Spring 2025

January 8 Tsikas Georgios, Lead Administration. The Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre, FCC Recycling Limited.
‘Millerhill Energy Centre. Who We Are and What We Do.’

January 15 Rami Okasha, Chief Executive of Children’s Hospices in Scotland (CHAS).
‘Children’s Hospices Across Scotland – the history, achievements and plans for the future.’

January 22 Karyn McCluskey, Chief Executive, Community Justice Scotland.
‘Smart Justice. No excuses for crime but loads of reasons.’

January 29 Val Brown, Head of Scotland at Christian Aid.
’80 years of Christian Aid – a global look at our work.’

February 5 Tony Gutierrez, Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology,
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University.
‘Plastic litter – where it goes, what it does, what you can do to help.’

February 12 Liam McArthur, MSP, Liberal Democrat, Orkney.
‘Assisted Dying – where are we now?’ Talk on Zoom.

February 19 Rev. Iain Whyte, University of Edinburgh. Author of ‘Scotland and the Abolition of Black Slavery 1756-1838’.
‘Scotland and Slavery – The Bits that have been Airbrushed out of History.’ The Stewart McGregor Memorial Lecture.

February 26 Geraldine McNeill, Professor of Global Nutrition and Health The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems.
‘Eating well without destroying the environment.’

March 5 Frank Cogliano, Professor of American History, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh.
‘USA – New President, what do we expect?’

March 12 Dr. Ben Coulson, Lecturer in International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh.
‘China, the US, and East Asian Geopolitics in the 21st Century.’