President of St John’s College to deliver Royal Institution’s 2022 Christmas Lectures

Published on September 27, 2022

Professor Dame Sue Black, President of St John's College at the University of Oxford and one of the world’s leading forensic investigators, will deliver this year’s Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution.
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