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Wednesday 24 April
You are warmly invited to attend the memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr Tim Richardson, Reader in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, who died on 5 February 2013. The service will take place in Firth Hall, University of Sheffield, at 1.00 pm on Wednesday 24 April 2013 and is open to all who wish to pay their respects to a much-loved and valued member of the University community.
An on-line tribute page has been set up, and you are very welcome to submit your own personal tributes to and memories of Tim, as a colleague and friend, as a teacher, a mentor or supervisor, to Catherine Annabel.
Thursday and Friday 28-29 February
With many, many thanks from Inspiration for Life to all of the following (and to any whose names we have inadvertently missed), for your various and invaluable contributions - volunteers, speakers, MCs, musicians, bakers, organisers and others. Of course the name that isn't on the list but is the most important of all, is that of Tim Richardson, who inspired and who will go on inspiring us.
Adam Green, Alan Dunbar, Alan Zinober, Alistair Warren, Amy Carter, Amy Hall, Amy Jones, Amy Pullan, Amy Stone, Andrea Chambers, Andrew Fowlie, Andrew Parnell, Angela Harvey-Watson, Ann Davis, Anna Gott (Rotherham Hospice), Arthur Annabel, Ashley Cadby, Ashley Willis, Aurora Plomer, Barry Gibson, Ben Robinson & Harmonica Lewinsky, Brendan Stone, Carly Griffiths, Carrie Vernon, Carsten van de Bruck, Charlotte Nicolaou, Charlyn Kinderman, Chris Atkins, Chris Clow, Chris Drew, Chris Hall, Chris Sexton, Chris Turgoose, Claire MacGourlay, Dan Tovey, Danni Furneaux, David Jones Gerrard Wind Quartet, David Mowbray, Doris Lowman, Ed Daw, Elena Rodriguez Falcon, Ellie Dougherty, Emma Willis, Eugenia Cheng, Fran Marshall, Fu Na, Gillian Finnerty, Gillian Gehring, Graham McElearney, Greg Oldfield, Helen Gentle (Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity), Helen Storey, Henry Matthews, Ian Estabrook, Ian Knowles, Ian Spooner, Ines Henriques, Jake Blundy, Jake Lawrenson, Jamie Hobbs, Jamie MacGourlay, Jean Simpson, Jenny Saul, Joanne Coates, Jo Robinson, John Cockburn, John Hampson, John Jones, John's Van, Jules, Julie Milner, Kamal Birdi, Karen Harvey, Keith Burnett, Laura Clark, Laura Oliver, Laurynas Giriunas, Lee Hague, Liam Crouch, Lindsay Wilson, Loui Bowdery, Lucy Pickford and colleagues, Lydia Jim, Marie Kinsey, Mark Geoghegan, Martin Lewis, Matt Mears, Matthew Flinders, Matthew Gilbert, Matthew Griffin, Megan Hobbs, Mike Braddick, Mike Weir, Nick Baxter, Nigel Clarke, Nur Ainul Annuar, Paul Crowther, Paul Mannion, Paul Mitchener, Paul Taylor, Pete Mella, Peter Bath, Pieter Kok, Polly Wilson, Rachel Duthie, Rachel Falconer, Ramin Golestanian, Richard Jones, Richard Nicholson, Richard Webb, Robin Byles, Ron Adams, Ruth Arnold, Sally Merrett, Sam Chase, Sam Fargher, Sarah Hamilton, Sean Barton, Sean Paling, Shemina Davis, Simon Goodwin, Somer Finlay, Stathes Paganis, Stephanie Sharples, Steve Collins, Stuart, Susan Cartwright, Suzy Lancaster, Tammy Hervey, Theo Hobson, Tim Birkhead, Tony Ryan, Tracy Hilton, Ursula McGuone, Vanessa Toulmin, Wendy Hobson, Willy Kitchen, Xanthe Hoad
Thursday 28 February
| 17.00-18.00 | Introduction |
| Catherine Annabel, Chair of Inspiration for Life | |
| Is Science Magic? | |
| Prof. Richard Jones, Pro-VC, Research & Innovation and | |
| Prof. Tony Ryan, OBE, Pro-VC, Faculty of Science | |
| 18.00-18.30 | The End is Nigh |
| Dr Simon Goodwin, Astrophysics | |
| 18.30-19.00 | Hope for the Innocent? |
| Prof. Claire McGourlay, School of Law | |
| 19.00-19.30 | Future Gas Turbine Technology |
| Dr Jamie McGourlay, Rolls Royce plc | |
| 19.30-20.00 | Though We Fail, Our Truths Prosper |
| Prof. Mike Braddick, History; Pro-VC, Faculty of Arts & Humanities | |
| 20.00-20.30 | Searching for the Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider |
| Prof. Dan Tovey, Particle Physics | |
| 20.30-21.30 | Beyond Dentistry: On The Mouth, Kissing and Love |
| Dr Karen Harvey, Cultural History, and Dr Barry Gibson, Medical Sociology, Clinical Dentistry | |
| 21.30-22.00 | This is not a Lecture. Stories of Wellbeing |
| Prof. Brendan Stone, Social Engagement & the Humanities, School of English | |
| 22.00-22.30 | From Bones to Bridges |
| Dr Matthew Gilbert, Civil & Structural Engineering | |
| 22.30-23.00 | The Big Bang Theory of Lifelong Learning |
| Dr Willy Kitchen, Institute for Lifelong Learning | |
| 23.00-23.30 | The EU's Fight against Cancer |
| Prof. Tammy Hervey, Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law | |
| 23.30-00.30 | Taking up the Ghost |
| Prof. Vanessa Toulmin, National Fairground Archive, Head of Cultural Engagement |
Friday 1 March
| 00.30-01.00 | The Blues of Physics |
| Dr Ed Daw, Particle Physics & Astrophysics | |
| 01.00-01.30 | Deep Sky Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Prof. Paul Crowther, Astrophysics | |
| 01.30-02.00 | Light of Life |
| Dr Ashley Cadby, Soft Matter Physics | |
| 02.00-02.30 | How to Make the Perfect Cuppa |
| Dr Matthew Mears, Physics & Astronomy | |
| 02.30-03.30 | A Beginners Guide to Nano |
| Prof. Mark Geoghegan, Soft Matter Physics | |
| 03.30-04.00 | Pet Calves: The Science of Drumming |
| Prof. Nigel Clarke, Condensed Matter Theory, Head of Physics & Astronomy | |
| 04.00-05.00 | The Origin of Mass |
| Dr Stathes Paganis, Particle Physics | |
| 05.00-05.30 | Red Wine and Tea |
| Dr Patrick Fairclough, Polymer Chemistry | |
| 05.30-06.30 | Elena Under Her Skin |
| Prof. Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Enterprise & Engineering Education, Mechanical Engineering | |
| 06.30-07.00 | Inspiration, Risk and the Politics of Fear |
| Prof. Matthew Flinders, Parliamentary Government & Governance | |
| 07.00-07.30 | Gas Sensing Biscuits and Other Research by 'Team Tim' |
| Dr Alan Dunbar, Energy, Chemical & Biological Engineering | |
| 07.30-08.00 | Soaps, Bubbles and Cells |
| Dr Andrew Parnell, Physics & Astronomy | |
| 08.00-08.30 | Health Informatics |
| Prof. Peter Bath, Health Informatics | |
| 08.30-09.00 | Infinity! |
| Dr Paul Mitchener, Mathematics | |
| 09.00-09.30 | We are all living in a Bose-Einstein Condensate… made of Higgs Bosons |
| Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor | |
| 09.30-10.00 | Four Candles? Or was it Fork Handles? |
| Marie Kinsey, Journalism | |
| 10.00-10.30 | A Brief History of the Universe |
| Prof. Carsten van de Bruck, Mathematics & Statistics | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Science, Art and Human Rights |
| Prof. Aurora Plomer, Law & Bioethics | |
| 11.00-12.00 | Seeing the World - a talk for primary school children |
| Prof. David Mowbray, Physics & Astronomy | |
| 12.00-12.30 | Birds, Poetry and Music |
| Prof. Rachel Falconer, English Literature, University of Lausanne | |
| 12.30-13.00 | The Human Body |
| Prof. Alistair Warren, Biomedical Science | |
| 13.00-13.30 | Is Anybody Out There? |
| Dr Susan Cartwright, Particle Physics & Astrophysics | |
| 13.30-14.00 | Prejudice and Self-Knowledge |
| Prof. Jenny Saul, Philosophy | |
| 14.00-14.30 | Sources |
| Dr Chamu Kuppuswamy, Law | |
| 14.30-15.00 | Living Matter |
| Prof. Ramin Golestanian, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Oxford University | |
| 15.00-15.30 | Darwin and Sexual Selection |
| Prof. Tim Birkhead, Zoology | |
| 15.30-16.00 | Studying the Muse |
| Dr Kamal Birdi, Occupational Psychology | |
| 16.00-17.00 | Catalytic clothing |
| Professor Tony Ryan OBE & Professor Helen Storey MBE |
Finale
Full details of the programme of events, and of how to donate, will be provided on our Events page, Twitter feed and Facebook page.
Proceeds from the event will go to three local charities: Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity, Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice, and St Luke's Hospice.
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