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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 2h

🌌 The Universe is expanding... but will it expand forever? Professor Katherine Blundell OBE explores the fate of galaxies, black holes and the Universe itself... 👉 gres.hm/end-of-universe 🚀✨ Department of Physics at the University of Oxford #WSW2026 #Astronomy

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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Prof Clive Stafford Smith in The Independent on the botched execution of Christa Pike: gres.hm/css-ind-cp Catch up with his recent Gresham College lecture on what Trump’s drive to “restore the #deathpenalty means for the 2,400 people on death row: gres.hm/trump-death

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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

✨ Look deeper into the Universe and you look further back in time. ⏰ Prof Chris Lintott explores the Great Debate: how new telescopes in the 20th century revealed the Milky Way is one galaxy among billions... 👉 gres.hm/galaxies-beyond #WSW2026 #WorldSpaceWeek #Astronomy #EduSky

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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🚀✨Did you know there are more stars dying each year than those being born? Prof Chris Lintott delves into this and more in this lecture, exploring how the end of the universe could reveal the secrets about its beginnings ✨ 👉 gres.hm/how-ends #WSW2026

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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🚀✨ This #WorldSpaceWeek, celebrate human curiosity and the incredible stories the universe has to tell. 🌌 Our collection of free astronomy lectures takes you from stars and planets to black holes, galaxies and the origins of the Universe 👉 gres.hm/gresham-astronomy #WSW2026 #Astronomy

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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎵 Studies show we respond to rhythm & harmony even while asleep — and musical ideas have found their way into the dreams of composers from McCartney to Tartini. Prof Milton Mermikides explores the strange magic shared by #music, #sleep and #dreams 🎧 Watch more: gres.hm/music-sleep #Edusky

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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 · 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 · 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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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

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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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Congratulations to Filip Szemiczek of Sir John Lawes Sixth Form, Harpenden, winner of our 2026 Young Orator of the Year Competition! 🏆 Also to runners-up Sadie Bell & Laurena Anderson, and all finalists for their inspiring speeches!👏 More: gres.hm/-young-orator-comp26

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