Our Events
Unless otherwise stated, monthly talks start at 7.30pm in the Assembly Hall at the Subud Centre where complimentary refreshments are available. Free entry for members. Non-members pay £4.00 at our talks, with free entry for anyone under 18 when accompanied by a responsible adult on a one-to-one basis. Accompanying adults must be members or fee-paying guests. Age restrictions and different fees may apply at other venues and events.
4th February 2026
The Quantum Universe
Prof Stephen Wilkins
Subud Centre, Lewes BN7 2DS
Quantum physics is a fundamental theory that describes the behaviour of nature at and below the scale of atoms. Celebrating 100 years since initial developments, the United Nations proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. In this talk, Prof Stephen Wilkins will introduce how quantum physics is essential to our understanding of the Cosmos, focusing on two examples. First, the process of nuclear fusion is responsible for the majority of energy generation in stars, but the temperatures in stellar interiors are too low for this to happen 'classically'. However, the strange phenomenon of quantum tunnelling enables atomic nuclei to fuse even though they don't have the required energies. Second, our Universe is replete with structures in the form of planets, stars, galaxies and clusters. These structures are thought to have been caused by the inflation of minuscule quantum fluctuations present in the very early Universe. Everyone is welcome. Non-members £4.
4th March 2026
Mapping the Universe with ATLAS at the large hadron collider
Caley Yardley
Subud Centre, Lewes BN7 2DS
The long-awaited discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012 was a landmark moment in particle physics. Responsible for giving the fundamental particles of the Universe their mass and as the 'final' fundamental particle to be found, its discovery provides overwhelming support for the Standard Model. Now it provides LHC physicists a new frontier to precisely map the Universe as it was just after the Big Bang. Since its development in the 1970s, the Standard Model has (arguably) been the most successful scientific theory ever devised. However, despite overwhelming experimental evidence, we know that it is incomplete. Without the inclusion of gravity, dark matter, or a complete understanding of neutrinos, studies of 'Higgs portals' at the ATLAS experiment are used to search for hints of new physics. One of these is the top quark, the heaviest fundamental particle ever measured. In fact, it is so heavy that it has unique properties which can be exploited to map physics beyond the Standard Model. Everyone is welcome. Non-members £4.
1st April 2026
Rocket Man - Werner Von Braun
Richard Butchers
Subud Centre, Lewes BN7 2DS
Wernher von Braun was the man mainly responsible for the V-2 wartime rockets launched against the Allies. After WW2, he became the leading figure behind the rockets that took humankind to the Moon. Everyone is welcome. Non-members £4.
6th May 2026
Working at an Observatory
Behnood Bandi
Subud Centre, Lewes BN7 2DS
Everyone is welcome. Non-members £4.
3rd June 2026
Neutrinos
Tony Gwyther
Subud Centre, Lewes BN7 2DS
Everyone is welcome. Non-members £4.
Find Us
Our monthly public meetings are held in the Assembly Hall at the newly-renovated Lewes Subud Centre, East Sussex BN7 2DS (formerly Lewes New School). Entrance is in Talbot Terrace. Municipal car parks are free after 5pm. The Brook Street car park is just a few minutes easy walk from the venue.
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