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Winter Term, 2008
This term we have had two speakers address our GCSE and AS students, as well as invited students from Eton, Radley, Cokethorpe, Stowe and Chipping Norton Schools. First, Professor Richard Moxon Emiritas from the Institute of Molecular Medicine in Oxford addressed us. He spoke inspirationally about Meningitis, describing the symptoms of both viral and bacterial meningitis and about the current development of a vaccination against the disease. Professor Moxon’s lifetime’s research and passion meant that it was an extremely informative and interesting talk and after the lecture students had the opportunity to ask probing questions such as how the vaccination was being tested.
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| Professor Richard Moxon |
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| Dark Matter |
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Our second speaker was Dr Roberto Trotta, an astrophysicist from Imperial College at London University. He spoke on the “Dark Side of the Universe” and revealed to us all the extent of the Universe about which we know very little, including Dark Matter and Dark Energy. We also learnt that there are on average 100 billion stars in a galaxy and an estimated 1,000 billion galaxies in the known universe- this blew our minds! Again, this talk was supported by a strong contingent of visiting schools, and we are grateful for their continued support. Afterwards there was time for socialising and to speak informally with Dr Trotta about his lecture. |
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| Dr Roberto Trotta |
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