Upcoming Lectures, Presentations and Workshops
“The Nuclear Test Ban: Current Legal Status and Prospects”
Lecture, LC063, Brunel University
This event is a talk by Lisa Tabassi.
Why is CERN important to me?
Presentation, Newton Room, Hamilton Centre, Brunel University
You and your students are invited to a briefing from Brunel academics who have been working on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN to find out about the centre and its research.
Internal Mooting: Beginners Semi-Finals (leading to Supreme Court Finals)
Workshop, Moot Court (Elliott Jaques 080)
This moot will determine the two teams from the 'beginners' competition that will compete in the finals at the Supreme Court on February 26. Mr Alastair Hodge, Barrister at 5 Essex Court and Senior Advocacy Trainer for Inner Temple, will act as a judge for this moot.
Mooting: Advanced Internal Competition (leading to Supreme Court finals)
Workshop, Moot Court (Elliott Jaques 080)
This moot will determine the two teams from the Advanced competition (level II and III students) that will participate in the Supreme Court finals on February 26.
“The International Judge”
Lecture, Darwin Room, Brunel University
This event is a talk by Professor Philippe Sands QC
The clock is ticking, the bomb will explode… To torture or not to torture?’
Workshop, ELJT 110
February 7, 1-2.30,we will screen an episode of the American series “24”, followed by reflection on readings advocating for and against the use of torture in ‘ticking bomb’ situations. Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos will be introducing the readings.
Advanced Motion Graphics Lab (master class)
Lecture, TC2012 - Tower C
Wolf Winter - a motion graphics, 3C and visual effects expert with over 20 years in industry. he will assist students with any advanced tips and tricks they may need for their Motion Graphics projects or final year projects.
Public Lecture Series 2013: The Value of Natural Resources is to be Found in their Exploitation
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
What are natural resources, and how do we determine their value and the effects of their exploitation?
Motion Graphics Guest Lecture
Lecture, LC266, Lecture Centre
Kasia Molga - an artist/designer/animator - who worked in advertising for many years.
'A Walk to Beautiful' Human Rights Film
Presentation, Lecture Centre 061
'A Walk to Beautiful' is an award-winning documentary on the state of women in Ethiopia. Childbirth injuries and lack of healthcare services leave women ostracised in the society. The film tells the moving story of five women. It is kindly presented by Deborah Chay.
Ask Week 18-22 Feb
Workshop, Bannerman Centre
ASK Week is a series of academic skills workshops for current Brunel students
Public Lecture Series 2013: Modern Science is Incompatible with Believing in God
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Can science and religion be reconciled and complement each other, or does an understanding of science preclude belief in God?
Made In Brunel Tech Event
Workshop, Antonin Artaud (AA001) Theatre
Keynote Speaker Trevor Baylis, the inventor of the wind-up radio is visiting Brunel to share his experiences, creations and current business ventures along side other guest speakers, including rAndom Internation, which was founded by Brunel alumni design students.
Public Lecture Series 2013: The Good Life is a Matter of Aesthetics rather than Ethics
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Can we separate the aesthetic from the ethical in art, design and our lives?
Public Lecture Series 2013- The Good Life is a matter of Aesthetics rather than Ethics
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Speakers:Professor Peter Beresford, Professor Johannes Birringer, Professor Joseph Giacomin and Professor Peter Wiegold
Guest Lecture:'UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Islamic Law: A Comparative Perspective'
Lecture, Elliot Jacques EJ110
Shaheen Sardar Ali Professor of Law University of Warwick and Vice-Chair, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will be delivering a guest lecture. She is an expert on Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law. She has written and published extensively on women and child rights issues.
The third CIPL public lecture will be delivered by Mr Hew Dundas
Lecture, LC208
Mr Hew Dundas will be speaking the third CIPL lecture in the “Adjudicating International Disputes” series 2012-13. He is Honorary Vice-President, Scottish Arbitration Centre and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Chinese European Arbitration Centre.
Lectures: Towards a new regime for Data Protection in the EU
Lecture, Lecture Centre, LC265
Dr Antonio Caselli (Italian Data Protection Autority) and Dr Vera Pozzato (EU Data Protection Secretariat) will discuss the law and challenges for data protection. They will analyse the current and the proposed new data protection regime in the EU. A focus on cloud computing will follow.
Cross-Border Litigation in Spain
Workshop, Brunel University
Workshop: Cross-Border Litigation in Spain (organised with the support of the University of Aberdeen and European Union Lifelong Learning Programme)
Masterclass: Applied Video Aesthetics and Timebased Media
Lecture, Brunel University
Paul Prudence - an digital artist in video and audio/visual performance who will appeal to both Multimedia students and Broadcast from the video/VFX side of things.
Lilya 4-Ever Human Rights Film
Presentation, LC 061
The film tells a story of human trafficking. Lilya is a 16 year old girl who is left behind by her family in Estonia. She falls in love with a young man promising her a new life in Sweden.
Public Lecture Series 2013: Social Cohesion is More Important than Multi-Culturalism
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Multi-culturalism encompasses a variety of cultural differences, including those based on ethnicity, religion, class and sexuality. Is multi-culturalism leading to a breakdown in social cohesion?
Public Lecture Series 2013: Social Cohesion is More Important than Multi-Culturalism
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Multi-culturalism encompasses a variety of cultural differences, including those based on ethnicity, religion, class and sexuality. Is multi-culturalism leading to a breakdown in social cohesion?
Brunel Brain Awareness Week
Public Lecture, Darwin Room
Brunel will celebrate Brain Awareness Week on Monday 11 March with a free, open-invitation public event on campus.
'Silent Waters' Human Rights Films
Presentation, LC 066
Set in the end of 1970s the film tells a story of the influence of political events on the lives of ordinary citizens. Ayesha, a widow, watches her son being swept away in the wave of political radicalisation, which also brings back her memories of the partition of India.
Public Lecture Series 2013: Triviality is More Oppressive than Tyranny
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Tyranny seems so out of place today – but what about the tyranny of triviality and the triviality of restrictions imposed by tyrants?
Master class on Intelligent Systems applied to industrial applications from Anthony J. Grichnik, Innovation Leader - Intelligent Systems, Caterpillar Logistics Inc.
Lecture, LC267, Lecture Cenre
Big data. Analytics. Artificial intelligence. Soft computing. Data mining. It seems that no current news broadcast or popular magazine can get away from exaggerating the potential of these technologies or overpromising on their results. Do these fields have any substance beyond the media hype cycle? In this lecture we will explore the "warring clans" in the Intelligent Systems space, and how they are fueling a quiet revolution in Caterpillar products, processes, and global supply chain design.
Reading Group In Memory of Ronald Dworkin
Workshop, Elliott Jaques 110
What Should Judges Do? •R. Dworkin, Justice for Hedgehogs (2011) Belknap Press, 379-400. •R. Dworkin, ‘Keynote Address: Justice for Hedgehogs’ (2010) Boston U.L.R. 469-478. •R. Dworkin, ‘The Judge’s New Role: Should Personal Convictions Count?’ (2003) Journal of Int. Crim. Justice 4-R
Public Lecture Series 2013: The Right to Die is the Ultimate Personal Freedom
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Are we - and should we be - in control of what happens at the end of our lives? Is there any such thing as the 'right' to die, and if so why should only the dying be granted it?
Public Lecture Series 2013: The Right to Die is the Ultimate Personal Freedom
Public Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Are we - and should we be - in control of what happens at the end of our lives? Is there any such thing as the 'right' to die, and if so why should only the dying be granted it? Chair: Andrew Ward Speakers: Mary Gilhooly, Abimbola Olowofoyeku, Clive Seale, Heinz Wolff
'The Right to Die is the Ultimate Personal Freedom' - Prof Abimbola Olowofoyeku
Lecture, Eastern Gateway Building
Is ‘the right to die is the ultimate personal freedom’?
BAE Systems Spring Lecture
Lecture, Main Auditorium, Eastern Gateway Building
Brunel University presents the BAE Systems Spring Lecture on Open Innovation: "Unless we innovate new ways of doing business the UK economy will flounder".
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Elke Krahmann
Lecture, Eastern Gateway Auditorium
Professor Elke Krahmann, School of Social Sciences will deliver her Inaugural Lecture entitled “Security Studies and “Performativity”: Is Security just an Act?”
The Situation of Human Rights in Iran and its Impact on the Arab Spring by Dr. Shirin Ebadi
Presentation, Hamilton Centre, Newton South
'The Situation of Human Rights in Iran and its Impact on the Arab Spring' a talk by Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Laureate, on Monday 22nd April 2013, at 2.00 pm followed by an interview conducted by Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar.
'Devolution and the Evolution of Environmental Governance in Wales' - Professor Karen Morrow
Lecture, Hamilton Centre, Brunel Univeristy
Professor Karen Morrow, University of Swansea, will provide a keynote presentation examining the impact of devolution on environmental governance in Wales. The free celebratory dinner focuses on the environment and how policy and regulation are developed to protect it.
Women in Neuroscience Seminar Series: Dr. Jenny Crinion
Public Lecture, Darwin Room, Hamilton Centre
As part of a new seminar series "celebrating the achievements and contributions of women and inspiring a new generation of neuroscientists", Women in Neuroscience presents three prominent female neuroscientists.
Women in Neuroscience Seminar Series: Prof. Catherine Harmer
Public Lecture, Darwin Centre, Hamilton Centre
As part of a new seminar series "celebrating the achievements and contributions of women and inspiring a new generation of neuroscientists", Women in Neuroscience presents three prominent female neuroscientists.
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mark Williams
Public Lecture, Eastern Gateway Building Auditorium
Professor Mark Williams will discuss ‘Expertise and its Acquisition across Domains: Implications for Training and Performance Enhancement'.
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Andreas Kortenkamp
Public Lecture, Eastern Gateway Building
Professor Andreas Kortenkamp, Institute for the Environment, will deliver his Inaugural Lecture entitled ‘Multiple chemical exposures and the rise in male reproductive disorders – is there a link or are we facing an explanation gap?’ in the Eastern Gateway Building Auditorium.
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Arturo Sala
Public Lecture, Eastern Gateway Building Auditorium
Professor Arturo Sala, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, will deliver his Inaugural Lecture entitled ‘The Emperor of all childhood maladies: a brief biography of neuroblastoma’ on Wednesday 13 November.
