Online · June–October 2020 · past series
X-WOW Lecture Without Borders
During the 2020 lockdowns, experts in veterinary pathology and medicine gave free talks online, mostly over Zoom. They were aimed first at veterinary and medical students in Nigeria and across Africa, and open to anyone anywhere. Attendees could receive a certificate of participation.
The online lectures were part-funded by the Royal College of Pathologists' Public Engagement Grant. Thank you.
These are registrations, not unique people: one person could sign up for several talks. They are summed from the old event pages, so the real total of registrations may be higher, not lower.
Every talk
Eleven talks, fifteen speakers
Speakers are shown by their initials and the kind of place they worked, from the old event pages of 2020 (X-WOW names no private person without their permission). "Registered" is the guest count each event page showed, which leaves out the few guests pictured beside it.
| Date | Topic | Speaker(s) | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-03 | Neuropathology in Ruminants | F. C., a UK research institute; co-organised with the Future Vet Pathologists Club | 878 |
| 2020-06-22 | Introduction to Forensic Veterinary Medicine and Pathology | W. E., a UK university | 2,290 |
| 2020-06-29 | Rational Antibiotic Use in Cats and Dogs | F. A., a UK veterinary referral centre | 2,150 |
| 2020-07-16 | The Clinical Club: small-animal medicine cases | F. A., A. K. | 946 |
| 2020-07-21 | Veterinary Pathology Demystified | A. Ż., a toxicologic pathologist | 1,771 |
| 2020-07-31 | Veterinary Public Health and Zoonoses | E. G., two UK universities | 826 |
| 2020-08-04 | Parasites: Friends or Foe? | A. A., a US university | 640 |
| 2020-08-12 | Careers in Veterinary Pathology (panel) | M. D. and A. A. (not the speaker of 4 August), UK veterinary laboratories; A. C., a US university; L. P., a European pathology company; K. W., a UK university | 1,023 |
| 2020-08-30 | Need for Veterinary Involvement in the Airline Industry | N. J. B., a US transport consultancy | 1,398 |
| 2020-09-16 | Animals in research: the ethics, and where vets contribute | P. F., a pharmaceutical company | 959 |
| 2020-10-19 | Mammary Gland Biology and Pathology | K. H., a UK university | 1,230 |
Total registered: 14,111, summed from the eleven event pages.
Before and after the talks
In April 2020 the Kids Science Club ran its own four lockdown lectures on microbiology. After some talks in this series, attendees could submit a short piece of coursework; the ten best received a "Certificate of Best Coursework".