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Join in with inspiring research seminars facilitated by our Faculty of Science and Health

Seminars run by the Faculty of Science and Health are open to all our postgraduate students and academic staff, and some are also open to members of the public and other institutions.

See our full timetable for autumn/winter spring/summer below, or jump to the school or department you're most interested in to find out more. 

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School of Biological Sciences

There are no seminars currently scheduled. Return to our research seminar landing page to discover events by other faculties.


Dental Academy

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School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences

Date Time Description Speaker Open to Link and/or location
27 April 2023 5.00pm The Rutland ichthyosaur: from discovery to excavation Emily Swaby All welcome Burnaby Building 3.30
4 May 2023 5.00pm To be or not be a fossil, that is the question: understanding taphonomic bias in the fossil record Dr Orla Bath Enright All welcome Burnaby Building 3.30
13 May 2023 5.00pm The rate of small impacts on Mars revealed by orbital imagery, numerical modelling and the InSight seismic experiment Prof. Gareth Collins All welcome Burnaby Building 3.30

School of Health and Care Professions

Date Time Description Speaker Open to Link and/or location
24 February 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Developing links with industry for innovation, income and impact - SIGHT and beyond Phil Jewell/David Lubega PGR students and staff

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3 March 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm How COVID-19 impacted the role of teaching assistants in schools during and beyond the pandemic Sophie Hall PGR students and staff

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10 March 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm TBC Marta Roldo PGR students and staff

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17 March 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Abuse and aggression in sport: the mental health and wellbeing impact on sports officials Tom Webb PGR students and staff

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24 March 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Applied Theatre & Anti-Ageism Praxis as an Intervention Towards the Impact of Ageism Georgia Bowers PGR students and staff

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31 March 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Exploring the evidence gap in responding to VAWG related trauma in humanitarian settings - the case of South Sudan Tamsin Bradley PGR students and staff

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21 April 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Prosthetic Design for Uganda: Functional Design through a Cultural Lens Ali Hussaini All welcome

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28 April 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Experiences of care leavers and independent living Chidi Uwakaneme All welcome

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5 May 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm The introduction of foods to infants in the Portsmouth Birth Cohort: adherence to guidelines Suzannah Helps All welcome

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12 May 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm The Ethics of Genetic Modification Simon Kolstoe All welcome

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19 May 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Live-stream to be organised with Post-Graduate Research Conference - Session TBC PGR Conference All welcome

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26 May 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm An evaluation of the effectiveness of simulated practice based learning weeks for Nursing students. Marg Woodhouse All welcome

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School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

There are no seminars currently scheduled. Return to our research seminar landing page to discover events by other faculties.


Department of Psychology

Date Time Description Speaker Open to Link and/or location
18 January 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Human chemosignals and affective disorders: how individuals with depressive and social anxiety symptoms perceive social olfactory cues Dr Cinzia Cecchetto (University of Padova, Italy) All welcome

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25 January 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Why does animal cognition matter? An example from elephants Dr Lucy Bates (University of Portsmouth) All welcome

Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link

1 February 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm What is social about sacrificial dilemmas? How social evaluations and concerns about the self shape and flow from dilemma decisions Dr Paul Conway (University of Southampton) All welcome

Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link

8 February 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Managing high risk offenders in low security conditions – an examination of the implementation of a behaviour monitoring scheme Gary Goodley (University of Portsmouth) All welcome

Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link

15 February 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Monkey see, monkey do: How do wild primates respond to humans? Dr Sarah Papworth (Royal Holloway, University of London) All welcome

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22 February 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Developmental decision-making (Title TBC) Dr Lauren Marsh (University of Nottingham) All welcome

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1 March 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Psychophysiological correlates of Lacey’s hypothesis during attentional tasks: EEG and heart rate (HR) Thanusha V Manohor (University of Portsmouth) All welcome

Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link

8 March 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Foundations of autistic flourishing (Title TBC) Professor Liz Pellicano (University College London) All welcome

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15 March 2023 12.00pm - 1.00pm Testing the social complexity hypothesis: A comparison of vocal communication in macaques Nancy Rebout (University of Strasbourg, France) All welcome

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22 March 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Health psychology - SEMINAR POSTPONED Dr Jenny Porritt (Sheffield Hallam University) All welcome

SEMINAR POSTPONED

29 March 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Blood, sweat, and tears Dr Marc Baker (University of Portsmouth) All welcome

Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link

26 April 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Developing international wellbeing guidelines for Law School: a story about the possibilities and perils of an interdisciplinary project Professor Caroline Strevens (University of Portsmouth) All welcome

Hybrid: King Henry Building 1.05 as well as Zoom: follow this link

3 May 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Social outcomes of facial expressivity in social interaction Dr Eithne Kavanagh (Nottingham Trent University) All welcome

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10 May 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Numerical cognition (Title TBC) Dr Iro Xenidou-Dervou (Loughborough University) All welcome

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17 May 2023 1.00pm - 2.00pm Why perceptions of maintenance matters: new evidence on disorder in the residential built environment, social trust, and health, using “big” and “small” biomarker data David McAleavey (University of Essex) All welcome

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School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science

Date Time Description Speaker Open to Link and/or location
11 January 2023 7.00pm - 8.00pm Managing Expectations & Support for my academic skills Gemma Milligan PGR students Link to follow
February 2023 (date TBC) TBC Careers outside academia Gemma Milligan, Nicky Armstrong, Laura Needham, Emma Neupert PGR students Link to follow
23 March 2023 10.00am - 11.00am Support for my academic skills Wellbeing services (TBC), Martina Navarro PGR students TBC
19 April 2023 4.00pm - 5.00pm Effective Networking Matt Dicks, Joe Costello, Chris Wagstaff PGR students TBC
3 May 2023 4.00pm - 5.00pm Navigating Ethics Ant Shepherd PGR students TBC
June 2023 - Date TBC TBC UoP Finance System Gemma Milligan, Peter Edwards PGR students TBC
July 2023 - Date TBC TBC Media Training TBC PGR students TBC

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