Tutor information
Tim Barrett
Tim Barrett lectures in political history and the history of science. Ten years an OUDCE International Programmes tutor, he is also an Honorary Research Fellow of Keele University, Staffordshire.
Courses
The eternal fascination of artists, scientists, film-makers and writers alike, we explore the myriad manifestations of humankind’s engagement with time, from scratches on stone to the Theory of Relativity, from art-house cinema to the metaphysical novel.
DNA, quantum mechanics, relativity, plate tectonics, radio communications and computing. Emphasising historical context, this course offers detailed appraisals of the startling intellectual and technical 20th century achievements forged in peace and war.
An introduction to all things cosmological. From the birth of stars to the death of black holes, from Relativity to quantum mechanics and the Big Bang, we examine humankind’s most astounding discoveries and the most challenging questions facing science.
A layperson’s guide to contemporary science’s most strange and startling frontiers, quantum physics and relativity. In tandem with a variety of historical, philosophical and every-day contexts we explore both fields in plain, non-mathematical language.