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Other Exeter events

Exploring Planet Earth

This event takes place in the Workshop Room.
Past event - 2017
15 May 19:00-22:00
The Phoenix, Gandy Street,
Exeter EX4 3LS
Advances in technology and new applications are continually increasing what we know about our amazing planet. Join us for an evening where we discover how we know about the complex wonders of our world from the microscopic to the atmospheric including an intriguing situation where the two meet.

This event takes place in the workshop room at the phoenix, and is accessible for those with impaired mobility.

From monastries to movement: 350 years of microscopic research

Gero Steinberg (Professor of Cell Biology, University of Exeter)
Observations of the cellular and sub-cellular world have, since the early days of microscopy, influenced our view of the living world. In this talk, I will give an historical perspective of these early days of imaging and more recent applications of microscopy and microscopic techniques to better understand plant and human disease.

Looking at disease from small to big

Nic Harmer (Senior Lecturer in Structural Biochemistry, University of Exeter)
Many infections rely on the tiniest details of their biology to be able to cause disease. Their spread also relies on global patterns. In this talk, I will discuss how some of these effects come together to explain the tropical infection melioidosis.

Forecasting at the Met Office and the underpinning technology

Emma Boorman (Senior Meteorologist, Met Office)
An introduction into weather forecasting at the Met Office with a specific focus on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP). A look at how forecasting has changed over the years and how we use computer technology to produce forecasts across the globe.
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