2024/2025 talks
We are pleased to announce that our future talks will be held in person. They will be held in the Trevithick Theatre, the School of Physics & Astronomy, Queen's Buildings North Building, 5 The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA.
Booking is not required, however, if you are new to the Society please let us know when you arrive so we can give you a warm welcome. We kindly ask current members to bring their membership cards or membership number.
There is no requirement to wear a mask whilst on the premises; however, you are welcome to wear one should you wish.
Our talks usually start at 7.30 p.m. and are usually hosted by the School of Physics and Astronomy at:
Cardiff University
Queen's Buildings
The Parade
Cardiff
CF24 3AA
All attendees are kindly invited to sign the visitors' book upon arrival!
2024/2025 Talks
| Date | Description | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| 5th September | The Myth of the Space Race | Phill Wallace, CAS Chair |
| 19th September | Pulsars, Quasars and Binary Classifications | Hannah Waddington |
| 3rd October | Astronomy for a Rainy Day | Andrew Thomas, BAA |
| 17th October | Clusters of Galaxies | Prof Ben Maughan, University of Bristol |
| 31st October | Vera Rubin: The Life and Legacy of a Remarkable Astronomer | Dr Jacqueline Mitton, Total Astronomy Ltd |
| 14th November | Exotic Stars | Dr Nicola Whitehead, University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| 28th November | Rainbows | Prof Alan Davies, University of Hertfordshire |
| 12th December | Life in the Universe | Prof Matt Griffin, Cardiff University |
| 2025 | ||
| 2nd January | Discovering Planets and Stars around other Stars | Ingrid Pelisoli & Thomas Wilson, University of Warwick |
| 16th January | What Scientists Think? | Prof Mike Disney , Cardiff University |
| 30th January | Wales: A Sustainable Space Nation | Dr Rosie Cain, Space Wales |
| 13th February | ||
| 27th February | Myths of the Sky | Martin Griffiths, Dark Skies Wales |
| 13th March | Deep Space to Deep Impact | Paul Roche, Cardiff University |
| 27th March | Was Einstein 100% Right? | Prof Malcolm MacCallum, Queen Mary, University of London |
| 10th April | Neutron stars: Nature's most Extreme Laboratories | Professor Ian Jones, University of Southampton |
| 24th April | AGM | Trustees |
| 8th May | Why is the Sun Single? | Prof Anthony Whitworth, Cardiff University |
| 22nd May | Three Short Talks | CAS Members |
| 5th June | Experiments with Infrared | Dr Jane Clark, Trustee, CAS |
| 19th June | ||
| 3rd July | Next generation Radio Astronomy | Dr Natasha Maddox, University of Bristol |