Lecture Reports

Below you will find reports from our lectures.  Either click the title to view the report online or download a copy by clicking on the file name next to 'Download report'. Use the search box on this page to find a particular report.

Dr Nessa Carey
Dr Nessa Carey

Epigenetics: DNA Is Not Your Destiny

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr Nessa Carey, International Director of Praxis Unico (epigenetic technology transfer), Visiting Professor at Imperial College, London, on the subject of Epigenetics, its mechanism, effects and importance.

Category: Lecture Reports
  • Date: Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024
  • Dr Nessa Carey, International Director
  • Praxis Unico, Visiting Professor at Imperial College
SMR aerial
SMR aerial

Introduction to the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor

A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Dr. Jason Swan and Dr. Iwan Grech of Rolls-Royce SMR, about their design of Small Module Reactor.

Category: Lecture Reports
  • Date: Wednesday, 9 Oct 2024
  • Dr. Jason Swan and Dr. Iwan Grech
  • Rolls-Royce SMR
Professor Emily Rayfield
Professor Emily Rayfield

Digital Fossils: Using X-rays to Uncover Secrets of the Past

Or rather, how do  they know that?
Thanks to Jurassic Park, Walking with Dinosaurs and other computer-generated imagery, we are all familiar with dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals brought to life on our television and movie screens.  But how do scientists know anything about how dinosaurs moved, fed, the sounds they made and their colouration?
In this talk I will discuss how far palaeontologists can make statements about the behaviour of extinct animals, drawing together evidence from fossils, living animals and using X-rays and methods co-opted from engineering.
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A talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Emily Rayfield, about the use of X-ray imaging to discover details of the lives and diets of dinosaurs.
Category: Lecture Reports
  • Date: Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024
  • Professor Emily Rayfield, Professor of Palaeobiology
  • School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol
The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Adam Hart on the subject of the interactions between predator species and humans.
Professor Adam Hart

Predators and People: a Deadly Balance

The talk presented to the Cirencester Science & Technology Society by Professor Adam Hart on the subject of the interactions between predator species and humans.

Category: Lecture Reports
  • Date: Wednesday, 12 Jun 2024
  • Professor Adam Hart