the-BA : Leics Branch Programme

All events at 19:30 in the Council Room, New Walk Museum, New Walk, Leicester unless otherwise specified.

Further Details

Contact Leics Programme Secretary
Mrs B Allan, 0116 274 5219
berylallan@hotmail.com

Fluorine: the Ultimate Combiner

26 Sept 2005
Chairman’s Lecture by Professor John Holloway
Fluorine’s reactions often involve fires or explosions, yet it is widely used, It is incorporated into around one third of all drugs and plant protection chemicals, is the basis of inhalent anaesthetics, Teflon and Gortex, is crucial in the nuclear industry and modern electronics. This talk explains why.

Stalkers - Types and Interventions

10 Oct 2005
Dr Lorraine Sheridan, Dept of Psychology, University of Leicester
Stalking is now recognised as a significant social problem. Although they may engage in very similar behaviours, different stalkers will have different motivations.. This talk will outline the main “types” of stalkers and explain why they stalk.

The Role of Volcanic Eruptions in Mass Extinctions

24 Oct 2005
The largest mass extinctions all coincided with”flood basalt eruptions”, which were relatively quiet, effusive and very prolonged compared with the explosive eruptions seen at Mount St. Helens, but which covered vast areas and released prodigious masses of gas and aerosols. This talk will address the challenges in understanding the causal links between eruptions and extinctions which have a bearing on our understanding of current changing climate system.
Professor A D Saunders, Department of Geology, University of Leicester.

Day School at Vaughan College: The Challenge of Global Warming

19 Nov 2005
10.00-16.00 hrs

EVIDENCE (How do we know its happening?)

Dr Paul Monks, Atmospheric Chemist, University of Leicester.

IMPACT (What might occur?)

Nick King, Regional Strategy Manager, Environment Agency, East Midlands

MITIGATION (What can be done about it?).

Nick Rau, Friends of the Earth
£31/ £28 including lunch and refreshments.
Applications to Vaughan College, St Nicholas Circle, Leicester LE1 4LB
www.le.ac.uk/lifelonglearning/vaughan

Young Researchers in Chemistry

28 Nov 2005
Find out what researchers are up to and what it is like to do it.
Organised by Dr Jonny Woodward Department of Chemistry University of Leicester

Scientific Call My Bluff

12 Dec 2005
Christmas quiz and good cheer with a scientific flavour.

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