About this Event
FREE Institute of Physics GENERAL PUBLIC talks across the UK London and Southeast (LSE) region in spring/summer 2026
Location: This lecture is in-person and will be held at 37 Caledonian Rd, London on Wednesday 8th April 6.30pm
Tea/coffee served from 6 - 6.30pm. Lecture starts: 6.30pm for 1hr (with 15mins for questions)
Registration: OPEN SOON
Capacity: 150
Level: General public / interest. Suitable for students
Cost: FREE
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Speaker: Matthew Hall, National Physical Laboratory
Abstract: How can you trust that a thermometer tells you the right temperature? Is a blood test result reliable? Certainty comes from metrology, aka the science of measurement. It ensures a kg in France is the same as a kg in China. But what about something complex, like an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan? Are scans taken from different scanners comparable? Here, we describe metrology, MRI and discuss how the two combine in ways that might surprise you!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, London, United Kingdom
