Tag Archives: medicine

8th December 2025 – Fading Fertility

Posted on June 6, 2025 by TerryG

There is a global decline in total fertility rates – that is, the predicted number of children a woman has in her lifetime. Should we be worried? In this talk Dr Michael Carroll, Reader / Associate Professor in Reproductive Science … Continue reading →

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10th November 2025 – Psychedelic-assisted therapy

Posted on June 1, 2025 by TerryG

Psychedelics and mental health: hype, hope, and healing? There is growing interest in the use of psychedelics and their potential to help with problems that affect mental health. From depression and anxiety to trauma and addiction, psychedelic-assisted therapy is being … Continue reading →

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12th May 2025 – Parkinson’s Disease Research

Posted on April 10, 2025 by jrsee

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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8th January 2024 – Stretched to Breaking Point – When is this a Good Thing for Polymer Materials?

Posted on October 5, 2023 by jrsee

Our first speaker of the New Year is Dr. Niamh Fox, a lecturer in Polymer Science in the Department of Materials at Manchester University. Her talk ‘Stretched to breaking point – when is this a good thing for polymer materials?’ … Continue reading →

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11th December 2023 – Radiation: the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted on October 1, 2023 by TerryG

Catharine West is Emerita Professor of Radiation Biology at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on trying to predict how cancer patients respond to radiotherapy with a particular interest in measuring radiosensitivity and hypoxia.

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13th November 2023 – Diagnosing the scent of Parkinson’s with Mass Spectrometry and Joy

Posted on July 10, 2023 by TerryG

The speaker for this meeting will be Professor Monty Silverdale, who is a consultant Neurologist at the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences and a Professor of Neurology at the University of Manchester. This is Professor Silverdale’s summary of his talk: … Continue reading →

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