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Making Light Work - Monday 14 May 2018, 7pm

Making Light Work – Monday 14 May 2018, 7pm

10th February 2018 · by Shabnam Wasim · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle collider, and the largest single machine in the world. Working with the Large Hadron Collider, research happening right here in Dundee is helping to unlock some of science’s…

Pimp Your Memory: Lessons From Psychology - Monday 10th October 2016, 7pm

Pimp Your Memory: Lessons From Psychology – Monday 10th October 2016, 7pm

1st September 2016 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

How should you prepare for an upcoming exam or test? What can you do to maintain information in memory for a long time? Cognitive Psychology, an area of Psychology that focuses on how we learn, think, judge, perceive and remember,…

Stem Cells: Hope, Hype and Hustlers - Monday 12th September 2016, 7pm

Stem Cells: Hope, Hype and Hustlers – Monday 12th September 2016, 7pm

16th August 2016 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

In the last 10-15 years stem cells have been catapulted from a relatively obscure research topic to the international limelight. Hardly a week goes by without some news story about a “ground breaking discovery” or “exciting new therapy” involving stem…

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Tackling the Ebola Crisis – Experiences From the Frontline – Monday 14 Sept 2015, 7pm

1st September 2015 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

In 2014 and 2015, three West African nations, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone experienced the largest and most complex outbreak of Ebola the World had ever seen. During the outbreak Dr Steve McSwiggan from the University of Dundee was working…

What Does It Mean to be Sustainable? Monday 27th April 2015, 7pm

What Does It Mean to be Sustainable? Monday 27th April 2015, 7pm

22nd April 2015 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Prof Ioan Fazey will explore whether and how we can be truly environmentally sustainable. The talk and discussion will draw on Ioan’s research in the Solomon Islands, where he worked with rural communities to explore the challenges they face and…

Sudden Death: Getting to the Heart of the Causes - Wednesday 11th June 2014, 6pm

Sudden Death: Getting to the Heart of the Causes – Wednesday 11th June 2014, 6pm

14th May 2014 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceExtra, Past Events

In the past, sudden death in a young person was attributed to ‘natural causes’. We now know that these tragic events are often caused by inherited heart conditions. Making an early diagnosis is important, as there are effective treatments available…

Making Healthcare Decisions: Is Your Voice Missing? Monday 26th May 2014, 7pm

Making Healthcare Decisions: Is Your Voice Missing? Monday 26th May 2014, 7pm

10th May 2014 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Who and what prevents your voice being heard when decisions about healthcare are made? Everyone has the right to receive the same health care quality and everyone should have the right to be involved in decisions about health care. These…

Stories R Us: How Technology Can Help Nonspeaking People to Share Their Stories – Wednesday 14th May, 6pm

27th April 2014 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceExtra, Past Events

We all tell stories to make friends; sharing our experiences with others gives us the opportunity to forge connections with other people, finding common ground upon which we can build relationships. Stories are a means by which we can improve…

Why Breast Cancer Medicine can be Hard to Swallow - Monday 28th April 2014, 7pm

Why Breast Cancer Medicine can be Hard to Swallow – Monday 28th April 2014, 7pm

26th March 2014 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Treatments for breast cancer that target hormone production in the body are effective in reducing the return of breast cancer in women in recovering from cancer. These medicines such as Tamoxifen have been the mainstay of breast cancer management for…

SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM – TRUSTING THE EXPERTS. MONDAY 27TH MAY, 7PM

SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM – TRUSTING THE EXPERTS. MONDAY 27TH MAY, 7PM

16th April 2013 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Scientific evidence is one of the most common types of evidence used in the courtroom. It is also the most easily misunderstood and misinterpreted. Confidence in the reliability of scientific evidence is vital to the integrity of the legal process…

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