Keele Physics Centre
Evening Talk Series 2026-27
These talks are open to the public and are sponsored by the West Midlands Branch of the IoP.
Upcoming lectures
Talks start at 7.00pm and are followed by Q&A. These talks are free, open to the public and are sponsored by the West Midlands Branch of the Institute of Physics. All talks will be accompanied by a British Sign Language Interpreter.
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Speaker |
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26th November 2026 |
Professor Rachel Edwards/ University of Warwick |
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10th December 2026 |
Professor Jim Al-Khalili/University of Surrey |
The Science of Time ((RI Christmas Lecture) |
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28th January 2027 |
Dr Vishnu Varma/Keele University |
Inside a Supernova: The Hidden Physics of Exploding Stars
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25th February 2027 |
Dr Beth Probert/University of Strathclyde |
Securing the Future of Satellite Networks: Collisions, Cyberattacks, and the Overcrowded Sky |
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25th March 2027 |
Dr Christina Schoettler/ Keele University |
Stars that run away from their home
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29th April 2027 |
Dr Dawn Watson
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TBC |
Previous lectures
2025-26
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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23 October 2025 |
Miss Hannah Vincent (Staffordshire University) |
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20 November 2025 |
Mr Michael Crawforth (Rolls-Royce) |
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11 December 2025 |
Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Space scientist) |
Understanding of the universe (RI Christmas Lecture) |
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18 December 2025 |
Dr Jayadev Vijayan (University of Manchester) |
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22 January 2026 |
Dr Mona Niri Faraji (University of Warwick) |
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26 February 2026 |
Dr Juna Sathian (Northumbria University) |
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19 March 2026 |
Dr Jamie Pringle (Keele University) |
Forensic geophysics: Searching for the hidden
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23 April 2026 |
Dr Joe Knapper (University of Glasgow) |
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25 June 2026 |
Dr Zeeshan Ali (National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan) |
Beyond Lithium-Ion: Present Status and Future Pathways to Sustainable Energy Storage
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2024-25
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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21 November 2024 |
Dr Sarah Bugby (Loughborough University) |
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19 December 2024 |
Prof Gary Barker (University of Warwick) |
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23 January 2025 |
Dr John Taylor (Keele University) |
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20 March 2025 |
Prof David Armstrong (University of Warwick) |
Exoplanets: Hot to cold, big to small, and habitable to hellish |
2023-24
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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16 November 2023 |
Dr Nilanthy Balakrishnan (Keele University) |
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14 December 2023 |
Prof. Mike Wooldridge (University of Oxford)
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Artificial Intelligence (RI Christmas Lecture)
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18 January 2024 |
Prof. Trevor Cox (University of Salford)
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A Celebration of Architectural Acoustic Aberrations
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25 February 2024 |
Dr Bhavin Khatri (Imperial College London) |
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21 March 2024 |
Prof. Richard Fitton (University of Salford) |
Energy Performance of Buildings
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2022-23
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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13 October 2022 |
Ashish Sharma & James Hackney |
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17 November 2022 |
Mitchell Perry (University of Sheffield) |
The Search for Axion Dark Matter: Novel Techniques for Search Improvements
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26 January 2023 |
Dr Kate Lancaster (University of York) |
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16 February 2023 |
Dr Ronald S Gamble Jnr (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre) |
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16 March 2023 |
Dr Tianning Xu (ChargePoint) |
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20 April 2023 |
Dr John Mansfield (University of Michigan) |
2021-22
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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21 October 2021 |
Professor Ard Louis (University of Oxford) |
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18 November 2021 |
Dr Julianna Morbec (Keele University) |
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16 December 2021 |
Dr Patricia Schmidt (University of Birmingham) |
Gravitational waves |
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21 January 2022 |
Dr Mark Whalley (Institute of Physics) |
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24 February 2022 |
Dr Nina Sartorio (University of Cambridge)
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24 March 2022 |
Sophie Allan (National Space Academy) |
The James Webb Telescope: The ultimate universe detective!
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2019-2020
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
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17 December 2019 |
Professor Raphael Hirschi (Keele University) |
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15 October 2019 |
Dr Kostas Nikolopoulos (University of Birmingham) |
School address
Lennard-Jones School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Lennard-Jones Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG, UK
Phone (School Office): +44 (0)1782 733033, (Chemistry): +44 (0)1782 731693, (Forensic Science): +44 (0)1782 731694, (Physics): +44 (0)1782 733527
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Information for schools and colleges
Programme directors
Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry
Dr Tess Phillips
Tel : +44 (0)1782 733038
Email : t.r.phillips@keele.ac.uk
Dr Chris Hawes
Tel : +44 (0)1782 732820
Email : c.s.hawes@keele.ac.uk
Forensic Science, Forensic Science & Criminology, Forensic Biology, Forensic Chemistry
Dr Vivienne Heaton
Email: v.g.heaton@keele.ac.uk
Victoria Cartwright
Tel: +44 (0)1782733584
Email: v.cartwright@keele.ac.uk
Physics and Astrophysics
Dr Barry Smalley and Dr Joana Oliveira
Email : b.smalley@keele.ac.uk, j.oliveira@keele.ac.uk
Admission tutors
Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry
Dr Natalie Capel
Tel : +44 (0)1782 733584
Email : n.j.capel@keele.ac.uk
Forensic Science
Sue Shemilt
Email: s.shemilt@keele.ac.uk
Physics and Astrophysics
Dr Juliana Morbec
Email : physics@keele.ac.uk or j.morbec@keele.ac.uk
