Join us on 28 September for the 8th Sir Karl Popper Memorial Lecture with Nobel Prize winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse.

Sir Paul Nurse: “How Philosophy Drives Discovery: A scientist’s view of Popper”

Sir Karl Popper Memorial Lecture

Date: Wednesday 28 September 2016
Time:  6.30-8pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Sir Paul Nurse
Chair:  Professor Jason Alexander

In this talk Sir Paul Nurse will discuss how the philosophical works of Karl Popper have informed the practice of his own scientific research activities, indicating where it has helped and where it has required modifications.

Paul Nurse is an English geneticist, Former President of the Royal Society and Chief Executive and Director of the Francis Crick Institute. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the protein molecules that control the division of cells in the cell cycle.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.

Further information is available on our event page.

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