Inaugural lecture: cryptocurrency scams and criminology
Professor Simon Mackenzie will discuss some of the scams currently flourishing in this new—and largely unpoliced—alternative financial system.
Richard Arnold Inaugural Lecture: A distractible astronomer learns some statistics
In this lecture, Professor Richard Arnold will explain how statisticians think about the world, and why their thinking seems so different to everyone else.
Inaugural lecture: The importance of seaweed in our natural world
Professor Joe Zuccarello will discuss his research on algal diversity, genetic variation, reproductive biology and evolution.
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