This is a fascinating story of how a PhD student was instrumental in making one of the most important leaps forward in our understanding of the cosmos. But for her diligence and attention to detail the early signs could easily have been missed. Her example should inspire others to pursue their interests and overcome all the hurdles that they encounter on the way.
A tour of what it takes to get a complex project to construction in the UK today –how solutions are selected, defined, refined and bought to the point of construction
20/11/25 – Awards Evening and Lifting the Lid on Complex Infrastructure Projects Read More »
CEO Rebecca Galley shares the story of the company’s evolution, from early innovation to the technical advances that continue to shape its products today.
The talk will explore how Tornado Wire has embraced innovation and investment over the decades, and how it is positioning itself for future challenges in a global market.
16/10/25 – Wired for Innovation: Tornado’s Journey from Field to Factory Read More »
Everything we see around us, apart from hydrogen and helium, was made in stars during the first two thirds of the life of the Universe. We will tell this story and show how the life of a star is also the battle of matter against gravity. A battle that matter looses with either a whimper, or an explosion that for a short while outshines a galaxy.
10/09/25 – PESC Event: Are We Star Dust or Nuclear Waste? Read More »
Join the whistle-stop tour exploring lithium-ion battery testing, covering everything from electric vehicles to handheld devices. Expect a fast-paced overview of the main hazards, essential techniques used in testing today and a glimpse into future developments.
25/09/25 – Lithium Battery Testing for Electric Vehicles and PEDs Read More »
Maps never made public before, hidden details from Sankey photos, and background stories of the town’s biggest ever construction project. The result of years of back-breaking work by thousands, the docks were a ‘triumph of engineering’ that would put Barrow on the world map.
Thomas Collett will join us in April to provide an interesting analysis of “Our Universe under a Magnifying Glass”. He is Professor of Astrophysics and a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth. Thomas graduated from Oxford University and undertook his PhD at Cambridge University. He joined University of Portsmouth in 2016 as a post-doctoral research fellow. His research has been funded by the Royal Astronomical Society, University of Portsmouth, Science and Technology Facilities Council and the Royal Society.
24/04/25 – Our Universe Under a Magnifying Glass Read More »
Oil and gas fields in deep water have increasingly been exploited as the more accessible fields have become depleted. Their exploitation brings ever larger challenges for technology, scale and logistics and are a success story that is little heard about in the UK. Barrovian Tony Oldfield as, Project Director of most of the developments off Africa, has the firsthand experience to tell us about these engineering exploits.
20/03/25 – Ultra-Deep Water Oil & Gas Developments in West Africa Read More »
