Events
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A CRISPR way to precisely Edit the Genome
Speaker: Dr Andrew Bassett Head of Cellular and Gene Editing Research, Sanger Institute The Sanger Institute is arguably the foremost institute in the UK on gene editing. CRISPR is a[...]
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Using geothermal heat flow to aid the transition to green mining
ZoomSpeaker: Dr Simon Stephenson Ascension Earth Resources Dr Stephenson will be talking to us about green mining and how we can find and extract mineral resources new and more environmentally[...]
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The Environmental Impact of the Textile Industry
'Fast Fashion Fuelling Global Waste Crisis, UN Chief Warns' was the shocking headline of a recent report from the UN. But that's only part of the story, because the clothing[...]
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Local Generative AI
20th May 2025 at 3pm UK This month, we discuss some of the options and issues about running your own Generative AI at home. As well as avoiding privacy issues[...]
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The Mental Health Crisis
Here in the UK, this week has been officially designated as 'Mental Health Awareness Week'. And if that's news to you, you're not alone, because domestic and global events seem[...]
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The JWST Mission and MIRI Instrument: Infrared Views of the Universe
Speaker: Professor Gillian Wright Director of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre & Head of Site for the Royal Observatory Edinburgh The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is transforming astronomy with[...]
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Art History: Vengeance or Vision?
May is our Art History month. We will be exploring the life and works of Artemisia Gentileschi and asking ourselves, 'Was her work a product of vengeance or vision?'
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Discussion on the biggest sales in literature
Using the historical aspect of this section of literature, we enter the world of cookery. Elizabeth David tried to rejuvenate diets after the Second World War with cook books. But[...]
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Climate Crisis and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is playing a crucial role in fighting climate change by providing advanced tools for monitoring, predicting, mitigating, and adapting to its impacts. AI can analyze vast datasets from[...]
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Deep geothermal: From the hottest of the hot to dissolved resources
ZoomSpeaker: Dr Chris Rochelle British Geological Survey (BGS) Dr Rochelle will be talking to us about deep and hotter geothermal resources, abroad and in the UK, and dissolved metals, such[...]
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Schrodinger’s Paradox, Intelligent Design and the Origin of Life
This month's talk, by Claudio Elgueta of Abingdon U3A, is based on a famous lecture from 1943, given by the great Erwin Schrodinger in Dublin, where he'd fled from Nazi[...]
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Installing desktop GNU/Linux
17th June 2025 at 3pm UK This month we look at installing desktop GNU/Linux. The talk will be demo focused. Plenty of time is reserved for discussions. Joining details will[...]