Category: Events
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Genome in Action: The wonderful world of epigenetics.
The February talk will be given by Prof. Deborah Mackay, who will be talking about her research into epigenetics. All the cells in our bodies contain the same DNA, but they’re all doing different things with that DNA. The epigenetic ability of cells to vary what genes they use is what makes us the amazing,…
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Not so fantastic plastic
The January talk will be given by Prof Andrea Russell, Professor of Physical Electrochemistry at the School of Chemistry, University of Southampton. Prof Russell will be talking about her research into the problems of plastics.
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Sci-Fi influences on Evolutionary Linguistics
The December talk will be given by Dr Hannah Little who will be talking about her research into evolutionary linguistics.
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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.
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The Future of Television
In this entertaining talk, Dr Nick Lodge will examine the psychology and technology driving today’s TV developments
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The Wonderful World of Poo
The 2018-19 season kicks off with the September talk which will be given by Dan Roberts and Nigel George of the National Poo Museum who will be talking about poo.
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Legacy Versus Security – a Cryptographic Dilemma
The June talk will be given by Prof Chris Mitchell of Royal Holloway, University of London. Chris will be talking about his research into cryptography, encryption and ciphers.Â
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How science is helping to bring the hidden past back to life
The talk will cover advances in archaeological science including the location of new sites and the analysis and dating of human remains and material.
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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.
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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…