Author Archives: TerryG

9th May 2022 – Terahertz Radiation

T-Rays  – A new research tool from the electromagnetic spectrum. We are pleased to welcome Dr Darren Graham of the Photon Science Institute at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester and the Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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6th January 2020 – Multisensory Perception and Synaesthesia

Dr Clare Jonas has a PhD in psychology and used to be an academic who researched human perception. She is now a Science Communicator which she describes as “taking the complicated world of academic science and making it accessible to … Continue reading

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