Seminars
Scheduled seminars in the School of Biosciences are listed below. University staff and students are welcome to attend any of the seminars.
Topics presented represent the wide range of research interests within the school and are presented by experts in particular areas.
Every effort is made to keep to the scheduled programme, but changes do have to be made sometimes.
If you have any questions regarding our programme, please contact biosciences@sheffield.ac.uk.
Programme
Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Date | Title/Research Area | Speaker | Venue and time | Host |
Monday 15th April | Looking for love: Evolutionary Genetics of Visual Preferences | Dr Richard Merrill |
Alfred Denny Conference Room 11am - 12pm |
Nicola Nadeau |
Monday 22nd April | Understanding the global response of insect biodiversity to anthropogenic pressures | Dr Charlie Outhwaite |
Dainton Building LT01 1pm - 2pm |
Chris Cooney |
Area: Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil
Date | Title/Research Area | Speaker | Venue and time | Host |
Monday 15th April | From Academia to Agriculture: A Microbial Ecologist's Journey | Dr Ben Oyserman | Dainton Building LT01, 1pm - 2pm | Katie Field |
Monday 22nd April | TBC | Alban Krashi | Arts Tower LT9, 1pm - 2pm | Colin Osbourne |
Monday 29th April | The Ins and Outs of Cereal Development | Dr Sarah McKim | Dainton Building LT01, 1pm - 2pm | Julie Gray |
Area: Molecular Microbiology: Biochemistry to Disease
Date | Title/Research Area | Speaker | Venue and time | Host |
Wednesday 24th April | Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria species in Bangladesh: A growing concern of antibiotic resistance in food and the environment | Professor Sangita Ahmed | Dental School Lecture Theatre 4pm - 5pm | Graham Stafford |
Area: Molecular and Cellular Biology & Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology
Date | Title | Speaker | Venue and time | Host |
Wednesday 17th April | Molecular mechanisms of brain plasticity, degeneration and regeneration | Professor Alicia Hidalgo |
Alfred Denny Conference Room, 1pm - 2pm |
Andy Furley |
Monday 22nd April | Visualizing melanocyte transit across the basement membrane | Dr Rebecca Jones |
Alfred Denny Conference Room, 2pm - 3pm |
Fay Cooper |
The Annual Margaret Savigear Lectures
The Margaret Savigear Lectures acknowledge the importance of role models to the next generation of scientists by explicitly increasing the visibility of women biologists and celebrates the importance of mentors.
Upcoming events
Past events
Date | Title | Speakers | Venue and time |
7 March 2022 |
The Annual Margaret Savigear Lectures, 2022 |
Dr Laura Ross, University of Edinburgh, and Dr Bala Chaudhary, Dartmouth College, USA. |
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Date | Title | Speakers | Venue and time |
4 March 2024 |
Dr Hannah Froy - University of Edinburgh |
#Inspire lecture series
The Biosciences #Inspire lecture series champions excellent scientists from minority or marginalised groups in the biosciences. Its goal is to promote discussions about the issues that impact these groups, so that we might create a more inclusive working and learning environment, where everyone feels represented.
Upcoming events
Past events
Date | Title | Speaker | Find out more |
19 February 2024 | Supporting People and Teams in Research and Innovation | Dr Nikolay Ogryzko (Talent Programme Manager, UKRI talent team) |
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Date | Title | Speaker | Find out more |
17 January 2023 | Identifying the causes and understanding the consequences of bias in evolution and academia | Dr Tiffany Taylor | Listen again (University login needed) |
7 June 2022 | Bullying and harassment in academia | Professor Serena Nik-Zainal, University of Cambridge | Listen again (University login needed) |
10 May 2022 | Disabled in the field: navigating nature as a disabled scientist. | Dr Kelsey Byers, the John Innes Centre | Listen again (University login needed) |
19 October 2021 | The Circuitous Journey of My PhD: Reflections on Mental Health, Vulnerability, and Cultivating Empathy in Academic Science to celebrate World Mental Health Awareness Day 2021. | Dr Mikel Haggadone, University of Michigan Medical School | Listen again (University login needed) |
15 June 2021 | From biodiversity to biologists' diversity to celebrate Pride Month 2021. | Dr Jeremy Yoder, California State University Northridge | Listen again (University login needed) |
16 March 2021 | Breaking barriers? Ethnicity and socioeconomic background impact on early career progression to celebrate International Women's Day 2021. | Professor Zenobia Lewis, the University of Liverpool | Listen again (University login needed) |
20 October 2020 | Delivering Diversity & Inclusivity in STEM Curricula: Becoming a Student–Ready Faculty to celebrate Black History Month 2020. | Professor Bugewa Apampa, Birmingham City University | Listen again (University login needed) |
Other biosciences seminars are hosted by the Imagine: Imaging Life project and the Florey Institute.