Darwin College will host its annual public lecture series in the Lent Term on the theme of ‘Beauty’. Lectures will be held on Fridays at 5.30 p.m. in the Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. All welcome.
21 January |
Beauty and truth, by Robert May, University of Oxford |
28 January |
Beauty and the grotesque, by José Hernández, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid) |
4 February |
Quantum beauty, by Frank Wilczek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
11 February |
The sound of beauty, by Elizabeth Eva Leach, University of Oxford |
18 February |
Beauty and attraction: in the eyes of the beholder, by Jeanne Altmann, Princeton University |
25 February |
Beauty and happiness: Chinese perspectives, by Jason Kuo, University of Maryland |
4 March |
Terror by beauty: Russo-Soviet perspectives, by Evgeny Dobrenko, University of Sheffield |
11 March |
Cosmic beauty, by Carolyn Porco, Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) |
Admitted to the Randall Dillard Research Fellowship in Arts and Social Sciences:
Jacob Norris, B.A., M.A., UCL
Admitted to the Stokes Research Fellowship in Mathematics or Physical Sciences:
Alexander Charles Copley, B.A., M.ESc., Oxon, Ph.D., Q
Appointed Bursar with effect from 1 December 2010:
Richard Anthony, M.A. (Hons), Ph.D., (Edinburgh), ACA