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Upcoming colloquia

4pm, Thursday 23 October 2025: Professor Chris Patrick 'Rare earth magnets at the atomistic scale'.

4pm: Thursday 30 October 2025: Professor Jason Smith (title to be supplied);

4:30pm: Thursday 6 November 2025: Professor Jacqueline Edge (title to be supplied);

1:30pm: Thursday 20 November 2025: Professor Alejandro Gallegos Schmid (title to be supplied);

4pm: Thursday 22 January 2026: Professor Pete Nellist (title to be supplied);

4pm: Thursday 5 February 2026: Professor Katerina Chrisodoulou (title to be supplied);

4pm: Thursday 12 March 2026: Professor Anthony Rollett (title to be supplied);

4pm: Thursday 7 May 2026: Dr Florian Bouville (title to be supplied) and

4pm: Thursday 14 May 2026: Professor Ou (title to be supplied).