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| Speaker: | Dr Rupert Beale |
| Biography: | The Crick Institute |
| Date: | Tuesday, 7th June 2022 |
| Time: | 8:00 pm |
| Venue: | To be advised. |
| Description: | The nanomachinery of molecular warfare that leads to pandemics, and ends them. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Andrew Beale |
| Biography: | University College, London |
| Date: | Wednesday 9th September 2020 |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom |
| Description: | Often referred to as a 'giant microscope' Diamond Light Source has been at the forefront of developments in modern X-ray imaging, more recently the bringing of a chemical dimension to snapshots of objects and functional materials. This new capability has led to a better understanding of subjects from fine art restoration to industrial catalysis. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Gina Rippon | View Flyer |
| Biography: | University of Aston | |
| Date: | Tuesday 6th October 2020 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom | |
| Description: | This talk will review the argument that women and men are born with different brains and that this is what causes sex differences in behaviour, personalities and temperaments, skills and achievements. But what goes on outside our heads is as important as what goes on inside and may offer better explanations for the persistence of gender gaps in today’s world. A gendered world can produce a gendered brain. | |
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| Speaker: | Dr Tim Brooks |
| Biography: | DSTL, Porton Down |
| Date: | Tuesday, 10th November 2020 |
| Time: | 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom |
| Description: | Dr Brooks will describe some of the more dangerous diseases of our time, from whence they came, and where they might go. Also how and why they suddenly appear, and then persist or simply disappear. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Nicola Clayton | View Flyer |
| Biography: | University of Cambridge | |
| Date: | Thursday, 3rd December 2020 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom | |
| Description: | Cognitive illusions reveal much about the psychology of the mind; perception, memory and the ability to revisit our past experiences and to imagine and explore places we have yet to visit. Magic effects also illuminate our ability to think about what others might be thinking, both on the part of the audience and on that of the magician. | |
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| Speaker: | Mr Mark Hamlet | View Flyer |
| Biography: | University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Date: | Tuesday, 12th January 2021 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom | |
| Description: | In my working life we have moved from orthopaedic surgeons doing all procedures, all open, to specialization, keyhole procedures, custom implants and robotic assistance. | |
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| Speaker: | Professor Kai Bongs |
| Biography: | University of Birmingham |
| Date: | Thursday, 11th February 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom |
| Description: | 250 years after the Industrial Revolution the UK is a frontrunner in the worldwide race towards the Quantum Technology revolution with a programme set to reach £1bn. Four national hubs have been established to drive forward quantum computing, communication, imaging and sensing. This talk will introduce the work of the Sensors and Timing Hub, take some of the “spookiness” out of quantum and illustrate how quantum sensors might change our lives. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Iain Gray CBE |
| Biography: | Cranfield University |
| Date: | Tuesday, 9th March 2021 |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom |
| Description: | Aerospace is at the start of the third Technology revolution - the first flight, the jet engine and now the emerging options such as electric and hydrogen powered aircraft. |
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| Speaker: | Dr Erica McAlister | View Flyer |
| Biography: | Natural History Museum | |
| Date: | Tuesday, 13th April 2021 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom | |
| Description: | Flies have adapted to all habitats with remarkable success; from the seas to the shores, from the bottom of lakes to the tops of mountains, and from deepest caves to outer space. The talk will introduce some of the many unusual features that enable them to be some of the planet’s best explorers. | |
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| Speaker: | Rhys Phillips | View Flyer |
| Biography: | University of Cardiff | |
| Date: | Wednesday, 5th May 2021 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Venue: | This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom | |
| Description: | The talk will discuss the phenomenon of lightning and its effect on aircraft and aircraft design. | |