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
After graduating in Medicine from St Andrews and Dundee Universities, Gordon joined the University Department of Medicine at Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1974, training in general medicine with interests in haemophilia and thrombosis. He was appointed consultant in 1985; Co-Director
Tales of a Herald Reporter Catriona made clear right from the beginning of the existential threat facing newspapers. Last year she went to give school girls a talk on Women in Journalism and asked the girls how many read a
John McCormick After graduating from Glasgow University, John taught history in a Glasgow comprehensive school for two years before joining the BBC’s Education Department. He became a member of BBC Scotland’s Management Team in 1982 and moved to London in
Catriona is a reporter and columnist for the Herald and Times newspaper group. She is currently Chief Reporter and columnist for the Glasgow Times and writes a twice-weekly column for The Herald. She specialises in education, is the Glasgow Times’s
