Lecture Reports
Below you will find reports from our lectures. Either click the title to view the report online or download a copy by clicking on the file name next to 'Download report'. Use the search box on this page to find a particular report.
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Thanks to Jurassic Park, Walking with Dinosaurs and other computer-generated imagery, we are all familiar with dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals brought to life on our television and movie screens. But how do scientists know anything about how dinosaurs moved, fed, the sounds they made and their colouration?
- Date: Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024
- Professor Emily Rayfield, Professor of Palaeobiology
- School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol
The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Adam Hart on the subject of the interactions between predator species and humans.
- Date: Wednesday, 12 Jun 2024
- Professor Adam Hart
The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Jeroen Geltink, Deputy Principal Aerodynamicist for the BWT Alpine F1 team at Enstone, about working on the aerodynamic design of the Alpine F1 racing cars.
- Date: Wednesday, 8 May 2024
- Jeroen Geltink
- Deputy Principal Aerodynamicist for the BWT Alpine F1 team at Enstone
The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Peter Sarris, Professor of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Studies, University of Cambridge, on the Reign of Justinian and the Plague.
- Date: Wednesday, 10 Apr 2024
- Professor Peter Sarris: Professor of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Studies
- University of Cambridge
A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr Daniel H. Stones BSc, MSc, MRes. PhD, FHEA on the effects of dietary iron on bowel cancer.
Joint lecture with Royal Society of Chemistry, speaker selected by RSC
- Date: Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024
- Dr Daniel H. Stones BSc, MSc, MRes. PhD, FHEA
- Senior Lecturer in Biosciences, University of Gloucestershire
A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr Hugh Martin and Dr Christopher Wise about Hypochlorous Acid and its wonderful antibacterial properties.
- Date: Wednesday, 14 Feb 2024
- Dr Hugh Martin and Dr Christopher Wise
- Honorary Fellow of the RAU, and CSTS Member
A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr Nigel Wright, recently retired Programme Manager at Thales Alenia Space UK.
The talk discussed the various technical challenges facing the engineering team during the design phase which were driven by its unique journey around the Solar System, and some of the results and discoveries which it gave us.
- Date: Wednesday, 10 Jan 2024
- Dr. Nigel Wright
- recently retired Programme Manager at Thales Alenia Space UK
A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Chris Budd OBE which explains why Rudolf has a shiny nose, and many other important mysteries relating to Christmas.
The reasons turn out to be mathematical, and therefore obviously true!
- Date: Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023
- Professor Christopher Budd OBE
- Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Bath
A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr Michael McEllin, a member of the Society.
- Date: Wednesday, 8 Nov 2023
- Dr Michael McEllin
- CSTS Member
Sir Michael Berry reviews the history of tidal bores, explains why they happen and shares some records from around the world. He advises us how and when to best enjoy the severn tidal bore.
- Date: Wednesday, 13 Sep 2023
- Professor Sir Michael Berry FRS FRSE FRSA
- Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus), Bristol University
A talk delivered to Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Kit Franklin in June 2023.
Kit explains the mission and mechanics of his world-leading small-scale farm machinery automation, and talks about the Hands-Free Hectare, which produced a harvest without humans venturing onto the land.
- Date: Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023
- Kit Franklin MEng, CEng, MIAgrE
- Senior Engagement Fellow - Engineering, Harper Adams University
A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Chris Budd OBE, on the current state of machine learning and artificial intelligence, weighing up the benefits and risks.
- Date: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- Professor Christopher Budd OBE
- Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Bath
The talk discussed some of the poisons used in the plots of Agatha Christie, as described in Dr. Harkup's book "A is for Arsenic".
Dr. Harkup explained the details of three well-known poisons, Phosphorus, Strychnine and Arsenic, and showed that Agatha Christie's descriptions are accurate and detailed. At Dr. Harkup's request, only one of the poisons is included in the video.
- Date: Wednesday, 8 Mar 2023
- Dr Kathryn Harkup
The video of this lecture is in progress
- Date: Wednesday, 8 Feb 2023
- Al Colebourn
- Astroscale, Head of Spacecraft Operations
A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Helen Hooker.
Helen explains the different types of flooding in the UK and the impacts of climate change on flooding.
She describes her work using satellite flood detection and weather prediction to develop a worldwide flood risk warning system, and evaluates the results.
- Date: Wednesday, 11 Jan 2023
- Helen Hooker
- Reading University