We are continually developing our programme, seeking to provide sessions covering a variety of subjects by speakers who enjoy working with an audience that can be relied upon to ask many questions. Please use the comment form to let us know if you would like to lead a session for us.
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Events
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Madagascar – the eighth continent
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaMadagascar appears on the map as an island close to the coast of Africa. However, its Flora and Fauna are unique, and very different from mainland Africa. John Holroyde will explore how this diversity arose and the pressures which are... Continue Reading →
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Observing Galaxies that should not exist – Images from the James Webb Space Telescope
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaDhara Patel, National Space Centre Using the largest telescope launched into space, we’ve been surprised at the number of large and mature galaxies observed in the early Universe. The infrared capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope have allowed astronomers... Continue Reading →
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Gut invaders: Battling the microbiome
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaMeera Unnikrishnan, University of Warwick
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Invasive insect species in Antarctica
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaOctavia Brayley, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Imagine a tiny insect tough enough to make a home in Antarctica - one of the coldest, driest, and most extreme places on Earth. Eretmoptera murphyi, a flightless midge accidentally introduced by scientists... Continue Reading →
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No meeting
There will be no meeting in September
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A Warwickshire Eclipse
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaOctober's talk will be presented by Mike Frost who is, amongst other things, a member of The Royal Astronomical Society. On February 18th 1737 there was an eclipse of the Sun visible from Warwickshire. It was one of an extraordinary... Continue Reading →
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The development of the Jaguar E-Type
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Nuclear magnetic resonance, and what it can tells us about stretchy skin and resilient fungi
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaDr Wing Ying Chow, assistant Professor in the department of Physics at the University of Warwick Ying will discuss Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and why people travel from all across the UK to do NMR at Warwick, the extracellular matrix... Continue Reading →
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The Organisational Charlatan: Confidence Without Competence
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaOur March talk will be given by Dr Marie Dunnion, of the University of Birmingham School of Psychology. Most of us have met someone at work who talks a great game – confident, polished, convincing – yet somehow the results... Continue Reading →
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Listening to the experiences of women and birthing people to improve maternal health outcomes
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaDr Amy Delicate, Qualitative Research Fellow in the College of Medicine and Health at the University of Birmingham When we think about healthcare research, we often think about numbers — statistics that tell us whether a medication works or how... Continue Reading →
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Could fish slime lead to faster, more efficient vehicles?
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaDr Paul Griffiths, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Aston University
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Oral Biology
St Patricks Irish Club 4 Adelaide Road, Leamington SpaPractising dentist Hanni Mostafa will be discussing the science behind oral biology and its links to whole body health. Much in the news in recent years, this topic will likely get all our audience self consciously thinking what they should... Continue Reading →