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Talks and shows

What is the next global threat?

Tue 04 Oct 2022

Join a panel of experts discussing what is the next big global threat and how we can work to prevent it.

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In-person / Livestream
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Talks and shows

Back from the brink: Genetics in plant conservation

Thu 17 Nov 2022

The 2022 Genetics Society JBS Haldane Lecturer is Michael Fay.

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In-person
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Talks and shows

Strange science with Dr Karl

Sat 08 Oct 2022

Join world famous science communicator Dr Karl Kruszelnicki for a wild ride through some even wilder science.

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Talks and shows

Everything you know about minibeasts is wrong!

Sat 10 Sep 2022

Explore the amazingly astounding and perfectly puzzling world of minibeasts in this fun family science talk.

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Podcast Cannabis Leaves
Biology and the human body

Podcast: Medical cannabis - with professor Mike Barnes

As of November 2018, NHS doctors can legally prescribe cannabis. So why is it still hard for doctors to do so?

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Biology and the human body

Podcast: Using forensic anthropology to solve crimes – with Sue Black

Forensic anthropologist Sue shares examples of her breakthrough work on real-life events, and examines how our life’s history is

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Podcast Orange and white clownfish in sea anemone
Biology and the human body

Podcast: How did females evolve? - with Lucy Cooke

The animal kingdom reveals a lot about female evolution and this month, Lucy Cooke explores evolutionary biology through an

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Biology and the human body

Combining medicine and design - with Bon Ku and Ellen Lupton

By combining medicine and design thinking, we can solve problems faced by both patients and clinicians. Watch the Q&A for this

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Livestream
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Talks and shows

Zero to birth: How the human brain is built

Mon 08 Aug 2022

Explore how our brain is built, with neurobiologist William A Harris.

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Biology and the human body

Getting older without getting old - with Andrew Steele

Ageing is not a biological inevitability. Scientists are studying every aspect of the body which could lead to treatments that

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