IET Scotland South West Events
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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
Online
Engineering at CERN: A student-focused look at placements, careers and how to apply
Hear about the work and experiences of two CERN engineers which led to their working at CERN.
- Speaker:
- TBC
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 14th April 2026 @ 12:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Particle Accelerator Engineering
In-Person
GB's Electricity Grid - how to keep the lights on!
The IET Scotland Power Technical Network (PTN) would like to invite you to come along and meet one of the industry's foremost experts on the electricity grid, and the challenges it presents. This event will also offer you the chance to meet your peers within the industry. IET PTN Scotland is excited to introduce Milorad Dobrijevic to share his thoughts on the immense challenges faced by UK grid infrastructure.
- Speaker:
- Milorad Dobrijevic
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 21st April 2026 @ 5:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Location:
- 320 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5AD
- Hosted By:
- Scotland Power Technical Network
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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