EPS Distinguished Lecture Series

The College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series featured leading professionals from across industry and academia sharing their experiences, the good and the bad, offering an insight into their success. 

Yvonne Baker OBE

Chemical Engineering graduate Yvonne Baker is best known for creating the STEM Ambassador Scheme. Here she shares some of her thoughts on how we can all make science more attractive.

David Phillips

Past-President of the Royal Society of Chemistry Professor David Phillips shares his story from raw Birmingham undergraduate, through an international career in photochemistry.

Simon Singh - Christmas Lecture

Simon Singh is a scientific journalist and author, known for his books such as Fermat’s Last Theorem and The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets.

Osman Kent

Computer Science and Electronics alumnus Osman Kent shares his improbable journey from Turkey to Birmingham to Silicon Valley, and sheds light on the future of building technology companies.

Professor Sir J. Fraser Stoddart

Sir Fraser received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the design and synthesis of molecular machines. He returned to the University in November to deliver a special lecture on his research

Dave Charlton

Professor Charlton reveals the fundamental science with the world's largest scientific instrument: what's next at the CERN Large Hadron Collider?

Mark Miodownik - Christmas Lecture

Everything is made of stuff and that stuff is changing all the time. Mark reveals upcoming changes to the material world, from bionic people to living buildings and objects that heal themselves.

Seeram Ramakrishna

Director of Centre for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore, Seeram shares how engineering can help us live beyond 100 years.

Jim Al-Khalili - Christmas Lecture

Jim Al-Khalili, Presenter of The Life Scientific on Radio 4, British scientist and author, selects some of his favourite scientific conundrums.

Paul Cannon

President of the International Union of Radio Science, Professor Cannon discusses the potential global impact of solar superstorms.

Professor Sir Martin Sweeting

Director of the Surrey Space Centre, Sir Martin delivered the first of this Series entitled "Keeping Satellites in Space - Where Science and Engineering Meet".

SATNAV

Our scientific journalistic magazine Science and Technology News and Views cover all events in this Series, offering great overviews and exclusive interviews. Find out more about the society here.