This lecture explores Thatcher’s electoral success, economic transformation, and confrontations with organised labour, highlighting how her leadership secured repeated victories before divisions over Europe led to her removal.
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This lecture will reassess Bush’s path to the Gulf War, from early hesitation and pressure for diplomacy to a hardened stance shaped by domestic and strategic factors, culminating in Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait.
Life writing – whether memoir, biography, literary non-fiction, eye-witness accounts, blogs (the list goes on) – can be very powerful when told with brevity. Short-form writing is an end in itself; it also helps us focus on our writerly craft.
Discover Aphrodite beyond the familiar goddess of beauty: a powerful and complex deity of love, desire and persuasion, whose influence shaped Greek religion, myth and literature - and whose power could be creative, compelling and dangerous.
Join us in Oxford for this walking tour and examine the city's remarkable collection of grotesques and gargoyles. How has a medieval tradition found popularity in the present? What codes are hidden in the stones? Bring binoculars for close-up views!
This lecture explores Major’s 1992 election victory and political skill, set against the impact of Black Wednesday and deep party divisions over Europe, which ultimately led to his government’s defeat in 1997.
From the early hackers of the 1950s all the way to 1990s cypherpunks, 2000s hacktivists and the diverse community of hackers today, this online lecture explores the genesis of hackers, their methods and their motivations.
Fast-track your journey from technical expert to leader. Gain practical skills to manage teams, balance leadership with process, and drive high performance. Learn how to motivate, prioritise, and transition into management with confidence.
Good communication is key to achieving high performance in the workplace. Today's team leaders need to communicate with multiple stakeholders using multiple communication methods. This course will cover how to excel in written and verbal communication.
This lecture will reassess Bush’s path to the Gulf War, from early hesitation and pressure for diplomacy to a hardened stance shaped by domestic and strategic factors, culminating in Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait.
We will start by exploring different types of volcanoes and then learn to identify igneous rocks and how magma is formed thus creating different eruption styles. The tutor will use current events with live information as well as various case studies.
This lecture examines Blair’s electoral success and New Labour modernisation, highlighting public service investment and reform, while assessing the limits of his authority, particularly over the failed bid to join the Eurozone.