Talks

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

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