Highlights of this week’s science events in London
Matt Brown
Event of the Week
What is the greatest innovation?
6 June, 7pm, Kings College London, Franklin Wilkins Building
New Scientist recently asked a similar question. ‘Radio’ was the conclusion, as advocated by a reader. On Wednesday, it’s the experts’ turn to nominate an innovation. Spiked, in association with Pfizer, will host a panel of ‘key thinkers in science, technology and medicine’ drawn from a pool of hundreds who have contributed to the project. The debate will then continue over on Spiked.
Courses and conferences
On 7 June, a one-day primer course at the Institute of Biology explores legal steps to protect the fruits of your research. Practical guidance will be offered on intellectual property by a top City lawyer. On the same day, the Society of Chemical Industry host the self-explanatory meeting What a chemist needs to know about safety assessment in their Belgrave Square headquarters.
Seminars
On 4 June, St Mary’s hospital hosts a talk entitled ‘Viruses – the yin and yang of asthma’. On 5 June, Prof. Dmitrii F. Perepichka from McGill University will deliver a lecture on two-dimensional molecular networks at the London Centre for Nanotechnology. At a very different scale, Professors Hilary and Steven Rose will discuss globalisation, biotechnology and democracy, at LSE on Tuesday. Finally on 7 June, Professor Ron Evans journeys over from the Salk Institute to talk about metabolic engineering and the dawn of synthetic physiology. That one’s at the Royal College of Physicians.
Public events
It’s World Oceans Day on 8 June. To celebrate (the night before), the Horniman Museum reveals how it mimics the sea in the new aquarium. For a discussion of the unsimulated environment, trek over to the Natural History Museum on 6 June to hear ‘naturalist, conservationist and adventurer’ Tim Flannery discuss his adventures.
And finally
Summer is back. Enjoy the sunshine by joining Kew Gardens’ Wildflower Walk. A slow tour around the gardens will take in the local flora and insects.
Visit our events calendar to see over 70 London events in the next week.
