Reports, Papers and Other Resources

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Kit Yates, Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement at the University of Bath, showing some of the pitfalls of careless thinking, and how to avoid them.

The talk given to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Prof Dylan Thompson, Deputy Head of Department for Health, Milner Centre for Evolution, Centre for Therapeutic Innovation, Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism (CNEM), on the beneficial effects of exercise on aging and health.

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Hazel Rymer, Emerita Professor of Environmental Volcanology at The Open University, in which she explains the origins and past of Iceland, and talks about her work in understanding its complexity.

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Harold Thimbleby, explaining the root cause of many of the problems with computer systems, and the action we should all take to rectify it.

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Lisa Methven, Programme Director for BSc Food Science, Sensory Science Centre, Reading University on the popular subject of the Chemistry of Chocolate.

The presentation looks at how yeast has evolved and specialised in fermenting brewers wort, and the genetic and biochemical changes it has made to adapt to this new enviroment. It is the mainstay for a multi billion dollar fermentation industry around the world.

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr Alex Liu, Associate Professor Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University, introducing fossils of the enigmatic ‘Ediacaran biota’, which preserve our oldest records of early animal life, and explaining what we currently know about how and when animals diversified to ultimately dominate the planet.

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr Nigel Wright, Recently Retired Programme Manager at Thales Alenia Space UK, on the subject of the EarthCARE mission.

ESA's EarthCARE (Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) mission launched on 28 May 2024 is the largest and most complex Earth Explorer to date, and will advance our understanding of the role that clouds and aerosols play in reflecting incident solar radiation back into space and trapping infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface.

EarthCARE employs high-performance lidar and radar technology that has never been flown in space before, with the objective to deliver unprecedented datasets to allow scientists to study the relationship of clouds, aerosols and radiation at accuracy levels that will significantly improve our understanding of these highly variable parameters.

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr Nessa Carey, International Director of Praxis Unico (epigenetic technology transfer), Visiting Professor at Imperial College, London, on the subject of Epigenetics, its mechanism, effects and importance.

A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr. Jason Swan and Dr. Iwan Grech of Rolls-Royce SMR, about their design of Small Module Reactor.