Outline Programme 2007
Oundle School, Northants - Thursday 15th March 2007


The programme described below is correct on 6th February 2007 and may change before the Conference begins. Please keep checking this page for updates or contact us for further details.

08.00 - 09.00
Registration and mounting of postersExhibits/Posters open for viewing (refreshments available)
09.00 - 09.05
Introduction Address by the Conference Director
09.05 - 09.10
Welcome - Mr Charles Bush, Headmaster, Oundle School
09.10 - 09.40
Keynote Lecture 1 Prof Peter Sadler FRS The Unsung Chanmpions - the chemical elements of life and medicines
09.40 - 09.55
Student Verbal Presentation 1 James Fearnley, Oliver Glass, James Hartley and Hussein Uraiby, Oundle School.
A Pair of genes
09.55 - 10.25
Keynote Lecture 2 Prof Linda Partridge FRS Putting the Brakes on the Degredation of Life
10.25 - 10.55
Keynote Lecture 3 Prof Andrew Fabian FRS The Power of Black Holes
10.55 - 11.40
 BREAK (Delegates and Judges view posters and exhibits)
11.40 - 12.45
Discussion Forum. Prof Richard Dawkins FRS (evolutionary biology); Dr Roger Highfield (Science Editor, The Daily Telegraph); Dr Tim Lenton (climate change) and Prof Ruud ter Meulen (bioethics). Chaired by: Dr David Gregory (Science & Environment Correspondent, BBC Midlands TV)
12.45 - 13.00
Student Verbal Presentation 2 Nils Gustafsson, St Clement Danes School, London.
Shedding Light on the Baby's Brain
13.00 - 14.30
 BREAK (Delegates and Judges view posters and exhibits)
14.30 - 15.00
Keynote Lecture 4 Prof Cheryll Tickle FRS Embryonic Development - fingers and thumbs
15.00 - 15.15
Student Verbal Presentation 3 Peter Higgins and Tom Maggs. Warwick School
Two Heavyweights of Medicine - diabetes and obesity
15.15 - 15.45
Keynote Lecture 5 Prof Roger Cashmore FRS Size and Mass - what's the conundrum?
15.45 - 16.15
Keynote Lecture 6 Prof Michael Kelly FREng FRS Manufacturability - the underrated challenge of today
16.15 - 16.20
Announcement of Prizes
16.20 - 16.30
Closing Address - Prof Sir David Wallace FREng FRS.


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