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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Talking to strangers
DESCRIPTION:Prof Gillian Sandstrom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\nGillian Sandstrom is an associate professor in the psychology of kindness at the University of Sussex and author of Once Upon a Stranger: The Science of How ‘Small’ Talk Can Add Up To a Big Life. Her research has been featured in The Guardian\, The Times\, The Telegraph\, and media outlets around the world. She has been interviewed for BBC Breakfast\, Woman’s Hour\, Claudia Hammond’s All in the Mind\, and Guardian Science Weekly. She lives in Brighton. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn our daily lives\, we can’t help but cross paths with strangers: riding in a lift\, waiting at a bus stop\, buying groceries. Most of the time\, we hardly notice (and if we do\, we carefully ignore each other). \n\n\n\nProf. Sandstrom has been studying these seemingly tiny\, everyday moments for more than 15 years. She will share research about:– why talking to strangers can seem scary or difficult for many of us (it’s not just you!)– why it’s worth pushing past our fears and reaching out to people. \n\n\n\nProf. Sandstrom started doing this ‘me-search’ because she found that talking to strangers was enjoyable\, valuable and meaningful – despite being shy and introverted herself. Through the stories of her own conversations with strangers\, she will share practical tips that will help you give it a go yourself. \n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-talking-to-strangers/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: Can space-enabled technologies impact sustainability?
DESCRIPTION:DOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur speaker this month is Simon Kartar: \n\n\n\nThis question is usually asked and answered by technologists\, entrepreneurs and investors. What would happen if instead we asked those we don’t usually hear from\, including those on the front line of the polycrisis – would we learn different\, more nuanced\, more sustainable\, lessons? \n\n\n\nSimon Kartar works in the space sector\, where he uses curiosity and insights from other disciplines to navigate complex climate justice\, humanitarian and disaster risk reduction challenges. \n\n\n\nIf you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place. Please only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. Brighton Astro is inclusive and welcomes everybody.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-can-space-enabled-technologies-impact-sustainability/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Waterstones: Richard Armitage In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:With Stu Cummins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard Armitage\, film & TV actor as well as bestselling author of Geneva\, will be chatting with Stu Cummins about his latest twist-laden thriller  The Cut. \n\n\n\nThirty years ago\, one of Ben Knott’s schoolfriends was murdered. Another went to prison. The story ended. The village of Barton Mallett tried to move on. \n\n\n\nNow the killer is back … and as the murderer’s sentence ends\, the village is chosen as the unlikely location for a feature film by a Hollywood producer\, with Ben’s son Nathan cast in the leading role. But\, as the film takes shape\, Ben begins to recognise the storyline … from his own past. \n\n\n\n Book & ticket option includes a PB copy of The Cut (rrp £9.99) available for collection on the night. \n\n\n\n\nDOORS OPEN : 6:30\n\n\n\nEVENT STARTS : 7:00\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/waterstones-richard-armitage-in-conversation/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Animal Colour Vision
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Osorio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\nDaniel Osorio has worked at the School of Life Sciences in Sussex University for over thirty years. He has studied vision and the visual worlds of many animals\, including butterflies\, birds\, fish\, cuttlefish and even monkeys\, seeking to understand how historical chance and functional necessity explain how they see colour and form. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the Origin of Species Darwin saw that a ‘nearly similar taste for beautiful colours runs through a large part of the animal kingdom’\, but cautioned that explanation was ‘very obscure’. \n\n\n\nFor much of the 20th century there was debate about what was obvious to Darwin – that non-human species saw colour\, but today researchers combine knowledge of the light sensing cells in our eyes with experiments on animal behaviour to understand how non-human species\, such as bees\, birds and fish\, perceive and learn about colour. To finish I might try to answer to Darwin’s question about why we might share a nearly similar taste for beautiful colours with species whose eyes are brains are very different from our own. \n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-animal-colour-vision/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: Quantum Talks
DESCRIPTION:DOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrighton Astro has been going for 10 years and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to hand over the floor to our members. This month we are going to have five speakers all doing 10 minute talks on a wide range of subjects:\n\n\n\nSimon BinnsWe know you’re watching…the central mystery of quantum mechanics.  \n\n\n\nRuss FlawnKardashev Dreams – A quick summary of agile start-ups innovating our new off-world economy and the seeds of our galactic future. \n\n\n\nDavid SangThe ancient wisdom of astrology. \n\n\n\nTim Shelton-JonesHow Gravity works in Galaxies: an answer to the Dark Matter problem. \n\n\n\nKeth TurnerThe life and times of stars. \n\n\n\nIf you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place. Please only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. Brighton Astro is inclusive and welcomes everybody.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-quantum-talks-2/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: UK Food Security: Science & Politics
DESCRIPTION:Erik Millstone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nErik Millstone completed a first degree in Physics\, followed by 3 postgraduate degrees in Philosophy. He was appointed to teach the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sussex in 1973\, but in Spring 1974 read an article called ‘Death for Dinner’ in the New York Review of Books. His interest in food safety was ignited then\, since when he has vigorously pursued that interest. He was a co-author of the first proposals to establish a Food Standards Agency in the UK\, and now counts himself as one of agency’s critical friends. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Erik Millstone will review several of the problematic features of food security not just in the UK\, but more widely too. He will explain why the pursuit of food security is both a scientific and a political problem\, and highlight some of the key ways in which science interacts with policy considerations. \n\n\n\nHe will explain why governments intervene in agricultural and food markets\, as they try to stabilise what would otherwise be volatile supplies and prices. He will outline how agricultural and food policies have evolved. He will highlight some of the ways in which scientific uncertainties complicate policy choices\, and illustrate some of the problems that remain unsolved.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-uk-food-security-science-politics/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Waterstones: An Evening With Melissa Auf der Maur
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Auf der Maur’s Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a captivating portrait of the 1990s; rock’s final decade in analogue. A creative shape-shifter\, she joined the Smashing Pumpkins ahead of her work with Hole.   Subsequently she has been acclaimed as a record producer\, solo performer and photographer.  Hear Melissa discuss her writing about the music and the personalities of the US alt-rock scene.\n\n\n\nThanks to a thrown beer bottle and a fan letter to a P.O. box\, Melissa Auf der Maur’s first band scored an opening slot for the Smashing Pumpkins in her bohemian home town\, Montreal. Sensing Melissa’s talent\, Billy Corgan recommended her to Courtney Love. Whisked from her local scene\, Melissa joined Hole just after the deaths of Kurt Cobain and Hole’s prior bassist\, Kristen Pfaff\, with the just-widowed Courtney Love at the centre of it all. \n\n\n\nMELISSA AUF DER MAUR is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter\, best known as the former bassist of rock bands Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins. In 2007\, VH1 included her as #68 on the list of ‘100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll.’ She is also the co-creative director and owner of Basilica Hudson\, a performance centre in Hudson\, NY\, where she lives. \n\n\n\nBook & ticket option includes a hardback copy of Even The Good Girls Will Cry (rrp £22) available for collection on the night. \n\n\n\nDOORS 6.30pm | EVENT 7.00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/waterstones-an-evening-with-melissa-auf-der-maur/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: The Star That Refused to Fade
DESCRIPTION:The 37-Year Mystery of Supernova 1987A – Lealahni Woulfe\, University of Sussex\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn February 1987\, a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy\, but hours before the light arrived\, detectors caught 25 mysterious particles called neutrinos. These “ghost particles” told us something extraordinary should be left behind at the heart of the explosion. It took 37 years to find it.\n\n\n\nCome along to explore the astrophysics of stellar death\, the incredible 1987 neutrino detection\, and how the James Webb Space Telescope finally solved the mystery in 2024. We will also look ahead to what is next for neutrino astronomy\, including the detectors waiting for the next galactic supernova\, which could happen at any moment.  \n\n\n\nLealahni is a medical student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School\, fascinated by the intersection between neuroscience and physics. Originally planning to become a theoretical particle physicist\, she has pursued this passion through years of volunteering at the South Downs Planetarium alongside research projects at the University of Sussex\, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory\, and PTB Berlin.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Brighton Astro we are captivated by stars\, bewitched by the moon and fascinated by space.Brighton Astro is a group of cosmic enthusiasts who meet regularly to discuss the universe\, exchange knowledge and to gaze at the stars. We are not scientists or scholars\, we are ordinary people curious about the wonders of space.Brighton Astro is FREE and open to everybody\, from beginners to experts. Why not come along next month and learn about space? \n\n\n\nBrighton Astro is inclusive and welcomes everybody. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover costs. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nIf you can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-the-star-that-refused-to-fade/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T190000
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Wilding Waterhall
DESCRIPTION:Working with nature to maximise biodiversity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Waterhall Wilding Project is part of the Changing Chalk Project which started in April 2022 and is due to close in March 2026. 10 partners are involved with 18 projects and it covers most of the South Downs National Park. The aim is to create multiple connections across the urban fringes and rural areas of the Downs\, restoring and reconnecting the fragmented and degraded areas of chalk grassland which once covered this area \n\n\n\nAt Wilding Waterhall Nature Reserve – formerly Waterhall Golf Club – rare chalk grassland is being restored and a rich mosaic of downland habitats created for wildlife. Grazing animals\, and an army of enthusiastic volunteers\, are enabling this transformation to be achieved with minimal carbon emissions\, whilst maximising opportunities for the engagement of local communities. \n\n\n\nThe reserve has already become the perfect living classroom for local schools\, universities\, community groups and local residents. \n\n\n\nMike Luscombe has been working for Brighton & Hove City Council as Education Ranger at Waterhall since 2023. His role is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund through the Changing Chalk Project.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-wilding-waterhall/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T190000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: Introduction to Telescopes
DESCRIPTION: Ivana Perenic\, Tom Elphick and Jason Stree\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLooking up at the sky is where it all starts for most of us. Seeing the sun\, moon\, planets and stars begins our journey of fascination with space\, why it is how it is and what is out there. In this presentation Brighton Astro are going back to basics to discuss what we can see and what you need to see it.\n\n\n\nWith the help of expert and experienced stargazers Ivana Perenic\, Tom Elphick and Jason Street we’ll discuss what you can see\, how telescopes work and what is the best type to use. We’ll have a range of telescopes to look at\, answer your questions and help you get started on your stargazing journey. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Brighton Astro we are captivated by stars\, bewitched by the moon and fascinated by space.Brighton Astro is a group of cosmic enthusiasts who meet regularly to discuss the universe\, exchange knowledge and to gaze at the stars. We are not scientists or scholars\, we are ordinary people curious about the wonders of space.Brighton Astro is FREE and open to everybody\, from beginners to experts. Why not come along next month and learn about space? \n\n\n\nBrighton Astro is inclusive and welcomes everybody. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nIf you can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-introduction-to-telescopes/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260211T190000
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Engineered Quantum Agents
DESCRIPTION:Gerard Milburn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGalileo’s genius saw that we can learn about the world by building artefacts to exhibit simple\, reproducible phenomena. We push on the world and the world pushes back. Over a century ago we discovered that some interventions produced a big surprise: the world is quantum. \n\n\n\nQuantum theory is notoriously weird\, but we understand it well enough to use it. Quantum technology seeks effective strategies to control the quantum world to make us wealthier\, healthier and safer. \n\n\n\nIn this talk Gerard Milburn will describe some quantum technologies already changing our lives\, including new navigation tools and algorithms for cybersecurity. The next step is Embedded AI\, delivering ‘self-driving laboratories’\, accelerating scientific discovery\, and leading to quantum technologies beyond human imagination. \n\n\n\nGerard Milburn was the founding Director of the Australian Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems\, established in 2011. In 2024 he moved to the UK where he is a Quantum Fellow at the National Quantum Computing Centre in the UK. He has worked in the fields of quantum optics\, quantum control\, engineered quantum systems and recently quantum learning machines. In 2001\, together with Knill and Laflamme he published a scheme for quantum computing with photons\, known as the KLM scheme\, that has had a major impact on the experiments in quantum optics.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-engineered-quantum-agents/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T213000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: Autonomy in Robotics for Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Dexter Shepherd from the University of Sussex\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExploring distant worlds presents a unique challenge: robots in space can’t rely on real-time control from Earth because communication is limited by the speed of light. Although today’s missions\, such as Curiosity and Perseverance\, carry software that helps them stay safe\, we are still far from achieving true robotic autonomy. The future of space exploration will depend on robots that can make their own decisions\, protect themselves\, and boldly venture into places no robot has gone before.\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Dexter will share his research on how we can help robots begin to understand their environment. Often\, we don’t have detailed training data to tell a robot exactly what actions are right or wrong\, we only know whether it succeeded at the task. This opens the door to powerful approaches inspired by nature: using evolutionary algorithms to allow robots to evolve their own behaviours\, or drawing directly from the strategies insects use to navigate the world. \n\n\n\nHowever\, moving from simulated or biological inspiration into the real world brings challenges. Robots need rich\, reliable sensing to connect what they learned in simulation with what they encounter in reality. In this talk\, we will explore these sensing challenges\, the “simulation-to-reality gap\,” and the key steps needed to create truly autonomous robots for the next era of space exploration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDexter Shepherd is finishing his PhD in Bio-inspired Artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sussex. Here he has spent many years researching into robots that understand and adapt to their terrain through tactile sensing and evolutionary strategies. In addition to his research\, he has been greatly involved in outreach in schools and internationally where he leads educational courses in hardware and machine learning across the African continent. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nIf you can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-autonomy-in-robotics-for-exploration/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Brain–Body Conversations
DESCRIPTION:How body rhythms shape brain physiology\n\n\n\nProf Iris Asllani\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Iris will explore how the brain’s physiology is shaped—sometimes quietly\, sometimes dramatically—by the body’s own rhythms. \n\n\n\nWe’ll look at how MRI can measure cerebral blood flow\, how pulsations from the heart and lungs leave their imprint on the brain\, and how cerebrovascular reactivity reveals the brain’s ability to adapt. We will close with a glimpse of magnetic resonance elastography\, which lets us “feel” the brain’s mechanical properties in vivo and highlights the work we are doing to link the brain’s mechanics with its function. \n\n\n\nIris Asllani is Associate Professor and Head of MRI Physics in the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. Her work centres on developing MRI methods to study the brain—its physiology\, metabolism\, and the body rhythms that shape it. Trained originally in Theoretical Nuclear Physics at the University of Tirana\, she went on to receive two Fulbright Scholarships to pursue her Master’s and PhD at the University of Washington in the U.S. She later joined Columbia University in New York\, where she established the Brain Perfusion Program at the then newly founded MRI Centre. Beyond her research\, Dr. Asllani is active in global engineering and education. She is an adjunct professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and serves as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Advisory Board for the Consortium for Advancement of MRI Education and Research in Africa (CAMERA).
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-brain-body-conversations/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Plastic on the Menu
DESCRIPTION:What Hedgehogs Are Really Eating\n\n\n\nWith Emily Thrift\, University of Sussex\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\nEmily Thrift is a fourth-year PhD student at the University of Sussex. Her research focuses on the presence of microplastics in wild terrestrial animals and the wider environment. Emily completed an MSci in Zoology at the University of Sussex. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo\, what’s on the menu for hedgehogs these days? Alongside their natural prey of beetles\, worms\, and slugs\, there may be an unexpected ingredient — plastic.  \n\n\n\nThis talk uncovers how plastic pollution makes its way to a hedgehog’s stomach. While Emily’s work has focussed on hedgehogs\, her findings reveal how widespread microplastic pollution has become and how it is entering the food chains of wild animals and possibly humans.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-plastic-on-the-menu/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T213000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: The Quantum Universe
DESCRIPTION:Professor Stephen Wilkins from the University of Sussex\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\n\n\nQuantum physics is the foundational theory that governs the behaviour of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic scales. Marking a century since its earliest breakthroughs\, the United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. As part of these global celebrations\, Prof. Wilkins will explore how quantum physics underpins our understanding of the cosmos\, focusing on two powerful examples.\n\n\n\nFirst\, the energy that powers stars—including our Sun—comes from nuclear fusion. Classically\, the temperatures inside stars are too low to overcome the repulsive forces between atomic nuclei. However\, quantum tunnelling allows these nuclei to ‘leap’ through this energy barrier\, making fusion—and therefore starlight—possible. \n\n\n\nSecond\, the large-scale structure of the Universe—its galaxies\, stars\, and planets—can be traced back to tiny quantum fluctuations in the very early Universe. During the period of cosmic inflation\, these quantum variations were stretched to astronomical scales\, seeding the structures we observe today. \n\n\n\nThese examples highlight how quantum physics\, though born from the study of the very small\, plays a pivotal role in shaping the vastness of the Universe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Wilkins is a Professor of Astronomy and Public Understanding of Science at the University of Sussex\, located just outside Brighton. He earned his Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Durham and completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. Following a research fellowship at the University of Oxford\, Stephen joined the faculty at Sussex in 2013. \n\n\n\nHis research centres on understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies\, with a particular focus on the earliest stages of cosmic history. To explore these questions\, he combines observations from cutting-edge telescopes—including the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes—with advanced supercomputer simulations. \n\n\n\nBeyond his academic work\, Stephen is a passionate advocate for science communication. He has led three exhibits at the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition and delivered dozens of public talks aimed at making the wonders of the Universe accessible to all. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nIf you can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-the-quantum-universe/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T213000
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SUMMARY:Waterstones: An Evening With Mona Awad
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE – THIS EVENT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN THE WATERSTONES SHOP AT THE TOP OF QUEENS ROAD.\n\n\n\nAfter her sold out event last year celebrating the paperback release of ‘Rouge’\, Mona Awad returns to Brighton with the massively anticipated ‘Bunny’ follow up\, ‘We Love You\, Bunny’.\n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\n‘We Love You\, Bunny’ – the book SO many of us have been waiting for. Samantha’s back and she’s written her first novel to critical acclaim. However\, whilst on a stop in New England as part of her book tour\, she encounters her old ‘frenemies’. Furious at how they’ve been portrayed in Samantha’s novel\, they decide to take action and set the record straight. Every bit as dark\, demented and hilarious as the original\, ‘We Love You\, Bunny’ has been described as both prequel & sequel\, and an “unabashedly wild and totally complete standalone novel”. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author \n\n\n\nMona Awad is a Canadian novelist and short story writer known for works of darkly comic fiction. Awad’s debut novel\, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl\, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and received the Amazon.ca First Novel Award. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, book & ticket option £23 includes a copy of ‘We Love You Bunny’ (rrp £16.99) available for collection on the night. \n\n\n\nDOORS 6.30pm | EVENT 7.00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/waterstones-an-evening-with-mona-awad/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T190000
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Philosophy In Science - Uncovering Hidden Assumptions
DESCRIPTION:With Prof Sarah Sawyer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\nProfessor of Philosophy and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at the University of Sussex\, Sarah Sawyer is also Vice-Chair of the Royal Institute of Philosophy\, Deputy Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science\, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She studied German\, French\, & Philosophy at St Andrews\, and went on to complete an MPhil & a PhD in Philosophy at Kings College London. She works primarily in the philosophy of mind and language\, and in epistemology and metaphysics. \n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeople often think of science and philosophy as being distinct ways of engaging with the world: science discovers objective truths about the universe through rigorous empirical testing\, while philosophy provides subjective insights that\, while of potential individual and social benefit\, don’t amount to hard facts. But is this right? \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Prof. Sawyer suggests that scientific theories rest on implicit philosophical assumptions\, offering a couple of examples\, and as a test case\, she will focus specifically on consciousness science and its underlying philosophical assumptions.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-philosophy-in-science-uncovering-hidden-assumptions/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251002T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251002T213000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: The Aurora in 2025/26
DESCRIPTION:Dr Darren Baskill from the University of Sussex\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe aurora\, the dancing lights that illuminate up the night sky\, is a wondrous sight. In this talk\, we look at the science behind the aurora to understand why they have been so visible over Brighton over the last 18 months\, and consider the outlook for 2026. We will also look beyond Earth at the aurora on other planets – both within our solar system and beyond!\n\n\n\nDr Darren Baskill is a lecturer and outreach officer in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Sussex\, with over 25 years’ experience of both professional and amateur astronomy.  He previously taught astronomy at the Royal Observatory Greenwich science centre and planetarium in London\, where he initiated the highly successful Astronomy Photographer of the Year public competition and exhibition\, and he was a calibration scientist for the European XMM-Newton space telescope at the University of Leicester before that\, ensuring that the data delivered to astronomers around the world was of the highest quality. \n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease note that the venue has a bar. \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nIf you can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-the-aurora-in-2025-26/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Waterstones: In Conversation With  Samantha Shannon
DESCRIPTION:With Tanya Byrne\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a brilliant evening with bestselling author\, Samantha Shannon\, as she discusses her upcoming novel Among the Burning Flowers. A story of human resilience in the face of dire circumstances\, Among the Burning Flowers leads readers through the gripping and tragic events that pave the way for the opening of the million-copy bestseller The Priory of The Orange Tree.\n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nYscalin\, land of sunshine and lavender\, will soon be ablaze. It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing\, almost extinguishing humankind. Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home\, controlled by her cold father\, King Sigoso. Over the mountains\, her betrothed\, Aubrecht Lievelyn\, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together\, they intend to usher in a better world.  A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo\, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries. And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring\, and Yscalin will be the first to fall \n\n\n\nAbout the Author \n\n\n\nSamantha Shannon is the million copy bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. She lives in London. samanthashannon.co.uk / @say_shannon \n\n\n\nPlease note\, book & ticket option £25.00 includes a copy of ‘Among The Burning Flowers’ (rrp £18.99) available for collection on the night. \n\n\n\nDOORS 6.30pm | EVENT 7.00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/waterstones-in-conversation-with-samantha-shannon/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: What Your Nose Knows about Stress
DESCRIPTION:With Prof Gillian Forrester\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\nGillian Forrester is a professor of psychology at the University of Sussex. She collaborate with chimpanzees\, gorillas\, and babies to better understand how brains and behaviours evolve and develop over time. By studying both human and non-human primates\, she is on a quest to better understand how we became upright-walking\, talking\, tool-using great apes. Gillian makes regular contributions to television\, radio\, newsprint\, and podcasts. Look out for the new BBC 2 Horizon programme ‘Secrets of the Brain’ – airing 15thand 22nd September 2025. \n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInvestigating how we feel is a tricky topic because our psychological state is a combination of our sensory and subjective experiences. Scientists often use survey and biological measures\, like heart rate\, to understand how we react to stress. But we’re not very good at knowing how we feel – and the act of taking a measurement\, like blood pressure\, can cause its own stress response. Thermal imaging is emerging as a powerful tool to detect our body’s response to stress in real time without contact and in natural settings. This is a scientific game-changer allowing a window into the psychological wellbeing of not only us but also our non-human great ape cousins.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-what-your-nose-knows-about-stress/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T213000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: Lunar Longings: The Moon in Art\, Science and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Dr Robert Massey (Royal Astronomical Society)\, and Dr Alexandra Loske (Royal Pavilion\, Brighton)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHumans have been fascinated with our nearest heavenly body\, the Earth’s Moon\, since prehistoric times. It has now been more than 50 years since we set foot on the Moon during the Apollo space missions.\n\n\n\nIn this lecture astronomer Dr Robert Massey (Royal Astronomical Society) and art historian and curator Dr Alexandra Loske (Royal Pavilion\, Brighton) and will show how our obsession with the Moon has manifested itself in the visual arts\, from earliest ritualistic drawings to scientific observation\, Romantic symbolism\, silent movies\, and space race propaganda. \n\n\n\nIn 2019 Alexandra and Robert co-authored a book on the subject: Moon – Art\, Science\, Culture\, which has been translated into Spanish and Chinese. In 2019 Alexandra edited an anthology on recent creative writing on the Moon: Pale Fire – New Writing on the Moon. Most recently\, she contributed to chapters to a major new book on the Moon: Lunar: A History of the Moon in Myths\, Maps + Matter (Thames & Hudson and University of Chicago Press). Robert is the deputy director of the Royal Astronomical Society. \n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease note that the venue has a bar. \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nIf you can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-lunar-longings-the-moon-in-art-science-and-culture/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: The Cancer Research Revolution
DESCRIPTION:With Prof Timothy Humphrey\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf Humphrey will present an overview of the remarkable advances in cancer research and treatments that have become available over the last 25 years. He will discuss his own research\, which exploits specific cancer mutations to target cancer; the launch of the Sussex Cancer Research Centre\, which brings together scientists\, clinicians\, and people with cancer from across Brighton and Sussex to improve cancer treatments; and his reasons for optimism in targeting cancer.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-the-cancer-research-revolution/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250806T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250806T213000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: Solar Imaging 101
DESCRIPTION:How to see the Activity on our Closest Star\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs we revel in the 2025 solar maximum\, Brighton-based cellist by day and astro photographer by night\, Ivana Peranic\, will take us through best ways to observe and photograph all the amazing features on the surface of the Sun. \n\n\n\nFrom sunspots to filaments and flares\, from £20 solar film to £2000 solar telescopes\, we will explore what is necessary for safe observation and uncovering of our Star’s turbulent activity. \n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease note that the venue has a bar. \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nIf you can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-solar-imaging-101/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: AI - How Far Can We Trust It?
DESCRIPTION:With Prof Julie Weeds\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Weeds is Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Sussex and Co-Director of SussexAI. She graduated with a first in Computer Science from Cambridge in 1998. She has an MPhil in Computer Speech and Language Processing from Cambridge (2000)\, a PhD in Natural Language Processing from the University of Sussex (2003) and a PGCE in Secondary Mathematics Teaching from Brighton University (2006). In 2016 she was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Sussex; she became a Professor in Artificial Intelligence in 2023. Her research is focussed on the representation of meaning in Natural Language Processing (NLP) systems and the application of such systems to the large scale analysis of social media and other document collections. \n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAI is becoming omnipresent in our lives – from its application in various recognition tasks (facial and fingerprint recognition\, automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR)\, medical imaging diagnostics) to providing us with information or digital content through tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT\, Google’s AI overview or DeepAI’s image generator. This talk will introduce you to how the technology actually works including the foundations of neural networks\, supervised learning and more recent generative models. However\, whilst the possibilities for using AI seem endless and exciting\, we will also discuss the limitations of the technology and the extent to which it can be trusted. \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending!
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-ai-how-far-can-we-trust-it/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250702T190000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: Look up! Sharing our love of astronomy
DESCRIPTION:DOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\n\n\nThere’s a real joy to sharing a passion. Our natural impulse to share interesting new information and experiences with others is a cornerstone of human society. \n\n\n\nMost people interested in astronomy will have pointed out stars and planets to family or friends\, but the opportunities go far beyond this. There are a wide range of organisations and projects across the UK (and beyond) that offer different ways to share your interest\, with the chance to make a real and positive impact both on individuals and society as a whole. \n\n\n\nMost people interested in astronomy will have pointed out stars and planets to family or friends\, but the opportunities go far beyond this. There are a wide range of organisations and projects across the UK (and beyond) that offer different ways to share your interest\, with the chance to make a real and positive impact both on individuals and society as a whole. \n\n\n\nDr Jenny Shipway is a professional science communicator with a background in science centres and planetariums. She now works as a consultant\, writer\, and project manager. She coordinated National Astronomy Week 2025 and is involved with a number of national and international networks\, including the Federation of Astronomical Societies. She has a particular interest in education\, and in bringing different people and organisations together to share skills and resources to achieve more than would otherwise be possible. \n\n\n\nIf you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place. \n\n\n\nWagner Hall is on on Regency Road\, Brighton.Attendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease note that the venue has a bar.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-look-up-sharing-our-love-of-astronomy/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T213000
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Why snails might hold some answers to age-related memory loss…
DESCRIPTION:With Prof Mark Yeoman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nSPEAKER: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT \nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMolluscs have been routinely used to study the mechanisms by which nerve cells communicate. Indeed\, our understanding of how the electrical signals in neurons are generated and the fundamental mechanisms of learning and memory formation were first discovered in this simple model system. Like many animals\, snails age and when they age their ability to learn and remember is impaired. This talk will introduce you to the humble mollusc\, explain why it has gained success as a model system for studying age-related changes in CNS function and how experiments designed to reverse age-related memory impairments may point towards novel treatments to delay cognitive decline in older people. \n\n\n\nMark Yeoman is Professor of Neuropharmacology at Brighton University and Director of the Centre for Lifelong Health. The focus of his research is to understand the causes and consequences of central nervous system ageing. He obtained his degree in Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Southampton before studying for a PhD at the University of Aberdeen in hyperbaric medicine. He then moved to the University of Sussex where he was introduced to the pond snails as a model system for studying neurobiology. In 1998 he was appointed as a senior lecturer in pharmacology at the University of Brighton and started to use the pond snail to understand how ageing affected the nervous system. His current research explores how age-related changes in nervous system lipid composition affects neural function. \n\n\n\nDoors and bar open 7:00pm\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated!
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-why-snails-might-hold-some-answers-to-age-related-memory-loss/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250605T190000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: The Second-Life of Planetary Systems
DESCRIPTION:DOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\n\n\nDefying the notion of the silent graveyard\, planetary systems refuse to die quietly. Instead\, a significant fraction show one or more signs of dynamical reanimation\, with strong indications of general mayhem during the last stages of stellar evolution. The lecture will give a brief tour of these evolved and active planetary systems\, which provide major insights into rocky planetary bodies in particular.\n\n\n\nThese descendants of intermediate-mass stars reveal characteristics of their former planetary systems in ways unattainable by conventional methods using main-sequence stars. In particular\, the metal pollution observed in white dwarf stars reveals the bulk chemistry of entire planetesimals or planetary fragments\, including compelling evidence for Earth-like chemistry\, planetary differentiation\, and believe it or not – water. This talk will cover some of the highlights of the active planetary graveyard\, including variability and transient behaviour. \n\n\n\nJay Farihi hails from Southern California\, where he did his PhD at UCLA searching for substellar companions to white dwarf stars using infrared imaging. He held a postdoctoral position at Gemini Observatory on the big island of Hawaii\, and was a senior fellow at the Institute for Astronomy in Cambridge. He was awarded an STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship in 2012 and joined the faculty of UCL in 2013\, where he is now professor. He is best known for his role in establishing the field of planetary systems orbiting white dwarfs\, especially using infrared observations to establish the presence and nature of their planetesimal debris disks\, and how these link to the heavy element pollution seen in their atmospheres. He enjoys hardcore punk and metal\, is a whisky fanatic\, loves to travel\, and has spent over 150 nights on summits pursuing his own research programs. \n\n\n\nIf you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place. \n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nWagner Hall is on on Regency Road\, Brighton.Attendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease note that the venue has a bar.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-the-second-life-of-planetary-systems/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250514T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250514T213000
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: The Quantum Universe
DESCRIPTION:With Prof Stephen Wilkins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nSPEAKER: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT \nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nQuantum physics is a fundamental theory that describes the behaviour of nature at and below the scale of atoms. Celebrating 100 years since initial developments\, the United Nations proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. As part of these celebrations I will introduce how quantum physics is essential to our understanding of the Cosmos\, focussing on two examples.First\, the process of nuclear fusion is responsible for the majority energy generation in stars; however the temperatures in stellar interiors are too low for this to happen “classically”. However\, the phenomenon of quantum tunnelling enables atomic nuclei to fuse even if they don’t have the required energies.Second\, our Universe is replete with structures in the form of planets\, stars\, galaxies and clusters. These structures are thought to caused by amplification by the process of inflation of minuscule quantum fluctuations present in the very early Universe. \n\n\n\nStephen Wilkins is a Professor of Astronomy and Public Understanding of Science at the University of Sussex. Stephen obtained his Masters in Physics from the University of Durham before receiving his PhD from the University of Cambridge. Stephen then worked as a research fellow at the University of Oxford before joining the faculty at Sussex in 2013.Stephen’s main research focuses on understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies\, particularly the first stages in the distant early Universe. To do this Stephen combines observations from telescopes including Webb and Hubble with supercomputer simulations. Outside his research Stephen is also a keen advocate of public understanding of science. Highlights include his leadership of three exhibits at the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition and dozens of talks. \n\n\n\nDoors and bar open 7:00pm\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated!
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-the-quantum-universe/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250501T190000
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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: Quantum talks
DESCRIPTION:DOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s that time of year again when Brighton Astro invites its members to take centre stage and talk on any subject they like for 10 minutes – as long as it is space related. This year we have a great line up and a brilliantly diverse range of subjects:\n\n\n\nIvana PeranicNarrowband Planets: Planetary imaging in UV\, IR\, and methane bandpasses \n\n\n\nRuss FlawnProject: Satellite (DNA to LEO!)Our space balloon project only got us so high. This time we’re going all the way up to Low Earth Orbit! \n\n\n\nJohnHabitable worlds around Red Dwarf stars… or not!Some important conditions concerning the possibility of habitable exoplanets around Red Dwarf stars\, that’s often overlooked. \n\n\n\nSimon BinnsFlight controller launch poll… \n\n\n\nIf you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend\, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place. \n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nWagner Hall is on on Regency Road\, Brighton.Attendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. \n\n\n\nPlease note that the venue has a bar.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-quantum-talks/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: Is a 4 day week good for you & your business?
DESCRIPTION:With Dr Charlotte Rae\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.15pm\n\n\n\nSPEAKER: 8.00pm\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT \nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nIn a 4 day working week\, full-time employees reduce their time at work to 4 days with no loss of salary. Media reports have suggested this can enhance both staff wellbeing\, and performance at work. But what really happens behind closed doors and beyond the media headlines? We’ve been studying employers in Sussex and around the UK who made the switch\, to find out the impacts that it had on their staff\, and on the business. From mental health to productivity\, and sleep to brain function\, we’ve been assessing how a 4 day working week transforms life at work and beyond. We’ll share our latest findings from our Sussex 4 Day Week trial. We’ll also explore how staff manage to get more done in less time\, by using psychological tips and tricks to increase efficiency at work. \n\n\n\nDr Charlotte Rae is an Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Sussex. Her research explores the biology of wellbeing and work\, and particularly the interaction of our working hours with mental and physical health. She founded the Sussex 4 Day Week programme to study the effects of a 4 day week\, and to use these research insights to help employers who want to give a shorter working week a try. Her research is funded by a £1.6million UK Research Council grant that studies how our brain health interacts with our work performance. \n\n\n\nDoors and bar open 7:15pm\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated!
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-is-a-4-day-week-good-for-you-your-business/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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