No 4, September 2024, Spotlights: ASCR Social Events last term; ASCR AGM, new lighting
Summer Event
Over 100 members attended the final social event of the academic year, the Strawberries, Cream & Pimm's evening in July. As with all ASCR events, it was a great way to meet and talk to people from other departments in a convivial atmosphere.
Musical entertainment was provided by Caroline Jaya-Ratnam who has been playing for us for well over twenty years. Caroline has recently returned from a tour where she supported the violinist, Charlie Siem.
Housman Talks
The first Housman Talk in Term 3 was presented by George Grimble, Emeritus Professor of Medicine. George talked about how modern “dietary” advice from influencers and bloggers is often based on hunch, passion and the gift of the gab.
The second talk by Roger Beeson of the UCL Chamber Music Club was about Gustav Holst (1874-1934), who was briefly a, part-time student at UCL studying Sanskrit. Image credit: Gustav Holst (1874-1934) by Millicent Lisle Woodforde. Oil on canvas, 1910. National Portrait Gallery
The final talk was presented by Oliver Curran of UCL Security who gave a brief history of UCL Security, illustrated with a series of amusing incidents and anecdotes.
Fad Diets Gustav Holst UCL Security
2024 to 2025 Events (Invitations will be sent out a week before each event)
Term 1
25 Sep: Coffee Morning, 10.15-11.30
2 Oct: Housman Talk, 17.30 Steve Jones, Genetics, Evolution & Environment, "Sex, age and death"
16 Oct: Beer Tasting
6 Nov: Housman Talk, 17.30 Martin Butcher, Chair, ASCR Committee and formerly UCL Registrar, “Finntopia, Finland - the happiest nation in the world?”
20 Nov: Annual General Meeeting, 17.45 followed by curry dinner
3 Dec: Christmas Afternoon Tea, 16.00-17.30“
Term 2
14 Jan: Coffee morning, 10.15-11.30
29 Jan: Housman Talk, 17.30
12 Feb: Afternoon Tea, 16.00-17.30
5 Mar: Wine Tasting 17.30
12 Mar: Housman Talk, 17.30“
Term 3
30 Apr: Housman Talk, 17.30
13 May: Coffee Morning, 10.15-11.30
4 June: Housman Talk, 17.30
18 Jun: Afternoon Tea, 16.00-17.30
2 Jul: Summer event, 17.30
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