Category Archives: Monthly Meetings

8th September 2025 – Impulsivity

Why Do We Act on Impulse? Understanding the Urge to React Without Thinking Why do we sometimes speak without thinking, overspend, or react quickly in ways we later regret? In this talk, Dr. Afshi Yahya Khan will explore impulsivity, why … Continue reading

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21st July 2025 – Mapping the Universe to reveal its dark secrets

Later than usual, at this month’s SciBar, our speaker will be Dr Steve Cunnington from the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, Universities of Portsmouth and Manchester. Steve says “We sort of understand how our Universe works and evolves. However, this … Continue reading

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9th June 2025 – Graphene update. Where are we with real applications?

This talk will be given by Prof. Aravind Vijayaraghavan, Professor of Nanomaterials, Department of Materials, Head of Internationalisation, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Nano-functional Materials Group Leader, National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester. More Details to follow. Update: Prof. Aravind … Continue reading

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12th May 2025 – Parkinson’s Disease Research

Our speaker for this event will be Alan Crossman, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy at the University of Manchester. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Physiology and Biochemistry and then a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Southampton University. He took up a … Continue reading

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14th April 2025 – The Science of Sleep

We’re not just unconscious when we sleep – hear the facts and learn about the latest science Dr Jill McGarry is a Clinical Psychologist with 28 years of NHS experience in psychological support for people with mental health issues. Throughout … Continue reading

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10th March 2025 – Artificial Intelligence: its development, structure and use

At this meeting, Knutsford SciBarian Adrian Fisher, who has previously told us about Blockchains, and 3D Printing, will talk to us about a topic that is increasingly likely to affect all our lives, in all sorts of ways – Artificial … Continue reading

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