One of our members, Christine Knight, will talk to us about the painter David. 8pm at l0A
The satellite business is much larger than many of us realise. This talk will describe the history of geostationary communications satellites, from concept to implementation, before concentrating on the operations of British company Inmarsat, and the role that it was able to play in the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The speaker, Emanuele Guariglia, is Director, Earth Stations Engineering at Inmarsat.
Are we alone in the Universe: the strange case of KIC 8462852 – a talk by Dr William Whyatt in the ‘Mondays@Mills’ series at Highgate School.
Mondays @ the Mills: A history of climate change: why planet Earth is habitable |
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| 20th March 2017
A history of climate change: why planet Earth is habitable Earth has been inhabited by life for almost 90% of its 4.5 billion year existence. The picture of a barren, volcano- and lava-rich landscape was therefore only true for a very short time. Given that life requires fairly narrow climatic and chemical conditions, this means that the Earth’s climate has been remarkably stable for most of its life. This cannot simply be a coincidence, and therefore means that there must be active climate-stabilising mechanisms. This talk will examine these mechanisms, both in the past and what they mean for the future of our existence. Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards. |
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Mondays @ the Mills: The geography of wine |
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| 3 July 2017
The geography of wine Phil Harrison, Highgate School Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards. |
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Mondays @ the Mills: Women and revolution from the bluestockings to Virginia Woolf |
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| 18 September 2017
In an exciting and engaging lecture illustrated by contemporary cartoons, Highgate’s Head of History and Foundation Historian Dr Benjamin Dabby will draw upon his ground-breaking research into the culture of Britain’s ‘long nineteenth century’ to overturn the conventional account that women were confined to the domestic sphere and excluded from public life. In revealing a world in which public debate about the progress of the nation was shaped increasingly by women, he will show how women’s and men’s gendered identities were as hotly debated then as they are today. Dr Dabby’s latest book: Women as Public Moralists in Britain has been published recently by the Royal Historical Society, and copies will be on sale for £30. Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards. |
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Mondays @ the Mills: Ecuador & the Galápagos |
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| 9 October 2017 Dr Scott Crawford and Dr Ben Weston, Highgate SchoolThe Biology department organises biennial international expeditions for sixth form pupils; past visits include Honduras in 2012 and Madagascar in 2015. This year a party of twenty four pupils visited the Amazonian region of Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands to take part in active conservation research in association with a group of university scientists. In this presentation, the group leaders, Dr Crawford and Dr Weston, will review the expedition and outline the biological significance of the various habitats that the pupils explored.
Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards. |
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The 10th Annual Kyffin Williams Lecture: Conservation Challenges
Jenny Williamson, Easel Painting Conservator
Jenny Williamson has come to know Kyffin Williams’s pictures well through her work at galleries across Wales. In this talk to mark Kyffin’s centenary year she will answer questions such as ‘what does an art conservator do?’ ‘what does she aim to achieve?’, ‘what techniques does she use?’ and ‘what pitfalls does she need to avoid?’
Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards.
Forensic Science – DNA Evidence
Dr Georgina Meakin, University College London
TV shows would have us believe that DNA found at crime scenes always comes from the offender. This is incorrect and Dr Meakin’s talk will explain why advances in DNA profiling technology are actually making it harder to solve crimes. She collaborates with DNA experts from across the world on research into the transfer and persistence of DNA and other trace evidence.
Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards.
Play is a normal way for humans to engage with their environment and subsequently acquire knowledge as well as develop competences. Digital technologies have pushed the potential for games into areas where people engage with one another in virtual and augmented reality. The aim of this talk is to share insights into how games are shaping society and to explore the benefits whilst discussing the potential drawbacks.
Lecture by Manuel Oliveira
Serenata celebrate the music of Brahms this April at Lauderdale House.
This concert will feature an eclectic programme of Lieder, Duets & Piano Music by the Classical Romanticist, which will include the original scoring of the Love-Song Waltzes and a special arrangement of Wiegenlied, as well as the Gipsy Songs and selected Hungarian Dances.
Serenata will perform Aimez-vous Brahms? on Friday 27 April 2018 at 7:30pm.
Tickets are £12 (£8 concessions) and will be available on the door or from: 22 Chestnut Avenue N8 8NY (020 8348 2983).
Votes for Women: a brief history
Elizabeth Crawford An illustrated talk on the history of the women’s suffrage movement, 1866-1928, with mention of the part north London played in the campaign. Elizabeth Crawford is the author of several books on the women’s suffrage movement. Her latest book is Art and Suffrage: a biographical dictionary of suffrage artists. She is also a dealer in books and ephemera by and about women, specialising in suffrage memorabilia. Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards. |
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Brahms’ gorgeous, stirring Ein Deutsches Requiem is one of the great choral works, full of warm, rich harmonies. Inspired perhaps by the deaths of his mother, and his friend and fellow composer Robert Schumann, its music evokes comfort, loss, fear, peace and joy. Unlike other well known requiems, Brahms’ is not so much a mass for the dead as an offering of solace to those who mourn.
Jane Hopkins conducts Voxcetera, with soprano Ellie Sperling and baritone Jamie Sperling, using Iain Farrington’s acclaimed arrangement of the score for chamber ensemble. It promises to be both a grand and intimate experience.
There will be a bar open before and after the performance, and Voxcetera hopes you’ll stay to join us for wine and cake when the music finishes.
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Voxcetera is a north London-based choir performing regularly in north and central London. Recent activity includes concerts at St Martin-in-the-fields, East Finchley Arts Festival, tours to southern Germany and recording work for Unicef’s Generations campaign. Its most recent Highgate concert was for Christmas 2018, in St Josephs RC Church.