Past Events
IES - Let's talk about hydrogen - Hydrogen for the Net Zero Energy Trilemma
9th December 2025 6:30 pm
Joint lecture with RINA
The Energy Trilemma highlights the often-competing challenges with cost of energy, security of energy supply, and adverse environmental impacts from energy production and use. The switch from use of…
WiP - Central Scotland Winter Drinks
4th December 2025 6:30 pm
Join us this December at Edinburgh’s Bonnie & Wild for an evening of festive cheer, industry connection and meaningful impact.
You’ll hear inspiring reflections from Laura McGuigan, our Branch Chair as she shares highlights…
IChemE - Fusion Energy: Chemical Engineering at the Forefront of a Transformative Era
4th December 2025 6:00 pm
The global momentum behind fusion energy is accelerating, marking a pivotal shift from aspiration to achievable reality. As governments and industries intensify investment in fusion research and its commercialisation, the promise of…
BCS -Peter Landin Semantics Seminar
4th December 2025 6:00 pm
FACS Annual General Meeting, followed by the annual FACS Peter Landin Semantics Seminar, delivered by Prof. Jonathan Bowen, Emeritus Professor of Computing, London South Bank University.
Title: Formal Methods: Whence and…
BCS - Post-modern coding and cryptography: securing the quantum internet
3rd December 2025 6:30 pm
Annual Christmas Lecture Coding Theory emerged as techniques for transmitting messages correctly in a noisy environment and found successful applications from CD/DVD players to space missions.
At the same time, Public Key…
Space-Comm Scotland
3rd December 2025 9:00 am
3 December 2025 - 4 December 2025, SEC Glasgow
Bringing together 2,300+ space leaders, 100+ speakers, and 80+ exhibitors, the event offers unmatched access to buyers, investors, and key…
IChemE - Rethinking Career Breaks: Returning Talent Back to Engineering
2nd December 2025 1:00 pm
Career breaks are a normal part of working life. They should not end careers. In a sector that’s evolving fast and facing major skills gaps, the fresh perspectives, resilience, and transferable skills returners offer are more valuable…
The Tall Ship - Anniversary Lecture
1st December 2025 6:00 pm
In this lecture, artist and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie explores fifteen years of painting and drawing across Britain’s industrial heartlands — from the shipyards of the Clyde to the steelworks of Wales and aerospace labs of Portsmouth.…
Scottish Maritime Museum - 2025 Winter Market
28th November 2025 11:00 am
The Scottish Maritime Museum Winter Market returns for three days, from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th November, with free entry throughout. As one of the largest markets in the West of Scotland, it will fill the Museum’s stunning Linthouse…
IMarEST - Ammonia and Methanol Export Hubs: Exploring supply-side challenges for maritime decarbonisation
27th November 2025 6:00 pm
Export hubs are emerging as a crucial solution in the transition to a low-carbon energy future, for hard-to-abate sectors such as the maritime sector.
This presentation will discuss Arup’s latest whitepaper, Power-to-X export…
IChemE - Focus on Trade Marks and Designs: Copy-Cat(erpillar)s in the Food Industry
27th November 2025 12:30 pm
Join us for an engaging and timely webinar exploring the world of trade marks and registered designs through a captivating case study from the food industry. We’ll delve into the complexities of branding and IP protection, using…
IOR - Design to Disaster: Understanding Cooling Failures in High Ambient Temperatures
27th November 2025 10:00 am
As global ambient temperatures rise, cooling systems are increasingly pushed to their limits. This practical CoolTalk explores the real-world implications of high ambient conditions on system design, capacity, and…
AMB - Into the Unknown
26th November 2025 6:00 pm
This presentation will cover the challenges which arise from the unknown elements that come with subsea decommissioning.
Matthew Coull is a Project Technical Manager at DeepOcean, specialising in subsea decommissioning and…
IChemE - Introducing VR and AR technologies into Chemical Engineering education
26th November 2025 9:00 am
This event highlights the integration of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies to address challenges faced by chemical engineering students in process design. Traditionally reliant on 2D drawings and scaled…
RINA - 2025 President’s Invitation Lecture Ship Energy Efficiency
24th November 2025 6:00 pm
The President’s Invitation Lecture is one of the most significant events in the Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ (RINA) calendar. It brings together leading experts in the maritime sector to discuss pressing industry issues and…
IStructE - https://www.imarest.org/events/event-calendar/ammonia-and-methanol-export-hubs-exploring-supply-side-challenges-for-maritime-decarbonisation.html
24th November 2025 1:00 pm
Note - AST time
BCS - Celebrating the BCSWomen Lovelace
20th November 2025 6:30 pm
18:30 Welcome
● Introduction to the Webinar Series: Celebrating 18 Years of BCSWomen Lovelace Impact
● A Conversation with Keynote Speaker Sharon Moore and Local Host Dr Matthew Barr
● The local…
RSE - Supplements and cancer prevention: what really works?
20th November 2025 6:00 pm
Global sales of dietary supplements are worth over $100 billion per year, but do they actually reduce our risk of cancer? Are they safe for everyone? And who, if anyone, stands to benefit?
Join Professor Mark Hull,…
ICE - Quantum Computing in Manufacturing – Applications and Enabling Technologies
20th November 2025 12:30 pm
Quantum computing is rapidly evolving from theoretical promise to practical implementation. As industries face increasingly complex challenges in logistics, materials science, and process optimization, quantum technologies offer new…
IChemE - Creeping Change Types, Risks and Detection
20th November 2025 12:00 pm
Creeping change are changes in process conditions or external conditions that take place slowly over an extended time period. This change can be undetected until an incident occurs or a plant becomes inoperable. This talk is an overview…
IOM3 - Defence Materials 2050 Webinar
20th November 2025 10:00 am
Shaping the Future of Defence Through Resilient Materials and Strategic Collaboration
Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the future of defence through the lens of resilient materials, robust supply…
HES - Castle of Light: Fire and Ice
17th November 2025 3:40 pm
Castle of Light returns to Edinburgh Castle for its sixth year, brighter and bolder than ever. Born of fire and sculpted by ice, Scotland’s iconic fortress comes alive with the UK’s largest annual projection show. Wander amongst…
IStructE - Structural Awards 2025 ceremony
14th November 2025 6:30 pm
Celebrate structural engineering excellence and network with the industry’s best at our prestigious annual awards ceremony.
RAeS - Faster than a speeding bullet - Lockheed's SR-71
13th November 2025 6:30 pm
Despite being cancelled over thirty-five years ago, the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird”, remains the world’s fastest, highest flying operational jet ever built. This packed presentation will outline the background leading to its design and…