Winter Programme
Our talks programme for the period September to December will all be in-person presentations. All talks will be in the Kelvin Hall lecture theatre on the second Tuesday of each month at 7pm, except where marked as NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATION/DAY/TIME. For those coming by car, parking is available nearby. For those new to the Kelvin Hall LT, it is along a long corridor beyond the reception desk. Several of the talks during this period are jointly with kindred organisations.
NB We warmly encourage members to bring specimens or brief accounts of recent noteworthy observations for presentation at the start of meetings. If these include photographs, please bring on a USB stick.
2025
September Tuesday 9th: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre 7:00pm John Simpson (Clyde Area recorder for birds) on The Glasgow Peregrine Project: good news in the city October Tuesday 14th: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre 7:00pm Jo Howard-McCombe (RZSS Wildgenes team) on Using genetics to support wildcat conservation in Scotland, and Neil Harris (Digital services, NBN) on The Better Biodiversity Project.This is a National Biology Week presentation, jointly with the Royal Society of Biology. Wednesday 22nd: Graham Kerr Building LT 1 5:00pm. Professor Grant Hopcraft: title to be confirmed, but will be on animal migrations. This is the BLB lecture, jointly with staff and students of the University of Glasgow’s School of Biodiversity, and will be followed by a reception in the Hunterian Zoology Museum. Note different location/day/time Thursday 30th: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre 7:00pm Richard Baines (Logan Botanical Garden) on Plant exploration in northern Vietnam. Jointly with Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Note different day. November Tuesday 11th: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre 7:00pm. David Long (Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh) on Plants of Bhutan. Jointly with Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens and Glasgow Treelovers Society. December Tuesday 2nd: Hunterian Zoology Museum and Graham Kerr LT 7:00pm Mike Rutherford (Hunterian Museum) on Updating the Taxonomy of the Zoology Museum. Jointly with UG ZooSoc. Note different day/location. Tuesday 9th Christmas Social: details to be emailed to members.2026
January Tuesday 13th: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre 7:00pm Nicole Digruber (GNHS): title to be decided, but will be on the side effects of dog medications on wildlife; and Jamie Weir (University of Edinburgh) on The importance (or not) of timing in plant/insect interactions: the case of the winter moth. Wednesday 21st: Graham Kerr Building LT1 5:00pm Professor Sarah Cleaveland on Animal Health Research: why it matters more than you might think.This is the second BLB lecture of the session, jointly with staff and students of the School of Biodiversity, and will be followed by a reception in the Zoology Museum. Note different day/location/time.Talks for February to June will be added in January 2026.
Why not become a member − and experience the Society’s meetings in action?
Back to the Meetings page