British Science Association Tayside and Fife Branch
Our 2011-2012 lecture programme has just been announced.
You can download a copy of the BSA lecture series leaflet 2011-2012.
Our next talk will be on Wednesday 22nd February we are kindly hosted by the University of Abertay where Dr. Peter Willatts will deliver a stimulating discussion on “Do omega-3 fats really make children smarter?’, including the benefits of Omega-3 fats. 7pm in the Kydd Building, University of Abertay.
Our final talk will be on Tuesday 13th March 2012, where the excellent Prof. Stuart Monro will discuss some of the greatest natural threats to life on Earth in “Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanoes – living on a dynamic planet!”. This talk will start at 7pm in the D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre.
Talks usually last about an hour, with some time for questions from the audience.
In 2011/2012 our lecture programme is sponsored by the SSPO. 
The Tayside & Fife Branch of the British Science Association are most grateful to the University of Dundee, the Abertay University and to the Dundee Science Festival Partnership for their contributions towards this lecture series.
More Information
The annual Public Lecture programme seeks to offer a varied and interesting series
of talks by accomplished scientists in a range of disciplines. It runs from Autum to Spring with five or six talks evenly spaced out over the winter months.
Most talks are held in the D’Arcy Thompson (Tower) Lecture Theatre,
University of Dundee, starting at 7.00pm. All talks are FREE and are intended for a non-specialist public audience and are open to everyone . There is no need to book in advance.
You may also be interested in the following series of talks which are held locally:
