From Memory to Mind Uploading

Join Angela Thornton as she explores a hypothetical futuristic world where brains can be emulated, augmented and uploaded.

Tags: Biosciences, brain, brain connectivity

Future Food beacon day

Come and listen to how the new genomics equipment made available through the Future Foods beacon could benefit your research.

Tags: Biosciences, future foods, Life Sciences, Plant sciences

Quantity or quality

The mechanisms stimulating muscle growth and the consequences for the food we choose to eat: Inaugural lecture by Professor Tim Parr.

Tags: Biosciences, food, food science, muscle, Professor Tim Parr

Farewell and good luck to Professor Jerry Roberts

Professor Jeremy – Jerry – Roberts will be leaving the University after 38 years to take […]

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Tags: Biosciences, Jerry Roberts, School of Biosciences, Simon Langley-Evans, University of Plymouth

Designer dragons and transgenic triffids, or, the power of the (genetic) imagination

In this lecture, Sean May, School of Biosciences, will explore the evolution of genetic engineering technology. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series.

Tags: biology, Biosciences, dinosaur, genetics, lecture, Popular Culture Lecture Series, School of Biosciences, science fiction, Sean May

Photosynthesis: the engine of food production

Dr Erik Murchie, Associate Professor in the School of Biosciences, presents ‘Photosynthesis: the engine of food production’. Part of the Science Public Lecture Series.

Tags: Biosciences, Erik Murchie, photosynthesis, plant and crop sciences, public lecture, School of Biosciences, science, science public lecture series

“Feed me!” – hidden hunger in plants and people

In this inaugural lecture, Professor Martin Broadley will describe how plant evolution, compounded by profound geographical factors (physical and cultural), causes widespread human micronutrient deficiencies across the globe.

Tags: Biosciences, inaugural lecture, Martin Broadley, plants, School of Biosciences, science

Life in earth: insights into the biological engine of the soil

In this inaugural lecture, Professor Ritz will reveal some new views of the normally unseen underworld, and explain how understanding the origins and consequences of soil biodiversity can provide a means for us to manage, monitor and protect soils more effectively.

Tags: Biosciences, earth, ecosystem, inaugural lecture, Karl Ritz, Sarah O'Hara, School of Biosciences

Chocolate: a mouthfeel sensation

As part of the Science Public Lecture Series, Dr Bettina Wolf presents ‘Chocolate: a mouthfeel sensation’.

Tags: Bettina Wolf, Biosciences, chocolate, food, lecture, School of Biosciences, science public lecture series

Award for advancing women in science

The University has been recognised for supporting women in science subjects.

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Tags: Athena SWAN Bronze Awards, Athena SWAN Charter, Athena Swan Project Officer, Biosciences, Chief Medical Officer for England, Dame Sally Davies, Dr Marion Walker MBE, Dr Tony Stevens, Faculty of Engineering, Pharmacy, Professor in Stroke Rehabilitation, School of Community Health Sciences, School of Physics and Astronomy, School of Psychology, Silver Athena Scientific Women’s Advancement Network, Silver Awards., SWAN Award., The School of Mathematical Sciences