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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 →

Dr Duane Mellor, Senior Lecturer, Aston Medical school Nutrition is an area of apparent disagreement among the public and experts. It is also an area which has seen a rapid increase in the number of publications in the past 40... Continue Reading →

Professor Petra Wark and Funmi Ladeinde of the Centre for Healthcare and Communities, Research Institute for Health & Wellbeing at the University of Coventry. Many human research studies lack diversity, which limits our understanding of the factors that contribute to... Continue Reading →

Dr Eirini Theodosiou, Senior Lecturer, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University Jason Thomas, Senior lecturer, School of Psychology, Aston University The demand for animal-based foods will increase by 70% in 2050 to feed the predicted 9.8 billion people. Yet currently,... Continue Reading →

Prof. Patricia Thornley, Director, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute, Aston University A is for apple … T is for Tree From our earliest years we are introduced to trees: in the classroom; in fairy stories of magic treesand deep dark... Continue Reading →

Dr Graeme Hayes, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aston University Net zero is everywhere. The UK has pledged to reach net zero by 2050; the NHS, by 2040; Birmingham City Council’s ‘route to zero’, by 2030; Birmingham Airport’s ‘flight... Continue Reading →

Dr Sarah Duxbury, University of Warwick Microbes frequently exist together as communities across environments as diverse as the human body to natural environments. What drives microbial diversity in the natural world? How can we study microbial ecosystems in the lab?... Continue Reading →