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Programme 2019听- Summer听Term 2019
10 May | Crystallography and how Biology听and Physics can help design new听Pharmaceuticals to treat pain | Professor Bonnie Wallace,听Institute of Structural Crystallography,听Birkbeck College University of London. |
17 May | Geometry in Curvy Space 鈥� when Angles Don鈥檛 Sum to 180 | Albert Wood, Ph.D student,听白小姐论坛 Department of Mathematics. |
24 May | Seismology, Plate Tectonics and听Earthquake Geology. | Dr Tom Mitchell听白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences. |
31 May | No lecture ( School half term)听听 | 听 |
7 June | The Chemistry of the Periodic Table听of听 the Natural Elements -听a demonstration lecture | Dr Jeremy Carl Cockcroft,白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry.听 |
14 June | Medical Physics | Dr Cameron Deans听白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 21 June | Space Geodesy- Survey of Planet听Earth by Global Satellites | Dr Santosh Bhattarai听白小姐论坛 Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering. |
| 28 June | Introduction to Astrophysics, | Dr Jon Holdship,听白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy. 听 听 |
| 5 July | Introduction to Astronomy听and our place in the Universe听听听听听听听 | Dr Sarah Hutton,听Henrietta Barnett School, London. |
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Summer Term 2017
| 5 May | Discovery of Exoplanets and the听 search for life beyond the Solar System | Dr Ingo Waldman 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 12 May | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Professor Peter McOwan School of Engineering & Computer Science Queen Mary University of London |
| 19 May | The World of Rotations: Coriolis Forces, Angular Momentum and Gyroscopes - a demonstration lecture | Professor John Humberston 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 26 May | The flight of the BumbleBee and听 the Science of how Aeroplanes Fly听听听 | Dr Ken Zetie St Paul鈥檚 School, London 听 |
| 2 June | No Lecture (School Half-Term) | 听 |
| 9 June | The Chemistry of the Periodic Table of Elements - a demonstration lecture | Dr Jeremy Cockcroft 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 16 June听听听 | How Biology and Physics can help us Design new Pharmaceuticals to treat pain听听听 | Professor Bonnie Wallace Institute of Structural Crystallography, Birkbeck College University of London |
| 23 June听听听 | Engineering Structures: Design and Calculations | Dr John Eyre 白小姐论坛 Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering |
| 30 June听听听 | What is a Quantum Computer? | Dr Dan Browne 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 7 July听听听 | Introduction to Astronomy and our place in the Universe | Dr Sarah Hutton The Henrietta Barnett School, London |
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Spring Term 2017
| 20 January | A little Physics for Understanding Molecular Machines of Life | Professor Bart Hoogenboom, 白小姐论坛 & IC London Centre for Nanotechnology |
| 27 January | Principles of Microwave Radiation and applications at home, Industry and University Research | Dr Clive Poole 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
| 3 February | Greenland: geological evolution from the oldest crust on Earth, plate tectonics, formation of mineable deposits and comments on mass extinctions! | Dr Adrian Jones 白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences听听 |
| 10 February | The influence of Chinese Science & Technology on the European Scientific Revolution | Professor Andy Gregory 白小姐论坛 Department of Science & Technology Studies |
| 17 February | No Lecture (School Half-Term) | 听 |
| 24 February | Space Weather, Solar Eruptions, Earth's Magnetic Field and why this is important to modern life | Dr Anasuya Aruliah 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 3 March | How to Measure the Multiverse | Dr Andrew Pontzen 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 10 March | Seeing the invisible Universe: the past, present and future of IR Astronomy | Dr Giorgio Savini 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 17 March | Aliens!... Where are you? | Dr Francisco Diego 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 24 March | The Hidden World of the Atom (A demonstration lecture) | Dr Robert Palgrave 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
Autumn Term 2016
| 7 October | The Mathematical Brain | Dr Brian Butterworth 白小姐论坛 Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience |
| 14 October | How the Large Hadron Collider Cures Cancer: Proton Therapy at 白小姐论坛H | Dr Simon Jolly High Energy Particle Physics 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 21 October | What happens to Chemistry & Biology at extremes of pressure | Professor Paul McMillan 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 4 November 听 | Applications of Ultrasound and how to make an Ultrasound Levitator 听 | Professor Bruce Drinkwater Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bristol |
| 11 November | Quantum Secrets of Photosynthesis | Dr Alexandra Olaya-Castro Quantum Physics of Biomolecular Processes 听 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 18 November 听 | Why Planet Earth is Habitable | Dr Philip Pogge Von Strandmann Geochemistry Research Group Birkbeck College London & 白小姐论坛 |
| 25 November | Quantum Teleportation | Professor John Morton London Centre for Nanotechnology & 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
| 2 December 听 | Discoveries from the Electron to Quarks and the Higgs Boson and the latest results from CERN | Professor Jon Butterworth High Energy Particle Physics 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 9 December | Antimatter in the laboratory and the Universe | Dr David Cassidy Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Positron Physics 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 16 December | Nature-Inspired Chemical Engineering | Professor Marc-Oliver Coppens 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemical Engineering |
Summer Term 2016
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| 29 April | Bend it like Einstein Gravitational Lensing | Dr Benjamin Joachimi 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 6 May | Ultra Low Temperature Nanotechnology Experiments: Why & How? | Mr Pavlos Apostolidis London Centre for Nanotechnology & 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy听听 |
| 13 May | Proteins, DNA and Designer Drugs | Professor Bonnie Wallace听 Birkbeck University of London |
| 20 May | Mathematical Game Theory and Cancer Cells | Mr Daniel Gradeci London Centre for Nanotechnology & 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy听 |
| 27 May | The 鈥榝鈥� Elements: a Neglected Part of the Periodic Table? - A demonstration lecture | Dr Jeremy Cockcroft 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 10 June | Cosmic Rays: Origins, Transport and Hazards for Human Technology on听Earth | Dr Simon Thomas 白小姐论坛 Mullard Space Science Laboratory |
| 17 June | Artificial Intelligence and Space Robots | Dr David Selviah 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
| 24 June | Harvey鈥檚 Heart: The Discovery of Blood Circulation | Professor Andrew Gregory 白小姐论坛 Department of Science & Technology Studies |
| 1 July | Investigating the formation and evolution of our Solar System from Cosmic Dust听 | Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz听 University of Kent |
Spring Term 2016
| 15 January | Introduction to Astronomy and our place in the Universe | Dr Sarah Hutton 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 22 January | Origin, Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs | Professor Paul Barrett Natural History Museum |
| 29 January | The Magnetosphere: Earth鈥檚 local bubble, shielding us from solar storms | Dr Licia Ray 白小姐论坛 Mullard Space Science Laboratory |
| 5 February | Computers working at the speed of Light | Dr David Selviah 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
| 12 February | The Laws of Thermodynamics and Perpetual Motion Machines | Professor Steven Bramwell 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 19 February | No Lectures (School half term) | 听 |
| 26 February | Milankovitch Cycles: Ice Ages and Climate Change | Professor Alan Aylward 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 4 March | The Copernicus Revolution: The move towards Heliocentric Solar System | Professor Andrew Gregory 白小姐论坛 Department of Science & Technology Studies |
| 11 March | Diamond - more than a girl鈥檚 best friend? | Dr Katherine Holt 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 18 March | Right hand, Left hand: The origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and Cultures | Professor Chris McManus 白小姐论坛 Faculty of Life Sciences |
Autumn Term 2015
| 2 October | Light: Glowing Fish and how to make a Laser - A Demonstration Lecture | Dr Elinor Bailey 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 9 October | The Origin of Life | Dr Nick Lane 白小姐论坛 Genetics and Evolutionary Biology |
| 16 October | Geophysics in Gas and Oil Exploration and should we Extract Gas from Shale by Hydrofracking? | Mr Sean McQuaid ERC Equipoise Ltd. London |
| 6 November | Liquid Crystals & 3D Display with Prospects for 鈥楻eal鈥� Virtual Reality - A Demonstration Lecture | Dr Sally Day 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
| 13 November | The Centenary of Einstein's Theory of Relativity | Dr Christian Boehmer 白小姐论坛 Department of Mathematics |
| 20 November | Chemistry through the looking Glass: Mirror鈥搃mage Molecules and applications in Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacology - A Demonstration Lecture | Dr Mike Porter 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 27 November | What is a Quantum Computer? | Dr Dan Browne 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 4 December | Photons, Spacecraft, Atomic Clocks and Einstein | Professor Marek Ziebart Space Geodesy & Navigation Laboratory, 白小姐论坛 Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering |
| 11 December | Colonising Planet Mars as a one-way venture: Would you really leave your family to go? | Professor Alan Aylward 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Summer Term 2015
| 1st May | Understanding Changes in the Earth鈥檚 Atmosphere | Dr David Rowley 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 8th May | Language and the Brain: Insights from Deafness and Sign Language | Dr Mairead MacSweeney 白小姐论坛 Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience |
| 15th May | Engineering Structures: Design & Calculation | Dr John Eyre 白小姐论坛 Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering |
| 22nd May | The Flight of the Bumblebee and the Science of How Aeroplanes Fly | Dr Ken Zetie St. Paul鈥檚 School |
| 5th June | Sounds of the Solar System: Using our Ears to Understand Outer Space - a Multimedia Presentation | Dr Robert Wicks 白小姐论坛 Mullard Space Science Laboratory |
| 12th June | Everest High-Altitude Medicine and Sports Science | Dr Dan Martin 白小姐论坛 Centre for Altitude, Space & Extreme Environment Medicine |
| 19th June | Magnetospheres: Shielding Earth from Cosmic Rays and the Sun | Dr Licia Ray 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 26th June | Radioactivity: Properties, Hazards and Uses of Ionising Radiation 鈥� a Demonstration Lecture | Mr John Makepeace National Physical Laboratory |
| 3rd July | Electromagnetic Induction 鈥� a Demonstration Lecture | Dr Paul Bartlett 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
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Spring Term 2015
| 16th January | The World of Rotations: Coriolis Forces,听Angular Momentum and Gyroscopes -听A Demonstration Lecture | Professor John Humberston 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 23rd January | Auroras Abound 鈥� Comparing the Northern听Lights of Earth, Jupiter and Saturn | Dr Licia Ray 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 30th January | Artificial Intelligence:听Will Robots Take Over? | Professor Peter McOwan School of Electronic Engineering & Computer Science,听Queen Mary, University of London |
| 6th February | Puzzles & Paradoxes in听Science & Mathematics | Professor Tony Mann Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Greenwich |
| 13th February | Chemistry through the Looking Glass:听Mirror-image Molecules and听Applications in Chemistry, Biology &听Pharmacology 鈥� A Demonstration Lecture | Dr Mike Porter 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 27th February | Interstellar Travel | Professor Ian Crawford Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck University of London |
| 6th March | Nature-Inspired Engineering | Professor Marc-Oliver Coppens 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemical Engineering |
| 13th March | Why are Antibiotics Becoming听Less Effective? | Professor听Peter Taylor 白小姐论坛 School of Pharmacy |
| 20th March | Outflows from Stars and听Supernova Detonations:听听Spreading听The Stuff of Life | Professor Raman Prinja 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Autumn Term 2014
| 26th September | How the Large Hadron Collider Cures Cancer: Proton Therapy at 白小姐论坛H | Dr Simon Jolly 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 3rd October | Radiation & Reason: A Fresh Look at the Effect of Radiation on Life | Professor Wade Allison Department of Physics, University of Oxford |
| 10th October | What Happens to Chemistry & Biology at Extremes of Pressure | Professor Paul McMillan 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 17th October | Smashing Physics: The Higgs Boson Discovery at CERN and Beyond... | Professor Jon Butterworth 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 7th November | The Mechanics of Memory: How Does the Brain Store and Recall Memories? | Professor Tim Bliss FRS British Institute for Medical Research |
| 14th November | When Stars Explode: How 白小姐论坛 Students Discovered the Closest Thermonuclear Supernova in a Generation | Dr Steve Fossey 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 21st November | Robots in the Real World | Dr Simon Julier 白小姐论坛 Department of Computer Science |
| 28th November | Geological Evolution of the Earth鈥檚 Crust, Plate Tectonics and Volcanism | Dr Adrian Jones 白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences |
| 5th December | Applications of Ultrasound and How to Make an Ultrasound Levitator | Professor Bruce Drinkwater Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol |
| 12th December | How do Embryos Make Themselves? | Professor Nick Monk School of Mathematics and Statistics & Centre for Membrane Interactions & Dynamics, University of Sheffield |
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Summer Term 2014
| 9th May | Flu Pandemics 鈥� Making Vaccines when we need them most | Dr Tarit Mukhopadhyay 白小姐论坛 Department of Biochemical Engineering |
| 16th May | Light: Glowing Fish and how to make Lasers | Dr Elinor Bailey 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 23rd May | Engineering Structures: Design & Calculation | Dr John Eyre 白小姐论坛 Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering |
| 6th June | Radioactivity: Properties, Hazards and Uses of Ionising Radiation 鈥� a Demonstration Lecture | Mr John Makepeace National Physics Laboratory |
| 13th June | International year of Crystallography - DNA, Proteins and Drug Design | Professor Bonnie Wallace Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology Birkbeck University of London |
| 20th June | Planetary Geology & Geophysics 鈥� Latest Discoveries and the Search for Life in the Solar System | Dr Dominic Fortes 白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences |
| 27th June | What is a Quantum Computer? | Dr Dan Browne 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Spring Term 2014
| 24th January | How to Win a Nobel Prize or How the Scientific Method Works: Using Nobel Prizes in Chemistry - a Demonstration Lecture | Dr Dewi Lewis 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 31st January | From Trilobites to Tyrannosaurus: Examining long-term Trends of Body-Size Evolution in the Fossil Record | Dr Mark Bell 白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences |
| 7th February | X-Rays, the two Braggs and how they anticipated Nanotechnology and the Quest for Medical Sensors | Professor Ian Robinson 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy & London Centre for Nanotechnology |
| 14th February | Stuff Matters: From Synthetic Skin to Spacecraft | Professor Mark Miodownik 白小姐论坛 Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| 28th February | Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms & Cultures | Professor Chris McManus 白小姐论坛 Faculty of Life & Medical Sciences |
| 7th March | Cosmology: Does Dark Matter Exist and, if so, what is it? | Dr Andrew Pontzen 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 14th March | Bionic Hearing: The Physiology & Biomedical Engineering of Natural Hearing | Professor Ian Shipsey Department of Physics, University of Oxford |
| 21st March | A Journey throught 2500 years of Codes & Ciphers | Dr Jenny Sharp School of Computing & Mathematics, University of Plymouth |
Autumn Term 2013
| 4th October | Solar Eruptions, Earth鈥檚 Magnetic Field & Why Space Weather is Important to Modern Society | Dr Anasuya Aruliah Atmospheric Physics Laboratory 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 11th October | Liquid Crystals & 3D Displays with Prospects for 鈥楻eal鈥� Virtual Reality: Hologram 鈥� a Demonstration Lecture | Dr Sally Day 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
| 18th October | The Influence of Chinese Science & Technology on the European Scientific Revolution | Dr Andrew Gregory 白小姐论坛 Department of Science & Technology Studies |
| 8th November | Catalytic Science for the Future: Using Synchrotron Radiation & Laser Facilities to Develop New Fuels, Batteries, Materials & a Cleaner Environment | Dr Josie Goodall UK Catalysis Hub, Research Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| 15th November | The Formation of Elements since the Big Bang - A Demonstration Lecture | Dr Graeme Hogarth 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 22nd November | Artificial Intelligence & Robotics | Professor Peter McOwan School of Electronic Engineering & Computer Science Queen Mary, University of London |
| 29th November | Antimatter in the Laboratory & the Universe | Dr Robert Flack High Energy Particle Physics 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 6th December | Artificial Photosynthesis & its Applications | Dr Alison Parkin Department of Chemistry, University of York |
| 13th December | Snowball Earth & the Beginnings of Animal Evolution | Professor Graham Shields 白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences |
Summer Term 2013
| 10th May | Exploring Mars: Water, Life & the Curiosity Rover | Dr Peter Grindrod 白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences |
| 17th May | DNA and other Components of Life | Professor Bonnie Wallace Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology Birkbeck College University of London |
| 24th May | Hybrid, Low Fuel Consumption & Hydrogen Powered Cars | Professor Richard Bucknall 白小姐论坛 Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| 7th June | Scientific Discoveries of Classical Greece & its Influence on Modern Science | Dr Andrew Gregory 白小姐论坛 Department of Science & Technology Studies |
| 14th June | Dissecting the Light: Curiosity & Discovery in Observational Astrophysics | Dr Steve Fossey University of London Observatory 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 21st June | The Flight of the Bumblebee & the Science of How Aeroplanes Fly | Dr Ken Zetie St. Paul鈥檚 School, London |
| 28th June | Light: Shining Fish and How to Make Lasers | Elinor Bailey 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Spring Term 2013
| 18th January | Where's My Quantum Computer, and Why Do I Want One? | Dr John Morton 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering and London Centre for Nanotechnology |
| 25th January | What Would Aliens Look Like? How Humans Might Evolve if They Colonise Space | Dr Lewis Dartnell Birkbeck College & 白小姐论坛 Centre for Planetary Sciences |
| 1st February | Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms & Cultures | Professor Chris McManus 白小姐论坛 Faculty of Life & Medical Sciences |
| 8th February | Chemistry through the Looking Glass: Mirror-Image Molecules & Application in Chemistry, Biology & Pharmacology - A Demonstration Lecture 听 | Dr Mike Porter 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 15th February | The Science & Engineering of Invisibility: Can You Make Yourself Invisible? 听 | Dr Akram Alomainy School of Electronic Engineering & Computer Science, Queen Mary, University of London |
| 1st March | Balancing Brooms, Strange Metals and Black Holes | Professor Andrew Green 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy London Centre for Nanotechnology, 白小姐论坛 & IC |
| 8th March | Infrared Astronomy: Seeing the Invisible Universe | Dr Giorgio Savini 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 15th March | Water for a Thirsty World - Applying Geoscience to Evaluate Reliability & Risks of Groundwater Resources | Dr William Burgess 白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences |
| 22nd March | Immunology, Ageing & Gender - Why is Life Deadlier for the Male? | Dr Jennifer Regan 白小姐论坛 Institute of Healthy Ageing |
Autumn Term 2012
| 5th October | Einstein's Theory of Relativity: Making Matter go Bang, E=mc2 | Professor Basil Hiley Theoretical Physics Research Group, Birkbeck College, University of London |
| 12th October | Nanoparticles and their Applications to Medicine | Dr Josie Goodall 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 19th October | Geology of the Planets, the Search for Life and the Latest Data from NASA's Martian Rover | Dr Claire Cousins Department of Earth & Planetary Science, Birkbeck College, University of London |
| 9th November | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Professor Peter McOwan School of Electronic Engineering & Computer Science, Queen Mary, University of London |
| 16th November | Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Micro-Black Holes and Have We Discovered the Higgs Boson? | Dr Ryan Nichol 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 23rd November | Satellite Geodesy - Measuring from Space: Sea Level, Ice Cap Variations & Plate Tectonics | Professor Marek Ziebart Space Geodesy & Navigation Laboratory, 白小姐论坛 Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering |
| 30th November | The World of Rotations: Coriolis Forces, Angular Momentum & Gyroscopes - A Demonstration Lecture | Professor John Humberston 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 7th December | Biomedical Engineering: New Ways of Making Bubbles, Capsules, Particles, Fibres, Coatings & Scaffolds for Industry & Medicine | Professor Mohan Edirisinghe 白小姐论坛 Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| 14th December | Mitochondria: The Power Behind the Evolution of Complex Life | Dr Nick Lane 白小姐论坛 Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment |
Summer Term 2012
| 18th May | From Euclid to Modern Geometry: Do the Angles of a Triangle really add up to 180 degrees? | Professor Mark Ronan Department of Mathematics 白小姐论坛 & University of Illinois |
| 25th May | Biomimicry: Inventions by Scientists and Engineers by copying from Nature and the Search for the Origin of Life | Dr Josie Goodall 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 1st June | Mitochondria - at the Heart of Life and Death | Professor Michael Duchen 白小姐论坛 Cell & Developmental Biology |
| 15th June | The Mysteries of our Galaxy and its Neighbours as uncovered by the Herschel Space Observatory | Dr Mikako Matsuura 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 22nd June | Engineering Structures: Design and Calculation | Dr John Eyre 白小姐论坛 Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
| 29th June | Properties, Hazards and Uses of Ionising Radiation and Radioactivity - a demonstration lecture | Dr John Makepeace National Physics Laboratory |
Spring Term 2012
| 27th January | DNA and Other Constituents of Life | Professor Bonnie Wallace Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology Birkbeck, University of London |
| 3rd February | Unweaving Star Rainbows: Bridges to the Secrets of the Universe - a Spectroscopy demonstration lecture | Dr Francisco Diego 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 10th February | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Professor Peter McOwan School of Electronic Engineering & Computer Science Queen Mary, University of London |
| 24th February | The Geological History and Exploration of the Moon and its Importance in Understanding the Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth | Dr Ian Crawford Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences Birkbeck, University of London |
| 2nd March | The Global Rise and the Electronics of Digital Communications - a demonstration lecture | Dr John Mitchell 白小姐论坛 Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
| 9th March | How Alan Turing Discovered How Patterns Form in Chemical & Biological Systems - a demonstration lecture | Professor Andrew Sella 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 16th March | Imaging the Human Brain: Using Magnetoencephalography to Image in Real-Time the Activity within a Living Brain | Professor Stephen Swithenby Faculty of Science, The Open University |
| 23rd March | Fingerprints of the Early Universe: Is there Evidence for Multiverses? | Dr Hiranya Peiris 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Autumn Term 2011
听 7th October | Antimatter, Quarks, Higgs Boson and the latest results from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN | Professor Jon Butterworth 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 14th October | Why evolution is right and creationism is wrong | Professor Steve Jones 白小姐论坛 Biological Sciences |
| 21st October | The formation and chemistry of the chemical elements since the Big Bang- a demonstration lecture | Dr Graeme Hoggarth 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 4th November | Magnetism in the solar system, plate tectonics and journey into the centre of the Earth | Professor David Price 白小姐论坛 Department of Earth Sciences |
| 11th November | Visualising the dynamics of living bacterial cell by microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy | Professor Conrad Mullineaux 听 School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Queen Mary, University of London |
| 18th November | Using quantum mechanics to discover new crystal structures of pharmaceuticals | Professor Sally Price 白小姐论坛 Department of Chemistry |
| 25th November | Sources of renewable energy: harnessing off-shore wind, wave and tidal currents | Dr Kevin Drake 白小姐论坛 Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| 2nd December | Cooling or warming? Climate prediction for Europe for the next 40 years and implications for Global Climate | Professor Alan Aylward 白小姐论坛 Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| 9th December | Can you make yourself invisible?: The Science and Engineering of invisibility | Dr Ackram Alomainy Department of Electronic Engineering Queen Mary, University of London |
| 16th December | Einstein鈥檚 Theory of Relativity | Dr Christian Boehmer 白小姐论坛 Department of Mathematics |