Before 3am, Talks & lectures, Science

Get together with the society to discuss a variety of space-related topics.

Come hear the results of a multidisciplinary project between two geneticists, two poets, a design artist and a photographer, initiated by the ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum. With Pippa Goldschmidt, Lisa Matthews and Matthias Wienroth in discussion.

Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion, proprietors of the Dundee-based art studio Dalziel + Scullion, talk about creativity's role in challenging, reflecting and shaping the future. They focus on the interplay between human activity and nature's complexities and the possibility for a more meaningful kinship with the…

An annual lecture that looks at the study of Natural Theology in broad terms, with the goal to advance modern theological thought.

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the death of poet, artist and naturalist Alexander Wilson.

Professor of Epistemics Jon Oberlander, Professor of Composition and Electroacoustic Composition Peter Nelson, and Chris Speed of the Edinburgh College of Art discuss historical, conceptual and philosophical relationships between the performing arts and technology. Chaired by theatre specialist Olga Taxidou.

Leonardo is celebrated as both an inspired artist and anatomist. This special event considers how contemporary artists, performers and scientists are informed by each other’s work in their exploration of the human body. Part of the Clod Ensemble’s Performing Medicine programme in collaboration with Wellcome Trust.

A multidisciplinary afternoon of discussion and debate by artists, clinicians, medical researchers and carers, investigating personalised medicine, genetics, asthma, and issues of child health. A private view of the Be Receptive exhibition of artwork, follows this event. This exhibition is held at the Royal Alexandra…

Pecha kucha session featuring women working in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine across Glasgow.

Big Ideas presents big questions, then lets an expert have a stab at answering it before turning it to the audience for discussion. Brief, informal and relaxed, the pub-based event is open to anyone and everyone.

An evening of stand-up comedy and science, with Simon Watt, Bright Club, Helen Arney and some of Glasgow's funniest academics.

Practical advice on paediatrics for people with young families.

Dr David Hetherington looks at the two feline species native to Scotland: the Scottish wildcat and the Eurasian lynx. The lynx is extinct, but the wildcat hangs on – although only with help from conservationists like Hetherington, who set up the Cairngorms Wildcat Project.

Esther Woolfson's book Corvus established her as one of our leading nature writers, and she currently observes the wildlife of Aberdeen, where she lives. RSPB naturalist Conor Mark Jamieson's Silent Spring Revisited updated Rachel Carson's environmental classic for the 21st century.

A symposium exploring the history of organ transplantation.

All manner of spacey things are discussed at these monthly meetings, with the aim of promoting science to the general public (i.e., those of us without PhDs).

Although he went to Antarctica as an on-base medical doctor, Gavin Francis ended up spending a lot of time amongst emperor penguins during his fourteen months on the most icy and isolated of continents. Hear him talk about his life-changing experience amongst the birds.

Join geneticists from the University of Glasgow to discuss the ongoing revolution in Genetics.

Explore the latest ideas in science and technology, outside a traditional academic context, at this forum for debating and promoting public engagement.

British scientist, writer and broadcaster Susan Greenfield asks us to consider how technologies may be changing the human brain, both for good and for bad. Chaired by Alison Elliot, Convenor of the Church of Scotland Guild. Speech-to-Text Reported event.

Psychiatrist Andrew Powell explores the ways that technology affects relationships. As depression rapidly becomes the greatest burden of illness in developed countries, he examines safeguards for emotional and spiritual well-being. Chaired by Reverend Richard Coles, writer of TV comedy Rev. Speech-to-Text Reported event.

2013 is the centenary of the first appearance in print of the word 'isotope'. Professor David Sanderson talks about the past, present and future of isotopes.

A series of talks at Langside Library covering a variety of topics.