Mechanical Engineering Research Seminars

Speaker: Dr Ahmed Alsaadi, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, University of Sheffield

For information on how to attend the seminar via MS Teams, please contact the organiser, Dr David Ward.

Speaker: Various

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Air Quality Network, of which the University of Chester is a collaborator, is working with academic partners to convene this online workshop, which will bring together air quality, virology, aerosol, metrology, climate, health and built environment researchers. This meeting is being arranged at...

Speaker: Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Heriot-Watt University

The Government have mandated that by 2050, the UK will cut greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero. A key technology that the UK is well placed to exploit is carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Of the variety of technologies available to decarbonise the UK Energy System, the latest modelling by...

Speaker: Various

Campuses might well still be on lockdown in September. Perhaps beyond. Delivering a high-quality digital learning experience in the midst of this crisis is an unprecedented challenge. It requires the equivalent of executing a ten-year strategy in three months — from every stakeholder in the university. Questions to answer would...

Speaker: Prof Nick Avis, University of Chester

These are particularly challenging times for the Faculty and in this presentation I wish to share some of my thoughts and ideas as to how the Faculty could change to embrace the local, national and global environment post Covid-19.

Speaker: Dr Tom Micklewright

Join Dr Tom Micklewright, GP, writer and digital health specialist, in this 45-minute talk exploring the question, will emerging technologies make for a fairer society? We will explore specific examples, from AI to Big Data, of how new technology is impacting equality in our world, including access to healthcare, and...

Speaker: Emeritus Professor John Helliwell, University of Manchester

In my three books on this theme I separated out the skills needed, the why we do things and the whats of a scientific life into three books. Two of these, the whys and the whats books, are in the CRC Press Book Series Global Science Education. I saw the...

Speaker: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

The inspirational Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will give a talk on space science. To book your place, place visit the link here.

Speaker: Mubashra Latif

Approximately one third of the world`s population still lacks access to electricity due to the unavailability of fossil fuels locally, the rise in their costs on the international market and the lack of a suitable infrastructure. The utilisation of small-scale biomass downdraft gasification CHP units which are relatively cheap and...

Speaker: Faculty Senior University Teaching Fellows

You are welcome to join the Faculty Senior University Teaching Fellows in the conversation about matters relating to teaching and learning @ Chester. Events are open to all colleagues involved in teaching and learning, and refreshments will be provided.