| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Monthly |
The Science group meets on average about once a month. Our aim is to explore topics of current scientific interest through a combination of visits to places of scientific interest, home-based meetings, practical investigations and attending talks and lectures. We do not follow a formal training course, and we are not lead by a tutor.
New members who have an interest in Science are welcome.
Home based meetings
Our home-based meetings are hosted and led by various group members and have explored contemporary topics such as:
- Diet and Climate Change
- Artificial Intelligence
- Robotics
- The Chemistry of Winemaking
- Astrobiology (life on other planets)
- Einstein’s Special Relativity
- Pandemics - past and present
- Hydrogen as an alternative energy source
- Chinese Nutrition
- Plastics
Visits
We also visits with a science theme. Past visits have included the National Brewery Centre , Burton-upon-Trent and the National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park. Read about our latest visits below.
Practicals
We had an interesting session in which we attempted to investigate the efficiency of domestic vacuum cleaners. It made us realise how challenging it can be to control some variables in a scientific practical.
Talks and Lectures
Members have been to talks held by a number of national and local organisations, for example:
- I.E.T. presentations on Hydrogen as an alternative energy source held at Austin Court, Birmingham.
- British Science Association annual conference at the University of Warwick, including a presidential address by Prof. Alice Roberts.
Forthcoming Events
Recent Events
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We visited the Sleep Laboratory at the Centre for Human Brain Health at the University of Birmingham, where they are conducting a study on how sleep supports brain and cognitive health as we age.
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Our group travelled by train down to Oxford, to visit the Natural History and Science museums.
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On June 25th the Science group travelled to Worcester by train to visit Diglis Island and the Fish Pass on the River Severn.
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We visited the J.W. Evans Silver Factory in the Jewellery Quarter.
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Members from Local History 2 and the Science Group set off to experience the Severn Valley Steam Railway. First stop: the café at Kidderminster's recreated 1890's station, where bacon sandwiches were the order of the day...
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A visit to the Midland Aircraft Museum in Coventry.