A list of all SciBar events in reverse chronological order

  • 11th April 2022 – A New Approach to Developing Antivirals

    Dr. Sam Jones is a Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow in the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester where he heads up the Jones Lab which focuses on understanding material/virus interactions. Sam says “By understanding and controlling such interactions… continue reading

  • 14th March 2022 – Reduce, Replace, Refine

    The path to eliminating animal experiments in drug discovery Professor Ian Wilson of the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London will pose a range of questions and lead the debate. Ian’s alternative subtitle for the talk is “How to get… continue reading

  • 14th February 2022 (Zoom 7pm) – Neuroscience of Speech

    We are joined by Dr. Kate Slade and colleagues from the Neuroscience of Speech and Action Laboratory at the University of Lancaster who will describe their research projects. continue reading

  • 8th November 2021- Getting personal – Individualizing Medical Care

    Professor Ian Wilson, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London returns to update us on a talk he gave approximately 10 years ago. continue reading

  • 11th October 2021 – A Story of Radioactivity: A Glowing Tale

    Dr Louise Natrajan, The Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, University of Manchester will present this talk. She will discuss the myths surrounding radioactivity, how it was initially thought to have health benefits through to how it is now… continue reading

  • 13th September 2021 – An introduction to Machine Learning

    In our first live SciBar for 18 months, Paul Roberts, a Management Consultant who advised international Investment Banks on Artificial Intelligence is going to give a talk entitled “An introduction to Machine Learning (commonly known as Artificial Intelligence)” Paul says… continue reading

  • 5th July 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – Tired of Listening? A journey Through the Sense of Hearing

    Dr Kate Slade from the Neuroscience of Speech and Action Laboratory in Lancaster University’s Psychology Department is going to talk about her work. This is what she says about her talk: “Think back to a time when you’ve been in… continue reading

  • 7th June 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – How Do You Observe 1.33 Billion Km3 of Ocean?

    This question will be asked by Dr Matt Donnelly, Lead Data Scientist, UK Argo Programme. The oceans play a key role in the climate and provide a habitat for a wide range of marine life, but with an average depth… continue reading

  • 10th May 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – Just a Second/Ancient Light

    It’s two for the price of one in May, when Dr Steve Barrett returns to give two short talks: Just a Second, in which Steve explores what can happen in one second, and explains why we need leap seconds; plus… continue reading

  • 12th April 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – 5G: The Need, Technical Challenges and Impact

    Professor Nigel Linge, University of Salford, School of Computing, Science and Engineering, will be talking about 5G. From his website, this is what Nigel says about his talk: “In December 2017, the world took an important step forward in the… continue reading

  • 1st March 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – The Beginning of Everything

    Dr Steve Barrett, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool will talk about the beginning of the universe. Several of us recently attended (virtually) Kirkby SciBar and saw Steve giving a talk about Black Holes, and were very impressed by his… continue reading

  • 1st February 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – Living with a Shrinking Nile for 6,000 Years:geoscience and archaeology in Northern Sudan

    Prof Jamie Woodward, who spoke to us in June 2019 about microplastics in Manchester’s rivers, will return to talk to us about the Nile. More details to follow. NB this talk was going to be given in March 2020, but… continue reading