An audience listens to a speaker at a David Elder lecture in the Planetarium

David Elder Lectures

Glasgow Science Centre is proud to host the David Elder Lectures in partnership with the University of Strathclyde's Department of Physics. The David Elder lecture series presents a line-up of fascinating talks by expert astronomers, spaceflight pioneers, award-winning science writers and broadcasters. This lecture series continues the tradition of monthly astronomy lectures in Glasgow which began with the first David Elder Lecture in 1905!

This regular monthly programme of talks in The Planetarium runs over the winter months each year. Each lecture lasts approx. 1 hour and is best suited to older teenagers (aged 16 years+) and adults.

  • Month: Monthly from September to March
  • Time: 19:00 GMT
  • Duration: 1 hour

2024-25 Lecture Series

Tickets are on sale for the next David Elder Lecture series. This is the 10th series to take place in The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre. Next up:


Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Neither Here nor There: Jupiter's connection to its local space environment

Speaker: Dr. Licia Ray, Lancaster University

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Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Las Cumbres Observatory: a global network of robotic telescopes for science and education

Speaker: Dr. Edward Gomez, Cardiff University

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Thursday, 30 January 2025

The Birth of Solar Systems

Speaker: Prof. Rene Oudmaijer, University of Leeds

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Wednesday, 19 February 2025

Strange New Worlds

Speaker: Prof. Raymond Pierrehumbert, University of Oxford

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Thursday, 20 March 2025

Can we win the Sustainable Space Race?

Speaker: Dr. Ciara McGrath, University of Manchester

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The University of Strathclyde - Department of Physics

 

Past lectures

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The David Elder Memorial Bequest

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