Details of Science lectures for 2006 - 2007.

All lectures are free for students and parents, although they are aimed mostly at students in Y11 - Y13.

Most will take place from 7:00pm - 8:00pm in the drama suite, with refreshments available from 6:30pm in the sixth form common room.

You can click on the names of the presenters to get additional information about them and their research interests

We are indebted to all of the staff of the University of Birmingham for their time and enthusiasm.

9/11/06           DARWIN & EVOLUTION

                        Dr Jeremy Pritchard, Senior lecturer in Bioscience

                        WEBLINKS:

29/11/06         ANTIBIOTICS – USE & ABUSE

                        Chris Thomas, Professor of Molecular Genetics

                        WEBLINKS:

Jan 2007        EXPLORING OUR DARK UNIVERSE

                        Dr Graham Smith

                        WEBLINKS:

5/2/07            THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE – COSMOLOGY’S MYSTERIOUS CHALLENGES

                        Dr Carlo Colacino

18/4/07          GENETIC ENGINEERING

                        Professor Steve Busby

Autumn 2007  HUMAN GENOME PROJECT

                        Dr Steve Minchin

After each lecture, you will be able to click on the title to access additional weblinks to further research and activities to encourage family learning.

We hope you enjoy the lectures.

For further information, please contact:

Mr G Hughes

Assistant Science College Director

e-mail: ghu@suttcold.bham.sch.uk