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Lectures, Seminars, Colloquia

Monday 11 May

1.00 pm Experimental Psychology Seminar: Anna Bosman (University of Nijmegen) The 'o' in 'over' does not equal the 'o' in 'otter' and over does not equal otter: about phonology and semantics in reading. Biology Lecture Room (EP 3.9)

2.00 pm Particle Theory Group Seminar: Hong Liu (Imperial) SU(5) monopoles and the dual standard model. Room Pevensey 2A1

4.30 pm Neuroscience Seminar: Steve Wilson (UCL) Genetic control of early brain development in zebrafish. Biology Lecture Room (EP 3.9)

Tuesday 12 May

12.30 pm American Studies Seminar: David Arnold (Worcester College) Alfred Stieglitz and the dubious history of New York Dada. Room A71

4.00 pm COGS Seminar: Shimon Edelman, Visual object representation in the human brain: part-based structural descriptions or holistic similarities to multiple prototypes? Room COGS 5C11

4.15 pm Biochemistry and Genetics and Development Seminar: Simon Morley, eIF4E, eIF4 and the control of protein synthesis. Biology Lecture Room (EP 3.9)

4.30 pm Social and Political Thought Seminar: Gareth Bish, Ernst Bloch and the secret agent. Room D630

5.00 pm Social Anthropology Seminar: Harri Englund (Manchester University) Winning elections, losing legitimacy: multipartyism and the partimonial state in Malawi. Room D722

5.00 pm International Relations and Politics Seminar: John MacLean, Political risk reconsidered. Room D640

5.15 pm German Research Colloquium: William Kaczynsky (London) Internment mail from refugees in World War II. Room A155

Wednesday 13 May

1.00 pm IDS (Poverty Research Programme) Seminar: Richard Palmer-Jones (UEA, Norwich) Work intensity, gender and well-being: husbanding the body. Room IDS 221

3.00 pm Sussex Centre for Optical and Atomic Physics Seminar: Stuart Swain (Queen's University, Belfast) Interactions of atoms with squeezed light. Room Pevensey 2A2

3.00 pm Centre for Statistics and Stochastic Modelling Seminar: Martin Crowder (University of Surrey) Alcohol, random effects and non-regular behaviour. Room Pevensey 2A12

4.30 pm Centre for Statistics and Stochastic Modelling Seminar: Deborah Ashby (St Barts & the Royal London MDS) Casting a sceptical eye over the data. Room Pevensey 2A12

4.30 pm Centre for Legal Studies Seminar: Catherine Jenkins, The South African truth and reconciliation commission. Room D610

5.00 pm English Graduate Colloquium: Jeffrey Meyers (biographer, critic and editor) The politics of High Noon. Joint meeting with the American Studies seminar. Room D640

Thursday 14 May

11.30 am Economics Seminar: David Young, Universal service regulation in EU telecommunications: an economic analysis. Followed by: Andre Azavedo, Title t.b.a.Room D340

1.00 pm IDS (Participation Group) Seminar: Jutta Blauert, Participation for accountability? Participatory monitoring and evaluation in the sustainability area. Room IDS 221

4.00 pm Geography Research Seminar: Paul Farres (University of Portsmouth) Modelling microtopographical change of soil surfaces. Room D610

5.00 pm Centre for Modern French Thought Seminar: Howard Caygill (Goldsmiths) Lvinas and national socialism. Room A71

5.00 pm History Work in Progress Seminar: Michael Sanderson (UEA) Student troubles of the 1960s: the case of UEA. Room A155

Friday 15 May

2.00 pm SPRU Seminar: Dan Corry (Special adviser to the President of the Board of Trade, DTI) The policy-making process: the government utility review. Room EDB 121

4.00 pm Astronomy Centre Seminar: Max Pettini (Cambridge, RGO) Galaxies and large scale structure at z=3. Room Arundel 401

4.00 pm Annual Korner Lecture: Gerard Evan (Imperial Cancer Research Fund) Cancer: a matter of life and cell death. Biology Lecture Theatre

4.30 pm Philosophy Seminar: Glen Newey, Virtue, character, et cetera: some notes. Room A155

6.00 pm Wynne Baxter Godfree Law Lecture: Rt. Hon. Lord Wakeham, Can self-regulation achieve more than law? Chichester Lecture Theatre


Miscellaneous

Lunchtime recital at the Meeting House - Robert Munns (organ) 12 May at 1.20 pm in the chapel

Come and join the Bisexuals Coffee and Cake mornings, every Wednesday from 11 am. Two hours of informal discussion in a support/social group, including summer sports, tai chi, massage and poetry. For details contact Sonia on 248181 or e-mail: sau30@central.sussex.ac.uk

Introduction to spreadsheets - Thursday 14 May 6 - 8.30 pm. The course trains delegates to create, edit, save and print worksheets, use formulae and create simple charts using Excel 5. For further details, contact Computing Services Reception. Please book now, places are limited!

Mixed doubles tennis tournaments - Tuesday 26 May and Tuesday 16 June, from 5.30 pm, maximum 12 pairs per tournament, £2 entry fee per pair. For more information, or to sign up, please see staff at the Sportcentre Reception.

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