Events

The Institute for Policy and Engagement runs regular events that help connect policymakers and the public with the exciting research taking place.

If you have any suggestions for events you’d love to see us organising, or if you’re running an event where our research might make a contribution, please get in touch. 

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Science Public Lecture: Could bacterial viruses help us finally crack TB?

Date

15/08/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Professor Cath Rees, Professor of Microbiology within the Faculty of Science, explores a new diagnostic method that may finally help us tackle TB, a global disease that affects every country in the world and kills more than 1 million people every year.

Science Public Lecture: User-centred robot design

Date

19/09/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Dr. Deshpande will explore three areas of research he has worked on over his career: telesurgery, teleoperation, and mixed reality training, bringing them together through the common theme that runs through his research, keeping the human user at the centre of the development of the technologies.

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Science Public Lecture: Health and wellbeing in Nottingham during the 2022 heatwave

Date

16/05/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Assistant Professor Charles Ogunbode, from the School of Psychology, will share findings from recent research into lived experiences of the 2022 heatwave among communities in Nottingham. The research details the range of physical, mental, social and economic impacts that people endured, as well as the way that people pulled together to look after one another.

Science Public Lecture: Beyond Jell-O

Date

18/04/2024

Location:

Chemistry X1, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Dr Babatunde Okesola, Nottingham Research Fellow from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, will showcase how his team have created soft materials that resemble Jell-O (jelly) to repair damaged tissues.

Science Public Lecture: That which does not kill us...

Date

21/03/2024

Location:

Chemistry X1, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this talk, Dr Laura Blackie will discuss the extent to which the scientific evidence supports that individuals' perceptions of post-traumatic growth are aligned with reality, and the challenges in studying this phenomena with the scientific method.

Public lecture on whales

Date

19/03/2024

Location:

A30 Lecture Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, Music Department, University Park Campus

Description

This free, public lecture on the history of whaling is a special event as part of the University of Nottingham's Sustainability Action Week.

Science in the Park 2024

Date

09/03/2024

Location:

Wollaton Hall and Park

Description

To mark National Science Week, we're excited see the return of our popular Science in the Park event! University scientists and a variety of local organisations are joining forces to provide a range of exciting family friendly activities at Wollaton Park on Saturday 9th March.

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