Avebury, its ancient stones and burial mounds have been the subject of speculation and exploration for centuries. In this talk Nick will reveal the story of a landscape that almost four hundred years after the antiquary John Aubrey first encountered and is still giving up its secrets. She is the National Trust archaeologist for the […]
One of the first companies in the world to focus on space sustainability, Astroscale has been working for over a decade on developing technologies to remove space debris and enable a circular economy in space. This talk will present how they go about removing debris from Earth’s orbits and creating a safer and more sustainable […]
One of the first companies in the world to focus on space sustainability, Astroscale has been working for over a decade on developing technologies to remove space debris and enable a circular economy in space. This talk will present how they go about removing debris from Earth’s orbits and creating a safer and more sustainable […]
One of the first companies in the world to focus on space sustainability, Astroscale has been working for over a decade on developing technologies to remove space debris and enable a circular economy in space. This talk will present how they go about removing debris from Earth’s orbits and creating a safer and more sustainable […]
René Olivieri is the Chairman of the National Trust. He will be giving an overview of its new strategy and talking around the increasing access and inspiring others agenda - why it’s necessary and how this fits with what the organisation has always done. This is a wonderful opportunity to come and hear first hand […]
The Rothschild family is renowned for their extensive and diverse collections of art, antiques and artifacts. Their passion for collecting has been a family tradition with each generation contributing to collections including everything from traditional and contemporary art to furniture, textiles, porcelain and objets d’art of all kinds. In September 2019, the late Lord Rothschild […]
Several high-profile cases of MND among sports stars have brought much increased attention to this progressive degenerative disorder. The ATOM Society will host a talk by a leading local expert, Professor Kevin Talbot at 19:30 on Tuesday (new weekday this year!) 16th October 2023 in Abingdon United Football Club, Northcourt Rd, OX14 1PL, Abingdon. Motor […]
ATOM Society brings you a highly topical talk by Prof. David Macdonald at 19:30 on Tuesday (new weekday this year!) 19th September 2023 in Abingdon United Football Club, Northcourt Rd, OX14 1PL, Abingdon. David, working in and around Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, with his long-term colleague, Andrew Loveridge, has researched landscape planning (the identification […]
ATOM Society brings you a highly topical talk by Prof. David Macdonald at 19:30 on Tuesday (new weekday this year!) 19th September 2023 in Abingdon United Football Club, Northcourt Rd, OX14 1PL, Abingdon. David, working in and around Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, with his long-term colleague, Andrew Loveridge, has researched landscape planning (the identification […]
This month's future-oriented talk will be given by Dr Rhys Lewis of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). As many of you may have seen from our website https://www.atomsociety.org.uk, we are bringing you a key talk entitled "Quantum Technologies: Principles and Applications" on Tuesday (new weekday!) 15th August 2023 Rhys will describe the range of new technologies being […]
ATOM Society brings you a fascinating talk by Dr. Rhys Lewis at 19:30 on Tuesday (new weekday this year!) 15th August 2023 in Abingdon United Football Club, Northcourt Rd, OX14 1PL, Abingdon. Rhys will describe the range of new technologies being developed based on the physics of quantum mechanics involving interactions at the fundamental level […]
Domestic work is critical to health and well-being. Societies cannot function without regular meals cooked, clothes and homes cleaned, and people cared for. It is also very time consuming and generally shared unequally within and between households. Women continue to do more unpaid domestic work than men in the majority of households, though the extent of gender […]
