Search
Search Funnelback University
81 -
90 of
117
search results for TALK:PC53 20
where 0
match all words and 117
match some words.
Results that match 1 of 2 words
-
The Criminal Defence of Marital Coercion
Duration: 00:08:04
Published Date: 2013/03/25Dr Findlay Stark examines the defence of marital coercion, which recently hit the headlines with the trials of Vicky Pryce and former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne for perverting the course of justice over an attempt to transfer penalty points for a speeding offence. Findlay Stark is the Yates Glazebrook Fellow in Law at Jesus College, Cambridge. His interests lie -
Excerpts from A Cambridge Mass
Duration: 00:02:16
Published Date: 2010/10/11An early work by composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is to be performed for the first time after being spotted in an exhibition at Cambridge University Library. The score of A Cambridge Mass was written by Vaughan Williams for his doctoral examination and has never been heard. It has been in the safe-keeping of Cambridge University Library for more than 100 years. Vaughan Williams studied at Trinity -
A land drained, a nation fed: the Fens since 1600
Duration: 00:38:40
Published Date: 2021/09/18JOIN US ON SLIDO FOR A LIVE Q&A #768745 https://www.sli.do/ Today's Fenland landscape is essentially the creation of the past 400 years. Gravity drainage in the 17th century was succeeded by windmills in the 18th, steam in the 19th and diesel and electric power in the 20th. The efforts of successive generations created the geometrical landscape we see today, which has a rich hidden complexity, -
Professor Lawrence Sherman: 'Less Prison + More Policing = Less…
Duration: 00:21:10
Published Date: 2011/02/17A presentation by Professor Lawrence Sherman, Wolfson Professor of Criminology, Director of the Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology at the University of Cambridge and Director, Police Executive Programme. Repeated experiments show that focused policing reduces crime. Yet research shows that prison increases offenders' crime rates, especially after they are sent to prison for the first -
Scientists to tackle mysteries of teenage brain
Duration: 00:00:20
Published Date: 2013/05/15Despite adolescence being a high-risk time for developing major psychiatric and drug dependence disorders, very little is known about the teenage brain. A novel research project jointly led by scientists from the University of Cambridge and UCL (University College London) aims to shed light on what happens to the brain as young people mature as part of a £5.4 million project funded by the -
Give and Take
Duration: 00:12:20
Published Date: 2019/11/14Give and Take explores the complex nature of gift giving for humans and their close animal relatives. The film brings biology, psychology, political studies, philosophy and theology into dialogue. Interviewees include Cambridge’s Professor Claire Hughes (Psychology), Professor Nicky Clayton (Psychology) and Dr Andrew Davison (Theology and Natural Sciences). Giving figures prominently in many -
Women’s Varsity rugby squad 2016 announced
Duration: 00:04:19
Published Date: 2016/12/01This year’s Women’s Varsity Match squad has just been announced (see below). Captained by Alice Middleton (Lucy Cavendish) from fullback, the Cambridge women will be looking to back up last year's 52-0 victory with another strong performance at Twickenham. The 135th Varsity Match and 30th Women’s Varsity Match will be held on Thursday, December 8 at Twickenham - tickets via the club. More -
Dr Paolo Bombelli, Public Engagement with Research Award winner 2016
Duration: 00:02:19
Published Date: 2017/02/01Dr Paolo Bombelli is a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Professor Christopher Howe, in the Department of Biochemistry. His research looks to utilise the photosynthetic chemistry of plants to create biophotovoltaic devices, a sustainable source of solar power. For over five years, Dr Bombelli has been taking his research out of the lab to science festivals, schools and design fairs; -
Minecraft tree “probably” the tallest tree in the Tropics
Duration: 00:02:52
Published Date: 2016/06/07A tree the height of 20 London double-decker buses has been discovered in Malaysia by conservation scientists from the University of Cambridge monitoring the impact of human activity on the biodiversity of a pristine rainforest. The Yellow Meranti stands 89.5m tall in an area of forest known as ‘Sabah’s Lost World’ – the Maliau Basin Conservation Area, one of Malaysia’s last few -
Vince v Wyatt: Striking it Rich and Striking Out an Ex-wife's…
Duration: 00:13:20
Published Date: 2015/04/08The recent Supreme Court decision in Vince v Wyatt aroused much media interest because it allowed an ex-wife to proceed with a financial claim against her ex-husband, who became a millionaire years after they divorced. The judgement is available at http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/2015/14.html In this video Dr Brian Sloan describes the reasoning behind the decision focusing on the limits of
Refine your results
Date
- 117 Uncertain
Search history
Recently clicked results
Recently clicked results
Your click history is empty.
Recent searches
Recent searches
Your search history is empty.