Emma Thomson is clinical professor of infectious diseases at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (and professor of emerging viral infections at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). She trained in medicine in Glasgow, specialised in
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Jason Gill is Professor of Cardiometabolic Health in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at the University of Glasgow. He leads an active multi-disciplinary research group investigating the prevention and management of vascular and metabolic diseases and has published
Simon is the founder of LEAP Scotland and a committee member of LEAP UK (The Law Enforcement Action Partnership) a global organization of police officers and other enforcement agencies, officials in our criminal justice system and many others campaigning for
George McGill graduated with honours in Botany from Glasgow University, and as the title of his talk suggests, has spent his career in the field of rot and home preservation. He has worked in technical/scientific and managerial capacities with various
Brian Taylor is a writer, broadcaster, lecturer, event chair, raconteur and after-dinner speaker. He is a columnist for the Herald, also presenting a Podcast for them. In addition, he is a frequent broadcaster, mainly on politics and current affairs. Brian’s
Chris McInerny is a Reader at the University of Glasgow, where he researches cell division and its relevance to cancer. He has a long term interest in natural history, particularly birds, mammals, butterflies, Odonata and plants, especially orchids. In this
BRIGADIER (RET’D) C S GRANT OBE Born in April 1948, Charles Grant was commissioned into the Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) in 1968. Various appointments as a major included that of company commander at Sandhurst and Chief of Staff
Alison Phipps UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow and Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies. She was De Carle Distinguished Visiting Professor at Otago University, Aotearoa New Zealand 2019-2020, Thinker in
Dermot H. Kennedy Mb, FRCP [Glasg], DRCOG CV# Formerly consultant in Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Glasgow. Dermot was born, educated and graduated in medicine in Glasgow. Rapidly aspiring to a career in Infectious diseases he became a lecturer, then in
