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May 2014
The 2014 Road Ahead Lecture on the Scottish Enlightenment with Tom Devine
The Road Ahead Prestige Lecture, delivered by Tom Devine Why did the Scottish Enlightenment happen and could it happen again? The renowned Scottish Enlightenment of the eighteenth century emerged from a small country which, on the face of it, was both poor and disadvantaged. The first part of the lecture will try to resolve this apparent paradox. The second part will take a more speculative approach. With some comparative references back to the glory days of the Enlightenment itself, the…
Find out more »November 2014
Precision Engineering
Speaker:- Jim English. Light refreshments will be available from 05.45pm. CPD Certificates will be issued if required.
Find out more »February 2015
‘Bionic Hand’
Speaker:- Hugh Gill. Light refreshments will be available from 05.45pm. CPD Certificates will be issued if required.
Find out more »March 2015
‘Hybrid Air Vehicles – The Airlander Project’
Speaker:- David Stewart. Light refreshments will be available from 05.45pm. CPD Certificates will be issued if required.
Find out more »May 2015
The Road Ahead Lecture 2015 with Bob Keiller, CEO of Wood Group
Bob Keiller, Chief Executive Officer of Wood Group plc, will deliver the Road Ahead Lecture 2015. Bob, who is known for his participative leadership style and is a sought-after and engaging speaker, will talk about values-based leadership in engineering companies, and much more. Bob speaks with real passion on his subject: The whole of Wood Group has adopted a common set of values, which prescribes things such as a zero tolerance approach to bribery—sometimes an issue in the markets in…
Find out more »December 2015
The Challenges in Building the UKs First LNG Ro-Ro Passenger Vessel
Joint Meeting with RINA Speaker: Jim Anderson
Find out more »February 2016
Satellite Engineering
Speaker: Craig Clark
Find out more »March 2016
The MacMillan Lecture – Optical Engineering
Speaker: Douglas Anderson
Find out more »June 2018
Engineering Scotland – The Road Ahead Lecture
Engineering Scotland warmly invites you to The 2018 Road Ahead Lecture. This is the tenth annual lecture in the series and this year will be delivered by Professor Keith Ridgway, CBE, Executive Chair of the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) on Monday 25th June, on the subject of "Manufacturing a Future for Scotland". The Road Ahead Lecture is Engineering Scotland’s annual prestige event, kindly hosted once again by the University of Strathclyde. Registration and refreshments from 5.30pm for a prompt 6.15pm start. We…
Find out more »June 2024
Data Centric Engineering: A Vision of the Future
Lord Kelvin stated that 'To Measure is to Know'. The role of experiment, empirical observation and data have always been core to the development of the empirical laws of the engineering sciences and associated professions. So what does Data Centric Engineering actually mean? This talk will highlight the role of recent advances in the data sciences and how they are transforming the study and practice of engineering.
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