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5th October 2020 (Zoom 7pm) – How Our Genome Affects Our Health

Posted on July 3, 2019 by jrsee

Dr. Arijit Mukhopadhyay, Reader in Human Genetics, University of Salford will be talking about the relationship between our genome and our health. Subsequent to the meeting, Arijit recorded his talk, and it can be seen here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_wx2cY7kNCf3rGDPnTLFIW3SizsBoyhD/view?usp=sharing

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7th September 2020 (Zoom 7pm) – Geo-Thermal Energy

Posted on July 2, 2019 by jrsee

John Midgely, recently retired Technical Manager, UK Geoenergy Observatories, BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, will give a talk on the subject of Geo-Thermal Energy focussing on: Subsurface activities re. decarbonisation and cover; An update of UKGESO projects, including the Cheshire Energy Research Field Site … Continue reading →

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2nd March 2020 – SecREEts Project

Posted on July 1, 2019 by jrsee

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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3rd February 2020 – Astronomy in Flatland

Posted on June 1, 2019 by jrsee

Dr Colin Steele, from the Manchester University School of Mathematics will talk to us about how a two dimensional universe – known as Flatland – would work. This is an extract from Dr Steele’s website: “In 1885, Edwin Abbott published … Continue reading →

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6th January 2020 – Multisensory Perception and Synaesthesia

Posted on May 25, 2019 by TerryG

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 TerryG

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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