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OPEN LECTURES: Women and war, business without bosses, and Yorkshire's canals

Posted on 31 January 2020

Find out something new at our free Open Lectures - everyone welcome.

‘The true state of our condition,’ Or, where are Robinson Crusoe’s insect companions?
Tuesday 4 February 2020
This talk asks a simple question: where are the flies, mosquitos, wasps, bees, or butterflies that should be present on Robinson Crusoe’s island?

For Sama
Tuesday 4 February 2020
An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.

Masterclass guest lecture: Imagine a business without any bosses
Wednesday 5 February 2020
Members of Suma Wholefoods, the UK's largest equal pay co-operative, explain how their business works.

Complementary and alternative medicines in the "biomedical world"
Thursday 6 February 2020
What is the history, and what are the implications of the increasing popularity of complementary therapies and alternative medicines in regions traditionally seen as dominated by biomedicine?

Yorkshire historical canal transport and engineering: The “Tom Pudding” system
Thursday 6 February 2020
The talk will cover the history of the Tom Pudding system, its preservation and connections with Royalty.

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