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February 2012
Wednesday 8 February 2012
When one man dies it is a tragedy, when thousands die it is statistics. The case for tobacco control
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology, School of Experimental Psychology.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Tobacco continues to be the single greatest preventable cause of death and disease in developed countries, but despite this people continue to smoke. This lecture will discuss what is known about why tobacco (and in particular cigarette smoking) is so addictive, and how treatments to help people stop smoking work. Further information is available
No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Friday 10 February 2012
Fallout from a Supernova Neighbour
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Tim Elliott, School of Earth Sciences.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Our solar system is a blend of the effluvia from many stellar explosions. Different types of stars contribute debris with highly contrasting isotopic compositions. Thus we can isotopically identify the stellar origin of elements most recently added to the solar system mix, which have survived complete homogenisation. Further information is available
No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Actively travelling to health: can we improve public health by active commuting?
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Ashley Cooper, Professor of Physical Activity & Public Health, Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Active people are generally healthier than those who do little exercise. Active commuting could improve population levels of physical activity, and the Government has put walking and cycling at the heart of its transport and health policies. This talk will explore how active travel to work or school could improve health. Further information is available
No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
March 2012
Thursday 1 March 2012
Engineering sustainable change
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Sally Heslop, Department of Civil Engineering.
Pugsley Lecture Theatre,
6:00pm
What are the most effective ways to inspire and enable our future leaders to create systems that are reasonably sustainable in the context of complex and accelerating global change? This talk will explore some of the key success factors, with particular reference to engineering education and sustainable infrastructure systems. Further information is available
No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Monday 5 March 2012
Diamonds are a Scientist's best friend
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Paul May, Professor of Physical Chemistry.
LT1 School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close,
6:00pm
In this talk Paul will describe how thin CVD diamond films are produced, and outline how we have been able to figure out the important chemistry and physics of the deposition process. He shall also discuss the various uses of these films, and speculate about some exciting potential future applications. Further information is available
No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 9288515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Visual effects in film - a fusion of Art and Science
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office with support from The Society of Merchant Venturers
Ben Morris, Visual Effect Engineer on Harry Potter, The Golden Compass.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Visual effects have existed in the world of film making ever since the very first 'silent' moving images were captured on film. Artists and scientists involved in making visual effects have been continually challenged by film makers to create more believable fantastic worlds and characters as part of the visual experience of telling stories. Further information is available
Booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday 14 March 2012
The last monks of medieval England
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor James Clark, Professor of History.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Historical research has unsettled many long held reputations. Yet the legend of the last monks of medieval England, their high living and low morals which led to their dissolution under Henry VIII, has never been questioned. This lecture promises a fresh perspective on a major turning-point in our history. Further information is available
No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 9288515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Friday 16 March 2012
The new poetry and penguin modern poets
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office and BIRTHA
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office and BIRTHA
Al Alvarez in conversation with poetry readings from John Fuller, Edward Lucie-Smith and Tom Raworth from 7.30-8.30pm.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Editor of The New Poetry and friend and champion of poets such as Ted Hughes, Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath, Al Alvarez helped define modern poetry for a generation. A poet and author of books on everything from poker to rock climbing, Alvarez is perhaps best known for the study of suicide The Savage God. Further information is available
Booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Increasing charitable giving: what can we learn from economics?
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Sarah Smith, Professor in Economics.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
The current government wants people to give more to charity as part of its Big Society. So far, many of its ideas, such as prompting people to give at ATMs, are drawn from behavioural economics which looks to "nudge" people into doing things. This lecture looks instead at more standard economic tools. Further information is available
No booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 9288515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 22 March 2012
Stones from the sky: A heaven-sent opportunity to talk about science
Organised by University of Bristol, in association with the Royal Society
Professor Colin Pillinger, CBE. Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize Lecturer.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Stones that fall from the sky, meteorites, were first confirmed as scientific objects when a 56lb stone fell on farm land in Yorkshire in 1795. With more than 40000 samples now confirmed as specimens from asteroids, the Moon and Mars have plenty of stories to tell. Further information is available
Booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 9288515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk