UCL Lunch Hour Lectures

LUNCH HOUR LECTURES - please see the bottom of this page for more details about each lecture

From defending the right to think obscene thoughts to observing the dark side of the universe, it’s amazing what you can cram into a lunch hour…

Running at UCL since 1942, Lunch Hour Lectures are an opportunity for anyone to sample the exceptional research work currently being undertaken at the university. Speakers are drawn from UCL's wide-ranging academic departments and lectures frequently showcase new research and recent academic publications.

Glimpse the future of ‘living buildings’. Explore the new biology of ageing. Become an expert on the undead. What will you do with your lunch hour?

Time and location: 1.15–1.55pm, Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. Please click here for a map to the Darwin Lecture Theatre. Please note the entrance to the Darwin Building is via Malet Place.

Admission: Free and open to everyone with no need to book. Please arrive early as places are limited. Admittance is on a first-come first-served basis.

Watch online: If you are unable to attend a lecture, all Lunch Hour Lectures are available to watch online from 7 days after the event

Contact: Please click here to email the UCL Events Team or tel Dan Martin, Events Manager +44 (0)20 7679 7675

Refreshments: Bring your own.

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The power of Lagerlöf

23 July 2009

Thursday 5 November (Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Selma Lagerlöf – the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature – 10 December)

Dr Helena Forsås-Scott

Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Her novels inspired epoch-making early films, when she turned 80 she was one of the most widely translated Swedish authors ever, and her work continues to attract new readers today. This lecture gives a flavour of the range of her writing, looks at the explanations for her success and tests the findings of more text-focused scholarship.