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| Speaker: | Dr Jenny Crawley |
| Biography: | UCL Energy Institute |
| Date: | Wednesday 13th September 2023 |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | The Studio Theatre |
| Description: | A shift away from burning fossil fuels for heating will have implications for many of us; the technologies we will have in our homes, how we will use and pay for our heating, how electricity grids will cope with the huge increase in demand and the role of energy storage. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Sean Paling. | View Flyer |
| Biography: | Boulby Deep Underground Facility | |
| Date: | Tuesday 3rd October 2023 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. n the iStudio Theatre. | |
| Venue: | .The Studio Theatre | |
| Description: | 85% of the mass of the universe appears to be missing. It is likely to be made up of sub-atomic particles, ‘Dark Matter, and there is a race on around the world to prove or disprove this theory. The search for these particles takes place in underground laboratories like the UK’s facility in NE England. | |
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| Speaker: | Dr Henrik Melin |
| Biography: | University of Leicester |
| Date: | Thursday 9th November 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 p.m. in the Main House |
| Venue: | The Main House |
| Description: | Since its launch in 2021, the JWST has observed everything from planets within our own solar system to the earliest galaxies in our universe. The data it has returned have provided incredible new discoveries, which may ultimately re-write our textbooks about the Universe. Dr. Melin will highlight some of the extraordinary findings. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Andy Pickford |
| Biography: | University of Portsmouth |
| Date: | Thursday 7th December 2023 |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | The Main House |
| Description: | Waste plastics causes one of the most serious problems affecting the world today. Recycling is part of the answer but not enough. Enzymes that degrade challenging natural and man-made polymers may be part of the solution. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Corrine Spickett | View Flyer |
| Biography: | University of Aston | |
| Date: | Tuesday 9th January 2024 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Venue: | The Studio Theatre | |
| Description: | The reactivity of oxygen supports life by harvesting energy from fuel molecules, but can form reactive oxygen species that are damaging. Their roles in normal cell and tissue functions are vital but they contribute to mechanisms of inflammatory diseases. | |
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| Speaker: | Professor Colin Waters | View Flyer |
| Biography: | University of Leicester | |
| Date: | Wednesday 7th February 2024 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Venue: | The Studio Theatre | |
| Description: | This talk will explore the evidence for a new Anthropocene epoch commencing in the mid-20th century, explaining how units of the geological time scale are formalized and the environmental markers that distinguish the Anthropocene from the Holocene Epoch of the last 11,700 years. | |
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| Speaker: | Billy Young |
| Biography: | DSM, Birmingham |
| Date: | Tuesday 12th March 2024 |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | The Studio Theatre |
| Description: | The cradle to grave demolition journey of the former 2000 Megawatt coal fired power station in North Yorkshire. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Kevin Harrington | View Flyer |
| Biography: | Institute of Cancer Research | |
| Date: | Wednesday 10th April 2024 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre | |
| Venue: | The Studio Theatre | |
| Description: | We are beginning to understand how to harness the power of viruses to turn them into exquisitely engineered anti-cancer therapies. Drawing on data from laboratory studies of two classes of viral agents, the clinical translation of these new forms of cancer treatment will be illustrated with specific focus on potential future developments. | |
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| Speaker: | Professor David Johnson | View Flyer |
| Biography: | University of Manchester | |
| Date: | Wednesday 8th May 2024 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be preceded at 7:30 p.m by the Society's AGM. | |
| Venue: | The Studio Theatre | |
| Description: | Most land plants and many soil fungi have evolved to collaborate and the functioning of these underworld mutually-beneficial networks reaches almost mythological status in the popular press. This talk disentangles fact from fiction and describes the key roles played by root-fungal interactions in driving ecosystem functions. | |
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| Speaker: | Professor Shahin Rahimifard | View Flyer |
| Biography: | University of Loughborough | |
| Date: | Tuesday 4th June 2024 | |
| Time: | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Venue: | The Studio Theatre | |
| Description: | Evidence points to serious and irreversible ecological consequences of unsustainable manufacturing practices and consumption patterns. Rising awareness has led to several initiatives which have resulted in only a modest impact on the rapidly growing concerns over the climate crisis. | |