STEM in 10 - Undergraduate Taster Lecture Series
The College of Science & Engineering’s learning and teaching activity is designed to give a flavour of that inspiring learning delivered by our world changing academic staff here at our STEM in 10 taster lectures.
1. The Effects of Playing Video Games
Dr Matthew Barr takes you through some interesting research on how players are effected by playing video games.
2. Neutrinos: Ghostly particles from space
Dr Sophie Renner explains about fascinating tiny particles called neutrinos.
3. Introducing Quantum Technologies
You may have heard about quantum in sci-fi films, now find out about quantum technologies in the real world! Dr Rair Macêdo weaves us through this introduction to quantum technologies.
4. Using Statistics to Improve Air Quality
How can statistics influence environmental issues? Dr Craig Anderson takes us through how statistics has helped to improve air quality in Scotland, including the Low Emission Zone in Glasgow!
- Statistics BSc/MSci
5. Introducing the Principles of Design
Evolution takes millions of years to solve complex problems, we dont have that long to tackle the problems that earth is facing instead we've got to find a way to shortcut this process. Dr Stuart Grey explains how we can do this.
6. Universal symmetries and how maths reveals them
Footballs, flowers and molecules have a hidden connection. Let Dr Anna Puskas guide you through symmetries in nature!
7. Firefighting and how to protect a network
Social, economic and contact networks are all vulnerable to contagion. Let Dr Jess Enright tell you how to use algorithms to defend them against infection in her lecture on the firefighting game.
8. Introducing an Electronic Revolution
Did you know that if your mobile phones were built in the 1930s, they’d probably be a similar size to the Empire State Building or bigger? Dr Rair Macêdo explains all about transistors, an electronic revolution.
9. How did our world get so uniquely wet?
Explore how the earth became the habitable world we see and live on today with Dr Luke Daly.
10. Why is a bridge more than just a crossing?
What are the most important structures in the whole world? Let Dr Dimitra Achillopoulou explain why these structures are so important to civilisation.
- Civil Engineering BEng/MEng