Joan Ross, later Mrs Slater, was a student at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow from 1951 to 1954.
Sir Ronald Ross was a British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his contribution to understanding the transmission of malaria.
The Rotterdam Convention is a global treaty to manage chemicals in international trade. The dramatic growth in chemical production and trade during the past three decades has raised concerns about the potential risks posed by hazardous chemicals and pesticides. Countries lacking adequate infrastructure to monitor the import and use of these chemicals are particularly vulnerable.
In response to these concerns, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) developed and promoted voluntary information exchange programmes in the mid-1980s. A series of meetings and activity led to the formalisation of the Rotterdam Convention. The text of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade was adopted and opened for signature at the Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Rotterdam on 10 September 1998.
The Convention entered into force on 24 February 2004 and became legally binding for its Parties.
French painter and lithographer.
David Rowan was president of Glasgow Mechanics Institution, 1877-1886.
The Royal College Investment Club was formed in 1964 for the purpose of joint investment in stocks, shares, bonds, options and securities for mutual benefit and interest.
The Architectural Craftsmen's Society was established in 1896 for architecture and building students. Its object was the mutual improvement of members in all matters relating to architecture and building by the reading and discussion of papers on appropriate subjects, the visiting of buildings and the exhibition of members' sketches and drawings. In 1957, it changed its name to the Architecture and Building Society.
The Royal Technical College Former Students Association was established in 1936. In 1956, it was renamed the Royal College of Science and Technology Former Students Association.
The Graduates and Former Students Association was formed in 1962 with the adoption of a new constitution. It was previously known as the Former Students Association of the Royal Technical College which was formed in 1936.