The 24 Hour Inspire!
24 hours of lectures in celebration of Dr Tim Richardson
To pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Dr Tim Richardson, Inspiration for Life, the charity he set up when diagnosed with terminal cancer in June 2012, presents 24 hours of lectures and music, starting at 5.00 pm on 28 February, and going through to 5.00 pm on 1 March, all taking place in the Hicks Building.
The lectures will be on a wide range of subjects - you'll hear from astrophysicists, historians, lawyers, chemists, engineers and more, talking about music, magic, extraterrestrial lifeforms, philosophy, human rights, infinity, and beyond...
In November 2011, Tim raised over £8000 for Children in Need with a one-man 24 hour lecture marathon, and this event is inspired by that achievement, and by Tim's passion for learning and teaching.
Inspiration for Life aims to promote lifelong learning and the public understanding of science, and raises funds for cancer charities. Proceeds from this event will go to Rotherham Hospice and Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity. Details of the programme can be found on the charity's website, www.inspirationforlife.co.uk.
Schedule
| Thursday 28th February | |
| 17.00-18.00 | Introduction - Catherine Annabel, Chair of Inspiration for Life Is Science Magic? - Prof. Richard Jones, Pro-VC, Research & Innovation and Prof. Tony Ryan, OBE, Pro-VC, Faculty of Science |
| 18:00-18:30 | The End is Nigh - Dr Simon Goodwin, Astrophysics |
| 18:30-19:00 | Hope for the Innocent? - Prof. Claire McGourlay, School of Law |
| 19:00-19:30 | Future Gas Turbine Technology - Dr Jamie McGourlay, Rolls Royce plc |
| 19:30-20:00 | Though We Fail, Our Truths Prosper - Prof. Mike Braddick, History; Pro- VC, Faculty of Arts & Humanities |
| 20:00-20:30 | Searching for the Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider - Prof. Dan Tovey, Particle Physics |
| 20:30-21:30 | Beyond Dentistry: On The Mouth, Kissing and Love - Dr Karen Harvey, Cultural History, and Dr Barry Gibson, Medical Sociology, Clinical Dentistry |
| 21:30-22:00 | This is not a Lecture. Stories of Wellbeing - Prof. Brendan Stone, Social Engagement & the Humanities, School of English |
| 22:00-22:30 | From Bones to Bridges - Dr Matthew Gilbert, Civil & Structural Engineering |
| 22:30-23:00 | The Big Bang Theory of Lifelong Learning - Dr Willy Kitchen, Institute for Lifelong Learning |
| 23:00-23:30 | The EU's Fight against Cancer - Prof. Tammy Hervey, Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law |
| 23:30-00:30 | Taking up the Ghost - Prof. Vanessa Toulmin, National Fairground Archive, Head of Cultural Engagement |
| Friday 1st March | |
| 00:30-01:00 | The Blues of Physics - Dr Ed Daw, Particle Physics & Astrophysics |
| 01:00-01:30 | Deep Sky Astronomy and Astrophysics - Prof. Paul Crowther, Astrophysics |
| 01:30-02:00 | Light of Life - Dr Ashley Cadby, Soft Matter Physics |
| 02:00-02:30 | How to Make the Perfect Cuppa - Dr Matthew Mears, Physics & Astronomy |
| 02:30-03:30 | A Beginners Guide to Nano - Prof. Mark Geoghegan, Soft Matter Physics |
| 03:30-04:30 | Pet Calves: The Science of Drumming - Prof. Nigel Clarke, Condensed Matter Theory, Head of Physics & Astronomy |
| 04:30-05:30 | The Origin of Mass - Dr Stathes Paganis, Particle Physics |
| 05:30-06:30 | Elena Under Her Skin - Prof. Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Enterprise & Engineering Education, Mechanical Engineering |
| 06:30-07:00 | Inspiration, Risk and the Politics of Fear - Prof. Matthew Flinders, Parliamentary Government & Governance |
| 07:00-07:30 | Gas Sensing Biscuits and Other Research by 'Team Tim' - Dr Alan Dunbar, Energy, Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| 07:30-08:00 | Soaps, Bubbles and Cells - Dr Andrew Parnell, Physics & Astronomy |
| 08:00-08:30 | Health Informatics - Prof. Peter Bath, Health Informatics |
| 08:30-09:00 | Infinity! - Dr Paul Mitchener, Mathematics |
| 09:00-09:30 | We are all living in a Bose-Einstein Condensate… made of Higgs Bosons - Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor |
| 09:30-10:00 | Four Candles? Or was it Fork Handles? - Marie Kinsey, Journalism |
| 10:00-10:30 | A Brief History of the Universe - Prof. Carsten van de Bruck, Mathematics & Statistics |
| 10:30-11:00 | Science, Art and Human Rights - Prof. Aurora Plomer, Law & Bioethics |
| 11:00-12:00 | Seeing the World - a talk for primary school children - Prof. David Mowbray, Physics & Astronomy |
| 12:00-12:30 | Birds, Poetry and Music - Prof. Rachel Falconer, English Literature, University of Lausanne |
| 12:30-13:00 | The Human Body - Prof. Alistair Warren, Biomedical Science |
| 13:00-13:30 | Is Anybody Out There? - Dr Susan Cartwright, Particle Physics & Astrophysics |
| 13:30-14:30 | Prejudice and Self-Knowledge - Prof. Jenny Saul, Philosophy |
| 14:30-15:00 | Living Matter - Prof. Ramin Golestanian, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Oxford University |
| 15:00-15:30 | Darwin and Sexual Selection - Prof. Tim Birkhead, Zoology |
| 15:30-16:00 | Studying the Muse - Dr Kamal Birdi, Occupational Psychology |
| 16:00-17:00 | Catalytic clothing - Professor Tony Ryan OBE & Professor Helen Storey MBE |
| Finale | |