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.

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.

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Date: Wednesday, 9 Oct 2024

Dr. Jason Swan and Dr. Iwan Grech

Rolls-Royce SMR

Or rather, how do they know that?

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?

In this talk I will discuss how far palaeontologists can make statements about the behaviour of extinct animals, drawing together evidence from fossils, living animals and using X-rays and methods co-opted from engineering.

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A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Emily Rayfield, about the use of X-ray imaging to discover details of the lives and diets of dinosaurs.

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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.

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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.

Jeroen is passionate about F1 and enjoys bringing together his team of inspired, enthusiastic and ambitious individuals to find the best solutions to improve the aerodynamic performance of the race car. He particularly enjoys the fast-paced nature of the job where you can go from concept to design to race track in a matter of weeks.