Events
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Ask the group anything
16 June @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm This month we running another ... ask the group anything. So come along with your questions - could be related to a[...]
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The Welfare State: Is it Still Affordable?
In Britain today, few issues provoke more heated debate than this. On one side are those who argue, on humanitarian grounds, that the less fortunate among us deserve all the[...]
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Art History Month June 23rd 2026
FeaturedJoin us on Tuesday 23rd June at noon for 'Edward Lear- More Than Nonsense' led by Kate Scott. a guest speaker Zoom link as previously
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Art History month is June 2026
FeaturedJoin members on Tuesday 23rd June at noon for 'Edward Lear- more than nonsense' led by Kate, a guest speaker. Zoom link as previously Frog
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Discovering how our Genes shape Learning and Cognition
Speaker: Prof. Robert Plomin Professor of Behavioural Genetics Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College How much of intelligence and learning ability is[...]
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Before Penicillin: Treating Infections in the ‘Olden Days’
Few would argue that the discovery of penicillin, and the antibiotics revolution that followed, was one of the most far-reaching breakthroughs of twentieth-century medical science. But infection treatment itself has[...]
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Burnham’s Britain
It is now all but certain that, by next weekend, Andy Burnham will become our next Prime Minister. He may have a Messianic appeal within his party, but the man[...]
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Remote Access
21st July @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Aside from web browsing, sometimes you need to login or access an application on a remote server. This could be for the purposes of[...]
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Antimatter Research, Accelerator Systems, and Practical Applications
Speaker: Prof. Carsten Welsch Head of Accelerator Science, Liverpool University From science fiction to serious science: antimatter research is now producing important advances in accelerator technology, imaging and precision instrumentation.[...]
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History month is July 2026
FeaturedJoin us again for an afternoon of fascinating history! Tuesday 28th July at noon. Same Zoom link as previously but it will be included in the reminder email a few[...]
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July is History month and it’s a Show and Tell
The meeting is on Tuesday 28th July at 12 noon This month will be a Show and Tell. Bring with you (if you have one) an artefact. Tell us what[...]
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Let’s discuss if the novel is really dead
We constantly hear that the novel is dead. But stories keep being written and published. So is it really? Bring your own thoughts and examples