PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION AND ANNUAL DINNER
From Commoner to Lord
Lord Lee
Royal Northern College of Music, 6.30 for 7 pm
MEMBERS AND GUESTS ONLY
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Monday, 10 October 201.
MANDEC, 7pm
Royal Society of Chemistry
Brave New Molecular World
Professor David Phillips
In this presentation, some recentdevelopments in chemistry relating to healthcare, ‘green chemistry’, energy, molecular machines and nanotechnology and others will be described before the lecturer turns to some developments in his own field of photochemistry, particularly that of photodynamic therapy of cancer using a dye which absorbs red light, switching on some chemistry which destroys tumours. He will focus on recent work in which the dye is targeted to the tumour by attachment to monoclonal antibody fragments. The lecture does not require knowledge of chemistry, and has many demonstrations to amuse and inform the audience.
------------------------------------------------------------------------Tuesday 18 October 2011.
Royal Northern College of Music, 7pm
Weather Forecasting: Art or Science?
Graham Parker
Weather Forecasting is the Child of Communications”. This was very true in the 19th century when we went from ‘Needle Telegraph to ‘Wireless’. In the 20th century there was global cable communications and then amazing satellite links. It has helped to make forecasting more accurate and covering longer periods of time, so that we have been able to respond to the needs of the media, commerce and warfare.
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Monday 24 October, 2011.
Royal Northern College of Music, 7pm
HS2
Sue Williams
Campaign Director, North West Rail Campaign
Manchester Metropolitan University