Quality of life - what does that look like?

Liquid biopsy is able to detect the presence of cancer with just a blood sample. This is helping to diagnose and treat cancer in a more personalised way leading to an improved survival. The state-of-the-art of liquid biopsy and difficulties to become a pan-cancer diagnostic tool will be discussed.

Josep is a Professor of Oncology at Keele Universty but also working at he Cancer Centre, University Hospital of North Midlands with special interest in the early diagnosis of cancer.

What is carbon literacy? What are those small changes that we can makes, as individuals or community in order to reduce the CO2 production? Can the children have their own contribution? Brainstorming on these ideas will inspire each other not only to be think out of the box but also to help us adopt more sustainable living ways.

Anca is an Insect Chemical Ecologist passionate by Sustainable Strategies.

Pain — we all feel it, but do we really understand it? Why does some pain fade while other pain persists? And what if pain isn’t always a sign of harm, what does it tell us? We will explore the fascinating science of pain, uncover why it sometimes lingers, and discover how new insights are offering hope to those living with persistent pain. It’s time to rethink what we know about pain...and how we can live with it.

Eleanor is a Lecturer in Physiotherapy and in clinical practice worked as Advanced Physiotherapist in Pain Management within the NHS. She is passionate about helping people who live with pain to live well.

You and I have evolved from simple cells that lived in extreme hardship, through tool-wielding cave dwellers to mod-com addicts and virtual reality seekers. Are we ready for the next step, and swap Earthly inconveniences for a utopian life in space? I will apply current scientific insight to predict what that could be like, now and in the distant future.

Jacco is an astronomer at Keele University and the Director of Keele Observatory and lives just outside the pretty south-Cheshire village of Audlem. They previously worked at the European Southern Observatory, the University of Amsterdam and Cambridge University. Jacco studies all the interesting things that happen inside and around galaxies but is also fascinated by the philosophy of science and the human mind (and that of their cat).