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Big Science with Small Telescopes [email protected] Wed, 03/11/2026 - 16:15 Speaker: Dr Dirk Froebrich, University of Kent

Over the past few decades, astronomical telescopes have grown ever larger, with 8-metre giants now the dependable workhorses of modern observatories and 30-metre behemoths rising on mountaintops around the world. In this era of ...


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The Demon’s in the Details [email protected] Wed, 03/11/2026 - 14:11 Speaker: Dr Felix Flicker MInstP, University of Bristol 

Theoretical Physicist and Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Bristol, Felix Flicker, will present a talk on the surprising rich history of demons in physics and the various 19-thcentury thought experiments ...


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The Apollo Missions 1–20: The Successes and Failures [email protected] Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:21 Speaker: Kate Earl, Skyhigh Astronomy

Join us to hear the stories behind the Apollo programme and its astronauts, as well as some of the lesser-known facts and science learned from the on-ground lunar ventures between 1969–1972. What pranks did the crews g...


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Strange Ice [email protected] Fri, 03/06/2026 - 15:18 Speaker: Professor Andrea Sella, UCL

Though you will find it in every refrigerator in the world, ice is a material so strange that it breaks almost every rule in our textbooks. Yet its very familiarity makes us take it, and its properties, completely for granted. In this illustrated lecture, Prof...


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EPSRC Photoemission Spectroscopy Roadmap - Town Hall Meeting claire.garland Tue, 03/03/2026 - 20:38

The purpose of this event is to build upon the survey conducted to produce a comprehensive roadmap for photoemission spectroscopy. Attendees are strongly recommended to complete the survey at the following link:


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