Bournemouth University

School of Applied Sciences

School of Applied Sciences Research Seminars 2012/13

Date: 28 November 2012

The School Research Seminar series provides important opportunities for academic refreshment and intellectual nourishment.

Tuesday 23 October 2012
Time: 4 – 5pm
Location: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus
Human Evolution at the headwaters of the Nile.
Dr Laura Basell, School of Applied Sciences,
Bournemouth University.

Tuesday 6 November 2012
Time: 4 – 5pm
Location: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus
How stuff made us human: material engagement in the evolution of human social networks.
Dr Fiona Coward, School of Applied Sciences,
Bournemouth University.

Tuesday 20 November 2012
Time: 4 – 5pm
Location: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus
Static Protected Areas in a dynamic world:
Are we spending conservation resources wisely?
Dr Pippa Gillingham, School of Applied Sciences,
Bournemouth University.

Tuesday 4 December 2012
Time: 4 – 5pm
Location: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus
Hitching a ride and invading the world!
Dr Emilie Hardouin, School of Applied Sciences,
Bournemouth University.

Tuesday 22 January 2013
Time: 4 – 5pm
Location: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus
The Doomsday Seed Vault: putting
genetic diversity on ice for the future.
Professor Geoff Hawtin, Global Crop Diversity Trust.

Tuesday 5 February 2013
Time: 4 – 5pm
Location: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus
Kings of the Iron Age.
Professor Tim Champion, University of Southampton.

Tuesday 19 February 2013
Time: 4 – 5pm
Location: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus
New DNA approaches to understanding
Late-Quaternary and recent biodiversity
changes – potential & problems.
Mary Edwards, University of Southampton.

Tuesday 5 March 2013
Time: 4 – 5pm
Location: CG04, Christchurch House, Talbot campus
Excavating songs: folk mapping the singing landscape.
Yvette Staelens, School of Applied Sciences,
Bournemouth University.

All seminars are free.

Discussion (with refreshments) will continue in C126.

For more information, or to register an interest, email gseaton@bournemouth.ac.uk.