London was finally put out. Professor Simon Thurley explores how moments of destruction — from the dissolution of the monasteries to the Blitz — made London the city it is today. Watch: gres.hm/five-catastrophes #OnThisDay #LondonHistory #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Catch up: On the Nature of Time According to Modern Physics ⏳ Prof Jim Al-Khalili of the University of Surrey asks, does time really 'flow'? Will it ever come to an end - and how is this tied to the fate of the universe? Watch more: gres.hm/tg-26 #Physics #Time #Edusky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The first guest speaker of our new academic year! In-person tickets sold out, but do join us live online, via our website or YouTube channel! 🎶💻📲
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In the age of AI, what role should education play? 🎓 Automation’s answer is often “more education” but is that enough? Professor Daniel Susskind explores how we must rethink what, how, and when we learn... Watch the full lecture: gres.hm/education-limits King's College London‬
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today marks 20 years since Pluto became... no longer a planet. 👀🪐 Prof of Astronomy Chris Lintott reveals why Pluto was 'demoted' to the status of a dwarf planet, in his lecture 'Pluto Isn't a Planet'. 👉 gres.hm/pluto-planet Department of Physics at the University of Oxford #EduSky #TeamPluto
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
On this day, the Battle of Bosworth was fought, and Richard III's reign came to a bloody end. ⚔️ In this lecture, Prof Sarah Hainsworth explains how her forensic analysis of Richard's skeleton revealed how he died in battle... Watch: gres.hm/richard-iii University of Leicester #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What is rhetoric and why does it matter? This year at Gresham College, our Professor of Rhetoric Melissa Lane will deliver a series revealing the ethical and political challenges posed today by the ancient art of rhetoric. 🔗 gres.hm/on-rhetoric Princeton University Department of Politics #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Can GLP-1s cure obesity? 💉 Is the HIV pandemic over? 🩸 Can we end malaria? 🦟 This year at Gresham College, our Professor of Physic Matt Higgins will deliver a series of lectures highlighting amazing medicines which changed humanity. Find out more: gres.hm/marvellous-medicines #Medicine #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
🎟️ In-person tickets are now open for the first lecture from our new Professor of Physic, Matt Higgins! Is the #HIV Pandemic Over? 📅 16 September, 6pm Find out more / book your place (or join online) via: gres.hm/marvellous-medicines *also of Oxford Biochemistry | University of Oxford
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What price does the planet pay for endless growth? 🌱🏢 This year at Gresham College, our Visiting Professor of Environmental Health Ian Mudway interrogates the intersection of environmental health, urban planning, economics, politics and the law. Find out more: gres.hm/bio-ledger #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Have you ever wondered about the maths behind toys? 🧩 This year at Gresham College, our Professor of Geometry Alain Goriely examines the role of toy models as important conceptual constructs for scientific understanding. More info: gres.hm/toys-maths University of Oxford #EverydayMaths #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
What is copyright, in the age of AI? ©️💻 This year at Gresham College, our Professor of Business Daniel Susskind explores the relationship between AI, creativity and copyright. Find out more: gres.hm/ai-copyright #AIArt #AICopyright #AIMedia #AIDebate #TechAndSociety #PublicLectures #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🎆📢 In-person tickets begin to open from today, with our Annual Provost's Lecture: Why Do We Need Empathy? by Professor Jane Shaw Tickets for all lectures open one month before each; browse our programme to find out all the details: www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Why does #music exist? 🎶🤔 This year at Gresham College, our Professor of Music Milton Mermikides explores the most persistent and puzzling questions about music, exposing myths and discovering surprising truths... Find out more: gres.hm/music-mysteries ‪University of Surrey #Musicology #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Examples from nature suggest that we may be able to chemically manipulate people's emotions... but should we? Prof Robin May asks, as neuroscience advances, what ethical risks do we face? 👉 gres.hm/peoples-emotions Institute of Microbiology and Infection #Biology #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Today is #BrightonPride! 🏳️‍🌈✨ Did you know, even as early as the 60s, Brighton was 'the gayest place in Europe'? Professor Matt Cook's lecture 'Locating Queer History' reveals the queer history beyond London... Watch: gres.hm/queer-history Faculty of History, University of Oxford #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What is the real story of our planet? 🌍 This year, Professor of the Environment Helen Czerski* will give lectures taking a holistic view of our planet from six different perspectives, each focusing on one component of Earth's system... Find out more: gres.hm/threads-world *also of UCL
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Today is Emily Brontë's birthday! 🎉 Professor John Mullan delves into the famous scene in Wuthering Heights, where Cathy's ghost appears at the window... 💀📖 In 'Fiction and the Supernatural', he explores the Victorian invention of the Gothic novel. Watch lecture: gres.hm/supernatural-fiction
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Last academic year, over 10,000 people attended our lectures! 👥 Join our community of donors that champion lifelong learning for all. 📚✨ Support our work: gres.hm/donate #VolunteersWeek #FreeLearning #FreeEducation #PublicLectures #AcademicTalks #GreshamCollege
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Shock of the Nude: Women Artists & Modern #China Dr Di Wang of Faculty of History, University of Oxford explores how the female nude shaped modern art, nationalism, and social change in China & reveals some of the pioneers of this tradition-defying art form ▶️ gres.hm/nude-china #modernart
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Very early notice but for those interested in England's Special Educational Needs crisis you may want to attend a talk i'm giving next year for @greshamcollege.bsky.social ! www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/loo...
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Loops, Leverage and the SEND Crisis
The crisis in special educational needs provision has dominated headlines and fractured council budgets. Drawing on brand-new findings from her 5-year research hub, Professor Christina Pagel explains ...
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
On 28 September in @greshamcollege.bsky.social www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/que...
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Where is Queer Love in the Shoah History?
Where are the stories of great queer love in the Shoah? There are almost none. Anna Hájková explains why the history of same-sex desire in the Shoah, that is, queerness among Jews persecuted by the Na...
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Hallie Rubenhold @hallierubenhold.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
For those of you already planning into next year, I’ll be giving a special lecture on February 10th, 2027 at @greshamcollege.bsky.social on behalf of the #RoyalSocietyofLiterature about restoring lost voices to history and how it can be done. www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/big...
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Big Little Lives: Recovering the Histories of Everyone Else
In the 21st century, we no longer see history as the ‘great deeds of great men’ but seek to understand the stories of the marginalised or ‘silent majority’. Yet how do we recover and tell these storie...
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
What shapes a planet’s atmosphere? 🪐 How was the Milky Way assembled? This year at Gresham College, our Prof of Astronomy Chris Lintott will consider these open questions in modern astronomy... Find out more: gres.hm/astro-future Department of Physics at the University of Oxford
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Instead of asking what AI will become, we should ask: what roles does AI already have in our lives? 🤖 This year, our Prof of IT Matt Jones will host lectures revealing how AI is now a therapist, muse, companion, assistant and co-worker to many... Find out more: gres.hm/ai-intimacy
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Our 2026–27 lecture programme is here! 🎉 Join us live, online or in person – always free! 📅 👉 gres.hm/whats-on From our astronomical future and #AI to marvellous #medicines, global #film, #music, #LGBTQ histories & staging #Shakespeare, there's something for everyone! #GreshamCollege #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
God of Wine. Inspiration. Madness. Fear. Why was #Dionysus (#Bacchus) viewed as both a saviour and a threat? Professor Ronald Hutton* explored the mystery in his penultimate Gresham College lecture: gres.hm/god-dionysus *also of History at Bristol
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What does the law say about the ongoing conflict in Palestine and Israel? Gresham Professor of Law Clive Stafford Smith explores this question in this lecture, drawing on his Jewish heritage and expertise in human rights #law... gres.hm/israel-palestine-law #EduSky
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Plastic China (2018) follows Yi-Jie, a little girl who works in a plastic waste recycling workshop, but dreams of going to school. ♻️📚 Prof Luke Robinson explores the world of independent Chinese documentaries... Watch lecture: gres.hm/chinese-documentary University of Sussex
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What happened when migrant women took on a photography and collage project? 👥📸 In her work bridging photography and archival research, Dr. Julia Winckler has witnessed the power of photography to connect people, to make them feel seen and valued... Watch lecture: gres.hm/memory
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Last academic year, we had over 200 entries for our Young Orator of the Year Competition! 🗣️ Join our community of donors that champion lifelong learning for all. 📚✨ Support our work: gres.hm/donate #VolunteersWeek #FreeLearning #FreeEducation #PublicLectures #AcademicTalks #GreshamCollege
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Today's Ringo Starr's birthday! 🎉 Why is Ringo not appreciated as the incredible drummer he is? Prof Milton Mermikides reveals all about his musical genius, and the Beatles' staggering invention... Watch lecture: gres.hm/beatles Filmed at @lsostlukes.bsky.social ⛪✨ University of Surrey
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
#BTS are playing in London tonight! 💜 Prof of Astronomy Chris Lintott reveals how the BTS song '13430' references Pluto's demotion from planet to asteroid... 🪐 Watch full lecture here: gres.hm/pluto-planet Department of Physics at the University of Oxford #BTSinLondon #EduSky #Astronomy
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Congrats @sarah-hart.bsky.social ! 💚
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
AI... domination, assimilation or domestication? Professor Matt Jones* looked at proposals to limit #AI powers and impacts, so that bad outcomes are outweighed by social benefits from the technology. Watch more: gres.hm/ai-taming *also of@swanseauni.bsky.social
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Today is #PrideinLondon! 🏳️‍🌈✨ Enjoy this incredible performance by West End actor Luke Bayer of 'I Am What I Am'. This is a clip from a lecture by Prof Dominic Broomfield-McHugh (he/him), where he reveals the history behind this famous LGBTQ+ anthem... Watch: gres.hm/lgbt
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"I've recommended Gresham College to colleagues, students – and bellringers!" 💡✨ Listen to Carrie's story about how Gresham College lectures have inspired her learning... 📚 Become a Friend with a regular donation of £10+ per month. 🤝 Sign up today: gres.hm/friend
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