What’s On for Priory 6

The Week of Monday 7^th November

Mr Salmon, Science Department, has prepared another programme of extension opportunities for our Sixth Form (and their parents!)for the week commencing Monday 7^th November, with links attached.

From Science, to Hebrew inscriptions to the natural world these talks provide exciting opportunities to discover subjects you may not normally think to explore and will enhance your co-curricular experience!

Monday 7^th November

Astrobiology: Jim Al-Kahlili, 7.00pm at the Royal Institution, (cheap).

http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2016/november/public-astrobiology-the-truth-is-out-there

Recently Discovered Hebrew Inscriptions;  Dr J Stokl, AIAS, (free).

6.00pm at UCL; Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre (E8), 25 Gordon Street, London WCIH OAY

http://aias.org.uk/lectures-forthcoming/

Tuesday 8^th November

Evolution; New genes from scratch:  Aoife McLysaght (a good speaker)

7.00pm at the Royal Institution, (cheap)

http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2016/november/public-evolution-new-genes-from-scratch

Exploring Ocean Wonders: Dr Helen Scales

5.30pm at the Linnean Society (free). One of the Linnean Student Lectures

https://www.linnean.org/meetings-and-events/events/exploring-ocean-wonders

Wednesday 9^th November

Climate Change and Antarctica: B Davies.  6.30pm at the Geological Society; (free), student friendly. Need to book.

https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/AntarcticaClimateChange16

The Mathematics of Hair: [well, it is different]:  Prof. R Goldstein.  6.00pm at the Gresham College at the Museum of London (free)

http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/leonardo-rapunzel-and-the-mathematics-of-hair

Cheetahs; including a live dissection. Sounds wonderfully gruesome. (Free), need to book

6.00pm at the Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, NW1 0 London, United Kingdom

http://london.carpediem.cd/events/992636-cats-under-the-coat-at-royal-veterinary-college/

Thursday 10^th November

Politics of Climate Change: C Roberts (a good speaker).  6.00pm at the Gresham College at the Museum of London, (free)

http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/hotting-up-meeting-the-challenges-of-climate-change-in-the-twenty-first-century

Friday 11^th November

Quantum Secrets of Photosynthesis:  Dr Alexandra Olaya-Castro

6.30pm at UCL. Part of the UCL student lecture series. (Free).

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/phys/department/science_centre/tabs/programme

Dunhuang and Heritage Management

The International Dunhuang Project (IDP), is a groundbreaking international collaboration to make information and images of all manuscripts, paintings, textiles and artefacts from Dunhuang and archaeological sites of the Eastern Silk Road freely available. 7.00pm at the British Library, (free).

https://www.bl.uk/events/dunhuang-and-heritage-management

Microalgae: Professor David John, Natural History Museum

6.30pm at Birkbeck, University of London, Lecture Theatre B34, downstairs at the Torrington Square entrance. Free.

https://www.linnean.org/meetings-and-events/events/lower-plants-in-nature