Recordings of Past Meetings

Our vodcasts are video and audio recordings of our talks throughout the year

November 2020

Desmid Algae: Jewels in the Bog

Jo Wilbraham, senior curator NHM, London, spoke on desmids, a distinctive group of unicellular green algae which can often be found abundantly in bogs and peatlands if one takes the time to peer into these habitats at a microscopic level

Date: 9th November 2020
Event: Desmid algae: Jewels in the Bog
Type: Lunchtime Lecture

October 2020

Key Land Plant Innovations in Bryophytes | Dr Silvia Pressel FLS

Dr Silvia Pressel FLS speaks on current hypotheses on the origin and evolution of key land plant innovations focussing on bryophytes

Date: 12th October 2020
Event: Key Land Plant Innovations in Bryophytes
Type: Evening Lecture

The Inside Out of Flies | Dr Erica McAlister FLS

Dr Erica McAlister FLS explores the biology of flies in this Lunchtime Lecture. Erica highlights not only their ecological importance, but also their morphology that has enabled them to be some of the most vital species for these processes.

Date: 12th October 2020
Event: The Inside Out of Flies and Why They Matter
Type: Lunchtime Lecture

June 2020

Wallace and the Caterpillars | Eleanor Drinkwater

A talk exploring the evolution of colour through discussion of the early theories of 19th century naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, comparing them to current research.