Category Archives: Monthly Meetings

2nd November 2009 – Gravity Waves: Ripples in the Fabric of Space-Time

Posted on November 2, 2009 by DaveT

Dr Ed Daw of Sheffield University will return to take us into the realm of Gravity Waves. If a large star explodes it can create an effect like throwing a pebble in a pond. The pond in this case is … Continue reading →

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5th October 2009 – Nuclear Fusion: The HiPER Project

Posted on October 5, 2009 by DaveT

Professor Mike Dunne Director of the Rutherford Labs HiPER Project will introduce us to their approach to Fusion research which addresses some of the issues, like containment inherent in the Tokomak approach. He will explain how they plan to fire … Continue reading →

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7th September 2009 – Are the Oceans Doomed?

Posted on September 7, 2009 by DaveT

Join Dr Steve Simpson to discuss the future of the seas around us! The Daily Telegraph’s headline “All Seafood will Run Out by 2050” sums up the current debate on our oceans. But how much of this is science and … Continue reading →

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10th August 2009 – A Bacterial Conundrum

Posted on August 10, 2009 by DaveT

A Bacterial Conundrum: where to go and how to get there? Professor Judith Armitage of Oxford University took us into the land of the bacterium. These little creatures are less than a thousandth of a millimetre in size – so … Continue reading →

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6th July 2009 – From a Single Cell to a Complete Animal

Posted on July 6, 2009 by DaveT

Dr David Tannahill of Cranfield University will talk to us about how genes work in the development of an embryo. How they get switched on and off in different ways in different cells. Each cell contains all of the information … Continue reading →

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1st June 2009 – Dinosaur Locomotion

Posted on June 1, 2009 by DaveT

Dinosaur Locomotion and Primate Evolutionary Divergence Dr Bill Sellers of Manchester University will introduce us to his research on dinosaurs and how they moved. Could a T-Rex catch a triceratops that was running to escape?  Could it catch a man … Continue reading →

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