October - November - December - January - February - March - April - May
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The Great British Casino Shambles
Professor Peter Collins, Director, Centre for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gambling, Salford University
Peter Collins leads a department at Salford University which examines the regulation and public policy aspects of gambling. He will speak in the light of governmental changes of mind over the benefits or otherwise of a large casino in Manchester.
MANDEC Dental School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester
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Wednesday 9 April 2008, 7:00pm
Changing Polar Regions and their Relevance
Dr J Cynan Ellis-Evans, Head of Programme Office, British Antarctic Survey, University of Cambridge
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TITLE OF THIS LECTURE HAS CHANGED
Manchester Lecture Theatre, All Saints Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester
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Wednesday 16 April 2008, 7:00pm
ITER ....... and the Road to Fusion Power
Dr Allister Cheyne, International and Reactor Development AMEC
The history and development of the machine, together with an account of the current status will be outlined. The thrust of the talk will centre on the future programme required to achieve commercial fusion power.
MANDEC Dental School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester
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Monday 21 April 2008, 7:00pm
Liverpool Through Literature
Gladys Mary Coles, Poet and Lecturer
An illumination of the history and life of Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008. The personality of the city, the features which make it unique, are explored through the words of famous authors, poets, dramatists journalists and diarists. Dr Coles’ prize-winning anthology Both Sides of the River, has been described as ‘the best book on Liverpool’s heritage’.
MANDEC Dental School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester
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Tuesday 29 April 2008, 7:00pm
Who Pays the Piper?
Dr Colin Beeson, Deputy Principal, Royal Northern College of Music
Dr Beeson is the Deputy Principal of the Royal Northern College of Music and is on the front line of music education and its funding. He deals daily with the creative muse as well as the practical matter of paying the piper.
Lord Rhodes Room, Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, Manchester
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ITER ....... and the Road to Fusion Power
Dr Allister Cheyne, International and Reactor Development AMEC
The history and development of the machine, together with an account of the current status will be outlined. The thrust of the talk will centre on the future programme required to achieve commercial fusion power.
MANDEC Dental School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester
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Monday 21 April 2008, 7:00pm
Liverpool Through Literature
Gladys Mary Coles, Poet and Lecturer
An illumination of the history and life of Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008. The personality of the city, the features which make it unique, are explored through the words of famous authors, poets, dramatists journalists and diarists. Dr Coles’ prize-winning anthology Both Sides of the River, has been described as ‘the best book on Liverpool’s heritage’.
MANDEC Dental School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester
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Tuesday 29 April 2008, 7:00pm
Who Pays the Piper?
Dr Colin Beeson, Deputy Principal, Royal Northern College of Music
Dr Beeson is the Deputy Principal of the Royal Northern College of Music and is on the front line of music education and its funding. He deals daily with the creative muse as well as the practical matter of paying the piper.
Lord Rhodes Room, Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, Manchester
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