Latest Sixth form Podcast Episodes
Alice Bentinck MBE (audio – incl full Q and A)
Lectures (audio) - November 09, 2016 08:04 - 43 minutesAlice Bentinck MBE is a British technology consultant, educator and blogger. She is the co-founder and COO of Entrepreneur First, a London-based startup accelerator for UK and Central European tech graduates, and also the co-founder of the Code First: Girls free web programming courses for women ...
Alice Bentinck MBE (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - November 09, 2016 08:03 - 22 minutes - VideoAlice Bentinck MBE is a British technology consultant, educator and blogger. She is the co-founder and COO of Entrepreneur First, a London-based startup accelerator for UK and Central European tech graduates, and also the co-founder of the Code First: Girls free web programming courses for women ...
Anthony Thomson discusses disruptive banking (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - November 03, 2016 14:36 - 34 minutes - VideoAnthony Thomson – founder of Metro Bank and the UK’s first online only bank ‘Atom Bank’ – discusses disruptive banking and his career.
Anthony Thomson discusses disruptive banking (audio)
Lectures (audio) - November 03, 2016 14:26 - 34 minutesAnthony Thomson – founder of Metro Bank and the UK’s first online only bank ‘Atom Bank’ – discusses disruptive banking and his career.
Shami Chakrabarti discusses Civil Liberties (audio)
Lectures (audio) - March 11, 2016 11:31 - 25 minutesOn Monday 1st February 2016 we were honoured to host Shami Chakrabarti, who spent an hour with students talking about her work supporting and defending human rights as the Director of Liberty, the British civil liberties organisation. A Barrister by background, she was called to the Bar in 1994 a...
Shami Chakrabarti discusses Civil Liberties (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - March 11, 2016 11:30 - 25 minutes - VideoOn Monday 1st February 2016 we were honoured to host Shami Chakrabarti, who spent an hour with students talking about her work supporting and defending human rights as the Director of Liberty, the British civil liberties organisation. A Barrister by background, she was called to the Bar in 1994 a...
Sir Vince Cable discusses his career and the coalition government (audio)
Lectures (audio) - December 11, 2015 10:27 - 28 minutesOn Wednesday 9th December, The NCS was lucky enough to host our latest guest speaker: The Rt. Hon. Sir Vince Cable. Sir Vince has had a long and varied career; firstly in economics where he rose to become Chief Economist at Shell and later in politics. In 2010 he entered the cabinet as Business S...
Sir Vince Cable discusses his career and the coalition government (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - December 11, 2015 10:26 - 29 minutes - VideoOn Wednesday 9th December, The NCS was lucky enough to host our latest guest speaker: The Rt. Hon. Sir Vince Cable. Sir Vince has had a long and varied career; firstly in economics where he rose to become Chief Economist at Shell and later in politics. In 2010 he entered the cabinet as Business S...
Jonathan Portes discusses the economics of the EU Referendum (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - November 04, 2015 09:04 - 36 minutes - VideoOn Wednesday 14th October, British economist Jonathan Portes delivered a lecture to NCS students on the economics of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Since joining HM Treasury in 1987, Mr Portes has held various positions in the civil service and the private sector. He was Chief Eco...
Jonathan Portes discusses the economics of the EU Referendum (audio)
Lectures (audio) - November 04, 2015 08:50 - 35 minutesOn Wednesday 14th October, British economist Jonathan Portes delivered a lecture to NCS students on the economics of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Since joining HM Treasury in 1987, Mr Portes has held various positions in the civil service and the private sector. He was Chief Eco...
Prof John Nicholson – Molecules and Murder (audio)
Lectures (audio) - April 20, 2015 10:40 - 47 minutesProf John Nicholson is a materials scientist who studied chemistry at Kingston University, then completed a PhD at London South Bank University. He also holds the DSc degree of the University of Greenwich. His career has included spells at the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, King’s College ...
Prof John Nicholson – Molecules and Murder (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - April 20, 2015 10:39 - 48 minutes - VideoProf John Nicholson is a materials scientist who studied chemistry at Kingston University, then completed a PhD at London South Bank University. He also holds the DSc degree of the University of Greenwich. His career has included spells at the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, King’s College ...
Dr Adam Roberts – Antibiotic Resistance (audio)
Lectures (audio) - April 20, 2015 10:37 - 43 minutesUCL’s Dr Adam Roberts delivers a lecture on the issues surrounding Antibiotic Resistance to students at The NCS. Our students have become the first to take part in a swab and send scheme run by Dr Roberts and were given kits after the talk. Adam graduated with an Honours degree in Applied Biology...
Dr Adam Roberts – Antibiotic Resistance (Video)
NCS Lectures (video) - April 20, 2015 10:35 - VideoUCL’s Dr Adam Roberts delivers a lecture on the issues surrounding Antibiotic Resistance to students at The NCS. Our students have become the first to take part in a swab and send scheme run by Dr Roberts and were given kits after the talk. Adam graduated with an Honours degree in Applied Biology...
David Lammy MP (audio)
Lectures (audio) - January 30, 2015 10:37 - 30 minutesStudent lectures from special guests at The NCS
David Lammy MP (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - January 30, 2015 10:36 - 31 minutes - VideoStudent lectures from special guests at The NCS
Professor David Stevenson (audio)
Lectures (audio) - January 20, 2015 08:10 - 39 minutesStudent lectures from special guests at The NCS
Professor David Stevenson (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - January 20, 2015 08:09 - 39 minutes - VideoStudent lectures from special guests at The NCS
Owen Jones (audio)
Lectures (audio) - December 24, 2014 13:32 - 36 minutesOn Tuesday 25th November, Guardian columnist, broadcaster and author Owen Jones came to speak at The NCS to our Politics students. Picking up on themes from his latest book ‘The Establishment’, he gave his views on a variety of topics which are of concern to young people today. From voter disenga...
Owen Jones (video)
NCS Lectures (video) - December 24, 2014 13:31 - 37 minutes - VideoOn Tuesday 25th November, Guardian columnist, broadcaster and author Owen Jones came to speak at The NCS to our Politics students. Picking up on themes from his latest book ‘The Establishment’, he gave his views on a variety of topics which are of concern to young people today. From voter disenga...