These seminars take place once per term, and cover topics in planetary science and life in the Universe. All seminars start at 4pm, and are followed by a drinks reception.
To join remotely, please contact the talk organiser for the Zoom details.
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👤 MARGARIDA HERMIDA, King's College London, Jacobsen Fellow (Department of Philosophy)
📅 Wednesday 25 February 2026, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Christopher Kay, University of Bristol
📅 Wednesday 04 February 2026, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Jihua Hao, University of Science and Technology of China (Department of Geochemistry and Planetary Sciences)
📅 Wednesday 21 May 2025, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Karin Öberg, Harvard University (Department of Astronomy)
📅 Wednesday 14 May 2025, 16:00-17:00
📍 East Seminar Room, Ray Dolby Centre
👤 Mary Droser, University of California, Riverside (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences)
📅 Wednesday 05 March 2025, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
⚠️ 11:00-13:00 Lunch (free for all participants) 13:00-14:00 Talk
👤 Zoe Todd, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Department of Astronomy)
📅 Wednesday 04 December 2024, 13:00-14:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
⚠️ 12:00-13:00 Lunch (free for all participants), 13:00-14:00 Talk
👤 Zoe Todd, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Department of Astronomy)
📅 Thursday 28 November 2024, 12:00-14:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Stephane Mazevet, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, Nice (France)
📅 Wednesday 27 November 2024, 16:00-17:00
📍 West Hub, West Cambridge Campus, EAST Room 1-First Floor
👤 Furkan Ozturk, Harvard University, Department of Physics
📅 Wednesday 01 May 2024, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Cara Magnabosco, ETH Zurich, Department of Earth Sciences
📅 Wednesday 13 March 2024, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Barbara Sherwood Lollar, University of Toronto
📅 Wednesday 24 January 2024, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Prof Dimitar Sasselov, Harvard University, USA
📅 Thursday 26 October 2023, 17:30-18:30
📍 Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology
👤 : Prof Stephen Mojzsis, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary.
📅 Monday 16 October 2023, 16:00-17:00
📍 Ryle Seminar Room, Institute of Astronomy
👤 Dieter Braun (LMU Munich)
📅 Wednesday 10 May 2023, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Paola Caselli (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany)
📅 Wednesday 15 March 2023, 16:00-17:00
📍 Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Hoyle Building
👤 Ewine F. van Dishoeck (Leiden Observatory, the Netherlands)
📅 Tuesday 22 November 2022, 16:00-17:00
📍 Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute
👤 Matthew Powner (University College London)
📅 Wednesday 27 April 2022, 16:00-17:00
📍 Main Lecture Theatre, Old Divinity School, St John's College
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MARGARIDA HERMIDA, King's College London, Jacobsen Fellow (Department of Philosophy).
Wednesday 25 February 2026, 16:00-17:00