Is Scots A Language? The Club received an intriguing, informative talk by Professor Caie on whether Scots is a language or a dialect. Professor Caie returned to the question again and again as he explored a number of different facets
Our first November walk dispensed with Scotrail and took to the road, with three cars carrying the thirteen walkers to Lunderston Bay on the Clyde coast just past Gourock. We started off along the coastal path in glorious sunshine before
Martin Hendry Martin Hendry is Professor of Gravitational Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Glasgow, where he is currently head of the School of Physics and Astronomy. He is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration – an international
Scottish Superstitions : 25th October 2015 Deedee Cuddihy, introduced herself very self-effacingly. She observed that having looked at the speakers’ talk summaries on our website, that her talk would be a new low for the Club. She then went on
Graham Caie Professor Graham Caie, CBE, FRSE, FEA, FRSA was Vice Principal and Clerk of Senate at Glasgow University. He also held the Chair of English Language since 1990. Prior to Glasgow, he was at Copenhagen University for 18 years. He was
The walk on 18th October 2016 started at Renton Station and continued to the path signposted to Cardross. From there we walked up hill following the muddy path to Carmen loch where the Dunbartonshire model aero club have their beautifully
Local democracy – past, present and future – Colin Mair. Colin Mair certainly knows how to make a dramatic entrance. After John Walls started conducting Club business in the absence of the planned speaker, he quietly stepped through the hall
Deedee Cuddihy is a journalist who was born and brought up in New York but has lived in Glasgow since the “Big Storm” of 1967 (which she slept through). Or was it 1968? After finishing art school in Glasgow, she
This walk on 4th October started at Dalmarnock Station and set off to the Smart Bridge where we crossed over the Clyde, through Richmond Park and then to Glasgow Green. We then walked West onto the North Clydeside Walkway and
Dr Derek Casey – Sport & Leisure, The Good, Bad and the Ugly Dr Casey packed in a phenomenal amount of information into his talk. It was very topical and gave interesting insights on geo-political change. This was made clear
