Tag: University of Southampton

  • An insight into upper-limb prosthetics

    An insight into upper-limb prosthetics

    The February talk will be given by Dr Alix Chadwell who will be talking about her work on prosthetics. For a person with limb absence, a prosthesis can be an invaluable part of their life, but many people find that upper-limb prosthetics don’t live up to their expectations. This talk will provide an insight into…

  • The Road Collision Investigation Project: A new approach to road safety

    The Road Collision Investigation Project: A new approach to road safety

    The September talk will be given by Prof Neville Stanton who will be talking about his work on the Road Collision Investigation Project. The Road Collision Investigation Project had the aspiration to establish a Road Safety Investigation Branch (RSIB), similar to those in air, maritime and rail. Initial research was to identify a systemic framework…

  • Grey, blue, or green? What colour is hydrogen?

    Grey, blue, or green? What colour is hydrogen?

    The June talk will be given by Prof. Andrea Russell who will be talking about hydrogen. To meet our net zero goals we must move away from burning fossil fuels for electricity production and transport. A hydrogen economy is based on splitting water to form hydrogen and oxygen and then recombining these by combustion or…

  • Colour Perception

    Colour Perception

    The March talk will be given by Dr Christopher Witzel who will be talking about his research into colour perception.  Is our perception and understanding of the world determined through genetically fixed and preprogramed mechanisms? Or, are they shaped through learning and experience with the physical and social environment? The answers to these questions are…

  • Chemistry: Solving the World’s Problems

    Chemistry: Solving the World’s Problems

    Humankind faces many challenges including the climate crisis, plastic pollution and healthcare among others. Chemistry lies at the heart of many potential solutions, but only in partnership with a wide range of other disciplines. Chemists need to collaborate with others, including biologists, engineers, politicians and economists, to implement these solutions at scale and in short…

  • Everything you wanted to know about chemistry, but were too scared to ask…

    Everything you wanted to know about chemistry, but were too scared to ask…

    The January talk will be given by Prof. David Read of the University of Southampton who will be shedding light on the complex world of chemistry. If I had a pound for every time some said ‘I hated chemistry at school’, I’d be a very rich man!  Chemistry teachers have the unenviable task of trying…

  • Simple mathematical questions we don’t know how to answer

    Simple mathematical questions we don’t know how to answer

    The November talk will be given by Prof. Jim Anderson who will be talking about some rather difficult mathematical problems.

  • Adventures in the outer solar system

    Adventures in the outer solar system

    The March talk will be given by Dr. Caitriona Jackman, Associate Professor of Space Physics at the University of Southampton. Caitriona will be talking about research into the outer solar system.

  • Helping our immune system to fight cancer

    Helping our immune system to fight cancer

    The February talk will be given by Prof. Tim Elliott, Professor of Experimental Oncology at the University of Southampton. Tim will be talking about his research into using our own immune systems to fight cancer. Cancer immunology studies the interaction between the immune system and cancer cells. The very idea of harnessing the immune system to…