Didsbury SciBar

13/08/2026

Whilst we’re all looking (indirectly) at the sun today,
Why not look at the stars on Monday! 🌟 Didsbury SciBar

18/05/2026

Just a reminder that there is no SciBar this month… back as usual on 15th June.

20/04/2026

Unfortunately, tonight’s SciBar event has been cancelled.
Our speaker has been unexpectedly held up on a work assignment and is no longer able to travel in time.

See you all next month.

18/04/2026

How do you get people excited about science outside of a lab? And what role do art, nature, and place play in helping ideas land with wider audiences?

Nick Greenall, founder of Windermere Science Festival, will explore the practice of science engagement at Didsbury SciBar tonight - from festivals and community projects to large‑scale outdoor events - and share what works (and what really doesn’t) when science meets the public.

https://didsburyscibar.co.uk/science-art-environment/

It’s completely free - open to all.

26/12/2025

If you missed Dr Erin Pallott speaking at this month, fear (s)not... you can watch it on our YouTube channel shortly -

The word mucus usually makes us think of stuffy noses during a cold, but it's a whole lot more. Since evolving hundreds of millions of years ago, mucus has b...

20/10/2025

Due to the ongoing AWS outage, affecting both Eventbrite and Zoom, we are unable to host this evening’s event online.

Our physical event at The Albert Club remains unaffected and will commence at 18:45, as usual.

14/08/2025

No SciBar this month - we’re on a summer break.

See you on Monday 15th September.

18/03/2025

If you missed last night's event with Dr Michael Carroll, you can now catch it on our YouTube channel -

There is a global decline in total fertility rates – that is, the predicted number of children a woman has in her lifetime. Should we be worried? This talk w...

17/03/2025

Former Didsbury SciBar speaker, Robert Poole (University of Central Lancashire) will give a talk at NYU Space Talks tomorrow.

Details are below:

Where Were They? The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the First Space Age

The advent of space travel and radio astronomy saw the rise of a new scientific consensus: technologically advanced life was common in the universe. ‘So where is everybody?’ was Enrico Fermi’s penetrating response. The first conference on the subject, held in 1961, published the famous ‘Drake equation’, long regarded as statistical proof that contact with intelligent extraterrestrials was likely, even imminent. The 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and James Gunn’s 1972 novel The Listeners helped convince the wider public. The original sources, however, show that the figures were manipulated to obtain funding, and reveal the private doubts of Carl Sagan and others. Behind the statistics lay some decidedly earthbound historical and sociological assumptions, which would later precipitate a crisis of faith among the searchers.

The 33nd NYU Space Talk will be delivered on Tuesday, 18 March 2025 at 10–11:30 EDT, 14–15:30 GMT, 15–16:30 CET and 22:00–23:30 CST.

As always, everybody is invited but advance registration is required. All NYU Space Talks are live conversations in a colloquium-like setting. Recordings will not be made available. For more information and to register, please visit space-talks.com.