The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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Q&A: Professor Sue Hartley on Twitter

Friday 18 December 2009

After each lecture from 21 - 25 December at 8pm, Professor Sue Hartley will be live on Twitter ready to answer your questions! To be in with a chance of getting your burning question answered, post to Twitter using hashtag:

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    The Royal Institution Online

    Thursday 17 December 2009

    Can't get enough? Then download interesting experiments that focus on each theme of the series from the  Royal Institution website .

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    The 300 Million Year War

    Thursday 17 December 2009

    In true Ri tradition,  Professor Sue Hartley's  lectures will focus on climate change. Citing research as recent as a month ago, Hartley explores what threats lie ahead for global food security and predicts the weapons of the future as we try and protect the world's food supply.

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    A Brief History of the Christmas Lectures

    Thursday 17 December 2009

    The Royal Institution's (Ri) famous Christmas lectures have been inspiring children since 1825. The Christmas Lectures were initiated by the Institution's most famous son, chemist and physicist Michael Faraday at a time when organised education for young people was scarce.

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    2009 Lecturer Professor Sue Hartley

    Monday 14 December 2009

    2009 Christmas Lecturer Professor Sue Hartley is an ecologist specialising in the study of plant-animal interactions.

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