Author: Kelvin Probus

Ian M Dale was born in Aberdeen in the year WW2 ended.  His family later moved to Glasgow and he was educated at Allan Glen’s School and Glasgow University.  Ian graduated with a B.Sc. in Pure Chemistry (1967) and gained

I have enjoyed a varied professional career, at least geographically speaking, having worked in Scotland, England, Australia, USA, Botswana, Kenya and Somalia. Most of the time has been spent in general practice, although there were significant spells in occupational health

Very Reverend John Miller : Christmas Address John’s address hit the spot for our Christmas Address, a good compensation for the Christmas Lunch which had to be abandoned because of the pandemic.  John made clear that he would have preferred

Professor Sir James Hough : Ripples from the dark side of the Universe Sir Jim’s fascinating talk on gravitational waves stretched everyone’s brain cells.  He started with a simple explanation of how Black Holes are formed and finished by observing

Professor Sir James Hough (Jim) is a graduate of the University of Glasgow where he became Professor of Experimental Physics in 1986 and is the emeritus holder of the Kelvin Chair of Natural Philosophy. Currently he is a Research Professor

John was born in Oxford during the War, his father a minister, his mother a doctor. He grew up in Kilmarnock and then London. He studied Classics at University and then trained at New College in Edinburgh for the Church

Ewen was talking to an audience who are closely familiar with the Botanic Gardens and have a deep love for it by virtue of living in the West End.  By the time he finished his talk, members had added respect

Professor Andrew Roe gained an Honours Degree in Microbiology in Aberdeen in 1995 where he also earned his PhD three years later.  Andrew stayed in academic research and moved to the University of Glasgow in 2006, to lecture in the