Past Talks
07-03-2023Looking for new physics with Emus at the ATLAS experimentDr Holly PaceyHigh Energy PhysicsUniversity of CambridgeHybrid, 8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
14-02-2023DrHolly PaceyHigh Energy PhysicsUniversity of CambridgeHybrid, 8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
24-01-2023ProfessorAlexander ForseDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of CambridgeHybrid, 8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
08-03-2022Learning from PandemicsProfessor Charlotte SummersIntensive Care MedicineUniversity of Cambridge8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
15-02-2022Plastic packaging: a wicked problemDr. Claire Barlow EngineeringUniversity of Cambridge8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
25-01-2022Transmissible cancers: when cancer cells become infectious agentsProfessor Elizabeth MurchisonComparative Oncology University of Cambridge 8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
30-11-2021Monsters in the Universe: New Insight into Black HolesProfessor Joe PesceNational Science FoundationDivision of Astronomical SciencesZoom/8:30pm
09-11-2021The Awakening of the Genome: How Embryonic Transcriptional Programs are InitiatedDr. Jasmin StowersEpigeneticsBabraham Institute8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
19-10-2021Developing and applying new tools to understand how materials for Li and “beyond-Li” battery technologies functionProfessor Clare GreyDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
09-03-2021Where is my Nanobot ?Professor Jeremy BaumbergDepartment of PhysicsUniversity of CambridgeZoom/20:30
16-02-2021AI: the model is simple until proven otherwiseDr. Anita FaulBritish Antarctic SurveyCambridgeZoom/20:30
26-01-2021Why does malaria still exist ?Professor Julian Rayner Institute for Medical ResearchUniversity of CambridgeZoom/20:30
01-12-2020Get to Know PetFellow Part IIPeterhouse FellowsPeterhousePeterhouseZoom/20:30
10-03-2020Is Electricity Storage in Hot Water?Dr Alex WhiteDepartment of EngineeringUniversity of Cambridge6:00pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 6:15pm start in the Theatre
18-02-2020Hacking the Code of LifeDr Nessa CareyOwner at Carey International Impact TrainingVisiting Professor at Imperial College London8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
21-01-2020Where does cancer come from?Professor Richard GilbertsonDepartment of OncologyUniversity of Cambridge8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
19-11-2019Turning cells inside out: how epithelial cells polarise and why this goes wrong in cancerProfessor Daniel St JohnstonThe Gurdon InstituteUniversity of Cambridge8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
05-11-2019Every Man's Fluid MechanicsProfessor Ian WilsonDepartment of Chemical Engineering and BiotechnologyUniversity of Cambridge8:30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
22-10-2019Nanophotonics: from Michael Faraday to single molecule sensingDr Marlous KampDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge8.30pm Drinks in the Lubbock room, 8:45pm start in the Theatre
28-02-2019Rewiring photosynthesis for power and fuel generationDr Jenny ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge6:15pm in the Peterhouse Theatre.
Preceded by refreshments in the Lubbock Room and proceeded by the Kelvin Club Dinner in the Combination Room.
12-02-2019Petrean Chemistry, Euler and the Bridges of KoenigsbergDr. Roger MallionChemistryUniversity staff8:30pm in the Peterhouse Lubbock Room
22-01-2019Spore BiotechnologyDr. Graham ChristieChemical Engineering and BiotechnologyUniversity staff8:30pm in the Peterhouse Lubbock Room
06-11-2018Dendritic cells in initiation of anti-tumour immune responsesDr. Patrycja KozikMRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyUniversity staff
25-10-2018Displacing big data: How cybercriminals cheat the systemDr. Alice Hutchings Computer LaboratoryUniversity staff
09-10-2018Do Dinosaurs Need Relationship Counselling?Dr. David NormanEarth SciencesUniversity of Cambridge
27-02-2018Does a neuron know that it's asleep?Dr David TourignyMolecular Biology and Applied MathematicsUniversity of CambridgeNightingale Room, Peterhouse
13-02-2018Snailing in High Society, or what I did in my holidaysDr Justin GerlachDepartment of ZoologyUniversity of CambridgePeterhouse Lubbock Room
23-01-2018From atoms to planets: Understanding planetary magnetic records using nanoscale microscopyDr Joshua EinsleDepartment of Earth SciencesUniversity of CambridgePeterhouse Lubbock Room
07-11-2017Using software to understand hardware: from iron to graphene in atomistic detailProfessor Gábor CsányiEngineering DepartmentUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room 8:30pm
24-10-2017The dawn of the gravitational wave eraDr Ulrich SperhakeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsUniversity of CambridgePeterhouse Lubbock Room - 8:30pm
10-10-2017Bragg, Perutz and Kendrew and the origins of Molecular BiologySir John Meurig ThomasUniversity of CambridgePeterhouse Theatre - 8:30pm
14-03-2017'From one to many: how animals develop from a single cell'Dr Tim WeilDepartment of ZoologyUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
14-02-2017'The acoustics of everyday objects'Dr Anurag AgarwalDepartment of EngineeringUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
24-01-2017'When galaxies collide'Dr Carolin CrawfordInstitute of AstronomyUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
08-11-2016Do we actually know what a computer can do? - On the foundations of computational mathematicsDr Anders HansenDepartment of MathematicsCambridge UniversityLubbock Room
25-10-2016Making and keeping a shell: the challenges of changing oceansDr Elizabeth HarperDepartment of Earth SciencesCambridge UniversityLubbock Room
18-10-2016Fuelling the futureProf Robert EvansDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of British ColumbiaLubbock Room
11-10-2016Gods, Devils & Alcohol - their influence in chemical nomenclatureDr Peter WothersDepartment of ChemistryCambridge UniversityLubbock Room
23-02-2016The Medical Imaging take overProfessor Adrian DixonSchool of Clinical MedicineUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
09-02-2016The Scientist and the ForgerProfessor Jehane RagaiDepartment of ChemistryThe American University in CairoLubbock Room
26-01-2016When does a structure become a musical instrument? Exploring tuned percussionProfessor Jim WoodhouseDepartment of EngineeringUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
10-11-2015Star Formation in the Distant UniverseDr Susannah Alaghband-ZadehInstitute of AstronomyUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
27-10-2015Transonic Flow Around AircraftMiss Charlotte ColesDepartment of EngineeringUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
13-10-2015Order in DisorderProfessor Imre LeaderDepartment of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical StatisticsUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
24-02-2015How the first land plants transformed the Earth's landscapesDr Neil DaviesDepartment of Earth SciencesUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
10-02-2015What keeps the magnetic fields of the planets alive?Professor Peter DavidsonDepartment of EngineeringUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
27-01-2015Why are maternal mortality rates in Africa so high?Professor Ashley MoffettDepartment of PathologyUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
11-11-2014Protein quality control in health and diseaseDr Ramanujan HegdeMRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
28-10-2014Did we see gravity waves from the big bang?Professor David TongDepartment for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
14-10-2014Base-isolation: the appliance of science in the quest for low-vibration buildingsDr James TalbotCambridge University Engineering DepartmentPeterhouse, University of CambridgeLubbock Room
25-02-2014A History of the Management of Acute DisturbanceDr. Faisil SethiPsychiatric Intensive Care UnitMaudsley HospitalLubbock Room
11-02-2014LEGO Mindstorms in the Lab: Making Biomimetic Mineral-Protein CompositesDr. Michelle OyenOyen Lab, Cambridge University Engineering DepartmentUnicersity of CambridgeLubbock Room
28-01-2014The Art of Equilibrium: From Gothic Cathedrals to GaudiProfessor Santiago HuertaDepartment of StructuresUniversidad Politecnica de MadridLubbock Room
12-11-20133D printing at home - successes, failures and a demonstrationDr Robin HileyDefence Science Technology LaboratoryMinistry of DefenceLubbock Room
29-10-2013Stem Cells, Clones and Prospects For Cell ReplacementSir John GurdonThe Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
15-10-2013Phase Transitions in Random GraphsDr. Lutz WarnkeDepartment of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical StatisticsUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
26-02-2013On the wing in butterflies and understanding evolutionProfessor Paul BrakefieldDepartment of ZoologyUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
12-02-2013High-speed Propellers: The Future of Air Travel?Dr Tobias BrandvikWhittle LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
29-01-2013Tomorrow's Catalysts: Actual and DesiredProfessor Sir John Meurig ThomasDepartment of Materials Science and MetallurgyUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
13-11-2012Microdroplet microreactorsProfessor Chris AbellDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
30-10-2012Using natural variation in photosynthesis to feed the future Dr Julian HibberdDepartment of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
16-10-2012Targeting mitochondriaDr Mike Murphy Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology UnitUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
28-02-2012Antibiotics and the Ribosome: from Basic Science to Drug DesignDr Rebecca VoorheesMolecular Biology (Cambridge)Peterhouse Research FellowLubbock Room
14-02-2012Watching Molecules in Living CellsProf. Clemens KaminskiDepartment of Chemical Engineering an BiotechnologyRobinson CollegeLubbock Room
31-01-2012Why Critical Thinking MattersDr Joeseph PesceCEO Omnis Inc.PeterhouseLubbock Room
22-11-2011'Stem cells and brain repair - a realistic proposition?'Professor Robin FranklinDepartment of Veterinary MedicineCambridge NeuroscienceLubbock Room
08-11-2011'The Large Hadron Collider: Searching for New Phenomena at the High Energy Frontier'Dr. James FrostCavendish LaboratoryHEP Group, University of CambridgeLubbock Room
18-10-2011'Green (and brown and red) energy - prospects for algal biofuels'Professor Alison SmithDepartment of Plant SciencesPlant Metabolism Group, University of CambridgeLubbock Room
01-03-2011How to Make One Side of a Cell Different from the Other & Why This Matters Daniel St JohnstonProfessor of Developmental Genetics, Dept. of Genetics University of CambridgeLubbock Room
15-02-2011Understanding & Exploiting Plant Immunity to DiseaseJonathan JonesProfessor, Sainsbury LaboratoryUniversity of East Anglia, & a PetreanLubbock Room
01-02-2011Recharging the Planet: New Approaches for Optimizing the Performance of Batteries and Fuel Cells for Energy Storage and Conversion Clare GreyDept. of Chemistry, University of CambridgeDirector of the Northeastern Energy Storage Center of Stony Brook University Lubbock Room
16-11-2010A Brief History of Anatomical IllustrationMr Phillip BallMedical Artists' Association of GB & Photography and Illustration ServiceUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
02-11-2010Quantum Gravity - in Search for a Fundamental Theory of NatureDr Benjamin BahrDept. of Applied and Theoretical PhysicsPeterhouseLubbock Room
19-10-2010The Science and Beauty of NebulaeDr. Carolin CrawfordInstitute of AstronomyEmmanuel CollegeLubbock Room
02-03-2010On being dead and very dead: Some issues for organ transplantationRev Dr Michael Banner Trinity CollegeLubbock Room
16-02-2010Catastrophe risk, catastrophic loss modelling and catastrophe bondsDr Robert Muir-Wood Risk Management Solutions Ltd.Lubbock Room
02-02-2010Is brain cancer a stem cell disease?Dr Colin WattsDepartment of Clinical NeurosciencesPeterhouseLubbock Room
24-11-2009Surface science in spaceDr. Wendy BrownFaculty of Mathematical and Physical SciencesUniversity College LondonLubbock Room
03-11-2009Chocolate, drugs and vindaloo: what MRI will doDr. Mick MantleMagnetic Resonance Research CentreWolfson CollegeUpper Hall
20-10-2009Darwin and the evolution of vertebrate chromosomesProf. Malcolm Ferguson-SmithDepartment of Veterinary MedicinePeterhouseLubbock Room
03-03-2009Thee quarks for Muster Mark: deep inside the protonProf. James StirlingDepartment of PhysicsPeterhouseLubbock Room
17-02-2009Does foetal testosterone affect brain development?Prof. Simon Baron-CohenAutism Research CentreTrinity College, CambridgeLubbock Room
03-02-2009Statistics and the lawProf. Philip DawidStaticstical LaboratoryDarwin CollegeLubbock Room
18-11-2008The invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis: A risk assessment for British speciesDr. Remy WareDepartment of GeneticsPeterhouseLubbock Room
04-11-2008Principles in biology. Towards a physics of living matterProf. Alfonso Martinez AriasDepartment of GeneticsLubbock Room
21-10-2008CERN's Large Hadron Collider, and its experimentsDr. Chris LesterDepartment of PhysicsPeterhouseLubbock Room
04-03-2008Flexible ChocolateProf. Malcolm MackleyDepartment Of Chemical EngineeringRobinson CollegeLubbock Room
19-02-2008The genius of Michael FaradayProf Sir John Meurig Thomas FRSDepartment of Materials Science and MetallurgyPeterhouseLubbock Room
05-02-2008Amnesia and the human brainDr Borgan BarenseMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitPeterhouseLubbock Room
20-11-2007Are London's Bridges Falling Down?Dr. Cam MiddletonDepartment of EngineeringUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
06-11-2007Zinc Finger Proteins for the Regulation of Gene ExpressionProfessor Sir Aaron KlugLaboratory of Molecular BiologyLubbock Room
23-10-2007Backache, Anatomy and the Lumber SpineProfessor Adrian DixonDepartment of RadiologyAddenbroke's HospitalLubbock Room
06-03-2007DNA: An engineering perspectiveProf. Chris CalladineDepartment of EngineeringPeterhouseLubbock Room
20-02-2007The use of non-human animals in scientific research - some issuesProf. Michael BannerFaculty of DivinityTrinity College, CambridgeLubbock Room
06-02-2007Molecular Lego: Challenges of engineering on the nanometer scaleCentre for Advanced Photonics and ElectronicsCentre for Advanced Photonics and ElectronicsPeterhouseLubbock Room
21-11-2006Spots before the eyes: Tracking brain developmentDr Sam EnglandDepartment of Physiology, Development & NeuroscienceUniversity of CambridgeLubbock Room
07-11-2006The lungs: Radiologic detection of diseaseProfessor Christian HeroldUniversity Hospital of ViennaLubbock Room
24-10-2006Through a glass darkly: Modern studies of the glassy state from golf, to frozen frogs, to memory Professor A. Lindsay GreerDepartment of Materials’ Science and MetallurgyLubbock Room
07-03-2006What Henslow taught Darwin: a lifelong influenceProfessor John ParkerDirector, Cambridge University Botanical GardensLubbock Room
21-02-2006'Life's Rocky Road - How Microbes Live in, under and on Rocks'Professor Charles CockellPlanetary and Space Sciences Research InstituteOpen UniversityLubbock Room
07-02-2006Clueless VotingProf. Imre LeaderDepartment of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical StatisticsTrinity College, CambridgeLubbock Room
15-11-2005From atomic destruction to diagnosisDr Neil HartmanDepartment of RadiologyAddenbrooke's HospitalLubbock Room
30-10-2005Nanotechnology goes quantumProfessor Andrew BriggsDepartment of MaterialsUniversity of OxfordLubbock Room
15-10-2005Some ways in which demography helps us to understand both the past and the presentProfessor Tony WrigleyDepartment of GeographyLubbock Room
01-03-2005Nanotechnology goes quantumProfessor Andrew BriggsDepartment of Materials ScienceUniversity of OxfordLubbock Room
15-02-2005Imaging Perceptions and the Mind - travels through the human brainProfessor Richard FrackowiakFunctional Imaging LaboratoryUniversity College LondonLubbock Room
01-02-2005Monopoly money, bad chemistry set, broken trainset but one Petrean marches 10,000 men up the West Coast Main Line, and winsDr. James MartinDirector West CoastNetwork RailLubbock Room
16-11-2004Fifty Years of Structural BiologyDr. Richard Henderson, FRSDirector of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyLubbock Room
02-11-2004Journey from the centre of the earthProfessor Herbert HuppertInstitute of Theoretical GeophysicsKing's College, CambridgeLubbock Room
19-10-2004Shaken but not stirred - trying to understand deliberate harm to infantsDr. Rob Ross RussellDepartment of MedicinePeterhouseLubbock Room
24-02-2004Motion in the core of the earthDr. Peter DavidsonDepartment of EngineeringLubbock Room
10-02-2004From egg to embryo: how to build a nervous systemDr Clare BakerDepartment of AnatomyPeterhouseLubbock Room
27-01-2004Gallium nitride - the new material that will change our livesProfessor Colin HumphreysDepartment of Materials Science and metallurgyLubbock Room
25-11-2003How do we inherit the correct number of chromosomes?Professor Kin Nasmyth FRSDirector, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, ViennaLubbock Room
11-11-2003Gyroscopes and other spinning thingsDr Hugh HuntEngineering DepartmentTrinity College, CambridgeLubbock Room
21-10-2003The obesity epidemic: some food for thoughtDr Suzanne DicksonDepartment of PhysiologyPeterhouseLubbock Room
25-02-2003Epidemics, Voters and Predators: The Mathematics of Interacting Particle SystemsDr. Alan StaceyDPMMSPeterhouseLubbock Room
11-02-2003Kelvin Maxwell, Einstein and the Ether: Who had what Right?Prof. Francis EverittStanford University U.S.A.Lubbock Room
28-01-2003The Cambrian Explosion: Damp Squib or MegatonnageProf. Simon Conway MorrisDepartment of Earth SciencesLubbock Room
19-11-2002A New Method of Reducing Metal Oxides: Its Discovery and ExploitationProf. Derek FrayDept. of Material Sciences and MetallurgyLubbock Room
05-11-2002Medicine and Volcanoes: Rendezvous with Guy FawkesDr. Peter BaxterOccupational Health DepartmentAddenbrooke's HospitalLubbock Room
22-10-2002Living with Earthquakes: Know Your FaultsDr. James Jackson, FRSDeptartment of Earth SciencesLubbock Room
26-02-2002Curvature in Physics and ChemistryProf. J. KlinowskiDept. of ChemistryPeterhouseLubbock Room
12-02-2002New Innovations in the treatment of breast cancerProf Charles Coombes, FRCP F.Med.Sci.Dept. of Medical OncologyCharing Cross Hospital, LondonLubbock Room
29-01-2002Propping up PisaProf. John Burland, FREngImperial College, LondonLubbock Room
13-11-2001Magnetic resonance imaging in clinical practiceProf. David L. LomasAddenbrooke's HospitalLubbock Room
30-10-2001Cries and the whispers: How the ear hears usDr Thomas DukeCavendish LaboratoryLubbock Room
16-10-2001Genesis of the jet engineMr Ian WhittleSon of Sir Frank Whittle, O.M.Lubbock Room
27-02-2001The BSE InquiryProfessor M.A. Ferguson-SmithPeterhouseLubbock Room
13-02-2001Two Great Scientists: The Braggs, Father and sonDr. M.F. PerutzPeterhouseLubbock Room
30-01-2001The Future is Bright for Plastics: Light-Emitting Polymers for Display ApplicationsDr. A. KohlerPeterhouseLubbock Room
14-11-2000Anatomy is Good for YouProf. A.K. DixonPeterhouseLubbock Room
31-10-2000John Harrison and His Longitude TimekeepersMr. B. HutchinsonFormer Curator of HorologyRoyal Observatory GreenwichLubbock Room
17-10-2000Science for People Who Don't Want to Know About ScienceMr. T. RadfordScience EditorThe GuardianLubbock Room
28-11-19893-D Electron Microscopy in BiologyDr. R.A. CrowtherLaboratory of Molecular BiologyLaboratory of Molecular BiologyLubbock Room
14-11-1989Imperial Science: Cables and British Field Theory in the 19th CenturyDr. Bruce HunUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at AustinLubbock Room
31-10-1989Deterministic ChaosProfessor Nigel O. WeissDept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsDept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsLubbock Room
16-05-1989A New Treatment: From Bench to Baby.Professor Colin J. MorleyDepartment of PeadiatricsDepartment of PeadiatricsLubbock Room
04-05-1989Government's Role in Energy ConservationDr. Allan G. FranklinThe Energy Efficiency OfficeHead of Energy SectionLubbock Room
