Science & the city
Science and the city. Two events yesterday. First, I dropped into the buzz of 150 people, top-notch scientists and ordinary citizens, gathered at the showcase event held at the Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing, whose Director is Roslyn Bill, one of the New Optimists. There was pure science stuff, high tech stuff -- and the social policy stuff, all bent around enabling thee and me to have a great old age. I approve!
Then in the evening you could have found me and others providing a running commentary under the hashtag #scicap at Science Capital's meeting in the city centre. Science Capital is where scientists, businesspeople and investors meet.
Two brill scientists, both New Optimists, Charlie Craddock and Paul Moss led the first half of the evening. In the second half, Charles de Rohan of The Binding Site took over along with Gordon McKenzie who co-founded Michelson Diagnostics in 2006 after completing his PhD at Warwick.
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Kate Cooper - New Optimists founder
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Russell Beale - Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, University of Birmingham
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Roslyn Bill - Reader in Molecular Biosciences & Director of the Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing
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Jack Cohen - Science of Discworld author, retired reproductive biologist, Hon Prof at the Maths Institute, University of Warwick
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Jon Frampton - Director of Research and Professor of Stem Cell Biology, University of Birmingham
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Alison Murray - Former postdoc biochemist, then TV producer and science writer
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James Tucker - Reader in Supramolecular Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Kenny Webster - Resident Scientist at Thinktank Birmingham
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Craig Jackson - Professor of Workplace Health Psychology and Head of the Psychology Dept at BCU
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Miriam Gifford - A researcher in plant science in the School of Life Sciences & the Warwick Systems Biology Centre, University of Warwick
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Lucy Harper - Communications manager at the Society for Applied Microbiology
Chris Dyke - MedilinkWM Director driving collaboration between science and industry to develop innovative healthcare
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