Insight Talks
A series of lunchtime talks given by experts from The Hunterian and the University of Glasgow.
These talks offer an insight into The Hunterian's world class collections and current research at the University of Glasgow.
The talks last approximately 10 minutes and take place every Tuesday at 1.00pm in various Hunterian locations.
Admission to The Hunterian Insight Talks is free.
All welcome!
A list of previous Insight Talks can be found here.
Alfred Russell Wallace – still in Darwin’s Shadow?
Date: 1 October 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: Professor Roger Downie
Location: tbc
Scottish Encounters with Tropical Diseases
Date: 8 October 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: Professor Mike Barratt
Location: Hunterian Museum
You Took The Part That Once Was My Heart: Livingstone and trees
Date: 15 October 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: Sybren Remema
Location: Hunterian Museum
The many lives of David Livingstone: multiple views of his work and reputation
Date: 22 October 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: Dr Justin Livingstone, School of Critical Studies
Location: Hunterian Museum
The University of Glasgow and the Geological Exploration of Somalia
Date: 29 October 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: John Faithfull, Hunterian Curator
Location: Hunterian Museum
Patriotic Pottery: The denial of Bo'ness?
Date: 5 November 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: Stacey Clapperton, Hunterian Associate
Location: Hunterian Museum
Reynolds in Black and White: prints after Joshua Reynolds
Date: 12 November 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: Mila Atheyde, Hunterian Associate
Location: Hunterian Art Gallery
Mechanising moneymaking: Nicholas Briot and the Edinburgh Mint in the 17th Century
Date: 19 November 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: Donal Bateson, Hunterian Curator
Location: Hunterian Museum
Resuscitating the Past: Heritage CPR
Date: 26 November 2013
Time: 1.00pm
Speaker: Christina Gilfedder, Third year Archaeologystudent/Pop Up Museum
Location: Hunterian Museum