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Merton Conversations

Merton College's 750th Anniversary lecture series The Merton Conversations were held in world-class venues across the globe during 2014. Mertonians had the opportunity to engage with a range of contemporary topics, discussed by pairs of high-profile speakers eminent in their field.

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Merton Conversation: The Challenges of Global…

Wednesday 15 January 2014
With Sir Callum McCarthy (1962), Charles Li, and Liu Mingkang, in Hong Kong.
Lord Patten, Professor Rana Mitter and Professor Dame Jessica Rawson - © John Cairns - www.johncairns.co.uk

Merton Conversation: China and the West - Culture…

Friday 28 February 2014
With Dame Jessica Rawson and Lord Patten of Barnes, at Merton College.
Times Square, Manhattan, New York - Photo: © Terabass [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia

Merton Conversation: The Global Media Revolution

Saturday 12 April 2014
With Sir Howard Stringer (1961) and Mark Thompson (1976) in New York.
The entrance to the Royal Society - photo: Tom Morris, CC-BY-SA 3.0

Merton Conversation: The Two Cultures of CP Snow

Thursday 15 May 2014
With Stephen Fry and Brian Cox, and moderated by Merton Emeritus Fellow Lord May, at the Royal Society in London.
BAFTA

Merton Conversation: Liberty

Tuesday 7 October 2014
With the Rt Hon Sir Brian Leveson (1967) and Shami Chakrabarti, at BAFTA in London.
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Merton Conversation: The Real Science Behind CSI

Tuesday 11 November 2014
With Sir Alec Jeffreys (1968) and Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe (1988), at the Royal Institution in London.
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