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Volume 2 1998

Summaries by listing:

All took place at the, BRLSI building, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath. unless otherwise stated.

*LECTURES*

FERROMAGNETISM — IS IT A FREE LUNCH?
THE COMMONWEALTH TODAY
WARCHILD & THE PAVOROTTI MUSIC CENTRE IN MOSTAR
THE MOLECULAR BASIS FOR THE REGIONAL PATTERNING IN EMBRYOS
THE BATH SPA PROJECT
POLLUTION IN BATH Lecture Series
CONFERENCE: A THEORY OF EVERYTHING?
THE ART OF DRAWING: WAYS OF SEEING AND MAKING IDEAS VISIBLE
ROBOTS: THEY CAN'T REALLY BE INTELLIGENT, CAN THEY?

*PARADISE TRANSPLANTED Series Organised by Dr Jennifer Gunning; sponsored by Buro Happold

HOW EXOTIC IS YOUR GARDEN?
BANKS’ FLORILEGIUM
THE HERBARIUM AT KEW
WHY COLLECT PLANTS WHEN YOU CAN MAKE THEM?
THE HISTORY AND BREEDING OF THE GARDEN ROSE
*

BLADUD: RECLAIMING THE LEGEND
JOB CREATION AND THE SINGLE CURRENCY
BEYOND THE MILLENNIUM - WHAT SHALL WE DO ON MONDAY?
THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS
“THE ONLY WAY IS UP”
ROME IN THE IMAGINATION OF J.W.M. TURNER
THE 1998 CHRISTMAS LECTURE: SEVEN WONDERS OF SCIENCE

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION

THE BRLSI HERBARIA (this was not a lecture)

*DISCUSSION GROUPS*

Discussion Group Agenda 1998

*ART & BIOLOGY*

*DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE*

ARCHITECTURE MASTERCLASS - I
ARCHITECTURE MASTERCLASS II
FORUM ON SOUTHGATE
ARCHITECTURE MASTERCLASS - III
ARCHITECTURE MASTERCLASS - IV
ARCHITECTURE MASTERCLASS - V
ARCHITECTURE MASTERCLASS - VI
A SACRED DUTY TO DOUBT- WILLIAM FROUDE AND J. H. NEWMAN
AFRICAN SCULPTURE
CHOICE IN BRIDGE DESIGN

*ECONOMICS*

BUSINESS ETHICS
THE REVISED GOVERNMENT PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE
HOW ROBUST ARE OUR INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC SUPPLIES?
BRISTOL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS AND THE REGIONAL ECONOMY
THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION
THE HISTORIC DEBATE ON ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
INVESTING IN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: THE FORESIGHT PROGRAMME

*FRENCH CIVILIZATION*

VIVE LA DIFFÉRENCE!
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR: CONTRADICTIONS
WINE TASTING

*LITERATURE AND HUMANITIES*

EDWARD CAIRD AND BRITISH IDEALIST PHILOSOPHY
PROUST, TIME AND ONE PAINTER'S EXPERIENCE
STENDHAL: EGOTIST, PORTRAITIST AND IRONIST - A PERSONAL VIEW
COLERIDGE AND VICO
FRENCH OPERA AT THE COURT OF THE SUN KING
CUBIST MAN IN THE WESTERN WORLD
ENVIRONMENTALISM IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
EDMUND BURKE AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
T.E.HULME

*NEW MEDIA & ART*

*PHILOSOPHY*

*SCIENCE*

THE BIRTH OF A STAR
UNCERTAINTY AND DETERMINISM
THE PERFORMANCE OF REACTOR CORE MATERIALS
INVARIANCE IN PHYSICS.
SCIENCE VS. ENGINEERING
THE HISTORY OF SYSTEMS SOFTWARE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

*TRANSPORT*

A MODERN TRAMWAY SYSTEM FOR BATH
TRAFFIC IN BATH: PARADISE OR PURGATORY?
DELIVERY OF GOODS IN BATH
HOW TO IMPROVE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN BATH
THE SOUTHGATE PROPOSAL - A PUBLIC CONSULTATION
TOURIST TRAFFIC - ON FOOT OR IN VEHICLES?
THE ADVANTAGES OF TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES
CAR PARKING: A REVIEW OF THE CONSULTANTS’ PROPOSALS
TIME OF THE SIGNS: TRAFFIC SIGNS IN A WORLD HERITAGE CITY
TRIPPING THROUGH BATH: PAVEMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
PEDESTRIANS FIRST! IS THIS POLICY WORKING?

*WORLD AFFAIRS*

EASTERN EUROPE SINCE 1990
THE WORLD OF ISLAM
CONTEMPORARY POLITICS IN RUSSIA
OLDER PEOPLE IN CONTROL?: PROSPECTS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
FREEDOM AND SECURITY: AN EXPLORATION
EUROPE AND THE BALKAN CRISIS.
THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE FUTURE