BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN URL:https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/event/ics/4613/ VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALNAME:Ten Talks: What really shapes a life? (4613) BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=4SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Careers Network CATEGORIES:UoB Xtra CREATED:20260422T151223 DESCRIPTION:Now entering its third year\, our thought-provoking Ten Talks programme returns with an exciting new format! Each session pairs a disti nguished academic with emerging student experts for two presentations exp loring major challenges for societies.\n\nhttps://studentevents.bham.ac.u k/ents/event/4613/\n DTEND:20260616T123000 DTSTAMP:20260510T095445Z DTSTART:20260616T110000 LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T152439 LOCATION:Room G03\, Alan Walters building and Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ten Talks: What really shapes a life? UID:a828cf2c-a765-407a-83e0-4c4fc695afb4 URL:https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/event/4613/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Now entering its third year\, our thought-pr ovoking Ten Talks programme returns with an exciting new format! Each ses sion pairs a distinguished academic with emerging student experts for two presentations exploring major challenges for societies.

https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/event/4613/

Now entering its third year\, our acclaimed\, thought-provoking Ten Talks programme returns in June 2026 with an exciting new format!

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Across five sessions &mdash\; each pairing a distinguished academic w ith a group of emerging student experts &mdash\; audiences will experienc e two presentations exploring major challenges for society. By showcasing the established expertise of academics alongside the fresh insights of s tudents\, this new structure for 2026 offers audiences an even richer and more dynamic exploration of the issues shaping our local\, national and global futures.

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Session 1: What Really Shapes a Life?

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Our chair\, Professor Deborah Longworth (Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Educatio n)\, introduces:

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The First 1\,000 Days: How Mic robes Shape a Lifetime Professor Lindsay Hall\, Chair of Microbi ome Research (Institute of Microbiology and Infection)
Alongsi de a presentation from students from the College of Medicine and Health d rawn from the Global Challenge module\, where students examine how emergi ng biomedical ideas\, creativity\, and global perspectives can shape live s and societies over time Make sure to check out our other sessions!

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Book your place now:

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For students\, please book through the Careers Connect event page.

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