Speaker

Year

Topic Area

Lecture Title

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

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

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

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)

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

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