Paul MacAlindin has conducted orchestras and ensembles all over the world, from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the RSNO, the SCO, Oulu Sinfonia and Armenian Philharmonic to the ensembles of the Düsseldorf Symphoniker, Psappha and Cantiere Montepulciano. He has recorded for
Elspeth is a retired French and German lecturer/teacher and have been a volunteer guide for Historic Environment Scotland at Dumbarton Castle for about 8 years. I started my career as a college lecturer in Germany and then as a teacher
Bruce Keith is a retired chartered surveyor and environmentalist, having started his professional career working on several Perthshire and Aberdeenshire estates and in Edinburgh with the Department of Agriculture. Bruce moved south of the border to Peterborough in 1996
Ken was born in Falkirk but has lived in Glasgow since the age of 8. Schooled at Jordanhill, he completed a geography degree at Edinburgh University and a town planning diploma at Glasgow University, before stumbling into a career in
David Bruce is a former Director of the Scottish Film Council and of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He initially worked as a musician and documentary film- maker following a spell in theatre and film in London. He now lives
Alex Ritchie was born in Glasgow, and is a graduate of Glasgow University. His career was with the Royal Commision on Historical Manuscripts and The National Archives in London. His interests include shipbuilding, church history and business history. These will
Professor Martin Hendry “Listening to Einstein’s Universe: the dawn and exciting future of gravitational astronomy” Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of the cosmos predicted by Albert Einstein more than 100 years ago and produced by some of the
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Jen Morton is a group leader at the CRUK Scotland (formerly Beatson) institute and and Professor in the University of Glasgow School of Cancer Sciences. Jen qualified with a BSc in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Glasgow in 1998 and
Professor Gerry McCartney Gerry McCartney graduated from medicine at the University of Glasgow and did his GP vocational training in Paisley. Whilst working as a junior doctor he completed an honours degree in Economics and Development at the University of
