Category Archives: monthly_meeting

Date to be Confirmed – How Do You Observe 1.33 Billion Km3 of Ocean?

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

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 →

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Date to be Confirmed – Living with a Shrinking Nile for 6,000 Years:geoscience and archaeology in Northern Sudan

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

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 →

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6th April 2020 – Invasive Plant Species

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

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 →

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2nd March 2020 – SecREEts Project

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

Georgia Macey and her team from the Prospex Institute will give a presentation on rare earths and the SecREEts project. This project is aimed at establishing a stable and secure supply of critical rare earth elements based on a sustainable … Continue reading →

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6th January 2020 – Multisensory Perception and Synaesthesia

Posted on May 25, 2019 by

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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2nd December 2019 – The Pluto Story

Posted on May 24, 2019 by

Our discussion will be led by Professor Ian Robson, now retired but previously a Professor of Astrophysics, President of the Society for Popular Astronomy and Technology Director of the Edinburgh Royal Observatory.

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