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Event archive 2008

UK-JAPAN Keio University and the British Embassy in Tokyo
KEIO 15O/UK-JAPAN 2008
British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series

The British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series, a collaboration between Keio University and the British Embassy, commemorates the 150th anniversaries of the founding of Keio University, and the initiation of UK- Japan diplomatic relations. Four lectures, delivered by top British scientists, will be held between February and July 2008, forming part of Keio's 150th Anniversary Commemorative Project and UK-JAPAN 2008.

Audience

Free and open to the public (registration required)
Please note, a limited number of seats are available.

Hosts

Keio University and the British Embassy in Tokyo

Details

Sir Paul M. Nurse
KEIO 15O/UK-JAPAN 2008 British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series 1
Great Ideas of Biology [ News ]

Sir Paul M. Nurse

President
The Rockefeller University, USA
2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
4:00 – 6:00 PM

British Embassy in Tokyo, Ambassador's Residence

Sir Anthony J. Leggett
KEIO 150/UK-Japan 2008 British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series 2
An Unusual Route to the Nobel Prize [ News ]

Sir Anthony J. Leggett

MacArthur Professor & Professor of Physics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2003 Nobel Prize in Physics

Friday, May 9, 2008
4:00 – 5:00 PM

Keio University, Mita Campus, North Building Hall

Sir R. Timothy Hunt
KEIO 150/UK-Japan 2008 British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series 3
How to Win a Nobel Prize: seaside adventures of a biochemist [ News ]

Sir Tim Hunt

Principal Scientist, Cancer Research UK
Clare Hall Laboratories, England
2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
4:00 – 5:00 PM

Keio University, Mita Campus, North Building Hall

Sir Harold W. Kroto
KEIO 150/UK-Japan 2008 British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series 4
Science, Society and Sustainability [ News ]

Sir Harold Kroto

Frances Eppes Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Florida State University, USA
1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Friday, July 11, 2008
11:10 - 12:10

Keio University, Mita Campus, North Building Hall