[Archived] SHAC Autumn Meeting: “Chemistry and Its Audiences” (14 November 2015)

Chemistry and its Audiences
SHAC Autumn Meeting

Saturday 14 November 2015, at the Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS

10.30: Registration

11.00: Welcome and introduction

11.10: Oliver Marsh (University College London)
‘Who are the Audiences for Science Communication in the Twenty-First Century?’

11.50: Hattie Lloyd (University College London)
‘Press Cuttings and Personal Accounts: How to build a Picture of Humphry Davy’s Audience’

12.30: SHAC AGM

1.00: Lunch – a sandwich lunch will be provided

2.00: Tour of the Royal Institution led by Frank James

2.40: Robert Anderson (Clare Hall, Cambridge)
‘Facts or Fantasies in the Lecture Theatre?’

3.20: John Perkins (Oxford Brookes University)
‘The Audiences for Chemistry in Eighteenth-Century Paris’

4.00: Tea and coffee

4.30: Melanie Keene (Homerton College, Cambridge)
‘Familiar Chemistry and its Family Audiences’

5.10: Meeting ends

The registration fee for the meeting, including a sandwich lunch and refreshments, is £15 for SHAC members and £20 for non-members. To download the full programme and registration form, please click here.