ucl brain food 2012

public events at ucl

TALKS, EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS & MORE

JANuARy TO APRIL 2012

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The majority of UCL events are free, open to everyone and require no booking unless otherwise stated. The events listed in this leaflet are just a small selection of what’s on offer – for a full listing please visit: www.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Welcome to Brain Food. In these pages

you’ll find highlights from UCL’s wide range

of public events. For a full listing and the

most up to date information, please visit

our public events web pages at:


As London’s leading multidisciplinary

university, we’re passionate about bringing

our research into the community and

welcoming visitors into UCL to share in our

activities. Everything from talks, workshops

and seminars through to film screenings

and exhibitions is featured here.

UCL’s spring lunCH Hour leCture

series kicks off on Tuesday 17 January by

exploring the Arctic from space (see p.3)

and is followed by a diverse range of

lectures from the metaphysics of concrete

(p.12-13) to the Great American Novel

(p.19). The full list of Lunch Hour Lectures

is on p.16-17.

For those with a morbid curiosity, don’t

miss the Buried on Campus exhibition,

co-curated by UCL forensic anatomists

and osteologists, showcasing the

investigations undertaken when a mass

of human bones was discovered in UCL

during construction work in 2010

(see p.31).

Sign up online to receive UCL’s events e-newsletter with regular updates about new events: www.ucl.ac.uk/events

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Cover image: Bright Club, Dr Joe Flatman (UCL Insitute of Archaeology) by Dr Hilary Jackson

CONTENTS

2 Events diary

15 Chamber Music Club concerts

16 Lunch Hour Lectures

30 Exhibitions

32 Venue locations

33 Getting to UCL

36 Visitor information

events diaryJanuary to april 2012

2 SEE WWW.UCL.AC.UK/EVENTS FOR AN UP-TO-DATE LISTING

Inspector Sangiorgi and the Sicilian mafia, 1875–1877Professor John Dickie (UCL Italian Studies)+44 (0)20 7679 3988

Inspector Ermanno Sangiorgi was the

courageous Italian policeman who, in late

1875, first discovered the most important

piece of evidence in the history of the

mafia: the ritual that must be undergone

by anyone seeking to become a Man

of Honour. In 2009 Professor Dickie

unearthed a document in Sangiorgi’s own

hand that explains how the mafia took

revenge against him. Sangiorgi tells a story

rich in intrigue that takes us deep into the

world of the early mafia, and explains how

it came to be that Italy ignored the crucial

significance of the mafia initiation ritual,

and thus continued to believe that the

mafia did not exist. Final judicial

confirmation of the mafia’s existence would

only arrive in 1992. Please note that this

lecture has been rescheduled from 25

October 2011.

Pop-up exhibitions at UCL Art Museum: Jayne Parker presents+44 (0)20 7679 2540; [email protected]

In her own work, artist Jayne Parker,

UCL Slade School of Fine Art, looks at

the relationship between film and the

performance of music. What will catch her

interest among the prints and drawings in

UCL’s art collections? Pop in to UCL Art

Museum to find out.

Tuesday 10 January

6.30–8pm

Inaugural Lecture

Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre

Tuesday 17 January

1–2pm

Exhibition

UCL Art Museum

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Exploring the Arctic from spaceDr Katharine Giles (UCL Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

See below.

Under the Caribbean (1954) on the big screenDr Joe Cain (UCL Science & Technology Studies)+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

This Oscar-winning documentary/ camp

shark-filled romp by Austrian wildlife

filmaker Hans Hass displays stunning

photography of the underwater world,

including groundbreaking shots of whales

around the Galapagos and insights into the

life of scientists at sea. Part of the

Humanimals Season at the Grant Museum

of Zoology. Following the film join us for a

free glass of wine and a private view of

the museum.

luncH HOur lectureTuesday 17 January

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture

Darwin Lecture Theatre

Wednesday 18 January

6.30–8.30pm

Film Screening

JZ Young Lecture Theatre

lunCH Hour leCtureexploring tHe arCtiC from spaCeTUESdAy 17 JAnUAry, 1.15–1.55PM

With climate models predicting that the

Polar regions are the most sensitive

to climate change, our need to

understand them becomes increasingly

important. This lecture focuses on how

satellites can help us understand the

changing Arctic, and back down on

Earth how UCL scientists are stepping

out onto the frozen ocean to validate

the CryoSat-2 satellite, which is

measuring changes in the ice cover

with unprecedented accuracy. Marks

the 100th anniversary of Scott

reaching the South Pole.


lunCH Hour leCtureWHat Has faCebook done to us?THUrSdAy 19 JAnUAry, 1.15–1.55PM

detailed research on the impact of

Facebook on a population reveals very

different consequences from those

generally presented in newspapers. It

also suggests the future of such social

networking sites may be very different

from their past.

What has Facebook done to us?Professor Daniel Miller (UCL Anthropology)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

See below.

Psychical research and archaeologyAmara Thornton (UCL Institute of Archaeology)+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

Dr Amara Thornton (UCL Institute of

Archaeology) explores the connections

between sites and seances in early

twentieth century archaeology.

Concentrating on the archaeologists

George Horsfield and Agnes Conway

but with reference to Petrie’s assistant

and lecturer at UCL, Margaret Murray,

Dr Thornton considers how the use of

mediums and psychical research was a

larger phenomenon in archaeology than

has generally been admitted.

luncH HOur lectureThursday 19 January

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


Thursday 19 January

6.30–7.30pm

Lecture/Talk

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE WITH NO NEED TO BOOK UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED 5

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world: Have digital resources rendered the inaugural lecture obsolete?Professor Claire Warwick (UCL Information Studies)+44 (0)20 7679 2548; [email protected]

Digital resources and social media have

fundamentally changed the way that we

create, share and disseminate information.

Digital Humanities (DH) is a collaborative

interdiscipline where most research is

done in teams. Yet the traditional inaugural

lecture emphases the work of an individual.

Professor Warwick will question whether

the inaugural lecture remains meaningful

in a crowdsourced, DH world and compare

its affordances with those of digital

resources which allow users, both within

and beyond academia, to contribute to and

engage with the scholarly process.

Followed by a drinks reception in the UCL

Grant Museum of Zoology.

Is complex life a freak accident?Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

Natural selection is a kind of search

engine. Given enough time, and suitably

vast populations, it should find the best

solutions repeatedly. So why are bacteria

still bacteria? And why did all complex life

on our planet share an ancestor that only

arose once in four billion years? Dr Lane

will suggest that everything we see around

us stemmed from a freak accident two

billion years ago. We are far from inevitable,

and may be alone in a universe of bacteria.

Egypt revolution – one year on+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]/museums

Film screenings and a discussion mark the

first anniversary of the start of Egypt’s

2011 revolution. For more details check the

Petrie Museum website nearer the time.

Tuesday 24 January

6.30pm

Inaugural Lecture


luncH HOur lecture

Tuesday 24 January

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


Wednesday 25 January

6.30–8pm

Film Screening and Discussion



The triumph of human rights: dream or nightmare?Colm O’Cinneide (UCL Laws)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

Since 1945, the language of human rights

has acquired great potency and

resonance. Human rights law plays an

ever-greater role in national legal systems,

and states are now expected to respect

an increasing range of basic rights.

However, a growing backlash can now

be detected against the apparently

ever-expanding scope of human rights

guarantees. Has the concept of human

rights been stretched too far? Has it

departed from its core mission? This lecture

will address some of these questions, and

make the case for an expansive conception

of rights.

Humanimals family activity day+44 (0)20 3108 [email protected]/museums/whats-on

How much of an animal are you? Through

our hands-on specimen-based activities

we will be investigating how humans and

animals are linked. Come and build a

skeleton from real bones and see just

how similar we are. Discover how we

have benefited from animals and how

we threaten to destroy them.

Pop-up exhibitions at UCL Art Museum: After Michelangelo+44 (0)20 7679 2540; [email protected]

Are prints the first ever examples of

hacked content? In collaboration with

Fabien Pinaroli and Claudio Galleri, UCL

Mellon Fellow Antony Hudek explores this

question by relating prints inspired by

Michelangelo to appropriated imagery

from the 1960s to today.

luncH HOur lecture

Thursday 26 January

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


Saturday 28 January

11.30am–4.30pm

Drop-in

Family Activity

Grant Museum of Zoology

Tuesday 31 January

1–2pm

Drop-in

Exhibition

UCL Art Museum


The lure of the Kremlin: the court of Ivan the Terrible and global networks in the 16th centuryDr Sergie Bogatyrev (UCL SSEES – School of Slavonic and East European Studies)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

See above.

Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s last secret+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

Screening of a documentary originally

broadcast on Channel 4. Mummifying Alan

shows a team of scientists attempt to

mummify a specially-donated body in order

to understand Ancient Egyptian

mummification techniques. The screening

will be followed by a Q&A with Dr Carol

Reeves (UCL), Dr Stephen Buckley

(University of York), lead pathologist in the

documentary, and Gillian Moseley,

Executive Producer.

luncH HOur lecture

Tuesday 31 January

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


Tuesday 31 January

6.30–8.30pm

Lecture/Talk

Pre–booking essential


lunCH Hour leCturetHe lure of tHe kremlin: tHe Court of ivan tHe terrible and global netWorks in tHe 16tH CenturyTUESdAy 31 JAnUAry, 1.15–1.55PM

In the 16th century, the rise of

Muscovy was accompanied by military

aggression and the growing influence of

the russian Orthodox Church.

Westerners began to see russia as a

barbarian kingdom, locked away from

the outside world. However, this lecture

will demonstrate that the court of Ivan

the Terrible (1530-1584) and other tsars

was actually a focus for exchange with

the East and the West, and that

Muscovite regalia, court rituals and

illuminated manuscripts were the result

of intensive global interactions.


Cutting to cure cancer and ‘the limits set by nature’Professor Tom Treasure (UCL Clinical Operational Research Unit)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

Selection of only the most favourable cases

and the need to accompany operations

with chemotherapy and radiotherapy must

raise doubts about how effective surgery

itself is in controlling cancer. In this lecture,

Professor Treasure will describe research

findings and changes in practice that

indicate that the limits of cancer surgery

may have already been overstepped. He

poses the question: when our present day

efforts become history, how will cancer

surgery be judged by future generations?

luncH HOur lecture

Thursday 2 February

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


exHibitionburied on CampusMOndAy 19 MArCH–SATUrdAy

13 JULy, MOn–FrI, 1PM–5PM

GrAnT MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGy

A huge mass of human bones was

discovered in UCL during construction

work in 2010. This installation displays

the investigations undertaken to

discover what they are and why they

were buried. remains of at least 84

individual people and many animals

have been identified. Uncover where

they came from and what we can learn

from them in this unusual exhibition

co-curated by UCL forensic anatomists

and osteologists. (See p.31)


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A hands-on history of handsJack Ashby & Mark Carnall (UCL Grant Museum)+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]://historyofhands.eventbrite.com/

Join Grant Museum zoologists Jack Ashby

and Mark Carnall in a light-hearted

exploration of the history of the hand, paw,

hoof, fin and flipper with the museum’s

amazing specimens.

Sappho in Sainsbury’s+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]://sapphosainsburys.eventbrite.com

How the first female poet of the ancient

world looks at love and loss in the 21st

century. What would a lyric poet from

Ancient Greece make of our modern

romantic confusion? London’s ‘Sassy

Sappho’ Sophia Blackwell explores the

poet’s themes of love, loss, motherhood

and women’s place in society and the arts.

Part of LGBT History Month at UCL.

The mystery of Master Humphrey: one of dickens’s most enigmatic charactersDr Matthew Beaumont (UCL English)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

This lecture investigates one of Dickens’s

most peculiar and enigmatic characters,

Master Humphrey, the narrator of

The Old Curiosity Shop (that is, until he is

mysteriously dismissed from this role).

It details some of Humphrey’s oddities,

and speculates about his puzzling past,

before discreetly following him into the

streets of London at night. It identifies him

as a far more disturbing individual than

readers of this supposedly sentimental

novel tend to assume, and locates his

unsettling descendants in novels by

Stevenson, Joyce and Nabokov, among

others. This lecture marks the 200th

anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.

Thursday 2 February

6.30–8.30pm

Workshop



Thursday 2 February

6.30–7.30pm

Performance



luncH HOur lecture

Tuesday 7 February

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture



Pop-up exhibitions at UCL Art Museum: sculptural colour

+44 (0)20 7679 2540; [email protected]

Edward Allington, Professor of Fine Art,

Slade School of Fine Art, looks at John

Flaxman’s reliefs. Free, no booking required.

John Bull versus Stinkomalee: Tory opposition in the early days of the University of London (now UCL)Professor Rosemary Ashton (UCL English Language and Literature)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

In 1825 a group of liberal politicians, lawyers,

dissenting ministers, Roman Catholics, and

Jews came together to found a university in

London aimed at those excluded from the

two old-established English universities,

where teachers and students were required

to be subscribing Anglicans. To mark the

anniversary of UCL’s foundation, this lecture

will look at the opposition to the new

university among Tory politicians and

journalists, especially in the ultra-Tory paper

John Bull, which nicknamed the new

institution ‘Stinkomalee’ in honour of the

swampy rubbish dump on which the building

was constructed between 1826 and 1828.

A Boy and his Empire: Antinous, Last God of the Ancient WorldJohn J Johnston (UCL Institute of Archaeology)+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]://antinoopolis.eventbrite.com

When the beautiful youth Antinous, favourite of

the Roman emperor Hadrian drowned in the

Nile one autumn night in 130 AD, his legacy

appeared slight. However, in the aftermath of

his death, the city of Antinoopolis was founded

for him, a stellar constellation was given his

name, and, remarkably, Antinous was

proclaimed a god with a cult, which went on to

generate a vast and still instantly recognisable

sculptural corpus.

Tuesday 7 February

1pm-2pm

Exhibition

UCL Art Museum

luncH HOur lectureThursday 9 February

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


Thursday 9 February

6.30–7.30pm

Lecture/Talk




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+44 (0)20 7388 [email protected]@thebloomsbury.comwww.thebloomsbury.com

See below.

nature’s best inventions – halfterm activities+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

Get your hands on some of the museum’s

most amazing specimens as we investigate

the incredible structures that animals have

evolved. Just as buildings are designed

with every column and beam in the right

place, a vast number of odd animal

adaptations have evolved to fulfill a specific

purpose. Discover trident-shaped teeth,

hammer-shaped heads and needle-

shaped gnashers.

Friday 10 February

7.30–10pm

Performance

Tickets £8

Bloomsbury Theatre

Monday 13 February – Friday 17 February

1–5pm

Family Activities


brigHt Club: loveFrIdAy 10 FEBrUAry, 7.30–10PM

Valentine’s day is around the corner,

so it’s time for Bright Club, UCL’s

academic stand-up comedy night, to

put the romance into your year. Join our

line-up of comedians, musicians and

researchers to find out about everything

from duck sex to medieval seduction,

and from internet dating to the pure

love of a scientist for her apparatus

(not that kind of apparatus).


Animal magnetism – Valentine’s day at the Grant Museum+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

Whether you’re looking for love or heading

out to a romantic dinner, join us for a glass

of wine and discover how seduction is

done in the animal world. Come and find

just how big a heart can get, which

animals play a role in romantic human

superstitions and see how far creatures

will go to get the girl in this one night only

exhibition. A special evening drinks

reception with unusual specimen labels

for this amorous occasion.

Tuesday 14 February

5.30–8pm

£4 payable on the door. Includes a glass of wine or a soft drink.

Drinks reception


lunCH Hour leCturetHe metapHysiCs of ConCreteTUESdAy 21 FEBrUAry, 1.15–1.55PM

Almost three tons of concrete are

produced every year for every person on

the planet, second only to water in terms

of human consumption. While it has

transformed the lives of many people, in

Western countries it has been widely

blamed for making everywhere look the

same, and for erasing nature. As well as

architects and engineers; politicians,

artists, writers, filmmakers and churchmen

have made use of concrete for purposes

of their own. The results are often

contentious, and draw attention to the

contradictions present in how we think

about our physical surroundings.


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MahsuriUCLU Malaysian Societywww.uclumsoc.co.uk+44 (0)20 7388 8822 [email protected]

When Wan Darus goes off to war, his wife,

the beautiful Mahsuri, is left behind to care for

their child. An enigmatic travelling poet soon

wanders into the village, and the two strike

up a strong friendship. Mahsuri’s enemies,

however, see this as opportunity to wreak

havoc; their scheming eventually has

consequences far more tragic than any of

them could have imagined. A UCLU

Malaysian Society production in collaboration

with UCLU Stage Crew.

The metaphysics of concreteProfessor Adrian Forty (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

See opposite.

Strange creatures: UCL Art Museum pops-up at the Grant+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

Huge volumes of art have been produced

with representations of animals, but not all are

particularly accurate. Historically, artists may

have never seen the creature they depicted

and mythological and religious themes allow

for the creation of some truly strange

creatures. Take this chance to see these

intriguing works and more contemporary

creations from UCL Art Museum amongst the

strange, but real, creatures in the Grant

Museum. Part of the Humanimals Season at

the Grant Museum (see p.31), this event is

running alongside the Art by Animals

exhibition where you can see creations by

animals as well as depictions of animals

by humans.

student seasOn

Wednesday 15 February

7.30–10pm

Performance

Pre–booking advised

Bloomsbury Theatre

luncH HOur lecture

Tuesday 21 February

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


Thursday 23 February

1–2pm

Exhibition



Prevention is better than cure: investing in your arteriesProfessor John Deanfield (UCL Institute of Child Health)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

Although clinical complications of arterial

disease usually occur from middle age, the

underlying pathology begins many years

earlier with signs of arterial wall thickening

becoming detectable from childhood.

Traditionally, guidelines for intervention

have been based on 10 year risk, but this

approach results in under-treatment,

especially of young subjects and women.

This lecture, to mark Heart Awareness

Month, will discuss the assessment of ‘life

time’ cardiovascular risk, how this is now

being recommended as the basis for future

prevention strategies, placing greater

emphasis on healthy lifestyle from a

young age, and advocating active

earlier pharmacological treatment of

high risk groups.

The synagogues of Britain and Ireland: An architectural and social historyDr Sharman Kadish (Director of Jewish Heritage UK)[email protected]

Dr Kadish traces the architecture of the

synagogue in Britain and Ireland from its

discreet Georgian- and Regency-era

beginnings to the golden age of the grand

‘cathedral synagogues’ of the High

Victorian period. Shedding light on obscure

and sometimes under-appreciated

architects who designed synagogues for

all types of worshipers – from Orthodox

and Reform congregations to Yiddish-

speaking immigrants in the 1900s. She

also examines the relationship between

architectural style and minority identity in

British society and looks at design issues

in the contemporary synagogue.

luncH HOur lecture

Thursday 23 February

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


Monday 27 February

6.45pm

Lecture/Talk

Chadwick Lecture Theatre

uCl CHamber musiC Club ConCert series

HALDANE ROOM, UCL MAIN CAMPUS

Check for up-to-date details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/chamber-music

THURSDAY 12 JANUARY 5.30–6.30PM With fiddle and lute, voice, sackbut and curtal: an exploration of songs and dances from 15th century France.

TUESDAY 31 JANUARY 5.30–6.30PM The programme will include works for clarinet, viola and piano trio, with opera arias from Verdi’s Don Carlo, Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.

FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 1.10–1.55PM Programme to include music for small wind ensembles.

THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY 5.30–6.30PM An evening of French music: performed by members of UCLU Music Society, to complement and promote UCOpera’s March production of Acante et Céphise by rameau.

TUESDAY 6 MARCH 5.30–6.30PM Programme based on recent compositions by Club members and friends.

THURSDAY 15 MARCH 5.30PM–6.30PM delius and his circle: a concert to mark the 150th anniversary of Frederick delius (1862-1934). The programme will include songs by delius and Grieg to Scandinavian texts, sung in the original languages, and delius’s 3rd Violin Sonata.

Contact: Jill House [email protected] +44 (0)20 7679 4231

www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

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Tuesday 17 JanuaryExploring the Arctic from spaceDr Katharine Giles (UCL Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling) See page 3.

Thursday 19 JanuaryWhat has Facebook done to us?Professor Daniel Miller (UCL Anthropology) See page 4.

Tuesday 24 JanuaryIs complex life a freak accident?Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) See page 5.

Thursday 26 JanuaryThe triumph of human rights: dream or nightmare?Colm O’Cinneide (UCL Laws) See page 6.

Tuesday 31 JanuaryThe lure of the Kremlin: the court of Ivan the Terrible and global networks in the 16th centuryDr Sergie Bogatyrev (UCL SSEES – School of Slavonic & East European Studies) See page 7.

FEBrUAry

Thursday 2 FebruaryCutting to cure cancer and ‘the limits set by nature’Professor Tom Treasure (UCL Clinical Operational Research Unit) See page 8.

Tuesday 7 FebruaryThe mystery of Master Humphrey: one of dickens’s most enigmatic charactersDr Matthew Beaumont (UCL English) See page 9.

Thursday 9 FebruaryJohn Bull versus Stinkomalee: Tory opposition in the early days of the University of London (now UCL)Professor Rosemary Ashton (UCL English Language & Literature) See page 10.

Tuesday 21 FebruaryThe metaphysics of concreteProfessor Adrian Forty (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) See page 13.

Thursday 23 FebruaryPrevention is better than cure; investing in your arteriesProfessor John Deanfield (UCL Institute of Child Health) See page 14.

Tuesday 28 FebruaryFrom Euclid to modern geometry: do the angles of a triangle really add up to 180˚?Professor Mark Ronan (UCL Mathematics) See page 18.

Spring 2012

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Thursday 1 MarchThe Great American novel: How and whyDr Kasia Boddy (UCL English Language & Literature) See page 19.

Tuesday 6 MarchPatents stop people doing things. So why are they a good thing?The Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob (UCL Laws) See page 21.

Thursday 8 MarchHaving it all: dispelling the myths about work and motherhoodDr Anne McMunn (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) See page 22.

Tuesday 13 MarchThe search for genius and Einstein’s brainDr Mark Lythgoe (Director, UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging) See page 25.

Thursday 15 March3d imaging: nanotechnology and the quest for better medical sensorsProfessor Ian Robinson (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology) See page 25.

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Pop-up exhibitions at UCL Art Museum: Images of rousseau+44 (0)20 7679 2540; [email protected]

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From Euclid to modern geometry: do the angles of a triangle really add up to 180˚?Professor Mark Ronan (UCL Mathematics)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

More than 2,000 years ago, Euclid of

Alexandria wrote the most successful

textbook of all time. Starting with a few

simple assumptions (often called axioms),

he proved one result after another – for

example that the angles of a triangle add

up to 180˚. Euclid’s work was later

translated into Arabic, then from Arabic

into Latin, and scholars wondered whether

the last of his five axioms – which referred

to parallel lines, and sounded more like a

theorem than an assumption – wasn’t

simply a necessary consequence of the

other four. Many tried to prove this, and

some false proofs were published.

Professor Ronan will give a very convincing

one before outlining the history of

geometry up to the 19th century. That’s

when three people independently

discovered a perfectly consistent geometry

in which Euclid’s fifth axiom is not true,

and where the angles of a triangle no

longer add up to 180˚. This new work

inspired others and led eventually to the

sort of geometry Einstein needed for his

theory of gravity.

Tuesday 28 February

1–2pm

Exhibition

UCL Art Museum

luncH HOur lecture

Tuesday 28 February

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


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The Great American novel: How and WhyDr Kasia Boddy (UCL English Language & Literature)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

Parodied almost as soon as it was

announced, and generally regarded as a

topic beneath the remit of serious literary

criticism, the Great American Novel

enterprise has proved more durable and

more various than almost any other in

American literary culture. It remains the

bench-mark for literary ambition, prestige,

and sales. This lecture, to mark World

Book Day, will consider some of the forms

the Great American Novel has taken in

its 150-year history and ask what social,

political, moral, commercial and aesthetic

needs it so persistently promises to serve.

luncH HOur lectureThursday 1 March

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


pop-up exHibitionimages of rousseauTUESdAy 28 FEBrUAry, 1–2PM

Avi Lifschitz (UCL History) uses works

from the rousseau 300 exhibition to

explore how the way we perceive

rousseau now is very different from his

18th century reputation. Pop in.

Image: Jean Jaques Rousseau by David Martin after Allan Ramsay, 1766, mezzotint

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Science fiction; science future: A conversation about what’s around the cornerJon Turney+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

Everyone worries about the future. What’s

going to happen? What can we do about

it? In his Rough Guide to the Future, Jon

Turney explores past, present, and future

approaches to the ‘what’s next?’ His guide

was shortlisted for the 2011 Royal Society

Winton Prize for Science Books. Join us for

an evening of conversation with the author

and an expert panel of science historians

and scientists who also study future-ology.

Bring along your ideas about how we

might best think about the future. Following

the event join us for a free glass of wine in

a private view of the UCL Grant Museum.

Thursday 1 March

6pm

Lecture/Talk


tHe london varsityFrIdAy 2 MArCH

5.30PM (WOMEn’S) 7.30PM (MEn’S)

The London Varsity is the historic rugby

event between University College

London and King’s College London with

both women’s and men’s rugby teams

going head-to-head in the most eagerly

anticipated event of the university

sporting calendar. A rivalry spanning 180

years attracts a large number and

variety of supporters from alumni and

current students to members of local

communities. With both sides training

hard and dominating their current

leagues the varsity match will

be an intense and well fought battle to

see who will be crowned the ultimate

Varsity Champions.

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Egypt and comics: Modern mythology and pop-art reflectionsPaul Harrison+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

Asterix, Tintin, Thundercats, Dr Fate,

Promethea and Hawkman comics have

engaged with Egypt in a range of different

ways. In this talk Paul Harrison analyses the

manner in which Western conceptions of

Egypt, heritage and legacy are portrayed in

mainstream comics. Find out how modern

comic books employ the themes and

aesthetics of pharaonic culture to evoke

mystery, magic and exoticism.

The London VarsityAlex Hingley (UCLU)+44 (0)20 7679 4163

See opposite.

Patents stop people doing things. So why are they a good thing?The Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob (UCL Laws)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

The public debate about patents is old and

perpetual. Here is what Jeremy Bentham

said: “So long as men are governed by

unexamined prejudices and led away by

sounds, it is natural for them to regard

Patents as unfavourable to the encrease

of wealth. So soon as they obtain clear

ideas to annex to these sounds, it is

impossible for them to do otherwise than

recognize them to be favourable to that

encrease: and that in so essential a

degree, that the security given to property

can not be said to be compleat without it”.

This lecture will put the debate in modern

context and show why Bentham was right.

Thursday 1 March

6.30–7.30pm

Lecture/Talk


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Friday 2 March

5.30pm (Women’s Kick Off) 7.30pm (Men’s Kick Off)

Sporting Event

Pre–booking advised

Twickenham Stoop, Langhorn Drive, Twickenham, TW2 7SX

luncH HOur lectureTuesday 6 March

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


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Getting to the root of Egyptian hair: African style and dressingSandra Gittens+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

Ancient and modern hair meet at the

Petrie Museum in this workshop linked

to research for the forthcoming exhibition

‘African Combs: 5,000 years of culture,

politics and identity’ at Cambridge. Sandra

Gittens, a specialist and author on African

hair, will explore the types of North, West

and East African hair types/braids worn

today with a practical demo of braiding

by a specialist.

Mice people: Cultures of scienceDr Gail Davies (UCL Geography)+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

Join Dr Gail Davies (UCL Geography) as

she explores the world inhabited by animal

researchers with former geneticist Dr Steve

Cross (Head of Public Engagement, UCL).

What cultures have developed around

scientists who work with laboratory mice?

In this candid discussion discover how

Davies’ ethnographic approach to the

practice of modern science has uncovered

some intriguing findings about the humans

involved. A Grant Museum event. Following

the event join us for a free glass of wine in

a private view of the museum.

Having it all: dispelling the myths about work and motherhoodDr Anne McMunn (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

See opposite.

Tuesday 6 March

6.30–8pm

Lecture/Talk


Wednesday 7 March

6.30–7.30pm

Lecture/Talk


luncH HOur lectureThursday 8 March

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


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Wandering wombs and wicked water: Women’s complaints and their treatmentDr Carol Reeves (UCL Wellcome Fellow History of Medicine)+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

How did the Egyptians deal with period

pains, contraception, cystitis, ‘terrors of the

womb’, or determine a woman’s fertility?

The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus is the

oldest known medical text dating from

Egypt’s Middle Kingdom (2025–1700 BC).

The fragments that survive offer an

intriguing insight into ideas about women

and their bodies in ancient Egypt and also

suggest that ideas previously thought to

have originated in Greek medicine are

actually much older. A special talk for

International Women’s Day.

Thursday 8 March

6.30–7.30pm

Lecture/Talk


lunCH Hour leCtureHaving it all: dispelling tHe mytHs about Work and motHerHoodTHUrSdAy 8 MArCH, 1.15–1.55PM

We hear a lot about the stresses of

juggling motherhood with paid work,

and the subsequent harm this might

cause children. However, this lecture

to mark International Women’s day

discusses evidence from UK cohort

studies following generations of

men and women which suggests

that working mothers not only end

up healthier in mid-life, but that

their daughters may also end up

happier too.

deliriumUCLU Dance [email protected]+44 (0)20 7388 [email protected]

UCLU Dance Society’s 26th Annual Show

in association with UCLU Stage Crew.

An outbreak has occurred. Infection

is reaching pandemic proportions –

everybody around the world is dancing

and it appears that no one is immune!

From tap to hip-hop, classical ballet and

breakdance – personal expression is being

uncontrollably unleashed from the masses

and little can be done to contain the virus.

The question is… do they want to be cured?

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Thursday 8 March – Saturday 10 March

7.30pm

Performance

Bloomsbury Theatre

lunCH Hour leCturetHe searCH for genius and einstein’s brainTHUrSdAy 15 MArCH, 1.15–1.55PM

To mark Brain Awareness Week,

dr Mark Lythgoe will take audiences

on a journey in search of the greatest

brain of the 20th century, a brain which

was removed during the autopsy of

Einstein in 1955. Through this journey,

dr Lythgoe will then discuss whether

Einstein’s brain was extra special, and

what this research can tell us about

genius. Finally, this lecture will then

take a playful look at whether we all

have the potential to unlock our

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Fossil forage: national Science and Engineering Week activities+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

Take this chance to visit the Grant Museum

at the weekend with an amazing

opportunity to sieve through our genuine

fossil-rich sediment from a time when

London was patrolled by sharks and rays.

Find a 50 million year old shark’s tooth and

take it home!

The Search for Genius and Einstein’s BrainDr Mark Lythgoe (Director, UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

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3d imaging: nanotechnology and the quest for better medical sensorsProfessor Ian Robinson (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology)+44 (0)20 3108 3840; www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl

The smaller the scales we want to look at,

the bigger the tools we need to use, and

with complex equipment of this magnitude,

it is becoming more and more common

for research groups to share central user

facilities. To mark National Science and

Engineering Week, this lecture will focus

on UCL’s use of central user synchrotron

radiation facilities (sub-atomic particle

accelerators), to highlight developments

in the 3D imaging of nanomaterials in

the ultimate quest for creating better

medical sensors.

Saturday 10 March

Drop in 11am-4pm

Family Activities

Grant Museum of

Zoology

luncH HOur lecture

Tuesday 13 March

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture


luncH HOur lecture

Thursday 15 March

1.15–1.55pm

Lunch Hour Lecture



How scientific was Agora?Dr Andrew Gregory (UCL Science & Technology Studies)+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

A screening of clips from Agora where

Hypatia explains astronomy and

cosmology with analysis on what is

accurate about what was known and

believed about the universe at that time

and what was not. With Andrew Gregory,

expert on Greek cosmology and

perceptions of astronomy, and Debbie

Challis (UCL Petrie Museum) on Alexandria

and perceptions of Hypatia.

Printing objects: Lino-print workshopAdele Wagstaff (UCL Slade School of Art)+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

Come and make your own lino cut prints

inspired by Egypt and objects within the

Petrie collection.

University College Opera presents Acante et Céphise by Jean-Philippe rameauUCLU Music Society [email protected]+44 (0)20 7388 8822 [email protected]

In the first British staging of this spectacular

French baroque opera-ballet, UCOpera

rediscovers the story of the lovers, Acante

and Céphise. Tormented and separated by

the jealous genie, Oroès, their only hope lies

with the good fairy Zirphile. Will she be able

to save them or will they die at the hands of

Oroès and his minions? Originally written to

celebrate the arrival of a new heir to the

Bourbon dynasty, in this newly-conceived

staging the piece becomes an entertaining

journey through the trials and triumphs of

that most universal of stories – the creation

Thursday 15 March

6.30–7.30pm

Lecture/Talk

Institute of Archaeology Lecture Theatre, Gordon Square

Saturday 17 March

1.30–4.30pm

Workshop



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Monday 19 March

Wednesday 21 March

Friday 23 March

Saturday 24 March

7.30pm

Performance

Bloomsbury Theatre

Pre-booking advised


of a new life. With a magnificent score by

Jean-Philippe Rameau, one of France’s

most famous and original composers, and

fabulous dancing throughout, this is a

unique chance to see this masterpiece.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) on the big screenDr Joe Cain (UCL Science & Technology Studies)+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

See above.

Tuesday 20 March

6.30–8.30pm

Film Screening


film sCreeningThe BeasT from 20,000 faThoms (1953) on tHe big sCreenTUESdAy 20 MArCH, 6.30–8.30PM

This dinosaur classic follows a terrifying

beast accidentally resurrected following

nuclear testing as it rampages through

America. It is said to be one of the

inspirations for Godzilla. The trailers

ask “Are we delving into mysteries we

weren’t meant to know?”, “Who knows

what waits for us in nature’s no-man’s

land?” A Grant Museum event.

Following the film join us for a free

glass of wine in a private view of

the museum.


Unrolling Egypt’s ancient deadJohn J Johnston (UCL Institute of Archaeology, Egypt Exploration Society)+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

A frequent souvenir of wealthy travellers,

the mummified cadavers of ancient

Egyptians were not confined merely to

museums but became an increasingly

popular feature of salons and lecture

theatres throughout the Western world

during the mid-nineteenth century. The PR

of ‘unrolling’ mummies has been viewed as

both a ghoulish spectacle for sensation

seekers and as an early scientific

approach to the emerging discipline of

Egyptology. This lecture by John J

Johnston addresses this dichotomy by

placing the practice within its social,

cultural, and historical contexts.

Wednesday 28 March

6.30–7.30pm

Lecture/Talk


WorksHopeaster egg-laying animalsMOn 2 APrIL – WEdS 4 APrIL,

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drOP In 1–5PM

For the Easter holidays the Grant

Museum is exploring the wonderful

world of eggy animals. From penguins

to platypuses, sharks to snails and

bullfrogs to butterflies, our fantastic

specimen-based activities will

investigate the best shells and spawn.

Come and unscramble our games

and whip up some eggcitement with

our amazing animal specimens.

Part of the Humanimals Season at

the Grant Museum.

Continuous line: figures in motionSATUrdAy 20 nOVEMBEr

This practical drawing workshop

will look at artists’ techniques for

drawing the figure in motion,

exploring weight of lines and

speed of movement.

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Comic book slamKel Winser+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

Create your own comic panel and

characters in two hours in this comic book

slam at the Petrie Museum. Explore comics

using Egypt as inspiration and objects from

the museum for your own ideas.

Supergods comic book workshopKel Winser+44 (0)20 7679 4138; [email protected]

Create your own superheroes based on the

Ancient Egyptian gods. Get advice from a

comics writer on how tell your story. Take

inspiration from the museum and other

comics about Egypt to put your own comic

strip together. Suitable for 12 years

upwards.

Easter egg-laying animals+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

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Saturday 31 March

2–4pm

Workshop


Monday 2 April – Tuesday 4 April

11am–3.30pm

Workshop



Monday 2 April – Wednesday 4 April

Wednesday 12 April – Friday 13 April

Drop in 1–5pm

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rousseau 300: nature, self and state+44 (0)20 7679 2540; [email protected]

This exhibition features rare items from

UCL’s art and book collections to mark the

300th anniversary of the birth of one of the

most controversial authors in the history of

philosophy, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

(1712-1778). Among the items on show are

first editions of Rousseau’s works,

including On the Social Contract (Du

contract social, 1762), frontispieces and

translations. The display highlights his

unique and interdisciplinary characteristics

as a philosopher who not only wrote on

politics, economics and education, but also

composed music and wrote best-selling

novels. A significant part is dedicated to

Rousseau’s engagement with the

philosophical tradition (from Plato to Locke)

and his posthumous reception by

revolutionaries and conservatives alike.

Art by Animals+44 (0)20 3108 2052; [email protected]/museums/whats-on

Do animals make art? This exhibition

includes paintings by apes and elephants

and examines whether they are artistic

works or just pointless lines on a page.

Monday 9 January – Friday 27 April

Monday – Friday 1–5pm

Exhibition

UCL Art Museum

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An exhibition to celebrate the launch of the

www.sierraleoneheritage.org digital

heritage resource. Based on a three year

AHRC-funded research project that has

explored the role of culture and heritage in

civil society strengthening in Sierra Leone,

this multi-sited exhibition includes video

installation, photography, and a rare

opportunity to see some iconic Sierra

Leonean artefacts from the British Museum

and Sierra Leone National Museum.

Buried on campus+44 (0)20 3108 2052 [email protected]

A huge mass of human bones was

discovered in UCL during construction

work in 2010. This installation displays the

investigations undertaken to discover what

they are and why they were buried.

Remains of at least 84 individual people

and many animals have been identified.

Uncover where they came from and what

we can learn from them in this unusual

exhibition co-curated by UCL forensic

anatomists and osteologists.

Tuesday 10 January – Friday 24 February

Exhibition

UCL North Lodge and North Cloister

Monday 19 March – Saturday 13 July

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3 UCL Institute of Archaeology Lecture TheatreUCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square,London WC1H 0Py

4 UCL Bloomsbury Theatre 15 Gordon Street, WC1H 0AH+44 (0)20 7388 8822 www.thebloomsbury.com Check online for full event listings

5 Chadwick Lecture Theatre UCL, Main Campus

6 darwin Lecture Theatre UCL darwin Building, Malet Place, London, WC1E 6BT

7 Grant Museum of Zoology UCL rockefeller Building, 21 University Street, WC1E 6dEMonday–Friday, 1–[email protected]+44 (0)20 3108 2052www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/zoology

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getting to uCl

BY TUBEUnderground stations near to

UCL’s main campus:

Euston Square (Circle,

Metropolitan, Hammersmith

and City Lines)

Goodge Street (northern Line)

Warren Street (northern and

Victoria Lines).

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UCL’s main campus:

Euston, King’s Cross and

St Pancras International

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ADMISSIONAll events are free and open

to everyone with no need to

book in advance – unless

otherwise stated.

WATCHING ONLINEIf you are unable to attend

any of our lectures, many

are now being filmed and

are available to download for

free from our website, our

youTube site or on iTunes U.

FURTHER INFORMATIONFor further information please

contact individual events or

visit www.ucl.ac.uk/events

TERM DATES9 January–23 March

ACCESSIBILITYUCL aims to provide

accessibility to all its events.

If you require any information

about any accessibility

requirements please contact

UCL disability Services on

+44 (0)20 7679 0100

[email protected]

GENERAL ENQUIRIESMain Switchboard:

+44 (0)20 7679 2000

Main address:

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Gower Street

London, WC1E 6BT

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