Dear All,
Welcome back for the new academic year, we hope members have had a lovely summer.
Please find below the bulletin with upcoming events.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday 9th October – SCR Buffet Lunch
13.00, Lakeside Room
Please book in with reception by 12.00 on Monday 7th October.
Thursday 10th October – Pride Formal
18.45, Drinks Reception – Lakeside Room.
19.15, Dinner – Ann Dobson Hall
Any queries, please contact [email protected]
Save the Date!
Thursday 17th October – IAS Lecture – Speaker – Dr Sean McMahon
‘How to find fossils on Mars’
17.30 – Lecture, Ustinov Room
18.30 – Drinks Reception, Reception Foyer
Conditions at the surface of Mars are probably too cold, too dry, and too destructive of organic molecules to sustain “life as we know it”. We cannot yet explore the deep subsurface, where conditions might be more favourable. But we can search the martian surface for fossils — the remains of long-dead organisms preserved in ancient rocks. We know from abundant geological evidence that Mars was warm and watery in the distant past, and NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission (particularly Curiosity Rover) has now confirmed that early Mars was habitable. A new generation of robotic rovers is therefore being prepared to seek fossils in the rocks laid down by ancient martian waters. The question is, what exactly should they look for, and where should they look for it? In this talk, Dr McMahon will discuss how we can apply our knowledge of fossil preservation on Earth and the geology of Mars to this multi-billion-dollar scientific question.
Monday 21st October – Van Mildert Book Club
10.00, Prowse Room.
Book for discussion – Iain McEwan’s – Machines Like Me
Any queries please contact Kathryn Armstrong – [email protected]
Monday 28th October – SCR Lecture and Dinner – Speaker Dr David Petts
18.30 – Lecture, Ustinov Room
19.30 – Drinks Reception, SCR Foyer
20.00 – Dinner, Lakeside Room
Further details for this event will be circulated shortly, to express an interest please contact [email protected]
Thursday 31st October – Hallowe’en Formal
18.45, Drinks Reception – Lakeside Room.
19.15, Dinner – Ann Dobson Hall
More details to follow.