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News & Events Archive for 2010-2011

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    Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Children’s Christmas Lecture: Animal Diaries

    Professor Rory Wilson from Swansea University’s School of the Environment and Society will be delivering the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)’s Children’s Christmas lecture.


    Title: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Children’s Christmas Lecture: Animal Diaries

    Speaker: Rory Wilson, Professor of Aquatic Biology and Sustainable Aquaculture, based in the Department of Pure and Applied Ecology, Swansea University

    Date: Saturday 11th December 2010   

    Time: 2.30pm

    Venue: The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR

    Admission: Free to RGS-IBG Members (max 5 tickets per member for guests)


    Professor Wilson will be talking about the use of SMART tags on animals and what we can learn about the secret lives of elusive animals using hi-tech recording instruments. He will discuss the results from his research on albatrosses, sharks, whales, seals, penguins, leopards and sloths.


    For further information or to book tickets, please Tel: 020 7591 3100, email: events@rgs.org, or book online www.rgs.org/childrenslecture.

    This news item has been generated by Katy Drane, Swansea University Public Relations Office, Tel: 01792 602993 or email: k.drane@swansea.ac.uk.