Past Talks
Nov 18th 2019
Preparations for the new Aircraft Carrier in Portsmouth Dockyard. Capt I Greenlees MOD Portdmouth
Oct 21st 019
Extreme Environments. The impact of extreme environments on humans Prof Mike Tipton, Portsmouth University
Sept 16th 2019
Printed Semiconductors and the future of Electronics Dr Sebastian Wood, National Physical Laboratory, London
July 15th 2019
Take Back your Online Privacy High Cull, IT Educational Trainer, Highbury College, Portsmouth
May 20th 2019
The death of the internal combustion engine: what comes next? Dr Gareth Hinds, National Physcial Laboratory, London
Mar 18th 2019
From Chernobyl to Fukushima: environmental impacts Prof Jim Smith, Portsmouth University
Feb 18th 2019
How Groups deal with Complexity Capt Jonathan Huxley , Royal Fleet Auxillary
Jan 21st 2019
Precious Metals Mr Alastair Alexander, Reitred CEO Engelhard Group
Nov 19th 2018
Fighting Crime with Ion Beams Dr Melanie Bailey, Surrey University
Oct 15th 2018
Ground water in Asian Deltas: the Good, the Bad, and the Awkward. Dr Mo Hoque, Portsmouth University
Sept 17th 2018
Antibiotic Resistance - a new threat? Dr S Fouch, Portsmouth University
July 16th 2018
Forensic DNA Fingerprinting Prof P Goldfarb, Surrey University
June 18th 2018
Medical Detection Dogs. Mr T Dawes, Medical Detection Dogs, Milton Keynes
May 21st 2018
The Rise of Ransomware. Mr Bruce McGavin, BetaPlus Cub, West Ashling
April 16th 2018
Managing water resources in a complex world. Dr Julia Brown, Portsmouth University
March 19th 2018
On a wild goose chase for the world's highest flying bird. Dr Lucy Hawkes, Exeter University
February 19th 2018
A changing climate and landscape: visions of a future Britain Dr Mark Hardiman, Dept Geography, Portsmouth University
January 15th 2018
Universe Matters Prof Daniel Thomas, Dept Astrophysics, Portsmouth University
November 20th 2017
The Wonderful World of Natural Navigation Tristan Gooley, Natural Navigator
October 16th 2017
Water, water everywhere, but is it fit to drink? Prof Graham Mills, Portsmouth University
September 18th 2017
Beekeeping Discoveries Stuart Smith, Vice Chair, Chichester Beekeeping Association
July 17th 2017
Dust, Oil and Elephants. Dr Mike Fowler, Reader in Geochemistry, Portsmouth University
June 19th 2017
The UK Electricity Supply Network. David Harris, Retired Engineer
March 20th 2017
Biomaterials and Nanotechnology Dr. Eugen Barbu, Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Portsmouth University
February 20th 2017
Underutilised crops in an over-utilised world Dr. Mark A. Chapman, Biological Sciences Dept, University of Southampton
January 16th 2017
Energy policy and security in the 21st Century Dr Ed Stoddard, Lecturer, Portsmouth University
November 21st 2016 CANCELLED. Rebooked for October 2017
Water, water everywhere-but is it fit to drink? Dr Graham Mills
October 17th 2016
The Science of Bats: echolocation, flight and thermal regulation Mr Nik Knight
September 19th 2016
Confessions of a Weather Man Mr Ian Hurst
July 18th 2016
Technology in Bank Notes Mr Paul Chapman
June 20th 2016
The Diamond Light Source: a research facility delving into the secrets of atoms Laura Holland, Public Engagement manager, Diamond Light Source
May 16th 2016
Preventing Blindness in the Bolivian Amazon Mr Dave Goldsmith, Medical Scientist Andean Medical Mission
April 18th 2016
Public Service or Private Profit? – Nineteenth Century Civil Engineers and Public Health Reform. Dr Bob Otter, Retired Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Portsmouth University
March 21st 2016
Please don’t buy an electric car! Professor Averil Macdonald, OBE; Director of STEM at Highbury College, Portsmouth and Professor Emerita of Science Engagement at the University of Reading
January 18th 2016
Like infant, like dog? Dogs understanding of human forms of communication Dr Juliane Kaminski Senior Lecturer in Comparative Cognition, Portsmouth University
November 16th 2015
Science in the service of Henry VIII: conserving a Tudor warship Eleanor Schofield, Conservation Manager, Mary Rose Trust
October 19th 2015
Coastal change past and present Peter Murphy, retired archeological consultant, English Heritage
September 21st 2015
Resource Efficiency for Crop Production. Prof Peter Gregory, Chief Executive, East Malling Research, Kent
July 20th 2015
Public Service or Private Profit? – Nineteenth Century Civil Engineers and Public Health Reform. Dr Bob Otter, Retired Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Portsmouth University
June 15th 2015
A Walk in Tropical Forests. Professor E.B. Gareth Jones, Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
May 18th 2015
Food Allergies. Prof Tara Dean, Department of health Sciences, Portsmouth University.
April 20th 2015
Materials in Action. Dr Diane Aston, Training and Education Executive, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining , Grantham
March 16th 2015
Sex and the Planet", is this the most dangerous human activity, for all life on earth? Prof J Guillebaud Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, University College London
January 19th 2015
Development of Clock Making Mr Malcolm Archer, Clockmaker and Tutor West Dean College, Chichester