As part of this series of public lectures that examine the global challenges facing society and the role of academia in meeting these challenges, Dr Michael Shaver, Chancellor's Fellow in the School of Chemistry, presented "The Intertwined World of 'Peak' Oil, Renewables and Sustainability".

Also as part of this series Dr Neil Robertson, Reader in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry in the School of Chemistry, presented ???Powering Ahead: Solar and Renewable Energy???.