Space Lecture - A Journey Through the Universe and Back

Winchester Science Centre’s evening Space Lectures are aimed at a level a little above most popular science lectures, so come prepared to exercise your brain and learn the science behind the headlines. The speakers are chosen from the best academic speakers in the UK, with a talent for explaining difficult concepts and the knowledge to give the very latest news from the research community. Although the primary audience is adults, older children are also welcome to attend.

Lecturer: Dr. Francesco Shankar (University of Southampton)

Abstract: This evening will take you on deep exploration through space! From the solar neighbourhood, you’ll see how matter is structured around us from galaxies, groups, clusters, to the largest scales of the observable Universe. You’ll learn how astronomers catalogue galaxies, and how cosmologists are trying to pin down the nature of dark matter and the fate of the Universe. For the first time, you’ll experience an interactive view of the 3D Universe, and see how galaxies evolve through cosmic time.

Dr. Francesco Shankar got his PhD in the International School for Advanced studies SISSA, Trieste, Italy. Research fellow at the Ohio State University Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Munich Marie Curie Fellow at the Observatoire de Paris Associate Professor since 2017 at the University of Southampton.