Public lecture podcasts
University of Bath
The University of Bath podcasts are a series of public lectures available to download for free.
Enhance your understanding of subjects ranging from how babies develop to the workings of the universe. Learn from academics and business and industry experts.
The University of Bath is a leading UK insitution. We offer a distinctive blend of research-led teaching, an outstanding graduate employment record and personal development opportunties.
Enhance your understanding of subjects ranging from how babies develop to the workings of the universe. Learn from academics and business and industry experts.
The University of Bath is a leading UK insitution. We offer a distinctive blend of research-led teaching, an outstanding graduate employment record and personal development opportunties.
Episodes
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Nov 30, 2011 • 1h 52min
On the secrets of human motivation
World-renowned psychologist Professor Richard Ryan talks about why video games are so addictive and why people can't wait for the weekend.
Nov 29, 2011 • 51min
William Herschel Society lecture 2011: Active galaxy jets - an exhausting business
Professor Diana Worrall addresses our understanding of the Universe, and the largely uncharted structures that we find when we explore space.
Nov 25, 2011 • 56min
A nice cup of tea
Garden historian Russell Bowes talks about the horticultural history of the tea bag, from its origins in the foothills of the Himalayas right through to the modern tea bag.
Nov 21, 2011 • 1h 14min
Why do we need social science?
The Campaign for Social Science SW Regional Roadshow aims to raise the profile of social science in the public, media and Parliament, in context of changes to the funding of teaching and research.
Nov 18, 2011 • 1h 5min
Energy storage - the missing link
Professor Peter Bruce of the the University of St Andrews talks about the need for a step change in the performance of energy storage devices for the future in order to help us achieve a low-carbon world.
Nov 18, 2011 • 1h 24min
Two great war poets: Gurney and Owen
Jon Stallworthy, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and Dr Jane Potter of Oxford Brookes University, discuss the lives of Ivor Gurbey and Wilfred Owen.
Nov 15, 2011 • 59min
Journeys in indigo
Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul, honorary research fellow at the University of Exeter and fellow at the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club, tells a compelling story of indigo, the world's oldest, most magical and best-loved dye.
Nov 14, 2011 • 1h 2min
Alan Cotton inaugural lecture: A sense of place
Alan Cotton, Honorary Professor of Art at the University of Bath, gives his inaugural lecture where he presents stories about people and places from his travels.
Nov 3, 2011 • 1h 7min
Moon gods, demons and the sacred disease: A history of epilepsy and how we treat it
Dr Roland Jones, a neuropharmacologist from the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Bath, will explores the history of epilepsy.
Oct 26, 2011 • 55min
Towering ambition: William Beckford and his buildings in Wiltshire and Bath
Dr Amy Frost investigates all of the architectural wonders that William Beckford spent his life constructing in this detailed biography.
