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Give me Inspiration! the Paradigm Shift with Dr Helen Czerski

Dr Helen Czerski, UCL.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Wednesday 24 January 2018, 17:30-18:30

IOP East Anglia Branch Applied Physics Seminars

The Diamond Light Source

Joint IET/I Mech E/IoP Event. Registration: www.theiet.org/cambridge

Prof. Andrew Harrison.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Thursday 25 February 2016, 18:30-20:00

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Give Me Inspiration! The Paradigm Shift with Professor Dame Carol Robinson

For information on the whole Conversation Series please see: www.chu.cam.ac.uk/conversations

Dame Professor Carol Robinson.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 12 October 2015, 17:30-19:00

Centre for Science and Policy Distinguished Lecture Series

Joint Research Centre: Science and Policy - the view from inside the European Commission

Dominique Ristori,Director-General of the Joint Research Centre, European Commission.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Thursday 18 October 2012, 17:30-19:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Innovation Lecture: Making Digital Copies of the 3D World

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Prof R Cipolla, CUED.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Thursday 21 October 2010, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"Happy Danes!" A scientific analysis of the recent EU survey into income and contentment

Dr Luisa Corrado (Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge ).

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 08 June 2009, 19:30-21:00

Tracing Human Ancestry, using DNA

Tracing Human Ancestry, using DNA

this lecture replaces Dr Corrado's talk, 'Happy Danes'

Dr Peter Forster.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 08 June 2009, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"Just one more try will do it!" The Psychology of Gambling

Rescheduled 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"Bringing new medicines to market" How the biopharmaceutical industry works

Dr 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"Life in the Colonies" Social insects and their relevance to human behavior

Professor Francis Ratneiks (Professor of Apiculture, University of Sussex ).

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 11 May 2009, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"The Venetians certainly knew about building" The extraordinary and enduring properties of Lime Mortar

Professor Geoff Allen (University of Bristol).

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 27 April 2009, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"Where is it safe to go on holiday?" Antigenic Cartography; a mathematical method for mapping the spread of viruses

Professor 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"Genetics and Cancer" The BRCA2 gene (discovered by Professor Stratton and his team), and its involvement in human breast and prostate cancer

Professor 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"We know who you are, from the way you sound" Computer voice-recognition systems and what they can do

This 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

Prof David J C Mackay (Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge).

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 01 December 2008, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

“What goes round comes round” Making wind turbines from renewable materials

Dr Jim Platts (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge).

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 17 November 2008, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"Intelligence and the Living Cell": Adaptive behaviour and decision-making by single cells

Professor Brian J Ford (President of CSAR).

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 20 October 2008, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

www.Antibodies_Direct.com

Dr Jonathan Milner, Abcam plc, Cambridge Science Park.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 28 April 2008, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Nanoelectronics and Quantum Computing

Dr David Williams, Head of the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 03 March 2008, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Rebuilding the Colossus of the Modern World

Tony Sale, Hon Fellow of the British Computer Society.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 18 February 2008, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

The Journey of the Future

Dr Liz Orme, Director of Transport, Cambridge Consultants.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 04 February 2008, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Water that does not wet hands

Dr Zbigniew ("Andy") Szydlo.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 03 December 2007, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Ancient Vaults

Professor Jacques Heymen, Former Head of Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 05 November 2007, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

The invention of the High Power Microscope

Celebrating 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Nuclear Fusion as a Global Energy Source? Work at UKAEA Culham Laboratory and elsewhere to harness fusion energy

Professor Chris Llewellyn-Smith FRS. Director, UKAEA Culham Laboratory, Abingdon, Oxford.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 11 June 2007, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

"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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

www.Antibodies_Direct.com The story of Abcam; selling antibodies on-line

Dr Jonathan Milner. Abcam plc, Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 28 May 2007, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Mending Broken Hearts: replacing damaged cardiac muscle; the MAGIC programme

Mr Stephen Large FRCS, Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 14 May 2007, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

DNA Repair Mechanisms in the Central Nervous System

Professor 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

The Eternal Triangle: Science, Propaganda and Disease Control; the facts behind the 2001 Foot and Mouth Epidemic

Dr Mike Thrusfield, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, University of Edinburgh.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 05 March 2007, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

The Calving of Larson-B and other phenomena: Climate Change in the Antarctic

Professor David Vaughan, Deputy Director, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Cambridge.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 19 February 2007, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Avian 'Flu - The origin of SARS and the impact of avian influenza H5N1 upon mammals and wild birds

Dr Diana Bell, School of Biological Sciences, University of east Anglia, Norwich.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 05 February 2007, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

A Stitch in Time: The molecular Basis of DNA repair

joint 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Children of Eve: Exon Sequencing; identifying variation in the human genome

Dr Alison 'Pod' Coffey, Sanger Centre, Hinxton Hall, Cambridgeshire.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 20 November 2006, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Mother Nature Knows Best: Making Heat-Stable Vaccines

Dr Bruce Roser, Chief Scientific Officer, Cambridge Biostability, Cambridge.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 06 November 2006, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Soft Small and Interesting - Soft Matter: towards Soft Nanotechnology

Professor 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Colision Course - How Science is abused by the Media

Professor Brian J Ford, Writer, Broadcaster and CSAR Member of Council.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 09 October 2006, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Looking inside a star (and other stories) - Developments in Radio Astronomy made here in Cambridge

Professor Richard Hills, Professor of Radio Astronomy, the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Tuesday 06 June 2006, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

An Alternative to the Infernal Combustion engine.? - Modern Fuel Cells

Professor John Kilner, Department of Materials, Imperial College, London.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 22 May 2006, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Antibiotics are no substitute for good hygiene - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; the importance of hospital cleanliness and practices

Dr 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Antibiotics, 75 years on - New antibiotics, using genes cloned from Streptomyces species

Professor 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Just print me another computer, will you? - The world of plastic electronics

Dr 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Hush, here comes an aircraft! - The Silent Aircraft Initiative

Professor 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Receiving you, Loud and Clear - Digital radio, and its future in the UK

Mike Ellis, BBC Research and Development.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 05 December 2005, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Faster than the speed of sound - The M52 -the worlds first supersonic aircraft

Rod Kirkby, CSAR Member, aeronautical engineer, and aviation artist.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 21 November 2005, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

Eve, Uncovered - Sequencing the human X-chromosome

Dr 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

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

The eyes: gateway to the soul? - Iris Recognition Technology

Dr John Daugman OBE, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Monday 24 October 2005, 19:30-21:00