Welcome to the Rhubarb talks website

The 'Rhubarb Talks' are a series of seminars by PhD students for PhD students at NOCS.



Upcoming seminars are posted below and cover a whole range of scientific exploits. Talks are held every other Monday afternoon at 4.30pm in the postgrad lounge (node 086) and are accompanied by nibbles and refreshments.



For more info or to volunteer for a talk, please contact The Rhubarb Team: Liz (E.Sargent@noc.soton.ac.uk),
Rosanna (R.Greenop@noc.soton.ac.uk), Maike (mjsp106@soton.ac.uk) or Sara (Sara.Cregeen@noc.soton.ac.uk)



Friday, January 27, 2012

December 2011

On MONDAY 5TH DECEMBER there will be an exciting opportunity to hear and comment on Sara, Craig and Maike's talks for Contemporary Topics.

We would all really like to hear as much of your constructive feedback as you can give, so we can get our talks all polished up!

The titles are;
Craig: "The role of topography in ocean circulation"
Maike: "Ocean model fidelity and resolution"
Sara: "Microbial control of the biogeochemical cycling of methane: can
bugs control the climate?"


On
MONDAY 12TH OF DECEMBER Ben Timmermans will present a public talk recently given at the Art House Café....

Nuclear nightmare or media madness: As we bring our planet to its knees, what role could nuclear power have in its future, in light of events at Fukushima and current concerns?

The talk will review various aspects of nuclear power in the context of current energy demand, and the potential threat of climate change and associated carbon emission reduction targets.

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