List of Society Lectures 1999 to 2019
Speaker |
Year |
Topic Area |
Lecture Title |
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Barrow |
John |
1999 |
Physics, Cosmology |
Life in the Universe |
|
Ewing |
Winifred |
1999 |
Politics |
A Suitable Job for a Woman |
|
Haldane |
John |
1999 |
Philosophy |
Philosophy in this Century and the Last |
|
Rifkind |
Malcolm |
1999 |
Politics |
Blessed are the Peacemakers |
|
Cairncross |
Frances |
2000 |
Economics |
The Death of Distance |
|
Grant |
Robert |
2000 |
Literature |
Fiction and Meaning |
|
Greenfield |
Susan |
2000 |
Neuroscience |
The Private Life of the Brain |
|
Langair |
Malcolm |
2000 |
Particle Physics |
Maxwell, Planck and the discovery of Quanta |
|
Macgregor |
Jimmie |
2000 |
Entertainment |
An Arctic Journey |
|
Mavor |
Ronald |
2000 |
Arts General |
Time and the Arts |
|
McKinnon |
Donald |
2000 |
World Affairs |
Forth and Clyde Canal--A Nation Divided |
|
Morgan |
Edwin |
2000 |
Literature |
Some Philosophical thoughts on Burns |
|
Oppenheimer |
Peter |
2000 |
Economics |
What Price Progress? |
|
Peterson |
John |
2000 |
Politics/World Affairs |
The US Presidential Election |
|
Brown |
Callum |
2001 |
Scottish Church History |
The Death of European Christian Culture |
|
Galbraith |
Roderick |
2001 |
Aeronautics |
Two Centuries of Flight |
|
Holloway |
Richard |
2001 |
Religion ,Philosophy |
The Wound of Religion |
|
Lebrecht |
Norman |
2001 |
Music |
The Meaning of Mahler |
|
MacMillan |
Duncan |
2001 |
Art/Philosophy |
Two Centuries of Art and Philosophy in Scotland |
|
Pennington |
Hugh |
2001 |
Public Health |
A Century of Food Poisoning |
|
Rampton |
Richard |
2001 |
Law |
Holocaust Denial: The Trial of the Century |
|
Thorp |
Nigel |
2001 |
Visual Arts |
The Ass and the Coxcomb--Whistler and Ruskin |
|
Barr |
Leslie |
2002 |
The RPSG |
The Society and Nobel Laureates |
|
Black |
James |
2002 |
Pharmacology |
A Brief History of Drug Invention |
|
Deech |
Ruth |
2002 |
Public Health |
The Future of Fertility |
|
Fells |
Ian |
2002 |
Energy |
The Future of Renewable Energy |
|
McConnell |
Bridget |
2002 |
Arts Administration |
Scotland's Cultural Future |
|
Radcliffe-Richards |
Janet |
2002 |
Women's Rights |
The Future of Feminism |
|
Sheridan |
Tommy |
2002 |
Politics |
A Century of Socialism |
|
Stamp |
Gavin |
2002 |
Visual Arts |
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott: Architect of the Century |
|
Cowan |
Ted |
2003 |
History |
5/11 and the Fallout from 1603 |
|
Hampton |
Kay |
2003 |
Public Health |
A Fairer Future |
|
Hough |
Jim |
2003 |
Physics |
Ripples from the Dark Side of the Universe |
|
Macdonald |
Finlay |
2003 |
Religion |
The Moderator's Tale |
|
McKellar |
Quintin |
2003 |
Ethics |
The Future of Animal Welfare |
|
McMillan |
Nigel |
2003 |
Diagnostics |
The latest Developments in Medical Scanning |
|
Reid |
Heather |
2003 |
Meteorology |
Weather Forecasting in the 21st Century |
|
Saxl |
Otilla |
2003 |
Technology |
The Science of the Small: Nanotechnology |
|
Sutherland |
2003 |
Philosophy |
Ideologies and Values |
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Winetrobe |
Barry |
2003 |
Politics/World Affairs |
The Evolution of Devolution |
|
Blackburn |
Simon. |
2004 |
Philosophy |
Fictions, Inventions and Ethics |
|
Burland |
John |
2004 |
Engineering |
Propping up the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
|
Cairns Smith |
Graham |
2004 |
Medicine |
Portrait of a truly Primitive Gene |
|
Cubie |
Andrew |
2004 |
Education |
Academic Rigour or Social Policy |
|
Hellawell |
Keith |
2004 |
Addiction |
Drugs in Society |
|
Midgley |
Mary |
2004 |
Philosophy |
Visions and Values: Western Global Ecology |
|
Ogg |
Derek |
2004 |
Law |
Just Law |
|
Sharp |
Craig |
2004 |
Veterinary Science |
Animal Athletes: Feats of Animal Physiology |
|
Spurway |
Neil |
2004 |
Theology/Science |
Science and Religion in the Third Millennium |
|
Wilmut |
Ian |
2004 |
Cloning |
The Future of Cloning |
|
Afshar |
Haleh |
2005 |
Religion,Islam |
Women's Rights and Islam-Can things change? |
|
Ashcroft |
Brain |
2005 |
Economics |
New Wealth for an old Nation? |
|
Atiyah |
Michael |
2005 |
Mathematics |
Einstein and the Nature of Space |
|
Bond |
Michael |
2005 |
Psychiatry |
Forty Years in Pain |
|
Butt |
John |
2005 |
Music |
Does Classical Music still exist? |
|
Leather |
Suzi |
2005 |
Ethics |
Test Tube Babies and Embryo Research |
|
MacMillan |
James |
2005 |
Music |
Music: the most spiritual of the Arts |
|
Maxwell |
Jeff |
2005 |
GM crops |
Old Crops: Parameters of Acceptance and Rejection |
|
McCluskey |
Lord |
2005 |
Law |
Whose Law? Religious and Legal Rights |
|
Smith |
John |
2005 |
Pharmacology |
Scientific Changes for Natural Medicine |
|
Smith |
Martin |
2005 |
Geography |
Drifting Continents and the Asian Tsunami |
|
Stoddart |
Sandy |
2005 |
Sculpture |
Costume, Drapery and the Decline of the Statue |
|
Caddy |
Brian |
2006 |
Forensics |
Forensic Science-Servant of the Legal Process |
|
Craig |
Carol |
2006 |
Psychology |
Negativity in Scotland's Culture and Consciousness |
|
Crane |
Tim |
2006 |
Neuroscience |
Can Science explain Consciousness? |
|
Elliot |
Alison |
2006 |
Religion |
Moderation in a World of Extremes |
|
McAnemey |
Billy |
2006 |
Geography |
Africa: What does the Future hold? |
|
McDonald |
Sheena |
2006 |
Media |
Sack the Clown; Governance, Media and the Law |
|
McGrath |
Alistair |
2006 |
Religion |
The Twilight of Atheism? |
|
McLean |
Colin |
2006 |
Economics |
The Strange Behaviour of Investors |
|
Mithen |
Steven |
2006 |
Music |
The Origins of Music and Language |
|
O'Neill |
Mark |
2006 |
Visual Arts |
Kelvingrove in the 21st Century |
|
Reilly |
David |
2006 |
General Medicine |
Healing in a Post-Industrial Age |
|
Warwick |
Kevin |
2006 |
Technology |
Hybrid Intelligence. Human and Machine Brains |
|
Boulton |
Geoffrey |
2007 |
Geology |
What is happening to Planet Earth? |
|
Burnell |
Jocelyn Bell |
2007 |
Astronomy |
What's going on in the Universe? |
|
Conway-Morris |
Simon |
2007 |
Evolution |
How Evolution dances to the Song of Creation |
|
Fry |
Michael |
2007 |
History |
State of the Union: how 1707 led to 2007 |
|
Grayling |
A.C. |
2007 |
Philosophy |
Defending the Enlightenment |
|
Hanlon |
Philip |
2007 |
Public Health |
Threats to Public Health in the 21st Century |
|
Law |
Stephen |
2007 |
Psychology |
The War for Children's Minds |
|
Lorimer |
David |
2007 |
Philosophy |
The Frontiers of Science. Consciousness and Spirituality |
|
Manning |
Aubrey |
2007 |
Zoology |
The Animals and Ourselves |
|
Reilly |
Patrick |
2007 |
Literature |
Decoding the Da Vinci Code |
|
Skeldon |
Ken |
2007 |
Cosmology |
Debunking the Moon Hoax Theory |
|
Angiolini |
Elish |
2008 |
Law |
Scots Law' What's Special about us? |
|
Bown |
Lalage |
2008 |
Education/Feminism |
Women, Words and the World |
|
Burton |
Michael |
2008 |
Cognitive Psychology |
Face Recognition: surveillance, security, perception |
|
Hall |
Wendy |
2008 |
Computing |
Towards a Science of the World Wide Web |
|
Jeffreys |
Alec |
2008 |
Forensics |
DNA Fingerprinting and Beyond |
|
Macdonald |
Murdo |
2008 |
Visual Arts |
Scotland's Art From Prehistory to the Present |
|
McKeganey |
Neil |
2008 |
Addiction |
Welcome to Scotland, Drug Capital of Europe |
|
Newlands |
George |
2008 |
Theology/Ethics |
Faith, Hospitality and Human Rights |
|
Pollock |
Allyson |
2008 |
Public Health |
The NHS and the Divergence of England and Scotland |
|
Reedie |
Craig |
2008 |
Sports Administration |
Civic Advantages of International Sporting Events |
|
Taylor |
Max |
2008 |
Politics/World Affairs |
How Terrorism can be understood and countered |
|
Wallace |
John |
2008 |
Music |
Music and Freedom |
|
Williams |
Shirley |
2008 |
Politics/World Affairs |
Politics and Principle |
|
Black |
Sue |
2009 |
Forensic Anthropology |
Forensic Anthropology in the Modern World |
|
Cogdell |
Richard |
2009 |
Botany |
What we can learn from Photosynthesis? |
|
Dominiczak |
Anna |
2009 |
Genetics/Cardiology |
Genes, Proteins and Patients |
|
Evans |
Martin |
2009 |
Medicine General |
Mice, Men and Medicine |
|
Garrod |
Simon |
2009 |
Psychology |
The New Science of Social Interaction |
|
Hendry |
Martin |
2009 |
Physics |
Cosmology:Why are we here? |
|
Humes |
Walter |
2009 |
Education |
Education, Citizenship and Democracy |
|
Jones |
Steve |
2009 |
Evolution |
Why Darwin was right and the Creationists are wrong |
|
McLennan |
Andrew |
2009 |
Sociology |
Inside Barlinnie: the first 24 Hours |
|
Roaf |
Sue |
2009 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Three degrees of climate change |
|
Robertson |
Ian |
2009 |
Music |
Operatic Medicine? Doctors in Opera |
|
Smith |
Catherine |
2009 |
Literature |
The Dignity of Man--Robert Burns |
|
Wolpert |
Louis |
2009 |
|
Religion |
Belief and the Evolution of Religion |
Barker |
John |
2010 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
The smile on the face of the Quantum |
|
Brindley |
Lynne |
2010 |
Librarianship |
The Role of National Libraries in the 21st Century |
|
Burdon |
Roy |
2010 |
Visual Arts |
Culture Fusion: Arts/Science/Arts |
|
Crawford |
Dorothy |
2010 |
Medicine General |
Microbes and us |
|
Cushieri |
Alfred |
2010 |
Medicine General |
Operating from Images |
|
Ferguson |
Niall |
2010 |
History |
The 1970s in Historical Perspective |
|
Glover |
Anne |
2010 |
Global Warming |
Is Manmade Climate Change our Greatest Challenge? |
|
McConnell |
Jack |
2010 |
Politics |
Impact of Devolution on Scotland's Place in the World |
|
McDonald |
Jan |
2010 |
Theatre History |
Women Performers in 19thC British Theatre |
|
McKinnon |
Jim |
2010 |
Geography |
From Skara Brae to sustainable Communities |
|
Reid |
Harry |
2010 |
Religion |
Why we should be grateful to Luther Calvin and Knox |
|
Tallis |
Raymond |
2010 |
Visual Arts |
Aping Mankind; Darwinism, yes : Darwinist, no |
|
Campbell |
Gordon |
2011 |
Religion |
The King James Bible-Language and Literature |
|
Crowe |
Victoria |
2011 |
Visual Arts |
Inspiration and Process: the Creative Journey |
|
Frith |
Chris |
2011 |
Psychology |
What is Consciousness for? |
|
Ion |
Sue |
2011 |
Energy |
21stC Energy: Challenges and Food for Thought |
|
Maslen |
Rob |
2011 |
Literature |
Fantasy from The Front: Mervyn Peake |
|
McDonald |
Stuart |
2011 |
History |
Procurement of Cadavers by Anatomists In 19thC |
|
Purser |
John |
2011 |
Musicology |
Scotland's Landscape as Music |
|
Reid |
George |
2011 |
Politics |
Getting to 'YES' |
|
Richardson |
Louise |
2011 |
Terrorism/World Affairs |
Understanding Terrorism |
|
Roderick A McD Galbraith |
2011 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
What nature did and did not give aerospace |
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Stringer |
Chris |
2011 |
Evolution |
The Origin of our Species |
|
Venables |
Jean |
2011 |
Global Warming |
Water and Climate Change in Food Production |
|
Wilson |
Chick |
2011 |
Chemistry |
Mysterious Case of Misbehaving Molecules |
|
Winder |
Simon |
2011 |
History |
Germanic Tribes in 16thC Europe |
|
Burn |
John |
2012 |
Genetics |
Twins, Genes and Stem Cells:in search of self |
|
Cannadine |
David |
2012 |
History |
the British Monarchy becoming constitutional |
|
Chakrabati |
Shami |
2012 |
Human Rights |
Common Values in the Human Rights Act |
|
Esakovitz |
Leonard |
2012 |
Visual Arts |
Why take Photographs? |
|
Esakowitz |
Leonard |
2012 |
Members' Talks |
Why take photographs? |
|
Graham |
Elizabeth |
2012 |
Archaeology |
The Maya: their Calendar and Apocalypse to come |
|
Neilson |
June |
2012 |
Members' Talks |
The Antonine Wall: a wall too far? |
|
Nielsen |
June |
2012 |
History |
The Antonine Wall: a Wall too far? |
|
O'Neill |
Onora |
2012 |
Philosophy |
Do we need to rethink Press Freedom? |
|
Philbrick |
Dick |
2012 |
Business/ Economics |
Employee Ownership |
|
Philbrick |
Dick |
2012 |
Members' Talks |
Employee ownership: path to prosperity and antidote to alienation? |
|
Sharkey |
Noel |
2012 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Robots that can help us and hurt us |
|
Shenkin |
Alan |
2012 |
Nutrition |
Micronutrient Supplements and Disease |
|
Wilson |
Jim |
2012 |
Genetics |
Scotland's DNA |
|
Armstrong |
Karen |
2013 |
Religion, Philosophy |
Compassion |
|
Blakemore |
Colin |
2013 |
Neuroscience |
Vision Impossible |
|
Bone |
Ian |
2013 |
Neurology |
Charles Dickens and the Art of Medical Observation |
|
Calder |
Muffy |
2013 |
Computing |
Computational Thinking |
|
Cohen |
Philp |
2013 |
Pharmacology |
New Drugs in the 21stC |
|
Holloway |
James |
2013 |
Visual Arts |
Portrait of a Nation: Scotland's Portrait Gallery |
|
Kennedy |
Dermot |
2013 |
Members' Talks |
Lister, Glasgow and antisepsis: confluences that changed the world |
|
Little |
Alan |
2013 |
World Affairs |
Europe in an Age of Fear |
|
Macdonald |
Jim |
2013 |
Ecology |
Low Carbon Living |
|
Macniven |
Duncan |
2013 |
History |
Scotland's People--1855-2011 |
|
Monaghan |
Pat |
2013 |
Members' Talks |
An insight into the life and legacy of Alexander Wilson, Ornithologist |
|
Patten |
Chris |
2013 |
World Affairs |
Collapsing Certainties:changing World order |
|
Rees |
Martin |
2013 |
Cosmology |
Life in the Cosmos: Planets, Galaxies and the Universe |
|
Sanderson |
David |
2013 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
2013 was the centenary of 'isotope' first appearing in print, in a letter from Glasgow's Frederick Soddy |
|
Sanderson |
David |
2013 |
Chemistry |
Science Festival Lecture |
|
Warren |
John |
2013 |
Members' Talks |
A light shining in dark places: the legacy of Thomas Aikenhead |
|
Withers |
Charles |
2013 |
Geography |
Scotland's Cartographic History |
|
Adams |
Carol |
2014 |
Business |
Responsibility in Business |
|
Card |
Nick |
2014 |
Archaeology |
Excavations at Neolithic site Brodgar Orkney |
|
Curtice |
John |
2014 |
Politics |
Is Scotland set to Separate? |
|
Deary |
Ian |
2014 |
Aging |
Heathy Cognitive Aging |
|
Gallagher |
Jamie |
2014 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Indestructible Energy |
|
Gorman. Daniel |
2014 |
Members' Talks |
James Clerk Maxwell |
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Gray |
Muir |
2014 |
Public Health |
The Third Healthcare Revolution |
|
Greig |
David |
2014 |
Theatre |
Theatre and Anthropology |
|
Long |
Philip |
2014 |
Visual Arts |
V &A Dundee |
|
McCluskey |
Karen |
2014 |
Psychology/Public Health |
Medics against Violence |
|
Morris |
Andrew |
2014 |
Public Health |
Health Science Research in Scotland |
|
Stott |
David |
2014 |
Members' Talks |
Antikythera Mechanism |
|
Vousden |
Karen |
2014 |
Oncology |
Why is Cancer so rare? |
|
Wilson |
David |
2014 |
World Affairs |
China Awakening |
|
Ansari |
Ali |
2015 |
Modern History |
Iran and the British Question |
|
Archer |
Janet |
2015 |
Arts Admin |
Unlocking Potential, Embracing Ambition |
|
Campbell |
Steve |
2015 |
Members' Talks |
Photography |
|
Eaves |
Laurence |
2015 |
Physics |
Graphene |
|
Gilmore |
Ian |
2015 |
Addiction |
Alcohol:Coping with our Favourite drug |
|
Hobbs |
Angela |
2015 |
Philosophy |
Philosophy and the Good Life |
|
Mitchell |
William |
2015 |
Members' Talks |
Making of the Baton for the Commonwealth Games |
|
Shipton |
Zoe |
2015 |
Geology/ Engineering |
Ethics of Energy Supply in 21stC |
|
Spector |
Timothy |
2015 |
Genetics |
How you can change your Genes |
|
Stewart |
Mhairi |
2015 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
What have bacteria done for us? |
|
Strachan |
Huw |
2015 |
History |
Centenary of WW1: Commemoration or Celebration? |
|
Yellowlees |
Lesley |
2015 |
Women in Science |
Women in Science |
|
Aitken |
Jonathan |
2016 |
Politics, Religion |
Reforming our Prisons-Purposes and Practicalities |
|
Barker |
John |
2016 |
Members' Talks |
Through the Webbit Hole: a Guide to royalphil.org |
|
Calderwood |
Catherine |
2016 |
Public Health |
The Philosophy of Realistic Medicine |
|
Finkel |
Irving |
2016 |
Ancient History |
The Ark before Noah |
|
Foster |
Russell |
2016 |
Neuroscience |
A New Understanding of the Eye |
|
Fraser |
Mary |
2016 |
Members' Talks |
Controversies over the Great War Separation Allowance: Views of the Police |
|
Fyfe |
Maria |
2016 |
Members' Talks |
Mary Barbour |
|
Greenan |
Lily |
2016 |
Women's Rights |
Violence against Women in Scotland |
|
Haugh |
Joanne |
2016 |
Global Warming |
Climate Change |
|
Inns |
Tom |
2016 |
Design, Education |
Design Thinking in 21st Century |
|
Jaspars |
Marcel |
2016 |
Pharmacology |
Extreme Drug Discovery |
|
Kirkwood |
Tom |
2016 |
Aging |
What Price Immortality? |
|
McFadden |
Jean |
2016 |
Glasgow Local Govt |
Glasgow's Miles Better? A personal view |
|
NicDaeid |
Niamh |
2016 |
Forensic Science |
Does Forensic Science have a Future? |
|
Rowan |
Sheila |
2016 |
Cosmology |
Gravitational Waves-a new Astronomy? |
|
Scott |
Sophie |
2016 |
Neuroscience |
The Science of Laughter |
|
Shirlaw |
Derek |
2016 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Future fuels |
|
(No name) |
2017 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Connect with maths (talk and workshops for school age) |
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Bruzzi |
Stella |
2017 |
Film |
The Law in Media Entertainment |
|
Grady |
Monica |
2017 |
Cosmology |
Landing on a Comet |
|
Jebb |
Susan |
2017 |
Nutrition |
Improving the Nation's Diet |
|
Leask |
Nigel |
2017 |
Literature |
Thomas Pennants Scottish Tours 1760-72 |
|
Macdonald.Ken |
2017 |
Law |
Freedom in a dangerous World |
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McColl |
Jim |
2017 |
Business |
Renewal and Regeneration of Businesses |
|
McCulloch |
Diarmaid |
2017 |
Religion/History |
The Reformation Half a Millennium Later |
|
Pirmohamed |
Munir |
2017 |
Genetics |
Personalised Medicine> Can NHS afford it? |
|
Rogers |
Paul |
2017 |
Politics/Public Affairs |
Lost Cause? The War on Terror |
|
Seldon |
Antony |
2017 |
Education/Philosophy |
Waste of 20thC Academic Philosophy |
|
Barker |
John |
2018 |
Physics and Astronomy |
The Exploration of Space: the Austerity Years |
|
Burns |
Harry |
2018 |
Public Health |
Wellbeing-What is it and what causes it? |
|
Hennessey |
Peter |
2018 |
Politics, History |
Writing the History of One's own Time |
|
Hutton |
Will |
2018 |
Public Affairs |
The Enlightenment under Siege |
|
Ingold |
Tim |
2018 |
Sociology |
On Building a University for the Common Good |
|
Jeffrey |
Kate |
2018 |
Neuroscience |
Illuminating Memory: optogenetics and the new science of the mind |
|
Menzies |
Kirsty |
2018 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Visualising two of Glasgow's Marys: how women have shaped and are shaping the political and scientific life of Glasgow |
|
Millar |
Keith |
2018 |
History |
Franklin's Arctic Expedition 1845 |
|
Morris |
Jane |
2018 |
Psychiatry |
Psychotherapy in Scotland today |
|
Nurse |
Paul |
2018 |
Genetics |
Great Ideas in Biology |
|
O'Hagan |
Angela |
2018 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Visualising two of Glasgow's Marys: how women have shaped and are shaping the political and scientific life of Glasgow |
|
Palmer |
Tim |
2018 |
Meteorology |
Predicting the Weather |
|
Roberts |
Carolyn |
2018 |
Environment |
Managing our Water Environment |
|
Thomas |
Sharon |
2018 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Visualising two of Glasgow's Marys: how women have shaped and are shaping the political and scientific life of Glasgow |
|
Welsh |
Louise |
2018 |
Literature |
Dystopia And Nostalgia in Apocalypse Fiction |
|
Winfield |
Alan |
2018 |
Robotics/Ethics |
The Thinking Robot |
|
Bruford |
Mike |
2019 |
Genetics/ Biodiversity |
Why Genetic Biodiversity matters |
|
O'Donovan |
Michael |
2019 |
Genetics |
Genes and Mental Illness |
|
Paul |
Douglas |
2019 |
Glasgow Science Festival Talks |
Nanotechnology |
|
Phipps |
Alison |
2019 |
World Affairs/Education |
Refugee Integration Through Languages and the Arts |
|
Sands |
Philippe |
2019 |
Law/World Affairs |
Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity |
|
Calman |
Kenneth |
1999/2015 |
Public Health |
Risk and its Communication/Happiness |
|
Susskind |
Richard |
2002/17 |
Law/Computing Science |
Clicks and Mortals/The Future of The Professions |
|
MacSween |
Roderick |
2003/2010 |
General Medicine |
The Future of Medical Care |
|
McInnes |
Colin |
2008/2015 |
Engineering |
Engineering, Energy and the Environment/Energy Transmissions-past and Present |
|
Broadie |
Alexander |
2013/2017 |
Philosophy |
David Hume/Public Intellectuals |