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Bright Light for a Better Planet

Bright Light for a Better Planet

Bright Light for a Better Planet

Run by: Diamond Light Source
Contact: Laura Holland    laura.holland@diamond.ac.uk  Website
Cost: Free
Target audience:Adults 
Scientific area: Technology, Clean & Green 
Event type: Interactive, Talk 

Environmental science aims to tackle some of the most urgent problems facing us today – from climate science to pollution. It also takes in the fundamental science of the world around us, and will hopefully provide solutions as we aim to live more sustainably. Professor Mark Hodson, whose research focuses on howthe humble earthworm survives in toxic soils, will be joined by other scientists to discuss how the brightest light in Europe, Diamond Light Source, is helping environmental scientists understand the world around us.

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Fri, 16/03/2012 18:00 Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford View map Add to calendar

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