Trident in a MAD World Commander John Harbour RN Retired, hit the ground running with his talk on the UK’s ‘Continuous at Sea Deterrent’ (CASD); ie our nuclear submarine Trident defence force. To give authority to his talk, John briefly
How to Murder Your ………..- A Short History of Poisoning Ian started on a musical note by reminiscing on Tom Lehrer’s 1950s song ‘Poisoning pigeons in the Park’, an anarchic ditty familiar to our generation. However, he quickly moved on
A Spell in Somalia Full of dry wit, Bob Scott’s talk proved to be a fascinating insight into living as a doctor in a war torn country in Africa. He set the scene by giving a potted history of Somalia
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
Professor Andrew Roe : Aversion therapy: a new approach to treating infections that are resistant to antibiotics Professor Andrew Roe threw members in at the deep end. On the basis of current trends, increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will kill 10
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
