STEM > Co-Curricular > Lecture Programme

Secondary Schools - If you would like your students to benefit from these lectures, please register your interest by completing the expression of interest form >>>. We will then contact you to confirm your places.

All the lectures below will take place between 3.30pm and 4.30pm. Refreshments will be provided for all students attending and will allow some students to get a taste of what university lectures are like.

October 3rd 2019

Dr Margaret Bates
University of Northampton

Waste Management - Producer responsibility or our responsibility?

October 17th 2019

Dr Andrew Blight
University of St Andrews

Understanding the current threats to coastal marine eco-systems.

November 14th 2019

Prof. Stephen Roberts
University of Oxford

Finding Earth v2: Automating the discovery of planets around distant stars.

December 5th 2019

Dr Paul King
University of Leicester

The Science of Data - The exciting art of extracting knowledge from numbers.

January 23rd 2020

Dr Alexandra Woodacre
University of Northampton

Revealing the invisible: How microscopic life has a big impact.

March 19th 2020

Prof. Steve Hubbard
University of Dundee

This lecture has been postponed.

April 2nd 2020

Prof. Jeremy Levesley
University of Leicester

Mathematical thinking through games and puzzles.

This lecture has been postponed.

May 7th 2020

John Sinclair
University of Northampton

The chemistry of long term climate change.

July 7th 2020

Dr Ria Symonds
University of Nottingham

Maths topic (TBC)

Nucleus STEM Lecture Programme

Working with our university partners, we have put together a series of lectures to run throughout the year, offering the opportunity for students to engage with experts from a range of institutions to discuss various aspects of STEM subjects.

These lectures are open to all students at Northampton Academy to attend and are open to other secondary schools in the area.