Past events

Just over 20 years ago, two teams of astronomers discovered that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating...

An Act of Parliament was required to provide for the building of such a great engineering project across so much land.  This lecture will begin with a brief history of the battle against the proposal to construct the Manchester Ship Canal and the efforts made to get the act through parliament...

The charity of the Middle Ages was misleadingly dismissed as haphazard and self-serving after the Reformation.  But the most recent research shows that this was not the case...

In 1853 Captain Moody described reservoirs as being ‘engines of mighty force, strong in the aid of industry….and terrible in their power to destroy if mismanaged or neglected’...

The relationship between Russia and the West is once again deep in crisis.  Russia’s actions since 2014 have removed all doubt in Europe and North America as to the nature of the challenge from Moscow...

Astronomical discoveries and the development of technology have always gone hand in hand. Only a few years after its invention, Galileo was already using the telescope to revolutionise our view of the universe...

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The presentation will be based on Richard Rawlins’ book – Real Secrets of Alternative Medicine.  It will outline how ‘alternative’ treatment methodologies arose, how they have beneficial effects, and the controversies arising...

Five years ago, a cleaning up of a storage area in the School of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews revealed a time-worn periodic table covered by dirt and dust.  Its significance was immediately recognised, despite its brittle and fragile condition that suggested an eventful life in a classroom or laboratory.  The lecture will recount the pursuit to date of what it is now considered the oldest known published periodic table wallchart.

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