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Gresham College
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Free public lectures across the Arts & Sciences | Since 1597
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🎄 On the fourth day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me…

A fascinating lecture, 'Ocean: The Liquid Engine That Dominates Our Planet', by Prof of Environment Helen Czerski*. Discover how the ocean shapes all life on Earth... ✨

Watch now 👉 gres.hm/ocean

* also of UCL

#12DaysOfChristmas
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In-person tickets open: Mithras: Master of Mystery

👉 https://gres.hm/god-mithras

Prof. Ronald Hutton explores the cult of #Mithras, the most famous of the mystery religions of the #Roman Empire; uncovering what we can really know of this enigmatic faith

University of Bristol
December 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🎄 On the third day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me…

An intriguing festive lecture ‘Christmas Lies and Legends’ by Judith Flanders, exploring the myths, memories and nostalgia that shape how we think about Christmas... ✨

👉 gres.hm/christmas-lies

#12DaysOfChristmas
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In-person tickets open: The Shape of Shells 🐚

https://gres.hm/shape-shells

Seashells, built by molluscs layer by layer, follow simple mathematical rules that create beautiful self-similar forms. Prof Alain Goriely* explains how we get various shapes, spines & wrinkles

*also of Oxford Mathematics
December 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎄 On the second day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me…

A festive lecture exploring famous film adaptations of A Christmas Carol, given by Dr Christine Corton. Discover how Dickens’s timeless story has been reimagined for generations... ✨

Watch now 👉 gres.hm/a-christmas-carol

#12DaysOfChristmas
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🎄 On the first day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me…

A heart-warming festive lecture, 'Christmas Carols and Nostalgia', by Prof Jeremy Summerly, exploring how carols bring the Nativity to life, merging the ancient and the modern... ✨

Watch now 👉 gres.hm/carols

#12DaysOfChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In-person tickets open: An Ocean of Air 🌍

Book: https://gres.hm/ocean-air

Prof. Helen Czerski* explores what the atmosphere is, how it works, and how human activity is changing it - and our future

* also of UCL
#environment #airpollution #climate #greshamcollege
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In-person tickets now open: Why Do We Grieve?

https://gres.hm/why-grieve

Is grief uniquely human or shared with animals like elephants & orcas? Prof Robin May explores this and whether we might find a cure for this crip[pling emotion...

Institute of Microbiology and Infection
#evolution #biology
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In-person tickets open: Constable’s The Cornfield at 200 🌾

https://gres.hm/constable-200

Professor Malcolm Andrews explores how this iconic landscape shaped ideas of Englishness—and what its working countryside reveals about nature, humanity, and today’s environmental anxieties.
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We did it! ✨

Thanks to your generosity, the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge exceeded its target — raising £62,059 for free education, with every donation doubled.

Thank you to everyone who supported the campaign 💚

#FreeEducation #PublicLectures #LifelongLearning #EducationForAll #GreshamCollege
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🎟️In-person tickets now open!

Music of Light and Colour https://gres.hm/music-light-colour

How do we see music or hear images? From Newton’s colour scales to Kandinsky, Klee, & Scriabin, explore the rich intersections of sound & vision as Prof Milton Mermikides traces their shared creative language
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In-person tickets now open: Pictures from Afghanistan

🎟️ Book: https://gres.hm/pictures-afghanistan

Based on his own visits, Prof of Law, Clive Stafford Smith asks what lessons Afghanistan offers today - and how we can better support those fighting for rights and the rule of law...

#humanrights
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In-person tickets open: Economics and Artificial Intelligence

👉 https://gres.hm/economics-ai

Prof Daniel Susskind* traces the history of the AI and work, from a 1956 Dartmouth conference to today’s technological upheavals and #ChatGPT

*also of ‪@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social‬
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Are we becoming more like AI?

Professor of IT Matt Jones explores how everyday digital tools are already nudging us toward machine-like habits, and how deeper AI-human fusion could reshape what it means to be human...

👉 https://gres.hm/ai-assimilation

*also of @swanseauni.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Gresham College sends its condolences to the family of renowned photographer Martin Parr, who died at the weekend. Just last week, we welcomed him to Barnard's Inn Hall for an entertaining lecture about his incredible photography, offering insights into his life and work. He will be much missed. 
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Final hours to support Gresham College’s Christmas Challenge! 🎄

⏰ There’s still time to help Keep Free Education Alive This Christmas! Donate before 12 noon (GMT) today and your gift will be doubled.

👉 gres.hm/xmas-25

Support free education for all! ✨

#BigGive #DoubleTheDifference #FreeLearning
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We’ve hit a milestone in the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge 🎉

Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised £42,215 — 75% of our goal, and every penny has been doubled. 💚

There’s still time to make twice the impact before 9 Dec.

Donate 👉 gres.hm/xmas-25

#FreeEducation #DoubleTheDifference
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hurry — only 24 hours left to have your donation DOUBLED in the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge! 🎄⭐

Your gift today helps us reach twice as many people with free education — just as we’ve done since 1597.

Donate now 👉 gres.hm/xmas-25

Doubling ends 12pm GMT, 9 Dec! ⏳

#BigGive #DoubleTheDifference
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Coming up this week:

Life, Death and Judgement in the Art and Times of Hieronymus Bosch (d. 1516)
Dr Sophie Oosterwijk FSA

Watch live online! https://gres.hm/hieronymus-bosch

#Greshamcollege #art #arthistory
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
One lecture changed everything for Ellen, who discovered Gresham College on YouTube at 17 and found a gateway to lifelong learning.

This Christmas, help others take that first step and keep our free lectures accessible to all.

Donate today 👉 gres.hm/xmas-25 🎄✨

#BigGive #DoubleTheDifference
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This Christmas: Keep Learning Free for Everyone! 🎄✨

Join Gresham’s first Big Give #ChristmasChallenge — every donation is DOUBLED until 9 Dec thanks to our supporters, including Reed Educational Trust Limited.

Make twice the impact today! 💫

👉 gres.hm/xmas-25

#BigGive #DoubleTheDifference
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Now halfway through the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge, we've raised £22,046 — every penny doubled to support free education. 💚

Donate 👉 gres.hm/xmas-25

Give before 9 Dec to double your impact – let’s reach £56,400! 🙌
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Until 9 Dec, all donations to Gresham College will be matched £1 for £1 through the #ChristmasChallenge – doubling your impact at no extra cost.

Donate today 👉 gres.hm/xmas-25

🎁 Give before 12 noon GMT on Tues — your gift will be doubled!

#BigGive #DoubleTheDifference #FreeEducation #BigGive2025
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
During the Big Give’s #ChristmasChallenge, every donation made to Gresham College will be DOUBLED, at no extra cost to you.

🌳 £5 becomes £10 – doubling your impact and helping us continue to provide free education for all.

Donate 👉 gres.hm/xmas-25

#BigGive #FreeEducation #DoubleTheDifference
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Gresham College’s first #ChristmasChallenge is LIVE! 🎄✨

This #GivingTuesday we’re asking everyone who has benefitted from our lectures to help Keep Free Education Alive.

Through the #BigGive all donations are DOUBLED up to £28,200 – make twice the impact today!

👉 gres.hm/xmas-25

#BigGive2025
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM