This has just reminded me to put this up here. Birmingham have designated 2014 ‘Birmingham Year of Science (partly to celebrate the British Science Festival returning
there J) and are looking to collect information about and promote all science events in Birmingham this year. IF you want
to register your events with them here’s how:
Marketing Birmingham and Birmingham City Council would like to invite you to be a part of Birmingham’s 2014 Year of Science.
The Birmingham Year of Science 2014 is a 12 month celebration of science in the Birmingham area. As well as showcasing Birmingham’s science and technology credentials to the world, we are making an open invitation to the city’s population
of academics, visitors and businesses to be inspired at a series of events that will inspire, enthuse and engage at every level.
Highlights will include The Big Bang and The Skills Show, both at the NEC in March and November respectively, along with The British Science Festival, which will run at venues across the city in September.
We are keen to include your organisation as a partner, and invite you to share with us any scientific events, seminars, shows or attractions that we can showcase on our website –
www.birminghamyearofscience2014.com.
The website currently is in its first stage, an advanced version of the site will be published week beginning 27th January, so we would appreciate upload of any events ASAP.
Registering your event is straightforward:
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Visit
www.birminghamyearofscience2014.com
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Click on the link at the top of the home-page titled “register your event” and complete an e-form for each event.
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Alternatively if you experience and problems then please email information to
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List members may be interested in the following events which form part of a series by the Royal College of Pathologists:
Pathologists; the Secret Heroes of Transplantation
Tuesday 4th February, 1pm, Hunterian Museum, Entry – £4
The quest for organ donors is on-going as organ donation remains the only hope for many critically ill patients. Supply of organs is essential
but so are the skills of pathologists who work behind the scenes to ensure that donations are successful. Join Dr Deborah Sage, Consultant histocompatibility specialist, as she explains the key role which pathologists play in successful organ transplants.
Booking: Call the Hunterian Museum on 020 7869 6568 to book.
Mission Impossible?
Tuesday 4th March, 7pm, Think tank, Birmingham, Entry – Free
Have you ever wondered what medical services are available to soldiers on the front line? Or how civilian medicine has benefited from battlefield
experiences? Then join Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists and Consultant Haematologist, Dr Heidi Doughty, as she discusses the challenges and innovations of frontline transfusion medicine.
Booking: No need to book - just turn up, first come, first served basis!
Staphylococcus aureus – biography of a bug sometimes super, most often not.
Friday 11th April, 1pm, Royal Society, London, Entry – Free
Thirty percent of us carry
Staphylococcus aureus up our nose. Boils and infections after surgery bring it to our attention. Mutant clones are called
MRStaphylococcusAureus. All these things make it important today. Attempts in the past to fight it and understand it have led to major discoveries. Nearly 150 years ago it was effectively challenged for the first time by Joseph Lister and his
carbolic. It was given its name by the Professor of Greek at Aberdeen University, and was one of the few bacterial species harmful to humans to be described in Britain rather than in Germany during the golden age of bacteriological discovery at the end of
the nineteenth century. Aureus refers to its golden colour, and Alexander Fleming’s research to understand this better led to the discovery of penicillin. It evolves in real time, and so we have not finished with it as a significant adversary. Professor Hugh
Pennington’s lecture will tell its story.
Booking: No need to book - just turn up, first come, first served basis!
Please feel free to contact me if you would like any more information.
Kind regards
Lucie
Lucie Houghton
Public Engagement Manager
The Royal College of Pathologists
2 Carlton House Terrace
London, SW1Y 5AF
Tel: 020 7451 6727
Websites:
www.rcpath.org
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