Professor Martin Hendry : Einstein’s Universe Professor Martin Hendry set the scene by observing that Lord Kelvin had asserted in 1900 that Physics is ‘finished’! Fortunately for Professor Hendry this proved not to be the case career-wise.Kelvin’s position reflected the
Steve Ohlsen Dr Steve Ohlsen has spent his working life within the healthcare industries – in a number of major pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies, helping support the development of new cardiovascular and anti – cancer drugs, as well point of
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
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
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
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
Colin Mair is chief executive of the Improvement Service, a COSLA/SOLACE partnership set up to support local government improvement across Scotland. The IS’ aim is to help councils and their partners improve the health, quality of life and opportunities of
Probus Meeting 13th September : Climate change and clean renewable fuels : Professor Richard Cogdell The Club received an outstanding talk from Richard Codgell on the potential for photosynthesis to provide a means to provide a clean and renewable fuel.
