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Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)
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CSAR exists to encourage an appreciation of the application of research through lectures, visits, the CSAR PhD student awards and outreach to schools. We make time around these for conversation and interaction, providing excellent opportunities to meet people, make new friends, expand horizons, and network. Since late 2021 we have run hybrid events, with live events at Churchill College simultaneously broadcast via Zoom. Recent speakers include Professor Jonathan Heeney, on a new technique for vaccine development; the Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees on the world in 2050; Dr Hannah Fry on the influence of algorithmic decision-making on society; Professor Edward Bullmore on the links between inflammation and depression; and Dr. Giles Yeo on truths and fallacies surrounding diets and obesity. Recent visits included the Cavendish Laboratory’s Maxwell Centre to see inside one of the world’s leading physics research laboratories and its Centre dedicated to industrial and societal applications; TWI to see world-leading materials joining and engineering processes as applied in industry; and Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education Research Centres and University Primary School to see recent advances in education. Members are a broad mix of people, from students and researchers to entrepreneurs and business professionals, from those still at school to those already retired – all from a wide range of backgrounds. We welcome new members to our lectures and other events, and you can apply to join CSAR online. If you’d like to try a lecture or two before you join please select ‘Pay-As-You-Go’ registration. Donations to the charity allow us to subsidise attendance by students, school students and teachers. If you have a question about this list, please contact: John Cook. If you have a question about a specific talk, click on that talk to find its organiser. 0 upcoming talks and 260 talks in the archive. CSAR lecture: Geological disposal of our radioactive waste legacy.Professor Neil Hyatt is Chief Scientific Adviser to Nuclear Waste Services, Aegis Professor of Deep Time at The University of Bristol. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 02 December 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Is recycling just a load of rubbish?Dr. Claire Barlow, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 18 November 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Next Gen asset tracking using battery-free Internet of Things and Artificial IntelligenceDr. Sabesan Sithamparanathan OBE, PervasID Ltd., St. Johns Innovation Centre, Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 04 November 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Celebrating the contribution of viral sequencing to the COVID-19 pandemic response.Professor Sharon Peacock, Professor of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Cambridge; Director and Chair of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 21 October 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Segmenting the biological causes of hearing lossProfessor Karen P. Steel PhD, FMedSci, FRS, Wolfson Sensory, Pain and Regeneration Centre, King's College London. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 10 June 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Physics IS Enhancing Machine LearningDr Alice Cicirello, Data, Vibration and Uncertainty Group, Department of Engineering. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 27 May 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Creating brain organoids to uncover what makes us human.Dr. Madeline Lancaster, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 13 May 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: What to do about plastics?Professor Jonathan Cullen, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 29 April 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Picking raspberries with robots.Professor Martin Fodstad Stølen, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences/Fieldwork Robotics Ltd.. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 04 March 2024, 19:30-21:00 CANCELLED: CSAR lecture: Graphene, Two Dimensional Materials & Delivering the Future of Electronic DevicesDr. Simon Thomas, Paragraf Ltd.. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 19 February 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: A multi-cancer early detection test - TBCProfessor Mark Middleton, University of Oxford Department of Oncology; Cancer Research UK Oxford Centre. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 05 February 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Development of a combined digital and biomarker test for Bipolar Disorder.Professor Sabine Bahn, Cambridge Centre for Neuropsychiatric Research . Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 22 January 2024, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Unlocking cellular reprogramming to reverse ageing and age-driven diseases.Dr. Daniel Ives, Shift Bioscience. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 27 November 2023, 19:30-21:00 ESA HydroGNSS Scout – A Small Satellite Mission Sensing Climate Variables using GNSS ReflectometryDr Martin Unwin, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 13 November 2023, 19:30-21:00 Social prescribing - beyond pillsProfessor Sir Sam Everington, Bromley by Bow Health Partnership, Tower Hamlets. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 30 October 2023, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: FlexEnable: Taking Organic Electronics from Lab to FabDr. Mike Banach, FlexEnable Technology Ltd., Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 16 October 2023, 19:30-21:00 Developments in neuroscience (TBC)Professor Jack Price, Institute for Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience. King’s College London. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 12 June 2023, 19:30-21:00 The Unsung Heroes of the Discovery of the Double HelixProfessor Malcolm Longair, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 29 May 2023, 19:30-21:00 Light, sight and the wonders of the eye…. with a focus on the lensProf. Barbara Pierscionek, Medical Technology Research Centre, Anglia Ruskin University. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 15 May 2023, 19:30-21:00 The CASSIOPeiA Solar Power Satellite: Dispatchable Green Energy from SpaceIan Cash, M.Eng, International Electric Company. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 01 May 2023, 19:30-21:00 The adolescent brainProfessor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 06 March 2023, 19:30-21:00 Are there solutions for plastic degradation in protein sequence space?Professor Florian Hollfelder, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 20 February 2023, 19:30-21:00 Advanced Raman Spectroscopy and Emerging ApplicationsProfessor Pavel Matousek, Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, UK.. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 06 February 2023, 19:30-21:00 Feeding Britain: should this rich country feed itself more or rely on others’ land and labour?Professor Timothy Lang, Centre for Food Policy, City University London. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 23 January 2023, 19:30-21:00 An Overview of Rolls-Royce SMR.Tom Peacock, Component Lead, Steam Generator & Heat Exchangers, Rolls-Royce SMR.. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 28 November 2022, 19:30-21:00 Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for a Clean Aviation FutureDr. Sergey Kiselev, Zeroavia. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 14 November 2022, 19:30-21:00 Dyslexia, Rhythm, Language and the Developing BrainProf. Usha Goswami, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 31 October 2022, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture - Where do we do go next with antimicrobial resistance?Prof. Stephen Baker, Cambridge Inst. for Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 17 October 2022, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Are we alone?Dr. Robin Catchpole, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 13 June 2022, 19:30-21:00 Harnessing cancer patients’ own immune system to control disease.Professor Ann Ager, Professor of Cellular Immunity and Immunotherapy, Cardiff University. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 30 May 2022, 19:30-21:00 Projectile Fusion A new challenge in applied computational science and engineeringDr. Nathan Joiner, First Light Fusion, Yarnton, Oxfordshire. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 23 May 2022, 19:30-21:00 CSAR lecture: Protein self-assembly - From fundamentals to applications in materials and drug discoveryProf. Tuomas Knowles, Physical Chemistry and Biophysics, U. of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 21 March 2022, 19:30-21:00 Gravitational waves: space-time mavericks in the cosmos.Professor Alberto Vecchio PhD, FRAS, Professor of Astrophysics, Director of the Institute of Gravitational Wave Astronomy, University of Birmingham. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 07 March 2022, 19:30-21:00 A Cambridge vaccine, targeting SARS-CoV-2 variants and related CoronavirusesProfessor Jonathan Heeney, Lab of Viral Zoonotics, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 21 February 2022, 19:30-21:00 Achieving sustainable productivity in agriculture through beneficial microbial associations.Prof. Giles E. D. Oldroyd, FRS, Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 07 February 2022, 19:30-21:00 Next-Generation Solar PhotovoltaicsDr. Sam Stranks, Chemical Eng. & Biotechnology/Cavendish Lab. Location: With luck, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 24 January 2022, 19:30-21:00 Early detection of cancer: learning from the oesophagus, or how long is a piece of string?Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Professor of Cancer Prevention and Interim Director at the MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 29 November 2021, 19:30-21:00 Deep AI Research in Health and Life SciencesDr. Kenji Takeda, Director of Academic Health and AI Partnerships, Microsoft Research, Cambridge. Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom. Monday 15 November 2021, 19:30-21:00 The Pye Story: The history of one of Cambridge’s iconic technology companies.Dr. Bob Bates, The Pye Foundation. Location: With luck, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 01 November 2021, 19:30-21:00 The Productivity PuzzleProfessor Diane Coyle, Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge. Location: With luck, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 18 October 2021, 19:30-21:00 CSAR Forum - Bridging the GapSpeakers from Arm, Microsoft and the University of Cambridge.. Location: Zoom. See CSAR website for joining information.. Tuesday 06 July 2021, 18:00-19:15 CSAR webinar: Nanomanufacturing, batteries and the energy transition.Professor Michael de Volder, University of Cambridge. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 21 June 2021, 19:30-21:00 CSAR webinar: Asteroids, comets and impacts: should we worry?Dr. Robin Catchpole, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 07 June 2021, 19:30-21:00 CSAR webinar: Ice templating for Regenerative Medicine - using ice to define cell-guiding frameworks for healingProfessor Ruth Cameron, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 24 May 2021, 19:30-21:00 CSAR webinar: Sounding out wearable and audio data for health diagnostics.Professor Cecilia Mascolo, Professor of Mobile Systems, Department of Computer Science and Technology; Co-director for the Centre for Mobile, Wearable Systems and Augmented Intelligence, Cambridge University. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 10 May 2021, 19:30-21:00 CSAR webinar: Graphene and GaN - From Basic Science to Manufacturing DevicesProf Sir Colin Humphreys, Professor of Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London.. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 19 April 2021, 19:30-21:00 CSAR webinar: Innovation - the engine of economic growthLord David Sainsbury, University of Cambridge. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 29 March 2021, 19:30-21:00 CSAR webinar: Space Weather - exploring the science, impacts and challenges posed by space weather.Professor Richard B. Horne, Head of Space Weather and Atmosphere, British Antarctic Survey.. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 08 March 2021, 19:30-21:00 CSAR webinar: Driving Insurance Innovation: Data Science and Research at AvivaSimon Warsop, FIA, Life Analytics Director | Partner, Aviva Quantum Data Science and Research at Aviva. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 22 February 2021, 19:30-21:00 The Hunt for ExoplanetsProfessor Didier Queloz, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge. Location: Your choice. See CSAR website or emails for joining information.. Monday 08 February 2021, 19:30-21:00 Hydrogen: Its Role in the UK EconomyProfessor Nigel Brandon, Imperial College London. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 25 January 2021, 19:30-21:00 The End of the World (again) .... or, Lessons from the Black DeathProfessor John Robb, Professor of European Prehistory, University of Cambridge Department of Archaeology. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 11 January 2021, 19:30-21:00 Tooth Regeneration and Repair: Dentistry in the 21st centuryProfessor Paul Sharpe, King's College London, Head of the Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology, Dickinson Professor of Craniofacial Biology.. Location: Zoom. See CSAR emails for joining information.. Monday 30 November 2020, 19:30-21:00 Is Dementia Preventable?Professor Gill Livingston, Division of Psychiatry, UCL.. Location: Your choice. See CSAR website or emails for joining information.. Monday 16 November 2020, 19:30-21:00 Osseointegration, approaching 1,000 cases.Professor Munjed Al Muderis, MB ChB FRACS FAOrthA; Orthopedic Surgeon, School Of Medicine, University Of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney; School of Medicine Macquarie University. Location: Zoom. See CSAR website or emails for joining information.. Monday 02 November 2020, 09:00-10:30 Electronics on the brainProfessor George Malliaras, Prince Philip Professor of Technology, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Location: Your choice. See CSAR website or emails for joining information.. Monday 12 October 2020, 19:30-21:00 Zero cases - the lessons from New ZealandProfessor Michael Baker, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.. Location: Your choice! See email reminders or "Attending Lectures" for details of how to join in.. Wednesday 17 June 2020, 10:00-11:00 What policy makers need to know about COVID-19 protective immunity.Professor Danny Altmann, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College Hammersmith Hospital Campus.. Location: Your choice! See email reminders or "Attending Lectures" for details of how to join in.. Wednesday 03 June 2020, 12:00-13:00 CSAR online webinar. Sportable: the story behind the world's first smart rugby ballDr. Pete Husemeyer, Sportable. Location: Your choice! See email reminders or "Attending Lectures" for details of how to join in.. Monday 01 June 2020, 19:30-21:00 CSAR online webinar. Science-led Policy: From Global Pandemics to Climate ChangeSir David King, The Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge. Location: Your choice! See email reminders or "Attending Lectures" for details of how to join in.. Monday 18 May 2020, 19:30-21:00 CSAR online webinar. Dieselgate: The Inside StoryJohn German, International Council on Clean Transportation. Location: Your choice. See CSAR website or emails for joining information.. Monday 04 May 2020, 19:30-21:00 CSAR online webinar. From Medicine to Hamburgers. Cell and tissue culture applied to sustainable production of food meat.Professor Mark Post, Maastricht University.. Location: Your choice. See CSAR website or emails for joining information.. Monday 27 April 2020, 19:30-21:00 Let food be thy medicine.Professor Nita Forouhi, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 09 March 2020, 19:30-21:00 Cancer: From science to benefit.Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Cancer Research UK. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 24 February 2020, 19:30-21:00 A Global Learning Crisis - Using tablets to get one billion children readingAndrew Ashe, onebillion. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 10 February 2020, 19:30-21:00 Gene targeting therapies – what does the future hold for neurological disorders?Professor Sarah Tabrizi, University College London. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 27 January 2020, 19:30-21:00 Air pollution and human health. Lessons learnt and challenges ahead.Professor Frank Kelly, Department of Analytical, Environmental and Forensic Sciences, King's College London. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 13 January 2020, 19:30-21:00 The Next Generation of ChildrenProfessor Lucy Raymond, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 11 November 2019, 19:30-21:00 Artificial Intelligence in OpthalmologyDr. Pearce Keane, Moorfields Eye Hospital. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 28 October 2019, 19:30-21:00 Big Data PsychometricsDr. David Stilwell, Cambridge University Judge Business School. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 14 October 2019, 19:30-21:00 Innovation and the Cambridge Cluster: Past, present and future.Professor Tim Minshall, Institutue for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 30 September 2019, 19:30-21:00 Volcano watching: weapons of ash eruption.Prof. Tamsin Mather, University of Oxford. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 10 June 2019, 19:30-21:00 Gene eatingDr. Giles Yeo, Principal Research Associate, Metabolic Research Laboratories and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 13 May 2019, 19:30-21:00 “The Robot will see you now.” Has the time for surgical robots arrived?Mr. Mark Slack, CMR Surgical and University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 29 April 2019, 19:30-21:00 How do we measure quality in higher education?Prof. Anna Vignoles, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 18 March 2019, 19:30-21:00 How did we get here? Reconstructing the genome of our ancient vertebrate ancestor.Prof. Aoife McLysaght, Trinity College, University of Dublin. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 04 March 2019, 19:30-21:00 Cancers and the tumour microenvironmentProf. Frances Balkwill, Queen Mary University of London. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 18 February 2019, 19:30-21:00 Inflamed DepressionProf. Edward Bullmore, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 04 February 2019, 19:30-21:00 How Science Really Works, and Why It MattersProf. Jeremy Baumberg, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 21 January 2019, 19:30-21:00 Talk: The Science of ConversationProf. Elizabeth Stokoe, Loughborough University. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 26 November 2018, 19:30-21:00 Climate Change, Storms, Floods, Uncertainty and Humans?Prof. Ian Cluckie, Swansea University. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 12 November 2018, 19:30-21:00 Energy and matter at the origin of life – and why it mattersProf. Nick Lane, UCL. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 29 October 2018, 19:30-21:00 Hello World: How to be human in the age of the machineDr. Hannah Fry, UCL. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 15 October 2018, 19:30-21:00 Can we slow ageing? Lessons from an EPIC cohortProf. Kay-Tee Khaw, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 01 October 2018, 19:30-21:00 Metamaterials and the Science of InvisibilityProf. Sir John Pendry, Imperial College, London. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 19 March 2018, 19:30-21:00 The Knotty Maths of MedicineProf. Dorothy Buck, University of Bath, University of Bath. Sackler Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA. Monday 05 March 2018, 19:30-21:00 Epigenetics - Why DNA Is Not Your DestinyDr Nessa Carey, Imperial College, London. Sackler Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA. Monday 19 February 2018, 19:30-21:00 Enhancing the Brain and Wellbeing in Health and DiseaseProf. Barbara J. Sahakian, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 05 February 2018, 19:30-21:00 Building World Class Life Science Businesses – The Good, The Bad and The UglyDr. Jonathan Milner, Deputy Chairman, Abcam plc. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 22 January 2018, 19:30-21:00 How Democracy Ends: Thinking the UnthinkableProf. David Runciman, University of Cambridge. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 27 November 2017, 19:30-21:00 Will the Antarctic Go Green Again? Lessons from its Fossil HistoryProf. Jane Francis, British Antarctic Survey. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 13 November 2017, 19:30-21:00 The Scientific Challenges of Fusion PowerProf. Steven Cowley, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 30 October 2017, 19:30-21:00 The DNA Revolution Has Arrived in the Behavioural SciencesProf. Robert Plomin, King's College, London. The Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Monday 16 October 2017, 19:30-21:00 Mutational processes in the human genomeDr Serena Nik-Zainal, Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow & CDF Group Leader, Cancer Genome Project, Sanger Institute. . Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 19 June 2017, 19:30-21:00 "The world in 2050" - Human extinction risksLord Martin Rees OM FRS FREng FMedSci, Trinity College and Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. Astronomer Royal.. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 05 June 2017, 19:30-21:00 Debate: "This house believes that Artificial Intelligence/Robotics will make us happy"Speaker to be confirmed. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 22 May 2017, 19:30-21:00 Architecture for Resilience - surviving earthquakes, tornadoes, fire and floods.Dr Emily So MEng CEng MICE, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, Director of Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd.. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 08 May 2017, 19:30-21:00 Meet the AuthorsTBA. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 24 April 2017, 19:30-21:00 Towards General Artificial IntelligenceDr Demis Hassabis, Co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, Vice President of Engineering at Google DeepMind. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 20 March 2017, 19:30-21:00 A trick of the light? Development, function and evolution of plant nanostructures that influence animal behaviourProf. Beverley Glover FLS, Dept of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 06 March 2017, 19:30-21:00 Citizens, Science and Science for CitizensProf. Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS, Dept Physics, Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 20 February 2017, 19:30-21:00 Black Holes at Workprof. Andy Fabian OBE FRS, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 06 February 2017, 19:30-21:00 Creating and erasing memories with epigeneticsProf. Wolf Reik FRS FMedSci, Babraham Institute, University of Cambridge. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 23 January 2017, 19:30-21:00 Manufacturing - the vital capability for effective innovationProf. Sir Mike Gregory FREng, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 09 January 2017, 19:30-21:00 Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Physics of HairProf. Raymond Goldstein FRS FInstp, Dept of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 28 November 2016, 19:30-21:00 Big Data in Biology: Challenges and Opportunities for Healthcare and ResearchDr Ewan Birney FRS FMedSci, European Bioinformatics Institute. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 14 November 2016, 19:30-21:00 What shapes the human immune system?Dr Michelle Linterman, Babraham Institute and Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 31 October 2016, 19:30-21:00 Nanostructured steel: the challenge of manufactureProf. Sir Harry Bhadeshia FRS FREng FNAE, Dept of Material Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge. Bristol Myers-Squibb lecture theatre Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1EW. Monday 24 October 2016, 18:00-19:00 OK Computer - teaching machines to write musicEd Newton-Rex, Founder and CEO at Jukedeck. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 17 October 2016, 19:30-21:00 Sustainable Engineering and Design for the Built EnvironmentProfessor Max Fordham OBE,RDI,FREng,MA,FCIBSE,Hon FRIBA. The Sackler Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy (Hoyle Building) Madingley Road, CB3 0HA. Monday 20 June 2016, 19:00-21:00 Landing on a CometProfessor Monica Grady CBE, Professor of Planetary and Space Science, The Open University. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 06 June 2016, 19:30-21:00 Probing the Polar OceansDr Emily Shuckburgh, Deputy Head of Polar Oceans, British Antactic Survey. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 16 May 2016, 19:30-21:00 Book Event: Meet the AuthorsSpeakers to be confirmed. The Sackler Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy (Hoyle Building) Madingley Road, CB3 0HA. Monday 04 April 2016, 19:00-21:00 Churchill's BombDr Graham Farmelo,Physicist, Author, Historian. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 14 March 2016, 19:30-21:00 EDSAC Reborn: A computer detective storyDr Nigel Bennee FBCS, The EDSAC Replica Project, The Computer Conservation Society. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 29 February 2016, 19:30-21:00 Depicting the Dead and Verifying the Visage Facial identification:Forensic and Archaeological ApplicationProfessor Caroline Wilkinson, Director, Face Lab, Liverpool John Moores University. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 01 February 2016, 19:30-21:00 The Challenge and Excitement of Discovering New MedicinesDr Menelas Pangalos, Executive Vice-President, Astra Zeneca. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 18 January 2016, 19:30-21:00 Technology DevelopmentThe lecture will be preceded by a short presentation entitled "In the African Bush: Researching the Rhino Poaching Crisis in South Africa" given by Katrin Pfeil Dr Hermann Hauser KBE, FRS, FREng, FinstP, C Phys Co-Founder and Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 07 December 2015, 19:30-21:00 Earthquake Science and Vulnerability in AsiaThis lecture will be dedicated to the memory of Professor Sir Sam Edwards, Past President of CSAR who died earlier this year Professor James Jackson CBE, FRS, Professor of Active Tectonics, University of Cambridge. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 30 November 2015, 19:15-21:00 Addressing the Challenges of Feeding the World SustainablyThis lecture will be preceded by the CSAR AGM Professor Tim Benton FSB,FLS, Professor of Population Ecology, University of Leeds. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 16 November 2015, 19:30-21:00 Maths and the ArtsThe Lecture will be preceded by a five minute presentation entitled "Balancing food production and the environment in Mexico" by CSAR Award Student David Williams. Professor John Barrow FRS, Research Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 02 November 2015, 19:30-21:00 Pioneer Colonists and Indigenous Response: Resistance and CollaborationJointly with "The Cambridge Festival of Ideas" Professor Mark Horton FSA, Professor of Archaeology, University of Bristol. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Monday 19 October 2015, 19:30-21:00 Addressing the Challenges of Feeding the World SustainablyProfessor Tim Benton FSB,FLS, Professor of Population Ecology, University of Leeds. Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS . Friday 16 October 2015, 19:30-21:00 Dicing with Fate; the statistical physics of cell biologyJoint meeting with the Cambridge Philosophical Society Professor Benjamin D Simons, Herchel Smith Professor of Physics. Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road. Monday 12 October 2015, 18:00-19:00 Gallium Nitride LEDs: How can they save energy, purify water, improve our health (and be made here in the UK)This talk will be preceeded by a short presentation by Olivia Macleod on her research Prof. Sir Colin Humphreys, Director of Research, Dept. Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 15 June 2015, 19:30-21:00 The Saga of the Miles M-52 Britain’s Wartime Supersonic ProjectPlease note this lecture is different to that previously advertised. It will be preceeded by a short presentation by Vaibhav Bhardwaj on his research "Algae-bacteria symbiosis: Using molecular biology to improve algae cultivation for biofuels" Rod Kirkby, Retired Aerodynamics Research/Project Feasibility Engineer. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 08 June 2015, 19:30-21:00 Finding Patterns in Genes and ProteinsThe Lecture will be preceded by a brief presentation by Bursary Student Siang Koh, entitled “It takes two to tango: Combination therapy in cancer” Dr Sarah Teichmann, Sanger Institute/EMBL. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 01 June 2015, 19:30-21:00 The Evolution of Dragonfly WingsThe lecture will be preceded by a short presentation by Jan Mertens on new materials Dr Robin Wootton, University of Exeter. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 11 May 2015, 19:30-21:00 New Developments in Machine IntelligenceThis talk will be preceeded by a short presentation from Laura Burzynski on her research into blood clotting proteins Prof. Chris Bishop, Microsoft Research, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 27 April 2015, 19:30-21:00 The CSAR debate:"This House believes that the Government should fund discovery of new antibiotics and control their distribution and use"For: Drs Nick Brown and Zack Hassan; Against: Drs David Williams and Ewan Harrison. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 13 April 2015, 19:30-21:00 Meet the AuthorsHeld in association with the Cambridge Science Festival Speaker to be confirmed. Mill Lane Lecture Theatre, Cambridge. Monday 16 March 2015, 19:30-21:00 Flying 300 underwater Planes and other Oil Industry InnovationsDr Simon Bittleston, Vice President Research, Schlumberger. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 02 March 2015, 19:30-21:00 Some of my AccidentsProf. Stephen Richardson, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 16 February 2015, 19:30-21:00 Ripping up the Rule Book in Formula OneProf. Tony Purnell, Systems Design, Royal Academy of Engineering. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 02 February 2015, 19:30-21:00 Innovation in PractiseProf. Andy Hopper, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 19 January 2015, 19:30-21:00 Prospects and Obstacles affecting Cell Replacement in HumansProf. Sir John Gurdon, Dept. Zoology, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 15 December 2014, 19:25-21:00 Building a Climate System Laboratory: Modelling the climate system.Prof. Dame Julia Slingo DBE, Chief Scientist, UK Met Office. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 01 December 2014, 19:30-21:00 The Living Time Machine: Non-verbal intelligenceProf. Nicky Clayton FRS, Dept of Psychology, University of Cambridge and Clive Wilkins. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 17 November 2014, 19:30-21:00 Human Metabolic Disease: Lessons from the extremes.Prof. Sir Stephen O'Rahilly, Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 03 November 2014, 19:30-21:00 Learning to Remember: How should we teach history?Speaker to be confirmed. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 20 October 2014, 19:30-21:00 Noise in audio and electronicsDr Chris Hicks, Engineering Director of CEDAR Audio, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 16 June 2014, 19:30-21:00 Should We Engineer The Climate? The SPICE ProjectThe listed speaker is not available; Dr Hunt has very kindly agreed to deliver this lecture in his place Dr Hugh Hunt, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 02 June 2014, 19:30-21:00 Molecular Gastronomy, The Science of Taste and FlavourProfessor Peter Barham, School of Physics, University of Bristol. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 19 May 2014, 19:30-21:00 Tunnelling Under Cities, Advances in Research and PracticeProfessor Robert Mair, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 05 May 2014, 19:30-21:00 Self-Assembling Molecular Structures, Novel molecular structures and materialsProfessor Daan Frenkel, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 14 April 2014, 19:30-21:00 New Book EveningIn association with the Cambridge Science Festival Profs. Spiegelhalter, Ahmed and Longair. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 17 March 2014, 19:30-21:00 Why aircraft may soon grow bumps on their wingsProfessor Holger Babinsky, Professor of Aerodynamics, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 03 March 2014, 19:30-21:00 The Grand Challenges and Accomplishments of Engineering ResearchProfessor Lord Alec Broers, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 17 February 2014, 19:30-21:00 Can Research Prevent Crime?Professor Lawrence Sherman, Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 03 February 2014, 19:30-21:00 Validation of EEG-neurofeedback for optimising performanceProfessor John Gruzelier, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 20 January 2014, 19:30-21:00 Do We Really Need Pandas? The impact of human intervention on natural selectionDr Ken Thompson, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 02 December 2013, 19:30-21:00 Notes on Notes: The musicology of performanceThe CSAR AGM will precede this lecture at 19:15 Professor John Rink, Professor of Musical Performance Studies, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 18 November 2013, 19:15-21:00 The CSAR DebateSpeakers to be announced. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 04 November 2013, 19:30-21:00 The Key Drivers in the World Economy: Why we should be positiveThe ‘Festival of Ideas’ Lecture Dr Gerard Lyons, Economic Adviser to the Mayor of London. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 28 October 2013, 19:30-21:00 Applied and not-yet-appliedProfessor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS. Monday 21 October 2013, 19:30-21:00 Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Biology, from the Schrodinger Equation.Professor Mike Payne FRS, Head of Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Department of Physics. Bristol-Meyers Squibb lecture theatre, Chemistry Department, Lensfield Road. Monday 14 October 2013, 18:00-19:00 Building Business in the SunshineStuart Elmes, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Viridian Solar. Wolfson Lecture Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 10 June 2013, 19:00-21:00 Plan Bee: Ensuring the Future of PollinationMike Brown, Head of National Bee Unit, The Food and Environmental Research Agency, DEFRA. Wolfson Lecture Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 27 May 2013, 19:00-21:00 Organic Electronics: a story of science and technologyProfessor Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics, Optoelectronics Group, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 13 May 2013, 19:00-21:00 Volcanology Applied to EmergenciesProfessor Stephen Sparks CBE, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. Wolfson Lecture Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 29 April 2013, 19:00-21:00 Our Fluid EarthJoint Event with Cambridge Science Festival and BlueSci. Professor Dan McKenzie. Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, 8 Mill Lane, Cambridge. Wednesday 20 March 2013, 20:00-21:00 CSAR Book EveningDr Paula Gomes, Dr Richard Preece, Dr Tim Sparks, Charles Cotton. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 04 March 2013, 19:00-21:00 Graphene Future Emerging TechnologyProfessor Andrea C. Ferrari, Professor of Nanotechnology, Department of Engineering. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 18 February 2013, 19:00-21:00 The Shift in the Balance of Economic and Financial Power: what does it really mean?Dr. Gerard Lyons, Chief Economist and Group Head of Global Research, Standard Chartered Bank. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 04 February 2013, 19:00-21:00 Keeping the Lights on in 2050: how can we do it and how much will it cost?Professor David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department of Energy and Climate Change. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 21 January 2013, 19:00-21:00 The Lost Soldiers of FromellesProfessor Margaret Cox, Emeritus Professor, Department of Forensic Anthropology, Cranfield University and Founder of the International Centre for Forensic Excellence. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 26 November 2012, 19:00-21:00 Are We Alone?Dr. Robin Catchpole, Emeritus Researcher, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 12 November 2012, 19:00-21:00 CSAR Green Energy DebateProfessor Keith Tovey,Professor Andy Woods,Lucy Fielding,Megan Davies Sykes,Hugh Parnell,Robin Nicholson. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 29 October 2012, 19:00-21:00 Impacts of a Disappearing Arctic Sea CoverProfessor Peter Wadhams, Professor of Ocean Physics and Head of the Polar Oceans Physics Group,Dept. Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 15 October 2012, 19:00-21:00 The Larmor LectureProfessor Mike Edmunds. Bristol Myers-Squibb lecture theatre. Monday 08 October 2012, 17:30-19:00 Genetics and Evolution of Transmissible Cancers in Dogs and Tasmanian DevilsDr Elizabeth Murchison, Fellow of Medical Sciences, King's College, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 11 June 2012, 19:30-21:00 Bacteria as Active ColloidsProfessor Wilson Poon, Professor of Condensed Matter Physics SUPA and School of Physics & Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 28 May 2012, 19:30-21:00 What are the Chances? Living with Risk and UncertaintyProfessor David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 14 May 2012, 19:30-21:00 Rethinking Research Objectives for the 21st CenturyProfessor Sir David King, Director, the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 30 April 2012, 19:30-21:00 Genetic Screens in Embryonic Stem CellsProfessor Allan Bradley, Director Emeritus, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 05 March 2012, 19:30-21:00 The Science of Well-Being and its Application to PolicyProfessor Felicia Huppert, Director of the Well-being Institute University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 20 February 2012, 19:30-21:00 Boosting your Brain:Cognitive Enhancement and NeuroethicsProfessor Barbara Sahakian, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 06 February 2012, 19:30-21:00 Science and Non-science in Drug PolicyHeld jointly with the Cambridge Philosophical Society Professor David Nutt, Edmund J Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and Director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit Division of Experimental Medicine. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 23 January 2012, 19:30-21:00 RNA Silencing in Plant and Animal BiotechnologyProfessor Sir David Baulcombe, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 28 November 2011, 19:30-21:00 How Thorium Could Save the PlanetProfessor Robert Cywinski, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 14 November 2011, 19:30-21:00 Science and the MediaThe lecture will be preceeded by the AGM of the society Vivienne Parry, OBE, Science writer and broadcaster. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 31 October 2011, 19:30-21:00 Secret Science of WWIIProfessor Brian J Ford, President of CSAR. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 17 October 2011, 19:30-21:00 Impacts of a Disappearing Artic Sea CoverProfessor Peter Wadhams, Professor of Ocean Physics and Head of the Polar Oceans Physics Group,Dept. Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Saturday 15 October 2011, 19:00-21:00 The Larmor LectureThis lecture is held jointly with the Cambridge Philosophical Society Professor John Papaloizou, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics University of Cambridge. Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road. Monday 10 October 2011, 17:30-19:00 Controlling the diabetes epidemic. Is screening the way forward?Dr Rebecca Simmons, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 06 June 2011, 19:30-21:00 Genomes, Structural Biology and Drug Discovery: What Can Academia Contribute?Emeritus Professor Sir Tom Blundell, FRS, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 23 May 2011, 19:30-21:00 Doing Mathematics online, and in the openProfessor Tim Gowers, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 09 May 2011, 19:30-21:00 DNA Profiling of HorsesPlease note this lecture is on Tuesday not Monday Susan Gurney, University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Tuesday 26 April 2011, 19:30-21:00 High Temperature SuperconductorsVenue back to normal Professor David A Cardwell, Professor of Superconducting Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 21 March 2011, 19:30-21:00 Mathematics of Complex SystemsPLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE Dr Ray Goldstein, Schlumberger Professor of Complex Physical Systems, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge. The Møller Centre, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 07 March 2011, 19:30-21:00 Peanut AllergiesPLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE Dr Andrew Clark, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Addenbrooke's NHS Foundation Trust. The Møller Centre, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 21 February 2011, 19:30-21:00 Ocean forcing of ice sheet change in West AntarcticaPLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE AND VENUE Dr Adrian Jenkins, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge. The Møller Centre, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 07 February 2011, 19:30-21:00 Human Contact NetworksDr Jon Crowcroft, Marconi Professor of Communications, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 29 November 2010, 19:30-21:00 Sustainable Energy in the UKDr Bernie Bulkin, Commissioner for Energy & Transport, UK Sustainable Development Commission. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 15 November 2010, 19:30-21:00 Molecular Modelling of AnaestheticsThis lecture will be preceded by the society's AGM Dr Pak-Lee Chau, Bioinformatique Structurale, CNRS URA 2185, Institut Pasteur, Paris. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 01 November 2010, 19:30-21:00 The Physiology of AutumnProfessor Brian J. Ford, President of CSAR. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 18 October 2010, 19:30-21:00 String Theory - A unifying principle in theoretical physicsPlease note that this lecture is not at the usual spacetime coordinates. Professor Michael Green, FRS, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, DAPTP, University of Cambridge. Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museum Site. Monday 11 October 2010, 17:30-19:00 Genomics, Society and PoliciesDr Ron Zimmern, Director of the Public Health Genetics Unit. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 07 June 2010, 19:30-21:00 Happy DanesPlease note that this lecture is on Tuesday not Monday Dr Luisa Corrado, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Tuesday 25 May 2010, 19:30-21:00 Holographic TechnologiesDr T D Wilkinson, Reader in Photonic Engineering, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 10 May 2010, 19:30-21:00 Brood ParasitismDr Clair Spottiswoode, Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 26 April 2010, 19:30-21:00 Sustainable Building in the UKDavid Adamson, Director of Smarter Construction in the Office of Government Commerce. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 01 March 2010, 19:30-21:00 Imaging CancerPlease note this week the lecture is on Tuesday not Monday Dr Kevin Brindle, Cancer Research Institute/Dept. Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Tuesday 16 February 2010, 19:30-21:00 Stem Cells: Overcoming the EmbryoPlease Note this lecture is not on a Monday Professor Austin Smith, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Tuesday 02 February 2010, 19:30-21:00 Gravitational LensingDr Lindsay King, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 18 January 2010, 19:30-21:00 Robotic SurgeryProfessor David Neal, Professor of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Research UK. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 30 November 2009, 19:30-21:00 Laser PhotonicsPlease note the return to our usual venue Dr Bill O'Neill, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge. Monday 16 November 2009, 19:30-21:00 Science and the MediaPlease note our temporary venue Quentin Cooper, Presenter of BBC's "Material World". Biochemistry Lecture Theatre, Sanger Building, Tennis Court Road. Monday 02 November 2009, 19:30-21:00 Plagiarism in SciencePlease note our temporary venue Professor Brian J Ford, President of the CSAR. Biochemistry Lecture Theatre, Sanger Building, Tennis Court Road. Monday 19 October 2009, 19:30-21:00 "Happy Danes!" A scientific analysis of the recent EU survey into income and contentmentDr Luisa Corrado (Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge ). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 08 June 2009, 19:30-21:00 "Just one more try will do it!" The Psychology of GamblingRescheduled from February Dr Luke Clarke (Behavioural and Clinical Neurosciences Institute, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 01 June 2009, 19:30-21:00 "Bringing new medicines to market" How the biopharmaceutical industry worksDr Melanie Lee DSc (Hon) FMedSci (Executive Vice President of Research and Development, UCB Belgium ). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Tuesday 26 May 2009, 19:30-21:00 "Life in the Colonies" Social insects and their relevance to human behaviorProfessor Francis Ratneiks (Professor of Apiculture, University of Sussex ). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 11 May 2009, 19:30-21:00 "The Venetians certainly knew about building" The extraordinary and enduring properties of Lime MortarProfessor Geoff Allen (University of Bristol). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 27 April 2009, 19:30-21:00 "Where is it safe to go on holiday?" Antigenic Cartography; a mathematical method for mapping the spread of virusesProfessor Derek Smith (Professor of Infectious Disease Informatics Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 02 March 2009, 19:30-21:00 "Genetics and Cancer" The BRCA2 gene (discovered by Professor Stratton and his team), and its involvement in human breast and prostate cancerProfessor Michael Stratton (Deputy Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Head of the Cancer Genome Project). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 16 February 2009, 19:30-21:00 "We know who you are, from the way you sound" Computer voice-recognition systems and what they can doThis lecture is joint with the Cambridge Philosophical Society Dr Kirsty McDougall (Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 19 January 2009, 19:30-21:00 Sustainable Energy - without the hot airProf David J C Mackay (Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 01 December 2008, 19:30-21:00 “What goes round comes round” Making wind turbines from renewable materialsDr Jim Platts (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 17 November 2008, 19:30-21:00 "Something’s come up": The Discovery of New Drugs, (including Cardura, Norvasc and Viagra)Dr Simon Campbell CBE (Former President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Former Pfizer Senior Vice-President for Discovery). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 03 November 2008, 19:30-21:00 "Intelligence and the Living Cell": Adaptive behaviour and decision-making by single cellsProfessor Brian J Ford (President of CSAR). Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 20 October 2008, 19:30-21:00 The Larmor Lecture: "Seeing Nano: optics on the smallest scale"This lecture is jointly with the Cambridge Philosophical Society Professor Jeremy J Baumberg (NanoPhotonics Centre Department of Physics. University of Cambridge). Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road. Monday 13 October 2008, 17:30-19:00 "I was nowhere near there at the time Guv - honest"Professor Sir Bob Hepple, Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, former Master of Clare College. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 12 May 2008, 19:30-21:00 www.Antibodies_Direct.comDr Jonathan Milner, Abcam plc, Cambridge Science Park. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 28 April 2008, 19:30-21:00 Not Mammoth Steaks Again?!Professor Martin Jones, Archaeological Sciences, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 17 March 2008, 19:30-21:00 Nanoelectronics and Quantum ComputingDr David Williams, Head of the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 03 March 2008, 19:30-21:00 Rebuilding the Colossus of the Modern WorldTony Sale, Hon Fellow of the British Computer Society. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 18 February 2008, 19:30-21:00 The Journey of the FutureDr Liz Orme, Director of Transport, Cambridge Consultants. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 04 February 2008, 19:30-21:00 Water that does not wet handsDr Zbigniew ("Andy") Szydlo. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 03 December 2007, 19:30-21:00 Lives and Letters (the Robert Hooke Portfolio)Professor Lisa Jardine CBE, Queen Mary College, University of London. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 19 November 2007, 19:30-21:00 Ancient VaultsProfessor Jacques Heymen, Former Head of Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 05 November 2007, 19:30-21:00 The invention of the High Power MicroscopeCelebrating Antony van Leeuwenhoek's 375th Birthday Professor Brian J Ford, President of the CSAR. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 22 October 2007, 19:30-21:00 Nuclear Fusion as a Global Energy Source? Work at UKAEA Culham Laboratory and elsewhere to harness fusion energyProfessor Chris Llewellyn-Smith FRS. Director, UKAEA Culham Laboratory, Abingdon, Oxford. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 11 June 2007, 19:30-21:00 Take the Eurostar to Stratford...Dr Mike Glover, Director, Arup Engineering, London, project manager of the High-Speed link. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Saturday 09 June 2007, 19:30-21:00 "Actually you were' and I can prove it"Mr Skip Palenik, President, Microtrace, Illinois, USA. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Saturday 02 June 2007, 19:30-21:00 www.Antibodies_Direct.com The story of Abcam; selling antibodies on-lineDr Jonathan Milner. Abcam plc, Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 28 May 2007, 19:30-21:00 Mending Broken Hearts: replacing damaged cardiac muscle; the MAGIC programmeMr Stephen Large FRCS, Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 14 May 2007, 19:30-21:00 DNA Repair Mechanisms in the Central Nervous SystemProfessor Robin Franklin. Neurosciences Laboratory (Department of Veterinary medicine) and the Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 30 April 2007, 19:30-21:00 The Eternal Triangle: Science, Propaganda and Disease Control; the facts behind the 2001 Foot and Mouth EpidemicDr Mike Thrusfield, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, University of Edinburgh. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 05 March 2007, 19:30-21:00 The Calving of Larson-B and other phenomena: Climate Change in the AntarcticProfessor David Vaughan, Deputy Director, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 19 February 2007, 19:30-21:00 Avian 'Flu - The origin of SARS and the impact of avian influenza H5N1 upon mammals and wild birdsDr Diana Bell, School of Biological Sciences, University of east Anglia, Norwich. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 05 February 2007, 19:30-21:00 A Stitch in Time: The molecular Basis of DNA repairjoint meeting with Cambridge Philosophical Society Professor Steve Jackson, Wellcome Trust, CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 22 January 2007, 19:30-21:00 Children of Eve: Exon Sequencing; identifying variation in the human genomeDr Alison 'Pod' Coffey, Sanger Centre, Hinxton Hall, Cambridgeshire. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 20 November 2006, 19:30-21:00 Mother Nature Knows Best: Making Heat-Stable VaccinesDr Bruce Roser, Chief Scientific Officer, Cambridge Biostability, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 06 November 2006, 19:30-21:00 Soft Small and Interesting - Soft Matter: towards Soft NanotechnologyProfessor Ullrich Steiner, Professor of Physics of Materials, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 23 October 2006, 19:30-21:00 Sentient Computing- Larmor LectureNote unusual time and venue Professor Andy Hopper, The Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Cockcroft Lecture Theatre, Cockcroft Building. Monday 16 October 2006, 20:30-22:00 Colision Course - How Science is abused by the MediaProfessor Brian J Ford, Writer, Broadcaster and CSAR Member of Council. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 09 October 2006, 19:30-21:00 Looking inside a star (and other stories) - Developments in Radio Astronomy made here in CambridgeProfessor Richard Hills, Professor of Radio Astronomy, the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Tuesday 06 June 2006, 19:30-21:00 An Alternative to the Infernal Combustion engine.? - Modern Fuel CellsProfessor John Kilner, Department of Materials, Imperial College, London. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 22 May 2006, 19:30-21:00 Obesity and Modern Humans - Diet, lifestyle or simply in our genes?Professor Steve ORahilly, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 08 May 2006, 19:30-21:00 Defence research: Changing world, changing priorities (R&D in the MoD)Professor Phil Sutton, Director-General (Research and Development), Ministry of Defence, Whitehall. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 24 April 2006, 19:30-21:00 Antibiotics are no substitute for good hygiene - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; the importance of hospital cleanliness and practicesDr Norman Alan Simmons, CBE, Emeritus Consultant Microbiologist, Guys and St Thomas Hospital Trust. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 06 March 2006, 19:30-21:00 Antibiotics, 75 years on - New antibiotics, using genes cloned from Streptomyces speciesProfessor Sir David Hopwood, FRS, Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 20 February 2006, 19:30-21:00 Just print me another computer, will you? - The world of plastic electronicsDr Henning Sirringhaus, Chief Scientist at Plastic Logic, Cambridge Science Park, Hitachi Professor of Electron Device Physics at the University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Tuesday 07 February 2006, 19:30-21:00 Hush, here comes an aircraft! - The Silent Aircraft InitiativeProfessor Ann Dowling, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cambridge Department of Engineering. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 23 January 2006, 19:30-21:00 Receiving you, Loud and Clear - Digital radio, and its future in the UKMike Ellis, BBC Research and Development. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 05 December 2005, 19:30-21:00 Faster than the speed of sound - The M52 -the worlds first supersonic aircraftRod Kirkby, CSAR Member, aeronautical engineer, and aviation artist. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 21 November 2005, 19:30-21:00 Eve, Uncovered - Sequencing the human X-chromosomeDr Alison Coffey, The Sanger Centre and the Human Genome Project, Hinxton Hall, Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 07 November 2005, 19:30-21:00 The eyes: gateway to the soul? - Iris Recognition TechnologyDr John Daugman OBE, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College. Monday 24 October 2005, 19:30-21:00 The Larmor Lecture: Epidemiology - where are the limits?Professor Nick E Day, Strangeways Research Laboratory. Cockcroft Lecture Theatre, Cockcroft Building. Monday 17 October 2005, 20:30-22:00 Please see above for contact details for this list. |
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