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
Ewen was talking to an audience who are closely familiar with the Botanic Gardens and have a deep love for it by virtue of living in the West End. By the time he finished his talk, members had added respect
Professor Andrew Roe gained an Honours Degree in Microbiology in Aberdeen in 1995 where he also earned his PhD three years later. Andrew stayed in academic research and moved to the University of Glasgow in 2006, to lecture in the
Earth’s last frontier – the depths of the oceans Perhaps Peter’s key point is that world’s oceans are still largely unexplored today despite the fact that the oceans account for 70% of the globe’s surface. Indeedserious scientific study of the
Life is not a rehearsal Nick’s business background was evident in the thoroughness of his talk on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). He gave us a passionate exposition of the RCS and its place in the teaching of the
Peter Spencer Davies’ academic career was as a marine biologist at the University of Glasgow, where his special interest was in the physiology of corals of tropical reefs. Since retirement he has researched and written the standard reference work on
