David Webster
David Webster is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow. He studied Economics at Queens’ College, Cambridge, has an MBA and PhD from the University of Glasgow and is a Fellow of the Academy
Stuart MacQuarrie’s Christmas address
One could understand how Stuart had first come to our President’s attention, when Robin was Vice Principal at Glasgow University. Stuart had submitted a request for £500,000 to the University to repair the University’s Bute Hall organ (a classic
Steve Ohlsen’s Talk
Dr Steve Ohlsen: Moving from treatment to prevention Dr Steve Ohlsen, a Yorkshireman, started on a humorous note. ‘What’s a Yorkshireman? A Scot stripped of his generosity!” A joke one suspects is reversed in other company but raising a smile
Laura Alexander
Laura Alexander Laura graduated from Glasgow University in 1978 with a B. Acc. She then did a post graduate diploma in Hotel and Catering Administration at Hollings, part of Manchester Polytechnic. Entering the hotel industry on the British Transport Hotel
Professor Martin Hendry – Einstein’s Universe
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
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
Prof. Graham Caie’s Talk
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
Walk 1st November 2016
Our first November walk dispensed with Scotrail and took to the road, with three cars carrying the thirteen walkers to Lunderston Bay on the Clyde coast just past Gourock. We started off along the coastal path in glorious sunshine before
Martin Hendry
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
Deedee Cuddihy’s talk
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