Centenary Lecture Series
The Centenary Lecture Series was given by eminent thinkers of our times who reflected on the major issues of today, setting these in the context of the last century and speculating about the key challenges that face us in the future.
Watch video extracts of the lectures below, or click on a title for further information and speaker profiles.
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From Brunel to Wallace and Gromit - the changing face of the British engineering designer
Professor Sir Christopher Frayling Rector, Royal College of Art
12 March 2009
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FINDING MOONSHINE: A mathematician's journey through symmetry
Professor Marcus du Sautoy Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford
26 March 2009
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The campus is dead: Long live the campus
Professor Peter Jamieson Office of the Provost, University of Melbourne
28 April 2009
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From Credit Crunch to Climate Crunch: Avoiding the Ultimate Recession
Jonathon Porritt Director, Forum for the Future
24 June 2009
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On Craftsmanship
Professor Richard Sennett New York University and London School of Economics
29 June 2009
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Can we prevent the destruction of our planet?
Professor Lord Robert Winston Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College
1 October 2009
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Future Vehicles and Fuels: Our Challenges and Options
Professor John B. Heywood Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Sloan Automotive Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7 October 2009
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The complexities of trying to change the world
Dame Barbara Stocking Chief Executive of Oxfam GB
29 October 2009