John Ross
I have recently retired from farming a 700 acre hill and upland farm near Portpatrick having taken over the farm aged 17 on the death of my father. My son Andrew is now the 4th generation to farm this land.
Richard Cogdell
Richard has been on the academic staff at Glasgow University since 1975, where he is currently the Hooker Professor of Botany. Throughout his career Richard has carried out research trying to understand all the molecular details of how photosynthetic organisms
Andrew Tannahill
Andrew Tannahill is a former public health doctor, NHS board chief executive and academic. After retiring he served on the board of NHS Education for Scotland and then as a voluntary mentor for NHS board non-executives. In retirement he has
Constitution
KELVIN PROBUS CLUB CONSTITUTION (First adopted 5 May 1989 and updated to 24 May 2022) Title and area The Club shall be called the “Kelvin Probus Club” and shall draw its membership from that part of Glasgow within the
Peter Mackay
Peter Mackay is a retired civil servant, a former head of the Scottish Office Industry Department and at one time looked after the Scottish Office interest in broadcasting. He now lives in Kincraig in the Cairngorm National Park. His interests
George Fleming
George studied at the “Tech” which became Strathclyde University. He graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering and progressed to do a PhD on “The sediment and water balance of the Clyde “. During the first year of his studies,
Professor Graeme Roy
Graeme Roy is Dean of External Engagement and Deputy Head of College in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow. A Professor of Economics he is also Chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission, Scotland’s independent economic and
President’s letter 2023-24
President’s letter September 2023 Kelvin Probus Club has been active in the West of Glasgow since 1989. Originally a club for men-only it became enlightened in 2017 with the admittance of lady members. Its membership numbers now hover around the
Program 2022-2023
Kelvin Probus Programme for 2022-2023 Sep 13th: Shackleton`s forgotten heroes – Peter McKay (Biog) (Talk) Sep 27th: 175 years of RCS – Stuart Harris-Logan (Biog) (Talk) Oct 11th: COP 26 – What now…? – Alison McRae (Biog) (Talk) Oct 25th:
John Butt (Talk)
John Butt is Gardiner Professor of Music at the University of Glasgow, musical director of Dunedin Consort and a Principal Artist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. His work, as both musician and scholar gravitates towards music of