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2025
December
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Interdisciplinary seminar by Joseph Thomas
-Presenter: Joseph Thomas, University of Aberdeen. Title: Schrödinger’s Niche: Exploring Quantum Analogies in Ecological Modelling Abstract: The niche is a cornerstone concept in ecology and is paramount to understanding how species interact and respond to their environments. The Hutchinsonian definition of the niche, commonly used for modeling species' ecology, is a multidimensional geometry (hypervolume)...
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Interdisciplinary Seminar by Iacopo Caporossi
-Presenter: Iacopo Caporossi, University of Siena. Title: A nonlinear dynamical approach to the symptoms graph. Abstract: This talk presents a theoretical and data-driven investigation into the temporal evolution of psychological disorders through the lens of dynamical systems and network theory. We first introduce a mathematical framework designed to capture the time-dependent behaviour of...
October
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Physics undergraduate summer student presentations
-Five undergraduate summer students who did summer research projects in the Department of Physics funded by the Worthington Fund will present their work. 1300-1305: Introductory remarks. 1305-1320: Ion and neutral uniformity in SF6 plasmas with tailored voltage waveforms (remote). 1320-1335: Electromagnetic control schemes for semiconductor processing plasmas using NF3. 1335-1350: Understanding Waveguide Grating Couplers...
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Interdisciplinary seminar by Dr Andrii Iakovliev
-Interdisciplinary seminar by Dr Andrii Iakovliev (University of Edinburgh). Title: Identifying putative drug targets via aggregated genetic effects on distant gene function. Abstract: Genetic studies have historically fallen short of their promise for drug target discovery due to an oversimplified understanding of disease mechanisms. Existing approaches typically assume that disease-associated genetic variants primarily affect nearby...
September
July
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Interdisciplinary Seminar by Xinmiao (Anna) Hu
-Interdisciplinary seminar by Xinmiao (Anna) Hu (University of Oxford). Topic: Effect of bottom thermal forcing on Baroclinic instability in a Jupiter GCM Note: Location is MT317 (Physics common room) not MT311 as usual. The atmospheric circulation of Jupiter is shaped by a complex interplay between deep internal processes and cloud-level dynamics. Numerical simulations...
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Interdisciplinary Seminar by Dr Craig Stark
-Interdisciplinary seminar by Dr Craig Stark (University of Glasgow) Topic: Brown dwarf & exoplanetary atmospheres: a laboratory for plasma physics Abstract: Brown dwarfs are fascinating astrophysical objects, straddling the awkward transition from low-mass stars to gas giant exoplanets. As a result, brown dwarfs exhibit overlapping properties such as strong magnetic fields, dust cloud formation,...
June
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Interdisciplinary seminar by Dr Silke Henkes
-Interdisciplinary seminar by Dr Silke Henkes (University of Leiden). Topic: Cell sheets as soft active matter Note: Location is MT317 (Physics common room) not MT311 as usual.
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Interdisciplinary Seminar by Dr Rodrigo García
-Interdisciplinary Seminar by Dr Rodrigo García (University of Edinburgh). Topic: Integrating Experimental and Computational Approaches to Understand Stem Cell Regulation Strategies. Maintaining and regenerating adult tissues requires precise regulation of stem cell numbers, proliferation, and differentiation. Dysregulation of these processes can lead to stem cell exhaustion or uncontrolled overgrowth, yet the mechanisms coordinating...