Dr Katie Reilly, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham Microplastics are a pervasive pollutant globally, and have been found in all environments studied to date. However, the available data for microplastic ingestion and interaction with organisms in the environment is varied... Continue Reading →

The vital role of testing and failure in the development of products. How have famous and infamous failures enabled the development of new products and even new sciences. From the failure of the Comet aircraft to the wobbly Millennium bridge,... Continue Reading →

 Dr Roger Beadle, Consultant Cardiologist

Mona Faraji-Niri, Research Fellow, University of Warwick Lithium-ion batteries are the key component of many portable devices in our daily lives, they play asignificant role in electrification of transportation systems such as electric vehicles, e-bikes, and e-scooters. The manufacturing of... Continue Reading →

Dr. Pranav Vasanthi Bathrinarayanan, who is a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering will cover the different organ/tissue models that he has built. These include the respiratory tract, blood vessels, bone mineralisation and some immune... Continue Reading →

Dr Om P. Kurmi, Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Healthcare Research at Coventry University will present a talk on how air pollution is affecting both children and adults, being responsible for over 8 million deaths annually.

Dr Aneika Leney, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Lake slime, or blue-green algae, is found in many lakes/rivers/oceans worldwide. It is increasing due to global warming and causing huge problems, as it can produce toxins that kill fish and... Continue Reading →

Dr Marina Lafarga-Magro of the University of Warwick will discuss her work searching for habitable exoplanets, and why it matters. Are we alone? The idea of life beyond Earth has fascinated and inspired humanity for millenia. However, it was only... Continue Reading →

Dr Cornelia Juengst, University of Warwick Have you ever wondered what your doctor hears when listening to your chest? How does a diseased heart sound different from a healthy heart? And why? What does your doctor see when they look... Continue Reading →

The Pharmaceutical industry has made a huge contribution to improving the quality of many lives with advances continuing to be made in tackling diseases that were once considered incurable. However, the industry often attracts criticism over the profits that it... Continue Reading →

Dr Alex Baker of University of Warwick will consider the role of lateral flow testing. The talk will include:

Cooling accounts for over 7% of global GHG emissions and is the fastest growing GHG contributor in the world. Globally, 12% of the total food produced is lost due to the lack of cold chain. Likewise, 20% of temperature-sensitive vaccine... Continue Reading →