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How can we achieve a sustainable nuclear fuel cycle?
Professor Laurence Harwood
What new technologies are being developed to minimise the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuels?

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- Manchester
Four Ways of Thinking: Statistical, Interactive, Chaotic and Complex
Professor David Sumpter
What is the best way to think about the world?

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- Manchester
Nazir Afzal in conversation with Darryl Morris
Chancellor of the University of Manchester
What is the current state of the justice system?
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Why young people should join the Lit & Phil
Teo Balmus
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Legacy of Empire
Sathnam Sanghera and Dr Michael Taylor
How has Imperialism shaped modern Britain?

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MCR History Talks: Tourism
Jessica White and Adam Waddingham
A history of tourism, travel and heritage in Manchester

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