October - November - December - January - February - March - April - May
Progress Towards Discovering Our Cosmic Ancestry
Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
Evidence from many scientific disciplines converges on the theory of a cosmic origin of life. Life was already widespread in the cosmos at the time the solar system and Earth formed, and its introduction to the Earth via comets led to the origin and evolution of life on our planet. Comets continue to bring genetic material to our planet and to other planets in the galaxy. These ideas were controversial scarcely two decades ago, but now appear to be moving rapidly into the domain of orthodox science.
MANDEC Dental School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester
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Monday 12 Nov 2007, 7.00pm
In Search of A Life - Olivier Messiaen
Professors Nigel Simeone and Peter Hill, Department of Music, Universifty of Sheffield
The French composer Olivier Messiaen was a notoriously private man. In 2001 Professors Simeone and Hill were invited by the composer's widow to examine his private archives. This extraordinary collection resulted in their highly acclaimed book. The authors will discuss some of the mysteries they revealed and future research.
MANDEC Dental School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester
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Wednesday 21 November 2007, 7.00pm
Global Warming
Professor Andrew Watson, Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
This lecture will discuss the intimately linked history of climate change and atmospheric CO2, and show how we can use this knowledge to work out how much the Earth will ultimately warm due to our present emissions of CO2. And it’s worse than you thought!
This talk has been designed for sixth-formers, but will be of more general interest
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Tuesday 27 Nov 2007, 7.00pm
Dysfunction in Our Education and Training Policy
Richard Guy, Manchester Enterprise
With a background in education management Richard Guy has a particular interest in training and apprenticeships. He will examine whether our system provides the skills necessary to be a credible part of the global economy
MANDEC Dental School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester
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