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Seminars run by the Faculty of Science and Health are open to all our postgraduate students and academic staff, and some are also open to members of the public and other institutions.

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School of Dental, Health and Care Professions

Date Time Description Speaker Open to Link and/or location
9 October 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm Restoring equilibrium. A grounded theory of homeostasing in response to frailty related concerns. Sarah Small, PhD Candidate All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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13 November 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm "If you're talking about poo to a carer, we understand" - the role of incontinence in care team dynamics Dr. Leah Fullegar, Research Associate All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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11 December 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm Psychological and Educational Interventions for Falls Prevention Dr. Amy Drahota, Associate Prof. Health & Care Evidence & Evaluation All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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8 January 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm The complexities of self-managing long-term conditions when living with a dementia diagnosis Dr. Nuno Tavares, Senior Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (NIHR ARC Wessex - DEM-COMM) All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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12 February 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm Exploring Social Justice through Methodology: A Critical Realist and Transformative Approach to Researching Future Care for Marginalised Older Adults Gayle Shim, PhD candidate All welcome

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School of the Environment and Life Sciences

Date Time Description Speaker Open to Link and/or location
1 November 2024 2.00pm - 3.00pm What can biological invasions teach us about rapid evolutionary change? John Measey All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20
8 November 2024 2.00pm - 3.00pm The bioleaching process: an approximation to sustainable mining. Blanca Perdigones All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20
15 November 2024 2.00pm - 3.00pm Human migration into Northwest Europe after the last Ice Age Dr Ian Matthews All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20
22 November 2024 2.00pm - 3.00pm TBC TBC All welcome King Henry Building 0.01
29 November 2024 2.00pm - 3.00pm Microbial Community Composition From Two Italian Volcanic Environments Indiana Holt-Morrice All welcome King Henry Building 0.01
6 December 2024 2.00pm - 3.00pm Exploring life cycle of egg predator wasps developing inside spider egg sacs: challenges and alternative methods Snata Chakraborty and Thomas Roberts-McEwen All welcome St Michael's Building 3.17
13 December 2024 2.00pm - 3.00pm TBC Dr Kenneth Wasmund All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20
17 January 2025 2.00pm - 3.00pm TBC Dr Fran Cabada-Blanco All welcome St Michael's Building 3.17
9 May 2025 2.00pm - 3.00pm TBC Dr Ian Hendy All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20

Institute of Life Sciences and Healthcare

Date Time Description Speaker Open to Link and/or location
25 September 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm Exploring Sex, Death, and Potential Therapeutics through Fish Blood Proteomics Dr Yun Wah Lam, Reader in Cell Biology, Department of Physical and Life Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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23 October 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm TBC Dr Iain Miller, CEO PreSymptom Health All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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27 November 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm TBC Dr Elisa Fadda, Associate Professor in Pharmacology, University of Southampton All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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22 January 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm TBC Professor Abigail Tucker, Dean For Research, Professor of Development & Evolution King's College London, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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26 February 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm TBC Dr. Dafydd Owen, Senior Scientific Director, Pfizer, Department of Medicinal Chemistry All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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26 March 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm TBC TBC All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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23 April 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm TBC TBC All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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28 May 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm TBC TBC All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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25 June 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm TBC TBC All welcome St Michael's Building 0.20 and online.

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School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

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School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences

Date Time Description Speaker Open to Link and/or location
23 October 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm Technology acceptance, autism and neurodiversity, and social-cultural aspects of physical activity Chris Jones, Steven Kapp, Thierry Middelton (Univeristy of Portsmouth) All welcome King Henry Building 1.05 and online.

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6 November 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm Exercise rehabilitation, autism and university, breast health Ant Shepherd, Emine Gurbuz, Joanna Wakefield-Scurr (Univeristy of Portsmouth) All welcome King Henry Building 1.05 and online.

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12 November 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm Passive exercise: un-tapped potential for supporting brain health Benjamin Tari (University of Oxford) All welcome King Henry Building 1.05 and online.

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20 November 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm Autism, strength and conditioning, forensic psychology Beatriz Lopez, Robert Rowland, Dominic Pearson (University of Portsmouth) All welcome King Henry Building 1.05 and online.

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4 December 2024 1.00pm - 2.00pm Breast health, dog cognition, sport and exercise science Lewis Clarke, Juliane Kaminski, Matt Miller-Dicks (University of Portsmouth) All welcome King Henry Building 1.05 and online.

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