Abstract

Mr Michel Schammel (PhD Astrophysics) will give a talk titled “Clusters of galaxies: what they can tell us about the history of the Universe”. Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound objects in the Universe and can tell us much about the history and evolution of the Universe. In his talk Michel will focus on the “big picture” rather than going into the fine details. He will show us some amazing pictures and explain how astrophysicists investigate clusters using AMI , a radio telescope based just outside Cambridge.

Mr Josh Scheinert (lawyer and LL.M. student) will give a talk titled “Status and Territory: where certainty has become elusive”. In an age of global terrorism, counterterrorism and transnational law enforcement, what does it mean to be a citizen within the nation state? Where does the nation state begin and end, and what privileges come with membership? Josh will discuss how governments continue to pursue terrorists abroad and protect national security at home, so that the meaning and interpretation of status and territoriality are front and centre and vital to understanding the present era. Borders are both rendered meaningless and employed in the strictest sense of the term. Citizenship too, has taken on a new, malleable meaning that lessens the inexorable connection between state and citizen.