In this presentation Professor Tom Rippeth, from Bangor University, will explore an environmental disaster of the twentieth century (the Aral Sea) and an ongoing potential disaster (sea ice retreat in the Arctic Ocean) and use them to demonstrate the interconnectedness of the global oceans with our weather and climate.
This event was organised by the Cheshire and North Wales regional committee.
In his new history of the exploration of the steppes, Nick Fielding shows that there is a hidden and far more diverse history for this vast region that is commonly known in the West.
This lecture examines the circumstances surrounding the abduction of Kallihirua, a member of the Inughuit community of Northern Greenland who was visited by the crew of the Assistance during the 1850–51 Franklin Search Expedition.
Recent neuroscience research has explored how the brain represents details of places and navigation – but how is that linked to how we navigate in the real world?
Will the recent financial crisis and the downturn in the global economy change the shape of capitalism as we know it today and how has the UK been impacted?
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