Talks

What is Scots? Professor Jeremy Smith was a hit.  He spoke wittily about the Scots language and its diversity.  Jeremy provided us with new insights to Scots and remnants of past cultures.  Even although previous cultures and languages might be

Ronald is General Manager Operations at Glasgow Airport, where he leads Engineering, Airside Operations, Rescue & Fire Services, Airport Security and Terminal Operations.    In his career he has held a number of senior operational roles at Glasgow Airport and also

Jeremy Smith is Professor of English Philology at the University of Glasgow. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and of the English Association, and an Honorary Fellow of the Association Scottish Literary Studies. He has served

Les is a native of Glasgow.  He is a graduate of Stirling and Glasgow Universities (Sociology / Masters in Town & Regional Planning) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing. In the 1980s and 1990s he worked both

Colette Keaveny, Glasgow City Region City Deal Colette explained the City Deal involves £1.13 billionfunding from the UK and Scottish Governments to be spent on infrastructure over a 20 year Programme, withfurther funding for Employability and Innovation streams. It is

21st Century Challenges Facing Africa John started his talk off at a rattling pace setting the scene for present day Africa.  He observed that 20 years ago, only 4 African countries were middle income countries globally.  Today 16 are.  Moreover,

Colette has been the Communication and Marketing Manager of the Glasgow City Region City Deal Programme Management Office since March 2015. She is responsible for developing and implementing a communication and marketing strategy for both Glasgow City Region and the

Developing Countries : Charity or Transformation Duncan got quickly to the nub of his talk.  He wanted to talk to us about transformation of ‘developing countries’not charity.  His key point being that aid agencies such as Oxfam, Christian Aid or