Gordon is a civil and structural engineer with international experience in the design and programme management of civil engineering infrastructure. He was appointed to the Chair of Future Infrastructure at the University of Edinburgh in September 2015 and founded the
James originally researched in meteorology/oceanography. Previously CEO Scottish Environment Protection Agency, served on government groups including climate change and biodiversity. Ran own eco-business and, occasionally, worked in consultancy. Was Chair of James Hutton Institute and, currently, serves on Board of
Space Research in a Scottish Context For most of us Massimiliano’s talk on Scottish Space Research was a real revelation. Scotland may be struggling to build two ferries but elsewhere great strides are being made in space engineering, astronomy and
Summary: Vaccines against Covid19 have been an important focus of our efforts to combat the pandemic. In this session, Drs Katie Brooks, James Brock and Georgia Perona-Wright will discuss how the vaccines work, how the immune response provides protection, and
Massimiliano Vasile is currently Professor of Space Systems Engineering and Director of the Aerospace Centre of Excellence in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Previous to this, he was a Senior Lecturer in the
Greetings and welcome to the 32nd year of the Kelvin Probus Club! Not so many years ago members of the public were introduced to the phrase ‘lifelong learning’, to remind those getting on in years that being pensioned off didn’t
2020 Lockdown – A series of blogs using Slack Thanks are due to the blog writers who entertained us on the Slack App during the Lockdown. They helped keep us entertained during our normal break but, as they say, we
Professor Edward Royle : New Lanark Ted gave a commanding and scholarly talk on New Lanark – its origins, the key players and a history covering the best part of 250 years. Ted took us back to the early days
Edward Royle was born, bred and educated in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, before completing his education and beginning his academic career at the University of Cambridge. His only connection with Scotland came when his Yorkshire-born uncle met a Scottish lass in the
Life Without the BBC? A cartoon of a dapper Lord Reith leaning on BBC House set John’s tone for his talk. Reith’s 1922 mission statement for the new BBC Company was to ‘Inform, Educate and Entertain’ guiding the activities of
