Lecture Programme 2024-2025

We have a super lecture programme this year!

Full details for all of our events can be found at engineers.scot/events/ies-events

Presidential Address 

Tales from the Riverbank - Experience of building and operating an intensive commercial ferry service in Scotland 

Graeme Fletcher

This lecture will explain the crucial importance of keeping it simple in the engineering and purchasing of ferries in relation to the 50 years of operation of Western Ferries. 

Tuesday 24th September 2024 
In-person at 6.30pm - Registration for In-person 
Online at 6.30pm – Registration for Online

Full details for all of our events can be found at www.engineers.scot/events/ies-events


The Rankine Memorial Lecture

Steam cleaning our environment - Using Steam Turbines to achieve genuine sustainability

Prof Ian Arbon

This lecture will explain how steam turbines could help achieve UK’s 2050 energy and environment targets, which current policies and technologies probably will not.

Tuesday 29th October 2024

In-person at 6.30pm - Registration for In-person

Online at 6.30pm – Registration for Online

Full details for all of our events can be found at www.engineers.scot/events/ies-events


Safety Leadership – a moral and ethical imperative

Dame Judith Hackitt DBE

This lecture will discuss a number of serious accidents, lessons learned and the need for a safety culture driven by doing the right thing rather than slavish rule following.

Tuesday 19h November 2024

In-person at 6.30pm - Registration for In-person

Online at 6.30pm – Registration for Online

Full details for all of our events can be found at www.engineers.scot/events/ies-events


Joint meeting with RINA

Repairs and Renovation of the RRS Discovery

Mr Ali Gellatly

Details will be announced soon

Monday 9th December 2024

In-person at 6.30pm - Registration for In-person

Online at 6.30pm – Registration for Online

Full details for all of our events can be found at www.engineers.scot/events/ies-events


Joint meeting with IMarEST 

Wind turbines – an anchorage too far? The role of floating wind turbines meeting future net-zero commitments 

Prof Atilla Incicek Attila will describe how clean energy is generated from offshore wind turbines; the challenges in their design, installation, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning; discuss whether the turbines should be fixed or floating? 

Tuesday 14th January 2025 

In-person at 6.30pm - Registration for In-person 

Online at 6.30pm – Registration for Online

Full details for all of our events can be found at www.engineers.scot/events/ies-events


Joint meeting with CIBSE

Has Covid made our buildings less healthy? - limitations of building ventilation as a preventative measure 

Dr Chris Iddon 

What is the legacy of preventative measures introduced during Covid? This lecture will look at the longterm effects particularly with more hybrid working and lower occupancy rates. 

Tuesday 11th February 2025 

In-person at 6.30pm - Registration for In-person 

Online at 6.30pm – Registration for Online

Full details for all of our events can be found at www.engineers.scot/events/ies-events


The future of satellite communication

Dr Carol Marsh


This lecture will explain what an Electronically Scanned Phased Array Antenna Gateway is, introduce us to Celestia-UK and explain the Gateway terminology, why they are important for Scotland.

Tuesday 11th March 2025

In-person at 6.30pm - Registration for In-person


Online at 6.30pm – Registration for Online

Full details for all of our events can be found at www.engineers.scot/events/ies-events


New members are welcome, if you are an Engineer or have an interest in Engineering, if you want to learn about current topics, discuss current topics or give something back we are the Institution for you. Find out more here


CPD certificates will be available on application

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