Programme of webinars

Week beginning 14 June

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The physiological effects of Nitrox on divers
From astronauts, pilots, mountain climbers to deep sea divers all have one thing in common, they need to consider the effects of oxygen pressure.  Even at sea-level when the barometric pressure rises on a sunny day our body can intake an extra 7% of Oxygen.  Recreational divers are responsible for using Oxygen (within Nitrox) at far greater pressures than are used in our hospitals, both as a diving gas and as a treatment of gas-bubble related illnesses. There is much debate about the physiological effects (beneficial or otherwise) of hyperbaric Oxygen on our body and Professor James will introduce us to these physiological effects to allow us to understand more of this life-sustaining gas.

Philip B. James, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Dundee

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Week beginning 21 June

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Shark Guardian: the charity working to ban shark fin in the UK
Meet the Director of Shark Guardian, Brendon Sing. Shark Guardian is a UK Charity leading a campaign called Finspire Change UK. The campaign successfully achieved over 115,000 signatures on a UK government petition to ban shark fin imports into the UK. This issue will now move to Parliament for debate. During this webinar we find out why this campaign is so important. It exposes loopholes in the UK system that gives trade access to the shark fin industry that kills over 100 million sharks a year.

Brendon Sing, Director of Shark Guardian

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Week beginning 28 June

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Photogrammetry on SS Thistlegorm
This webinar will focus on photogrammetry and its use on the SS Thistlegorm which led to the Science Photographer of the Year award 2020. This will cover the method and application of photogrammetry in some depth. All of the wreck site is covered at 2mm per pixel. With this level of resolution you can zoom in and measure things, often which have been hiding in plain sight for years, like the port side Stanier 8F locomotive. Simon will also talk about Metashape software and his training courses through AccuPixel.

Simon Brown, Director of AccuPixel and Science Photographer of the Year 2020

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Week beginning 27 September

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SCUBA, robotics and 3D imagery - what's not to love?
This talk will highlight part of my PhD research conducted recently at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Oban. This work compared surveys conducted by SCUBA and Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs), testing 3D photogrammetry as a potential method for managing commercial shellfish species.

What you will learn:

• What are Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs)?
• What are king scallops (Pecten maximus)?
• What is 3D photogrammetry and how it could be used in marine management?

Karen Boswarva, BSAC Marine Environment Specialist Scotland

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