Category Archives: 2013

4th June 2013 – The Higgs Boson

Posted on June 4, 2013 by DaveT

The Higgs Boson – is it still there and does it matter? Dr Rob Appleby of the University of Manchester returns to our SciBar to update us on the Higgs boson – the facts and the implications. Have we really found … Continue reading →

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7th May 2013 – Can Animals Think Scientifically?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by DaveT

Dr Bill Sellars will address the question “When you think of the things some animals can do or make, you have to ask if they can think “scientifically” and, if so, what does this mean for humankind?”

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2nd April 2013 – Cloning

Posted on April 2, 2013 by DaveT

Sarah Chan, deputy director of The University of Manchester Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation (which recently joined Manchester University’s Faculty of Life Sciences) will join us to lead our discussion. Projects that offer excellent collaboration between the University and … Continue reading →

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5th March 2013 – Manchester in the Global Industry of Science and Technology

Posted on March 5, 2013 by DaveT

Professor John Pickstone of the University of Manchester recently helped arrange a series of ‘Interfaculty Lectures’ and, with friends in Manchester Metropolitan University and the City, he initiated and organised a major Manchester Histories Festival in March 2009. This proved … Continue reading →

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5th February 2013 {No Information Available}

Posted on February 5, 2013 by DaveT
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8th January 2013 – Graphene

Posted on January 8, 2013 by DaveT

Dr Aravind Vijayaraghavan discusses graphene with us. Graphene is the world’s first 2-dimensional material, and was made in Manchester for the very first time in 2004, by Professor Andre Geim and Professor Kostya Novoselov. They were, of course, awarded the … Continue reading →

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