Category Archives: Monthly Meetings

6th October 2014 – Using Particle Accelerators for Healthcare

Hywel Owen of the University of Manchester (http://www.hywelowen.org) will lead our discussion. Hywel says: “Whilst particle accelerators are most often imagined as the giant machines used to smash together subatomic particles at places like CERN, they are actually used in … Continue reading

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1st September 2014 – Colliding Galaxies

Dr Megan Argo, Researcher at Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester will discuss “Colliding Galaxies” with us.

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7th July 2014 {No Information Available}

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2nd June 2014 – The Future of Airport Security Checking

Dr Simon Albright will discuss with us future of National Security Checking at airports once we need more information than X-rays can provide – i.e. now.  What information will we need and how will we get it? Most X-rays, currently … Continue reading

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12th May 2014 – Creating Siblings for Medicinal Purposes

Dr Sarah Chan will return to discuss the possibilities and issues concerned with creating siblings for medicinal purposes.

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7th April 2014 – Chemists, Druggists and Beer-Doctors

In the nineteenth century, many brewers saw new chemical additives as the key to a cheaper, reliable product. Drinkers, however, suspected that dangerous poisons were involved, while government agencies feared the tax-dodging possibilities of the new methods. This talk explores … Continue reading

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