and tim o'brien, professor of astrophysics in the school of physics and astronomy at the university of manchesterre. congratulations first to you both. on behalf of all those associated with jodrell bank. on behalf of all those associated withjodrell bank. why on behalf of all those associated with jodrell bank. why were on behalf of all those associated withjodrell bank. why were you so keen to get this status and why does jodrell bank deserve it? it's a really important thing. when you think about culture and heritage everybody thinks it's to do with cathedrals and cities and what have you. but actually science is part of human endeavour and culture and history. unesco are now starting to recognise that. a lot of the sites that are currently on the list do have an early scientific element, but this is the first 20th—century observatory to gain this status, so it's a big step forward for us and for unesco as well. it's absolutely fantastic. tim, tell us how important jodrell fantastic. tim, tell us how importantjodrell bank is today. we have listed its many achievements over the years but bring

indeed, when the university of manchester said they we re university of manchester said they were planningrom bulk graphite, giving us the, i think i have got that right, giving us think i have got that right, giving us the superlight super strong wonder that is graphene, i imagine there were people who had no idea what difference it could make to their lies and i imagine people in this audience frankly have no idea. but we stand today on the cusp of the graphene age. with applications in everything from de—icing of aircraft wings to life—saving medicine. and the story of those installed at this science and industry museum and it is one of those countless tales of mancunian pioneers. time and again when the cynics say something can be done, mancunians find a way to get on and do it. and the centre of manchester, like the centre of london, is a wonder of the world. just a few miles away from here, the story is very different. towns with famous names, proud histories, fine civic buildings, where unfortunately the stereotypical story is over the last few decades of long—term decline. endemic

joining us now is johan 0ldekop from the university of manchester. iving organism. what happens in one part of the world affects what happens in another part of the world. forests help to regulate the world‘s climate and ca ptu re regulate the world‘s climate and capture carbon dioxide, which is one of the key contributors to global climate change. and so, when we deforest part of the world in latin america, for example, that has an effect on weather patterns and climate change in other parts of the world, including europe and north america. have we seen that impact that can be directly attributed to the deforestation in the amazon? yes and no. essentially, deforestation isa and no. essentially, deforestation is a large contributor to climate change, about 10% of c02 is a large contributor to climate change, about 10% of co2 emissions. and so it is a combined effect of all of the causes. but deforestation isa all of the causes. but deforestation is a big one. more and more evidence appearing all the time. when did we first know the link between cuttin

universality of science, and its ability to build international collaboration and foster peace. scientific research began at jodrell bank observatory in 1945 when the physicist sir bernard lovell came to the university of manchester7, is now the third largest. jodrell bank was on standby as the uk's early warning system against any potential nuclear attack during the 1962 cuban missile crisis. it tracked the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon in 1966, printing this first picture from the lunar surface. from 1967, it also tracked us and russian crafts during the space race. and then, in 1969, tracked the eagle lander onto the surface of the moon. today, the site's new accolade marks the end of a decade—long bid to gain world heritage status, following a 2010 application to be included on the uk's nominations shortlist. our correspondent andy gill has spent the day atjodrell bank. it's been a long process, nearly ten years in the making. you have to do a very detailed technical application to the british government to make sure that that is correct. the british government then send it off to unesco and finally, in baiku in azerbaijan today, the announcement thatjodrell bank in baku in azerbaijan to

antenna into the control centre behind me, which is then analysed by the scientists from the university of manchesterubject and wouldn't it be better to build in brick anyhow, rather than steel. it was incredible that was the state of knowledge about the site. it didn't exist. announcer: jodrell bank, cheshire, the greatest radio telescope in the world is nearing completion. bernard lovell‘s vision was to build the world's biggest telescope in a quiet corner of cheshire. not even he could dream of the discoveries which followed. jodrell bank tracked every moment of the space race from the very beginning. it discovered pulsars, quasars — even identified the fading glow of the big bang. it has transformed our understanding of the universe, a journey of space exploration which its creator once said would never end. i thought 20 years ago that we knew all that we wanted to know about the structure and evolution of the universe, and now we know almost nothing. it's so exciting and just epic, the things that have happened here are still happening today. come and eat my guest this morning. simon guaranteed

volcanoes in the world, and someone who knows it well is volcanologist mike burton from the university of manchesterre are safety guidelines in place that people on the island are accustomed to the activity? absolutely. the local authorities are very aware of the risks posed by stromboli. because as well of the typical activity of the small explosions every 5—10 years, you get an event like this. and so, it's quite a brief explosion, it's not an ongoing process, but the risk for the people up there when it happens are very high. can it be predicted? anticipated? there are precursors, typically lasting 2—3 minutes which is why in theory people there should be with a guide, the guide should have a radio he was in contact with someone looking at seismic data who can see if something will happen. my understanding on this occasion the person he went up did not have a guide and he wasn't following the regulations of the island. nevertheless, there is still a real risk of the people who go up there at that this could happen to them. if this had occurred a few hours later it could have much, much worse. the

joining me is planetary scientist sarah crowther from the university of manchester.ose missions. so what do these tell us? they are all different colours, shapes and textures. they are, so if you look up textures. they are, so if you look up at the moon in the sky at night, some areas are dark in some areas are quite light. we have different types of rock from the different areas. so this type of rock comes from the lighter areas of the moon, thatis from the lighter areas of the moon, that is effectively the crust of the moon, and darker assault rocks were formed by ancient volcanoes on the moon ‘— formed by ancient volcanoes on the moon —— basalt. formed by ancient volcanoes on the moon -- basalt. so like us, the moon has a call. it does, it is much smaller than ours, but it does. we are here all weekend, we will have these rocks on display, so people can come and look at them, hold the moon. hopefully the weather will improve for you. it is a little bit wet at the moment but we are doing our best to stay dry here atjodrell bank. you will be hard pressed to stay com

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