Wolfson College, Gatsby Room


2015-10-16 18:00: When to care for and when to kill another female's offspring (Dr Dieter Lukas, Department of Zoology)

2016-01-15 18:00: Optimizing endurance performance is an intellectual exercise (Dr Christof Schwiening, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)

2016-05-13 17:45: The Invention of Consciousness (Professor Nicholas Humphrey, LSE, New College of the Humanities, Darwin College)

2016-05-20 17:45: The Psychophysiology of the Vasovagal (Fainting) Response: Mechanisms and Interventions (Dr Philippe T. Gilchrist, Wolfson College, Department of Psychology)

2016-05-20 18:30: Behavioural flexibility and problem solving in an invasive bird (Dr Corina Logan, Department of Zoology)

2016-06-10 17:45: Musilanguage in the Cradle (Dr Fabia Franco, Middlesex University London)

2016-11-04 17:45: Skipping between Portals: neutron analysis of membrane protein biogenesis (Dr Nathan R. Zaccai -Cambridge Institute for Medical Research)

2016-11-25 17:45: Computational Interfacial Chemistry: What do we do ? (Dr Chao Zhang -Department of Chemistry)

2016-12-02 17:45: The art of computing with parallel universes: Quantum computing explained (Dr Fernando Gonzalez-Zarba -Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory.)

2016-12-09 17:45: The origin of altruism: Philosophical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives (Dr Dieter Lukas, Dr Antonio Rodrigues, Dr Peter Woodford)

2017-02-03 17:45: Optofluidic Tools to Study Antibiotic Resistance (Dr. Jehangir Cama, Physics Department, University of Cambridge)

2017-02-10 17:45: Can mobile phones help people quit smoking? (Dr. Felix Naughton, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of East Anglia)

2017-02-17 17:45: Bacterial control of their viral parasites through altruistic suicide (Prof George Salmond, Biochemistry, Wolfson College)

2017-02-24 17:45: Music, Rhythm and Developmental Dyslexia. (POSTPONED) (Dr Sheila Flanagan, Centre for Neuroscience in Education)

2017-03-10 17:45: How can we encourage kindness?  A perspective from evolutionary biology (Dr Joel Peck, Department of Genetics)

2017-05-19 17:45: The metalsmith of the future (Dr. Evripides Loukaides, Lecturer, University of Bath)

2017-05-26 17:45: Do we need to be concerned about the rise of e-cigarettes? (Dr. Milica Vasiljevic, Primary Care Unit)

2017-06-02 17:45: Adhesion Strength Diversity in Brain Tumours (Dr Rasha Rezk, Engineering, Wolfson College)

2017-06-09 17:45: Music, Rhythm and Developmental Dyslexia. (Dr Sheila Flanagan, Centre for Neuroscience in Education)

2017-06-16 17:45: Are Animals Musical? (Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute)

2017-10-27 17:45: Exoplanets, on the hunt of Universal life (Professor Didier Queloz ( Astrophysics Group, University of Cambridge))

2017-11-03 17:45: The ins and outs of mitochondrial pharmacology (Dr Tom Schirris)

2017-11-10 17:45: Diamond for quantum technologies (Benjamin Pingault)

2018-02-02 17:45: Studying life one cell at a time: single-cell RNA sequencing technology and its applications (Elo Madissoon, European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge)

2018-03-09 17:45: Does aspirin prevent cancer and vascular disease? 40 years of data and controversy (Professor Peter Elwood, Cardiff University)

2018-04-27 17:45: The genetics of depression (Dr Na Cai, The European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge)

2018-05-04 17:45: The Future of Solar Cells: Can solar eliminate fossil fuel use in the next 30 years (Dr Akshay Rao, The Cavendish Laboratory)

2018-06-01 17:45: Relativity, Quantum Theory and Cryptography (Professor Adrian Kent, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge)

2018-10-19 17:45: Anti-cancer drugs for transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils (Maximilian Stammnitz, Transmissible Cancer Group, Cambridge)

2018-11-02 17:45: In-Network Computing: Your network just got a lot smarter (Dr Noa Zilberman, Department of Computer Science and Technology)

2018-11-09 17:45: Unraveling the hidden microbial world of the river Cam.  (Lara Urban, European Bioinformatics Institute)

2018-11-23 17:45: From nuclear transfer to prospects for cell replacement therapy (John Gurdon)

2018-11-30 17:45: From blood to genomic variants: deciphering the genome of patients with rare disorders (Dr Karyn Megy Department of Haematology, Wolfson College)

2018-12-07 17:45: Learning from Luther: 95 theses about technology (Professor John Naughton, CRASSH, Cambridge.)

2019-01-18 17:45: Volcanic Crystal Clocks and CO2: Transforming our Prospects for Predicting Huge Eruptions (Dr John Maclennan, Department of Earth Sciences)

2019-01-25 17:45: The rise of machine learning and its relevance for the natural sciences (Ryan-Rhys Griffiths, Wolfson College)

2019-02-01 17:45: Room Temperature Single-Molecule Magnets for Quantum Computing: Serendipity or Design? (David Izuogu, Wolfson College)

2019-02-08 17:45: The power of superconductivity (Carla Palomares Garcia, Wolfson College)

2019-02-15 17:45: Finding the right path:  How do multidomain proteins avoid misfolding, and how can women avoid the pitfalls in their scientific career paths? (Professor Jane Clarke, FRS, President of Wolfson College, Cambridge)

2019-02-22 17:45: My part in the discovery of the black hole in Cygnus X-1 (Professor Paul Murdin)

2019-03-01 17:45: Conservation, Evolution and Biodiversity in Colombia (Professor Chris Jiggins, Department of Zoology)

2019-03-08 17:45: The Science of Musical Meaning (Professor Elizabeth Tolbert (Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute))

2019-03-15 17:45: Transformation and mind: Using science to fight mental illness. (Professor Peter Jones (Department of Psychiatry))

2019-03-20 18:45: Transforming cancer care (Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Cancer Research UK)

2019-03-22 17:45: Transformation of life: How behaviour shapes evolution.  (Professor Rebecca Kilner, Department of Zoology)

2019-05-03 17:45: There be monsters:  adaptations in Antarctic marine animals (Professor Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic Survey)

2019-05-10 17:45: How computerized assessment may transform measurement in mental health (Dr Jan Stochl, Department of Psychiatry)

2019-05-17 17:45: How to build a flower: Transformation in plant reproductive development (Dr Chiara Airoldi, Department of Plant Sciences)

2019-05-24 17:45: Something ate my fossil: from anecdote to testing hypotheses (Dr Elizabeth Harper, Department of Earth Sciences)

2019-05-31 17:45: Personality targeting and message framing of arguments for Brexit. Can a little psychology make a political campaign more persuasive? (Dr Lee De-Wit, UCL)

2019-06-07 17:45: An evolutionary perspective on why health inequalities exist.  (Prof Rebecca Sear ( London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine))

2019-06-14 17:45: The early origins of the Mortality Revolution: a perspective from evolutionary biology (Dr Romola Davenport, Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure)

2019-10-11 17:45: Understanding flowers and their pollinators: The role of petal texture in the pollination of wild tobaccos (Dr Gabriela Doria, Wolfson College)

2019-10-18 17:45: James Watt (1736-1819): The Power to Change the World (Dr Malcolm Dick, University of Birmingham)

2019-10-25 17:45: Chasing the bacteria in the river Cam with real-time DNA sequencing: Results of the PuntSeq study (Dr Lara Urban, Wolfson College.)

2019-11-08 17:45: Aging, Intelligence, and Slowing of Thought (Professor Patrick Rabbitt)

2019-11-22 17:45: Exploring underutilised plants and fungi from Colombia to boost its bioeconomy (Dr Mauricio Diazgranados, Royal Botanic Gardens)

2019-12-06 17:45: Transformation of perception: What are psychotic disorders and why are ethnic minorities at increased risk? (Dr Hannah Jongsma, UCL)

2020-01-31 17:45: Of bounces and bangs: how much do we know about our universe beginning  (Dr Chandrima Ganguly )

2020-02-07 17:45: Stepping up climate change mitigation (Dr Andre Cabrera Serrenho, Department of Engineering)

2020-02-14 17:45: "Why are so many hearing aids sitting in a drawer?" (Prof Brian Moore, PFBSA, FMedSci, FRS, Dr. h.c.)

2020-02-21 17:45: Discovering Cosmic Reionisation  (James Kent)

2020-02-28 17:45: Electronics on the Brain (George Malliaras, Prince Philip Professor of Technology)