IET Scotland South East Events

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In-Person

Visit Edinburgh University Digitisation and Making Service

The visit is to the Digitising and Making Services team at the University of Edinburgh. It will give the opportunity to visit the Service's three physical locations: the photography studio, the makerspace and the AV digitisation studio. Please note that he tour will take up to two hours on foot with little or no opportunity to sit and access to the photography studio is up a flight of stairs.
Speaker:
Mr Gavin Willshaw
Date/Time:
Wednesday 22nd April 2026 @ 1:45 PM
Location:
University of Edinburgh Main Library, Edinburgh, EH8 9LI
Hosted By:
IET Scotland South East
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In-Person

From Water Divining To Quantum Computing -The Journey Of A Discovery

Neil Duffy discusses the discovery of electromagnetic-like penetrating radiation that is responsible for the water divining or dowsing effect. Please note: Refreshments are from 1730 with the talk starting at 1800.
Speaker:
Neil Duffy
Date/Time:
Wednesday 20th May 2026 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
Napier University Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT
Hosted By:
IET Scotland South East

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Online

Meet the Engineers - Volume 3, Series 1: "Your Path into Engineering and Part-Time Study"

Join us for the first session of the year in our Meet the Engineers webinar series! Our guest engineers will share their personal career journeys and provide valuable insights into the various routes into engineering. From hands-on training and industry experience to continuing part-time study, this session will give attendees a realistic view of what an engineering career can look like and how to get there.
Speaker:
Ali Amir
Date/Time:
Thursday 9th April 2026 @ 6:30 PM
Venue:
Online via Microsoft Teams
Hosted By:
IET London
Online

The Cavity Magnetron, key to the success of WW2 airborne RADAR

Following the independent development of radar in many countries from 1934-9 there was a need to efficiently achieve high power microwave energy to enable the transition from land based into airborne radar. The presentation will feature cavity magnetron based radars as used in naval corvettes, B17 flying fortress bombers as well as introduce the British H2S radar.
Speaker:
Professor Peter Grant
Date/Time:
Thursday 23rd April 2026 @ 7:00 PM
Venue:
Online via Microsoft Teams
Hosted By:
IET Anglian Coastal
In-Person

Carbon Capture - Challenges & Solutions

As a result of the net zero commitments adopted by many governments around the world the requirement for CO2 transport and sequestration infrastructure is accelerating rapidly. Despite the urgent need, there are several technical barriers in place which could hinder design and delay operational readiness of these systems.
Speaker:
Craig McKay
Date/Time:
Thursday 23rd April 2026 @ 5:30 PM
Location:
Park Inn, Aberdeen, AB11 6EQ
Hosted By:
IET Scotland North
In-Person

Green Hydrogen

What is it? How it is manufactured? What are its benefits for decarbonisation? What are the hurdles in developing this technology at scale? How could it be deployed in the North of Scotland?
Speaker:
Paul Gill
Date/Time:
Tuesday 28th April 2026 @ 7:00 PM
Location:
Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness, IV2 3LP
Hosted By:
IET Scotland North