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The next Bollington SciBar will be at The Vale Inn, Adlington Road, Bollington on Monday 10 May, beginning at 6.30 pm.  This will be a bang up-to-date topic of emerging science. The speaker is Dr Ian Wilson of Astrazeneca plc. … Continue reading »

The SciBar on Monday 12th April 2010 will be on the first day of the new school term and will be especially suitable for family groups. Andrew Gray, the Curator of Herpetology at Manchester Museum, will explain the many fascinating … Continue reading »

Professor Philippa Browning of Manchester University will ask us the question “Nuclear fusion – power for the future?” This gives us the chance to find out the basic principles behind fusion and progress so far towards a workable fusion reactor. … Continue reading »

Do you have a question about chemistry that you have always wanted to ask? The next Bollington SciBar will be at The Vale Inn, Adlington Road, Bollington on Monday 11 January 2010, beginning at 6.30 pm. Our speaker will be … Continue reading »

On Monday 9 November 2009 our guest speaker will be Professor Chris Ballentine from the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at Manchester University. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are essential for life on Earth.  Burying power plant CO2 … Continue reading »

The next Bollington SciBar will be at The Vale Inn, Adlington Road, Bollington on Monday 12 October, beginning at 6.30 pm. A look at our many internal body clocks by Professor Andrew Loudon, Professor of Animal Biology, Manchester University.

Monday 14th September 2009 sees the launch of Bollington SciBar. Our speaker will be Professor Roger Barlow, Professor of Particle Physics at Manchester University. Don’t know what antimatter is? Or do you have a question that you have always wanted … Continue reading »