Talks

With live demonstrations from a singing quartet, Dr Helena Daffern and Dr Hauke Egermann reveal the science behind singing.

Find out why waiting ages for videos to load on your mobile technology could soon be a thing of the past.

Find out how police, security and anti-fraud agencies around the world are working with Professor Mike Burton and his team to better understand how the human brain recognises faces.

Ever wondered how you become a researcher? Join us to find out some of the many and varied ways people have got into research.

With the government resurrecting the idea of selection in schools, Dr Chris Renwick asks whether our understanding of social mobility is all it is cracked up to be.

Learn about Margaret Cavendish, one of the most prolific female authors and philosophers of the 17th century, with Professor Tom Stoneham and Dr Keith Allen.

Dr Lina Gega discusses new interventions designed to prevent and improve mental health problems before they warrant specialist services.

Find out about a successful collaboration that has led to the identification of a receptor blood stem cell that is essential for the development of haematological cancers.

Criminologist Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce challenges the assumption that polite British society does not talk about or engage with death.

Join Dr Emily Brunsden and Chris Stewart for a live recording of Syzygy, their weekly universe-exploring podcast, and find out about the latest exoplanet discoveries.

Sara Ma from York Teaching Hospital discusses her research into Inflammatory Bowel Disease and ways to improve clinical care pathways.

Delve into the amazing world of optical illusions at this family-friendly event and discover what they can tell us about our brains.