Events
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Understanding Antibiotic Resistance: Background, bugs, biomes and biofilms
While most people are aware of the huge concerns about antibiotic resistance, there are often misunderstandings regarding what it means and how it works. In this talk – the first[...]
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Colour in dinosaurs
ZoomSpeaker: Professor Mike Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol This month we're privileged to have Professor Mike Benton speak to us about colour in[...]
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The Demographic Time-bomb
In common with many other developed countries, the UK's birth-rate has been falling for some time, and now stands at around 1.5 children per woman, far below the so-called 'replacement'[...]
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3D Printing
21st October @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month, David Price will be gently taking us through an introduction to a table top scale manufacturing process. As usual, plenty[...]
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CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY & ECOSYSTEMS
Biodiversity is a measure all living things on Earth & their interconnection (animals, plants...). Population of living things has declined by 69% globally since 1970 due to climate change, pollution[...]
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The Neuroscience of Consciousness
Speaker: Professor Anil Seth University of Sussex You may well know Anil Seth from television appearances or his popular science books. When you look around, it feels like you’re simply[...]
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History Group October 28th at noon
FeaturedThe History group continues on Tuesday 28th October at noon with Part 2 of History of Astronomy from a member of the IGO Astronomy group.
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History Group
The History group's next meeting is Tuesday 28th October at noon-1pm. We have a guest speaker, John, who will be presenting 'A History of Astronomy Part 2'. Many of you[...]
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Why is Jane Austen so popular today?
In the past few years Jane Austen adaptations have filled our TV screens. Why? She lived more than 200 years ago so why the fascination?
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Uncovering Oxfordshire’s Dinosaur Highway
ZoomSpeaker: Dr Emma Nicholls FGS, Collections Manager (Earth Collections), Oxford University Museum of Natural History This month Dr Emma Nicholls will be telling us about Uncovering Oxfordshire’s Dinosaur Highway. Her[...]
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Tackling the Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance, One Step at a Time
Armed with a deeper understanding of the drivers of antibiotic resistance, covered at last month’s meeting*, Beryl Oppenheim (York u3a) will now explore the challenges faced in preventing it or[...]
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Quantum Computers
18th November @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month we are fortunate that Professor Winfried Hensinger, from Sussex University, will be giving us a talk about quantum computers. Prof[...]