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Seminars run by the Faculty of Science and Health are open to all our postgraduate students and academic staff, and some are also open to members of the public and other institutions.
See our full timetable for autumn/winter spring/summer below, or jump to the school or department you're most interested in to find out more.
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- School of Biological Sciences
- Dental Academy
- School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences
- School of Health and Care Professions
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
- Department of Psychology
- School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science
School of Biological Sciences
| Date | Time | Description | Speaker | Open to | Link and/or location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Application of Cell-free Synthetic Gene Networks in Materials | Dr Thomas P Howard - Newcastle University | All welcome | King Henry Building 0.02 |
| 28 April 2023 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm | Synthetic Biocatalysis for Unorthodox Applications | Dr Lu Shin Wong - University of Manchester | All welcome | King Henry Building 0.02 |
| 10 May 2023 | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | TBC | Dr Steven Dodsworth and Lilliana Oliviera | All welcome | Park Building 3.07 |
| 14 June 2023 | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | TBC | Prof Lloyd Peck (British Antarctic Survey) | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
| 10 July 2023 | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | TBC | Dr Natalia Przelomsk and Dr Bruce Lichtenstein | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
Dental Academy
There are no seminars currently scheduled. Return to our research seminar landing page to discover events by other faculties.
School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences
| Date | Time | Description | Speaker | Open to | Link and/or location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2023 | 5.00pm | The Rutland ichthyosaur: from discovery to excavation | Emily Swaby | All welcome | Burnaby Building 3.30 |
| 4 May 2023 | 5.00pm | To be or not be a fossil, that is the question: understanding taphonomic bias in the fossil record | Dr Orla Bath Enright | All welcome | Burnaby Building 3.30 |
| 13 May 2023 | 5.00pm | The rate of small impacts on Mars revealed by orbital imagery, numerical modelling and the InSight seismic experiment | Prof. Gareth Collins | All welcome | Burnaby Building 3.30 |
School of Health and Care Professions
| Date | Time | Description | Speaker | Open to | Link and/or location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Developing links with industry for innovation, income and impact - SIGHT and beyond | Phil Jewell/David Lubega | PGR students and staff |
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| 3 March 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | How COVID-19 impacted the role of teaching assistants in schools during and beyond the pandemic | Sophie Hall | PGR students and staff |
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| 10 March 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | TBC | Marta Roldo | PGR students and staff |
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| 17 March 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Abuse and aggression in sport: the mental health and wellbeing impact on sports officials | Tom Webb | PGR students and staff |
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| 24 March 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Applied Theatre & Anti-Ageism Praxis as an Intervention Towards the Impact of Ageism | Georgia Bowers | PGR students and staff |
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| 31 March 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Exploring the evidence gap in responding to VAWG related trauma in humanitarian settings - the case of South Sudan | Tamsin Bradley | PGR students and staff |
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| 21 April 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Prosthetic Design for Uganda: Functional Design through a Cultural Lens | Ali Hussaini | All welcome |
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| 28 April 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Experiences of care leavers and independent living | Chidi Uwakaneme | All welcome |
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| 5 May 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | The introduction of foods to infants in the Portsmouth Birth Cohort: adherence to guidelines | Suzannah Helps | All welcome |
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| 12 May 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | The Ethics of Genetic Modification | Simon Kolstoe | All welcome |
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| 19 May 2023 | 11.40am - 12.00pm | Using echocardiography to detect heart failure in sepsis and septic shock - live from the PGR Conference | Emma Lane | All welcome |
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| 19 May 2023 | 12.00pm - 12.20pm | Understanding frailty in community-dwelling older adults: Discovering perspectives and concerns using grounded theory methodology - live from the PGR Conference | Sarah Small | All welcome |
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| 26 May 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | An evaluation of the effectiveness of simulated practice based learning weeks for Nursing students. | Marj Woodhouse | All welcome |
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School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
| Date | Time | Description | Speaker | Open to | Link and/or location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March 2023 | 12.30pm | TBC | Murphy Wan | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
| 5 April 2023 | 12.30pm | TBC | David Rusling | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
| 19 April 2023 | 12.30pm | TBC | Farah El-Mohtadi | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
| 17 May 2023 | 12.30pm | TBC | Priyanka Dey | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
| 31 May 2023 | 12.30pm | TBC | Robbie Baldock | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
| 21 June 2023 | 12.30pm | TBC | Ryohei Sekido | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
| 19 July 2023 | 12.30pm | TBC | Roja Hadian | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
| 2 August 2023 | 12.30pm | TBC | Jordi Cayuso | All welcome | St Michael's Building 0.32 |
Department of Psychology
| Date | Time | Description | Speaker | Open to | Link and/or location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Human chemosignals and affective disorders: how individuals with depressive and social anxiety symptoms perceive social olfactory cues | Dr Cinzia Cecchetto (University of Padova, Italy) | All welcome |
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| 25 January 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Why does animal cognition matter? An example from elephants | Dr Lucy Bates (University of Portsmouth) | All welcome |
Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link |
| 1 February 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | What is social about sacrificial dilemmas? How social evaluations and concerns about the self shape and flow from dilemma decisions | Dr Paul Conway (University of Southampton) | All welcome |
Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link |
| 8 February 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Managing high risk offenders in low security conditions – an examination of the implementation of a behaviour monitoring scheme | Gary Goodley (University of Portsmouth) | All welcome |
Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link |
| 15 February 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Monkey see, monkey do: How do wild primates respond to humans? | Dr Sarah Papworth (Royal Holloway, University of London) | All welcome |
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| 22 February 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Developmental decision-making (Title TBC) | Dr Lauren Marsh (University of Nottingham) | All welcome |
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| 1 March 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Psychophysiological correlates of Lacey’s hypothesis during attentional tasks: EEG and heart rate (HR) | Thanusha V Manohor (University of Portsmouth) | All welcome |
Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link |
| 8 March 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Foundations of autistic flourishing (Title TBC) | Professor Liz Pellicano (University College London) | All welcome |
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| 15 March 2023 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Testing the social complexity hypothesis: A comparison of vocal communication in macaques | Nancy Rebout (University of Strasbourg, France) | All welcome |
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| 22 March 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Health psychology - SEMINAR POSTPONED | Dr Jenny Porritt (Sheffield Hallam University) | All welcome |
SEMINAR POSTPONED |
| 29 March 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Blood, sweat, and tears | Dr Marc Baker (University of Portsmouth) | All welcome |
Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link |
| 26 April 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Developing international wellbeing guidelines for Law School: a story about the possibilities and perils of an interdisciplinary project | Professor Caroline Strevens (University of Portsmouth) | All welcome |
Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link |
| 3 May 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Social outcomes of facial expressivity in social interaction | Dr Eithne Kavanagh (Nottingham Trent University) | All welcome |
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| 10 May 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Numerical cognition (Title TBC) | Dr Iro Xenidou-Dervou (Loughborough University) | All welcome |
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| 17 May 2023 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Why perceptions of maintenance matters: new evidence on disorder in the residential built environment, social trust, and health, using “big” and “small” biomarker data | David McAleavey (University of Essex) | All welcome |
Attendees: follow this link |
School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science
| Date | Time | Description | Speaker | Open to | Link and/or location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2023 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Introduction to SHES Research Seminar Series and Participatory Research in SES | Sarthak Mondal, Thierry Middleton, Rob Rowland | PGR students and staff | University Learning Centre 1.17 |
| 17 May 2023 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | PhD Inaguaral Lecture | Liam O’Reilly | PGR students and staff | University Learning Centre 1.17 |
| 7 June 2023 | 10.00am - 11.00am | Sport and Exercise Psychology Professional Doctorate Presentations | George Franklin, Heather Hunter, Alessandro Quartiroli | PGR students and staff | University Learning Centre 1.17 |
| 27 June 2023 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | PGRS ECSS Practice Presentations | Daniel Piccolo, Alex Gould, Thomas James | PGR students and staff | TBC |
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