News in Distinguished Lectures during May 2011
Science in the service of the developing world
A Connections Lecture by Darwin College in association with the Centre for Science and Policy. "Anything that moves against economic development is against development." This observation by Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for International Development (DfID)...
An Innovation Odyssey
From Basic Research to the World's Fastest-selling Consumer Electronics Product The fifth event in CSaP's Distinguished Lecture Series involved Professor Christopher Bishop, Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research Cambridge. He delivered a fascinating talk about the relevance of blue-skies, non-mission driven research, ...