Insight Lectures
The SET-Routes Insight Lectures are a series of interactive scientific lectures for use in schools. Presented by exceptional women scientists who have contributed to the series between 2007 and 2009, the lectures introduce the exciting world of Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), covering fields as diverse as space science, climate change, genetic counselling, haemochromatosis and DNA chips, malaria - a world disease, stem cells and regeneration, archaeology of the universe, and cosmology.
The speakers from all walks of science talk to young audiences about their experiences as scientists. They discuss how they came to work in their field, what they have discovered and what impact their results have on our daily lives, as well as outlining some of their more personal experiences as female scientists.
The lectures are one of the four initiatives of the SET-Routes Programme to awaken young girls' interest in science, and to encourage young women graduates to pursue careers in SET.
The Insight Lectures and additional resources are freely available. They can be streamed directly from this website or a DVD set with accompanying booklet can be obtained on request.
List of speakers
Climate Change
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock Climate change - What space can tell us about planet Earth |
Space Science
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Elsa Montagnon Let's go to a comet - Mission Rosetta |
Biology
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Maria Mota Chasing the Malaria Parasite |
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Martina Muckenthaler Haemochromatosis – the most common hereditary disease in the Western world |
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Nadia Rosenthal Stem Cells and Regeneration |
Medicine
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Sabine Hentze Human Genetics - Diagnostics, indications and ethical issues |
Physics
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Rôle de la physique dans la radiotherapie oncologique moderne |
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Felicitas Pauss Archaeology of the Universe – The mystery of matter, space and time |
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Licia Verde The Dark Side of the Universe |
Ecology
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Architecture et énergie solaire: une maison solaire passive dans la région du Léman |