Welcome to our Science Public Lectures series!
This series of talks is open to all and free to attend. Lectures are held once a month, on the third Thursday of each month.
We welcome speakers in all areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) from across the University of Nottingham, and we hope you can join us to hear about some of the fascinating research that is being undertaken at the university.
Colleagues from across the university’s science community have been jointly hosting a series of public science lectures for over a decade.
The series is currently organised by colleagues within the Institute of Policy and Engagement and Dr. Hilary Collins (School of Pharmacy).
If you would like any more information about the series or would like to be added to the mailing list, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Upcoming events:
- Date
- 12/12/2024
- Location:
- Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park
- Description
- In this lecture, three academics from our Faculty of Science will explain how they use imaging techniques to explore a range of research questions, including how they can demonstrate the connection between our guts and our brains, help to diagnose brain tumours, and show if an anti-ageing cosmetic is actually absorbed by the skin.
Past lectures:
- Date
- 17/10/2019
- Description
- Physics in Science Fiction writing.Presented by David Wilkinson, Institute of Physics as part of the Science Public Lecture series.This event will take place 6-7pm on Thursday 17 October in Lecture Theatre B1, Physics Building, University Park.This event is free to attend and all are welcome.For more information, please visit the event page.
- Date
- 19/09/2019
- Description
- Part of the Science Public Lecture Series, Keeping Your Body Clock Ticking is a lecture by PhD student Mitchell Masterson of the Schools of Psychology and Pharmacy. This lecture explores circadian rhythms and their affect on the body.Circadian rhythms are your body's natural daily cycles, keeping things ticking over in every cell of your body. Most of us are only really aware of them when we get jet-lagged but they do have upsides too! Not only do they control when you feel the need to sleep but also your body temperature, when you're best at wound healing, growth and what times you're best at learning and remembering, to name a few.This talk will cover how circadian rhythms are controlled and how they control you, with insights into how we study them in a lab.