Donal Wall, Reader in Infectious Diseases at the University of Glasgow, gave a fascinating talk on the Human Microbiome – the multiplicity of micro-organisms living in and on our bodies, which have a profound impact on our health and wellbeing.
Eoghan MacGuire, who previously worked for CNN and NBC News, is the Lead Editor at Bellingcat. He explained that Bellingcat is a collective of citizen journalists and its HQ is based in the Netherlands. The non-profit company was founded by
Dr Donal Wall Donal hails from Galway in the West of Ireland and undertook his undergraduate degree at the National University of Ireland, Galway in Science. He then carried out a PhD in infectious disease at University College Dublin studying
– The Biology of Ageing Colin Selman who is Professor of Biogerontology at the University of Glasgow gave a fascinating talk on the subject of the biology of ageing. He noted that, while much of the research on ageing has
Professor Colin Selman Qualified in Biological Sciences in Glasgow in1994. He gained his PhD in Durham in 1998. Prior to becoming Professor of Biogerontology (Physiology of Aging and Welfare) at Glasgow in 2013, he has held a number of
The Future of Glasgow ‘It’s time to admit that Glasgow is a dump – but we can reboot it.’ declared Philip Rodney, formerly a lawyer and latterly a feature columnist of the Times, in a recent headline (Times: 19th March
“Bellingcat and the rise of open source journalism” Eoghan MacGuire is Lead Editor at Bellingcat. He previously worked for CNN and NBC News Bellingcat is an independent international collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists using open source and social
CoP26 – What Now? Alison McRae, Senior Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce (GCOC) gave a rattling good presentation on the part it played in the CoP26 Conference, what it achieved and its continuing role in seeking to promote and develop
I qualified as a lawyer the year that ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ topped the UK charts and 'Jaws’ was the top grossing movie. I practised as a litigator, specialising in product liability cases. For 20 years I held law firm leadership roles, latterly as
Alison McRae is a network and partnerships entrepreneur with over 20 years of economic development, communications and innovation experience. As Senior Director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce she is responsible for a strategic partnerships portfolio -working across a range of organisations
