Brochure setting out the composition and aims of the Glasgow Research Partnership in Engineering, a major programme of investment in collaborative research involving the Scottish Funding Council and the Universities of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Paisley, and Glasgow Caledonian University. The Director of the Partnership is Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, and the Engineering Faculty Officer is the general enquiries contact.
Glasgow Research Partnership in EngineeringElection communications for the Moray constituency by-election held on 27th April 2006 from the following parties:
Scottish Conservative Party
Scottish Labour Party
Scottish National Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
NHS First
Also two newspaper articles from The Northern Scot.
Certificates from George Heriot's School Edinburgh, 1899-1901; certificate in shorthand from Phonetic Institute, Bath, 1901; papers relating to appointments as pupil teacher, 1902, 1907; pupil teacher's certificate, 1907; teacher's certificate and related papers, 1909; photographs of staff and pupils at Whifflet Primary School, Coatbridge, c 1910; biographical information, 2006.
Auld, James William, b. 1885, student at Glasgow Provincial Training CollegeMinutes, agendas and papers of meetings of the Academic Congress at the University of Strathclyde.
University of Strathclyde | Academic CongressBooklet published by the Faculty of Education at the University of Strathclyde outlining the Faculty's strategic plan to 2010.
University of Strathclyde | Faculty of EducationCorrespondence and papers re production of leaflet ‘Asbestos in your home’, 2005 and 2006. Includes background material, drafts, correspondences with sponsors.
Correspondence (including telephone memoranda) with Citizens Advice Bureaux across the UK. In alphabetical order by place name, from 'Aberconwy' to 'York'.
Instructions on filing, CAB fliers and address list of CABs across the UK at front of file.
Correspondence (mainly with the GMB health & environment section and regional health workers of the union), enquiries, press releases, research articles. Includes
- copy of report of Tom Cox, UK Socialist Group (1998) ‘Dangers of asbestos for workers and the environment’, accepted by the Parliamentary Assembly in the Council of Europe; also set of amendments to the report
- papers re cases of asbestos-related lung cancer in Northern Ireland
- correspondence re John McClean (GMB Regional Health and Safety Officer) joining the OEDA Management Committee in 1995
Correspondence with legal scholar Nicholas Wikeley (University of Birmingham) and papers including research papers and press reports. Covers both specific medical appeal cases and legal/regulatory provisions more generally, including Wikeley’s ongoing research.
Further includes a copy of Benefits Agency / Department of Social Security (1994) 'The medical assessment for incapacity benefit'.
Originally contained copies of Wikeley's publications (draft and/or final version). For ease of access, these have been extracted and added to the Wikeley publications elsewhere in the collection; see links below.
Conference papers, originally comb-bound, and invitation for Nancy Tait to attend. It remains open whether she did so.
Speakers included
- Francis McCarthy (Pattison & Brewer): asbestos - an introduction
- Dr Robin Rudd (St Batholomew's Hospital): asbestos-related diseases
- Chris Bishop (Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA)): asbestos in the workplace
- Paul Meehan (Pattison & Brewer): control of asbestos regulations 2006
Information re the foundation of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG) and the 2006 IMIG conference. Includes covering letter from Adrian Budgen, conference programme and abstracts.
Discussions of consultation papers on key issues of personal injury law.