Status:	Active, open to new members
Coordinator:	David H.
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

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