The Science of Comics: What are the rules?
Join cartoonist Marc Jackson for a talk about ‘The science of comics!’ If you thought making comics was just drawing funny pictures, with people wearing their underpants over their tights, you thought WRONG! Comics has a science to it, from panel layouts, sequential storytelling and learning and breaking the rules of creating them, you’ll learn …
The vole truth: observing our native endemic vole subspecies on skomer island across the decades
Datasets get more valuable the longer they are collected and Dr Claire Risley has been lucky enough to be involved in the continuation of data collection on one of our most interesting mammals: the skomer island vole. Please join us on the 26th February to see the first albino skomer vole discovered! About Claire: Claire …
Human Factors Engineering and Psychological Safety
Human Factors Engineering and Psychological Safety – two buzz-phrases which are becoming increasingly hot topics in the Engineering world and beyond, but what do they really mean? Laura will take us through an interactive journey of what these mean to her, and explore how they impact our lives. Laura is a Chartered Engineer with a …
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One Medicine: How horses can help us understand human osteoarthritis
Have you heard of one medicine? This is an approach where human and animal healthcare advance hand in hand. In research we can learn a lot about disease and how treatments work by studying different species. In the case of musculoskeletal conditions, such as osteoarthritis, horses can be used as a model organism, with veterinary …
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Home Retrofit Unpacked
People are increasingly talking about home retrofit – retrospectively fitting energy saving improvements to a home – as a way to help the UK meet its climate targets and fix our incredibly cold, damp and unhealthy homes! In this talk, Jonathan Atkinson of the Carbon Co-op and People Powered Retrofit outlines the background behind retrofit: …
Investigate the Dead! How Science can Improve Criminal Cases Outcomes
How often have we heard about criminal cases that remain unresolved and fade into oblivion? Unsolved cases have significant economic and societal impacts on every nation, breeding distrust towards the criminal justice system. The team at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston is pioneering innovative research aimed at enhancing our understanding of complex forensic …
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What is Oxygen, why it is important for the body and how it takes on ‘Magical’ qualities when delivered under pressure.
A look into why we need oxygen, some possible causes of why we lack oxygen in our body and understanding how to get more oxygen into our body through Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Speaker: Sarah Todd Director and centre Manager at Oxify
Cancer Biomarkers: What are they, and how are they useful in the fight against cancer?
Biomarkers can take many forms in the body, but in the case of cancer they are often cells (known as Circulating Tumour Cells), proteins or DNA that have been shed by the tumour and can be measured in the bloodstream of a cancer patient. More commonly, they are measured in the patient’s tumour. Ideally, we …
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Sexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are, discover why!
From an evolutionary standpoint, sexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are. If you were to take a picture of your brain during sex, you’d see that despite everything going on between your legs, the real action is happening between your ears. In this engaging and interactive talk, we’ll explore: – Primal, physical, and …
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