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CATEGORIES:UoB Xtra
CATEGORIES:Life & Environmental Sciences
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DESCRIPTION:Students from Life and Environmental Sciences\, get to grips w
ith world-class research happening right here\, in your College!\n\nhttps
://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/events/6038/1881/\n
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SUMMARY:LES Make a Difference: Research Spotlight Talks
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URL:https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/events/6038/1881/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Students from Life and Environmental Science
s\, get to grips with world-class research happening right here\, in your
College!
\n
\nhttps://studentevents.bham.a
c.uk/events/6038/1881/
\nThis research spotlight event is o
pen to all students within the College of Life and Environmental Sciences
.
\n\nJoin us for talks over two days\, both from within y
our own subject area and from across the College. Explore a fantastic ran
ge of topics\, discover new ones\, and expand your horizons in your degre
e and beyond.
\n\nAs part of UoB Xtra\, we&rsquo\;ll be celebrating
our themes of Lifestyle and Human Health \;and Resilient Environments and Health. With talks on everything
from climate change to healthcare\, hangovers\, bacteria\, \;elite at
hletes\, \;and controlling pain\, there&rsquo\;s something for everyo
ne.
\n\nProgramme
\n\n10:00-11:00: Optimi
sing \;&\; safeguarding physical performance in a warming world: A
pplied physiology at work\, Dr Rebekah Lucas
\n\n \;
\n\n11:00-12:00: \;From gains to pains: The perils of anabolic-androgen
ic steroid dependence\, Dr Barny Carter\n\n'\;To some degree w
e have all heard of anabolic steroids\, but do you really know what these
synthetic compounds do to the body of those that administer them? During
this session we will dive into the topic of the most prevalently used im
age and performance enhancing drugs\, explore how they work\, understand
the undesired physiological and psychological effects associated with the
ir misuse\, and debunk several myths along the way.
\n\n12:00-13:0
0: \;Reaping the benefits of plant vaccination\, Dr \;Estrella Lu
na Diez
\n\n \;
\n\n13:00-14:00: \;&lsquo\;Making s
ense of climate: waves\, weather and imaginary worlds&rsquo\;\, Dr Ruth G
een
\n\nThe Arctic has warmed faster than anywhere else on Earth\,
and some researchers have proposed that this warming will drive extreme
weather across Northern Hemisphere land regions\, including the UK\, by m
aking the midlatitude jet stream weaker and wavier. This perspective has
been picked up and passed on by science communicators\, including the Uni
ted Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change&rsquo\;s social media.
However\, the underlying science remains unclear\, and is a topic of sig
nificant debate in the climate research community. \;This talk will d
iscuss the evidence for and against the &lsquo\;warmer Arctic ->\; extr
eme weather&rsquo\; theory\, and how we can use simple climate models to
examine the basics of climate processes.
\n\n \;
\n\n14:
00&ndash\;15:00: \;Daphnia as detective: exploring nanomaterials impa
cts using sentinel species\, Prof Iseult Lynch
\n\n \;
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\;
\n\n15:00-16:00: \; \;The Secrets of Sleep
\;
\n\n \;
\n\n \;
\n\n16:00-17:00 Genetic th
erapy for crop plants\, \;Dr Eugenio Sanchez-Moran \;
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