Our events calendar lists 74 scientific events over the next week. Here are a selection of highlights.
Events of the week
Note the plural, for two of London’s learned societies celebrate important anniversaries next week. The Geographical Society of London marks its bicentenary with a conference (10–12 September). Half as old at a sprightly 100 years, the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene holds a three-day meeting on 13–15 September.
Conferences
The Advances in Virology conference, hosted by the Association of Applied Biologists, takes place at the University of Greenwich on 11–12 September, and focuses on plant virology.
UK GRAD holds its annual conference on 12 September. The meeting at Euston Novotel examines how the UK economy can benefit from the skills of postgraduates. The following day, UK Higher Education Researcher Development (UKHERD ) has its own annual conference at the same venue. Here, the focus is on growth and support of the UK researcher workforce.
Seminars
University seminar programmes are now in full swing once again. Highlights over the next week include neuroimaging (Charan Ranganath from University of California, Davis), bioelectric signals in embryonic development (Michael Levin from Harvard School of Dental Medicine), glial function in the nervous system (Ulrike Gaul from Rockefeller University), and chronic pain (Nick Rawlins from University of Oxford).
Public events
On 12 September, Gresham College dissects the Victorian reaction to a stellar explosion witnessed in 1859. The following day, the Hampstead Scientific Society provides a primer on adult stem cells.
The Zoological Society of London presents an evening dedicated to tiger conservation on 14 September. Other global issues are discussed in a series of events called ‘Saving Paradise’ over the weekend. Highlights include an all-night gamelan orchestra, and the launch of the ship Cape Farewell as it heads to the Arctic with a crew of climate ambassadors.
And Finally
An early pioneer of science documentaries is celebrated at the South Bank Centre on 9 September. Jean Painleve created more than 200 science and nature films from the 1920s to the 1960s. A screening of his best work gets a live musical accompaniment by ‘US artrockers’ Yo La Tengo.
