Calendar of Lectures & Exhibitions
Professor John Gray
Philosopher, author and
broadcaster will consider
the question:
Did the Nineteen
Sixties change
the World?
Wed 22 March
7.30 pm
GW
WE OOOGRRRALPLDHDYA &FAFA DAFVIFERNAST UI RRE Swith R G S - I B G
A NEW SERIES
of lectures to explore
the phenomenon
of the 1960s will
run from March
to December.
Tickets:
Bath Box Office
[email protected]
Bath Royal Literary
& Scientific Institution
16 Queen Square  Bath  BA1 2HN
[email protected]  01225 312084
www.brlsi.org
Coffee Mornings  Saturdays 11 am
Members Library  Saturday 11 - 12 noon
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BATH ROYAL LITERARY & SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION
M A R C H 2017
M A R C H PROGRAMME OF LECTURES & EVENTS
bold = Lectures / Special Events italics = Visiting Organisations ● Meetings start at 7.30pm (unless otherwise stated)
Wed
1
Poetry
The Poetry of the Brontës: a reassessment
Dr Gerald Hull, University of Wales
Thu
2
Research Now
(PhD students research)
Autonomous Vehicles:
technology & psychology
Felix Feug University of Bath
Conor Ogilvie-Davidson Bath Spa University
Fri
3
Herschel / Astronomy
WHS Annual Lecture
Black-Hole Driven Explosions
& the Dynamic Universe
Prof Carole Mundell, Prof of Extragalactic
Astronomy; Head of Physics, Bath University
Mon
6
Bath NATS
Recording Wildlife in the Bath NATS area
Rob Randall
Tue
7
Philosophy
Artists and Engineers
Prof D H Mellor, University of Cambridge
Wed
8
Business & Economics
The Next Financial Hurricane
Professor Antonio Cabrales, UCL
Thu
9
BACAS
Recent Roman Discoveries in Wiltshire
Dr David Roberts
Fri
10
Bath Film Society
Leviathan [Russia 2014]
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Sat
11
The Poet’s Voice 10 am
POETRY WORKSHOP All welcome
Organiser: Duncan McGibbon
Mon
13
History & Culture
with Geography & Adventure
Perilously Picturesque: Joseph Hooker’s
Himalayan Expedition 1847-51
Dr Tim Hooker, BRLSI Member
Wed
15
THE 1960s Psychology
A brief history of Psychedelic Research
Prof David Luke, University of Greenwich
Thu
16
German Language & Culture
Die Kathedrale von Wells [talk in German]
David Grover, Gastefuhrer in der Kkathedrale
Mon
20
Literature & Humanities
James Joyce and the Voyage of Ulysses
Dr Joe Brooker, University of London;
Wed
22
NEW SERIES THE 1960s
Bath Box Office: 01225 463362
Did the Nineteen Sixties change the World?
[email protected] £6 / £4
Professor John Gray,
Philosopher, author, broadcaster
Thu
23
THE 1960s
The Advent of the Laser
Professor John Davies, University of Bath
Fri
24
Bath Film Society
Jimmy’s Hall [Ireland 2014]
Director: Ken Loach
Mon
27
Patrick O’Brian Society
Patrick O’Brian’s ‘Post Captain’
Group book discussion - All welcome
Tue
28
French Civilisation & Culture
Discussion on French 2017 Elections
Dr Aurélien Mondon & Dr Nick Startin
University of Bath
Wed
29
Visual Arts
Beatific Souls: Child Death in Nineteenth
Century Literary & Visual Culture
Jen Baker, University of Bristol
Thu
30
Geography & Adventure
Kate Marsden in Siberia: An ongoing journey
Jacki Hill-Murphy FRGS, Explorer & writer
Science
MEMBERS 2017
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
the
long
trip
17 to 31 March
a brief history of
Bath at Work and Play
email: [email protected]
for an application form.
Return completed form to Reception by 6 March
with cheque for £10
psychedelic
research
Professor David Luke University of Greenwich
Wednesday 15 March  7.30 pm
1:30 pm Induction Training for anyone interested
in work with Children's Science. includes DBS clearance.
University of Wales
Tues 7 March
7.30 pm
Perilously
Picturesque
The Next Financial Hurricane
What can complex networks teach us about
financial fagility and systemic risk?
Prof Antonio Cabrales University College London
Joseph Hooker’s
Himalayan
Expedition
1847-51
Dr Tim Hooker
BRLSI Member
Wednesday 8 March  7.30 pm
Monday 13 March
7 . 30 pm
From Homer
to Howth Head
the advent of the
JAMES JOYCE
and the voyage of
Ulysses
Dr Joe Brooker
Birkbeck College, University of
London; Director, Centre for
Contemporary Literature
Mon 20 March  7.30 pm
LASER
SCIENCE
2 March - 13 March
10am - 4 pm Monday - Saturday
Dr Gerald Hull
University of
Cambridge
Wed 1 March
7.30 pm
LITERATURE & HUMANITIES
EXHIBITION
An illustrated
reassessment
Professor John Davies
University of Bath
Thursday 23 March ● 7. 30 pm
GEOGRAPHY & ADVENTURE
10 am Training for STEM Ambassadors
in running Science Workshops.
Brontës
Professor
DH Mellor
HISTORY & CULTURE
organised by Young BRLSI & Graphic Science
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
22 M A R C H T R A I N I N G
ARTISTS & ENGINEERS
The poetry of
PHILOSOPHY
Entry to our talks cost
£4 visitors or £2 members / students
Exhibitions are FREE
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Here we put on a programme of talks and
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leading thinkers and researchers.