Safe-falling workshop for health practitioners
This Safe-Falling workshop with Katrina McDonald will utilise principles from the sport of judo to teach people how to apply the principles of falling safely.
- 22 March 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
- Price: Free
The Philosophy of Dilemmas
Dilemmas can be a source of great frustration in both politics as well as in our personal lives, and the way we deal with them shapes our political landscape and our personal successes and failures in life. In this talk, philosopher Henrik Schoeneberg will look into philosophical strategies on how to solve dilemmas and how best to live with the results of our decision-making.
- 22 March 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
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Safe-falling workshop for over 55s
This Safe-Falling workshop with Katrina McDonald will utilise principles from the sport of judo to teach people how to apply the principles of falling safely.
- 22 March 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
- Price: Free
Love, actually: The science of this thing called love (In-person)
What is love? And can science ever really explain what it means to be in love? In this talk, Prof Viren Swami, one of the world’s leading experts in the psychology of romantic attraction, looks at how understandings of love have changed across human history.
- 22 March 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
- Price: Free
Behind the clutter: perspectives on understanding hoarding
Join us for a panel discussion bringing together experts in psychology, social care, and individuals with lived experience to explore the complexities of hoarding. This event will delve into the latest scientific insights, therapeutic approaches, and practical strategies for supporting those affected by clutter and hoarding behaviours. Attendees can engage directly with professionals and hear personal stories, offering a holistic perspective on overcoming the challenges of hoarding and fostering positive change.
- 22 March 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
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Would Corporate Psychopaths bankrupt the world economy to gain a bonus? (In-person)
Join Dr Clive Boddy for a talk following on from his 2011 paper 'The Corporate Psychopaths Theory of the Global Financial Crisis' in which he discusses the role that Corporate Psychopaths played in the Global Financial Crisis. This talk will explore the depths of Corporate Psychopathy and how far some individuals might go to gain a bonus.
- 22 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
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The hidden music of minerals and crystals
The microscopic structures of minerals tell stories of their formation, growth, and transformation over time. This presentation explores an innovative interdisciplinary approach that merges the fields of geology and music through the creation of soundscapes derived from microscope images of minerals.
- 26 March 2025, 16:30 - 17:30
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Let's Shape Research Together!
Do you want to make a change in your community? Are you interested in sharing your opinions to help academics develop ground-breaking research? Join this event to find out how ARU academics and members of the public collaborate at the early stages of research design. Learn about volunteering opportunities with ARU's 'Let's Shape Research Together' programme.
- 26 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
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Purchase decisions: Do we really make them or are we being manipulated?
This talk on Consumer Psychology will use real-world examples to show techniques used by businesses to influence purchase decisions made by consumers. We will look at whether these techniques do indeed change people's purchasing behaviour and how this process happens. The audience will leave with a detailed insight into techniques used to subconsciously make us purchase products and services.
- 26 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
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Exercise Physiology for the forgotten many: challenging assumptions in life and through science (In-person)
When we think of exercise physiology, it is generally in relation to high-performance athletes pushing the boundaries of human capability. In his Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Dan Gordon will explore how these principles have been adopted to challenge dogma, misconceptions, and assumptions for the forgotten many.
- 26 March 2025, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free