Understanding Teenage Mental Health – Wednesday 10th June 2015, 6pm
Adolescents account for around a quarter of the world’s population and are at high risk from mental disorders and participation in risky behaviours. It appears that recent attempts to improve their health have been largely unsuccessful – so what can…
Camouflage: Hiding in Plain Sight – Wednesday 13th May 2015, 6pm
How does camouflage work in the wild? Animals have evolved in many ways to conceal themselves from watchful preying eyes, often through camouflage. If you can’t hide within, under or behind something else then you may need camouflage to survive….
“ARE YOU A CHICKEN-FLAVOURED NIPPLE BISCUIT?" Science blogs, comments and trolling – Wednesday 22nd April 2015, 6pm
Many hope that science blogging will improve how scientists and others communicate. Conversations on science blogs can be vibrant – and sometimes extremely heated. Debates involve a wide range of participants including professional scientists, interested (and occasionally disinterested) laypeople, amateur…
Good Vibrations? – Engineering Safer and Quicker Railways & Roads – Wednesday 11th March 2015, 6pm
High-speed rails have become one of the most advanced and fast developing branches of transportation. Especially with the recent investment from UK government. However, with the increasing of the train speed, the intensity of railway generated vibrations and noise become…
Using the Power of Youth to Restore the Wisdom of Old Age – Wednesday 11th February 2015, 6pm
The ability to learn and remember complex information about the world around us develops slowly from birth, reaches a peak as we mature and then often declines during old age or in neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s or Huntington’s. Dr…
Predicting Auroras – Wednesday 14th January 2015, 6pm
Auroras (northern lights) are one of our planet’s natural wonders. Usually a polar phenomenon, they are visible from the Dundee area only a couple of times each decade, but this winter our chances of seeing them are significantly better than…
Fats: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly – Wednesday 12th November 2014, 6pm
It is now widely acknowledged that increased consumption of a Western-type high calorie diet, along with a sedentary lifestyle, has contributed to a marked increase in the global prevalence of obesity. In particular, eating foods which are high in fat…
Cystic Fibrosis: The Lung Ranger Project – Wednesday 8th October 2014, 6pm
Cystic fibrosis is the most common inherited disease in the UK affecting over 10,000 people in the UK. According to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, about 1 in 25 of the population in the UK carry a mutation in a gene…
Forensics: Your Life in Your Hands – Wednesday 10th September 2014, 6pm
Traditionally, the identification of offenders from photographic or video evidence has focussed on facial features. However, criminals are increasingly ensuring that their face does not appear in physical evidence. However, in 2007 a new scientific technique was accepted in the…
Summer Special: A Tale Of Two Penguins – Wednesday 6th August 2014, 7pm
The D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee holds two penguin specimens that each have extraordinary stories to tell, connecting Dundee’s whaling industry with pioneering Antarctic exploration. Find out how these penguins came to be in D’Arcy Thompson’s…