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Category Archives: monthly_meeting
2nd September 2019 – Invasive Plant Species
Invasive Plant Species – Bogeyman or Ecological Disaster? Dr Arthur Broadbent of the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester will lead the discussion. “Novel weapons”, “Enemy Release” “Invasional Meltdown” – these are some of the more popular … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, monthly_meeting
Tagged botany, ecology
13th May 2019 – The Magic of MRI
Dr Helen Beaumont of Manchester University will talk to us about MRI: What is an MRI machine? How does it work? What can it measure? Why does it have to be so big, so loud, so expensive? And what can … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, monthly_meeting
Tagged health, neurology, technology
1st April 2019 – Eco Energy Production from Waste Biomass
In April, Mubashra Latif, who is studying for her PhD in the faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Chester, will talk about her research. Mubashra is being supported by the University of Chester’s Eco-Innovation Cheshire and Warrington … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, monthly_meeting
Tagged ecology, electricity, energy
4th March 2019 – The Science of Civic Crime Prevention
Chris MacKenzie will give a wide overview on crime reduction in society. This is not a talk about security of premises or personal safety; it’s about the old and new theories of why people commit crime. Only when we understand … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, Event Type, monthly_meeting, Year
Tagged Criminology, psychology
4th February 2019 – Oral Health and Alzheimer’s
It’s three for the price of one at February’s SciBar – Doctors Sim K. Singhroa, Alice Harding and Sarita Robinson from the School of Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire will be talking on “The Role of Oral Health in the … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, monthly_meeting
Tagged health, neurology
7th January 2019 – The Antikythera Mechanism
For our first talk of the new year, Maurice Rushby, a retired chemical engineer with a strong interest in mathematics, will talk about the Antikythera Mechanism, which is (quoting directly from Wikipedia): “an ancient Greek analogue computer and orrery used to … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, monthly_meeting
Tagged archaeology, computing, history