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Discover a world of ground-breaking research, happening right here in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Join us for a day of fascinating research talks, led by academics in each school, as we explore the incredible impact that they’re having across the globe. This event is open to all students, no matter what you study.

9am – Dr Jamie Pringle (SportExR) - Into Thin Air: The science of winning in cycling and why it’s all about mastering air

10am – Dr Eugenio Sanchez-Moran (Biosciences) - Gene Therapy for Crop Plants

11am – Dr Melissa Colloff (Psychology) - Would You Pick the Suspect? The science of eyewitness identification

12pm – Dr Fazeelat Duran (Psychology) - What is it like to work with traumatic experiences of other people? Why does repeated exposure affect people in different ways and could this include you? 

1pm – Prof. Bill Bloss (GEES) - The Air We Breathe: Is our air clean or not?

2pm – Prof. Jon Catling (Psychology) - What impacts student wellbeing: an exploration of the risk and protective factors that can affect young people’s mental health

3pm – Dr Ozge Eyice (Biosciences) - Climate change and microbes

4pm – Dr Sarah Williams (SportExR) - Is Stress Always Bad? How the way we think about stress matters