The public lecture series for the 2016-2017 session is now complete. The lecture series for the 2017-2018 session will be announced here in due course. The first lecture of the next session will be held on Thursday 21st September 2017 at 7.30pm in Room 6.41 of the Royal College building, University of Strathclyde.
Public lectures for the 2016-17 session
The ASG's free public lectures for the 2016-17 session were as follows, the dates and titles are shown below. They were normally held in Room 6.41 Royal College, Strathclyde University unless otherwise advised. Access is via the Montrose Street entrance, take the lift to Level 3, exit the lift and take the 2nd set of steps on your left, go through the double glass doors. Room 6.41 is on your left approximately half way along the corridor. The lectures start at 7:30pm and are preceded from 6:45pm by either a presentation on the month's skywatching highlights or by a social event giving you the opportunity to meet other members.
The complete lecture programme for the 2016-17 session was:
| Thursday 15th September 2016 | New Views of the Sun's Hot Corona The Eric Tomney Lecture Dr Iain G Hannah, Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow |
| Thursday 20th October 2016 | The Gaia Space Telescope: mapping the Milky Way in six dimensions Dr Nick Rowell, Researcher and developer in the Wide Field Astronomy Unit, Royal Observatory Edinburgh |
| Thursday 17th November 2016 | What has Space Ever Done for Us? Mr Matjaz Vidmar, Postgraduate research student. Institute for the study of Science, Technology & Innovation. University of Edinburgh |
| Thursday 15th December 2016 | Opening a New Window on Einstein’s Universe Prof Martin Hendry MBE Head of School, Professor of Gravitational Astrophysics and Cosmology, Chair, Institute of Physics, Scotland |
| Thursday 19th January 2017 | An Introduction to Pulsars - Throwing some light on Gravity and Relativity The Tannahill Lecture Prof. Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Visiting Professor, Astrophysics, University of Oxford This lecture will be held in Lecture Theatre 325 in the John Anderson building here |
| Thursday 16th February 2017 | Members' Night Talks |
| Thursday 16th March 2017 | Asteroids and Space Debris, Threat or Opportunity? Major Results from the Stardust Network Prof Max Vasile, Prof of Space Systems Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Strathclyde University |
| Thursday 20th April 2017 | Space Weather and the Polar Regions: Gateways to Geospace The Leon Davies Lecture Dr Andrew Kavanagh, Middle Atmosphere Vertical Coupling Analyst, British Antarctic Survey. This lecture will be held in Lecture Theatre 325 in the John Anderson building here |
| Thursday 18th May 2017 | Venus: Heavenly Body or a Vision of Hell Dr Simon Cuthbert, Lecturer in Earth Science, University of the West of Scotland. This lecture will be held in Lecture Theatre 325 in the John Anderson building here |
| This lecture will be followed by the Society Annual General Meeting |