Prof Dartnell, a world-famous author with two bestsellers ‘Origins’ and ‘The Knowledge’ and known for his media presence and public lectures on astrobiology, spoke about astrobiology and the hunt for alien life during delivering lectures in the city here as part of the British Council’s GREAT Talks series, being organised across India.
He delivered a lecture from the Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) office through videoconferencing which reached out to 30 districts and 600 students. He also delivered talks at the Government Boys High School, Bhubaneswar and CV Raman College of Engineering.
After interacting with Professor Dartnell, students learnt about new fields and opportunities in biology, astrobiology and the sciences.
Similar talks will be held at different other schools in the city as well. After Bhubaneswar, Prof Dartnell will speak in Bangalore and Pune.
Throughout the year, the British Council will organise and host a variety of lectures on diverse topics to create opportunities for Indian students to engage with distinguished UK personalities who bring insightful, real world experiences and outlook to these talks.
British Council, East and Northeast India Director Dr Debanjan Chakrabarti said, “We are delighted to bring Professor Dartnell and the GREAT Talks to Bhubaneshwar. I am confident these lectures will ignite conversations and inspire young people to pursue careers in science research in the UK.”
