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2009

Monday 06 April 2009 19:00
Keith Worden, Mechnical Engineering, University of Sheffield
Ideas of chaos, randomness, uncertainty & unpredictability of nature

12 March 2009 19:00
How to be creative

Cafe Scientifique, the Arts-Science network and the ESRC present
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, we are hosting a special event on creativity in the sciences, the social sciences and the arts. Two physical scientists, a psychologist and an artistic director/performer will draw on their research and personal experiences to share their insights and tips on how to be creative.

Monday 02 MARCH 2009 [NOTE: CHANGE OF DATE]
Aubrey Blumsohn MBBCh, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), FRCPath Consultant, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Ghost Science and pharmaceutical research: Statistics without data and other weapons of mass deception

12 January 2009
Ulrich Weigert
How much do we know about Fluoridation?

2008

See also events between 2003-2006

Monday 01 December 2008
Richard de Grijs
The quest for ever larger astronomical telescopes

Monday 10 November 2008
Dr Steve Wright Leeds Metropolitan University School of Applied Global Ethics
'Torture As A Government Service - the New Technopolitics of Pain'

Monday 06 October 2008
Professor Stephen Wood
Is Management theory irrelevant outside airport books and managerial conferences?

Monday 01 September 2008
Dr Frank Ryan
"Amazing Revelations from the World of Evolutionary Biology"
The second of two presentations. Theme to emerge from working with the audience in his May presentation.

Monday 07 July 2008
Professor Roger Brownsword, Kings College, London
The interface between Science and the Law: the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, 2007-08)

Monday 02 June 2008
Professor Anthony J Ryan OBE The ICI Professor of Physical Chemistry & Director of the Polymer Centre, University of Sheffield

Monday 02 June 2008
Prof Tony Ryan
The interface between Science and Art: The Wonderland Project

Monday 12 May 2008
Dr Frank Ryan

How viruses are a vital part of genomic creativity.

Monday 07 April 2008
Dr. Gill Langley, Science Director, Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research

"Replacing animal experiments - From Concept to Achievement"

A key solution to the animal experimentation dilemma is to prioritise the development and use of non-animal research methods that can replace laboratory animals. Gill Langley will talk about replacement methods of research: More>>

Monday 03 March 2008 Dr Murray Wilson
University of Sheffield & General Medical Council

Cabin Air - Safe to Breathe?

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Monday 04 February 2008 Roger Ackroyd, Consultant The Royal Hallamshire, BMI Thornbury, Sheffield

The obesity epidemic - Is there a surgical solution?

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2007

Monday 03 December 2007 Dr Jim Thomas, Snr Lecturer Dept of Chemistry,
University of Sheffield

"Faster, Fitter, Happier. A Pill for everything?"

This month's event is about the fine line between drugs that cure illness, and drugs that modify or enhance human behaviour.

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12 Nov 2007
Dr. David A. Kirby
Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
The University of Manchester

Big Screen Science: Scientists' Backstage Role in the Production of Hollywood Films

The overwhelming financial success of films such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Twister (1995) led filmmakers to believe that scientific "realism" is a necessary component in producing a modern science-based blockbuster.

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01 Oct 2007
Prof. Fabio Ciravegna
Department of Computer Science The University of Sheffield

Would you download Music from this Man? The new faces and trends behind the Web

The Web has been going through a profound evolution in recent years ...

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4 June 2007
Professor David Beerling
Dept. Animal and Plant Sciences The University of Sheffield

An ancient ozone catastrophe ?

Discover the power of plants in revealing Earth history. The ozone hole over Antarctica...

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14 May 2007
Jane Herbert
Department of Psychology, The University of Sheffield

Infantile amnesia versus infant memory

Do early experiences have a long lasting impact on behaviour? Find Out More>>>

16 April 2007
Sciencehorizons : Discussing the future
sciencehorizons is a national series of conversations about new technologies, the future and society. More>>>

05 Feb 2007
Dr Anne Green
The University of Nottingham

Is Cosmology a Science ?

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08 Jan 2007
Dr Pete Styring
The University of Sheffield

Skience! © The Science and Engineering of Snow and Skiing

Winter is here and many people are planning their annual ski holidays. more>>

See also events between 2003-2006

 

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