Peter Jackson

Professor Sheila MacNeil We were honoured to have as our guest Prof Sheila MacNeil CMBE, who is Emeritus Professor of Tissue Engineering at the University of Sheffield, and has particular expertise in biomaterials and tissue engineering with more than 500 published research articles to her name. We are fortunate to have many retired medics among … Read more

We are fortunate that Peter’s brother is a member of the club and cajoled Peter into speaking to us. Peter entered the aircraft industry in 1965 as a Student Apprentice with the FiltonWe are fortunate that Peter’s brother is a member of the club and cajoled Peter into speaking to us. Peter entered the aircraft … Read more

Keith Pitchforth came to Sheffield to study Computing and Information Technology in 1975. Following his degree course, he taught the subject for many years and by his own account, retired early. With some time on his hands, he became a scout leader, and it was through his desire to make the Remembrance Service at the … Read more

Drawing from the body of the membership once again, our talk today was all about the economic progress of Singapore. His daughter has lived there for over 27 years and no doubt, this along with his visits there sparked his interest. Coming from a financial background he viewed the island with a keen eye on … Read more

Emeritus Professor  Alan Spears is a member of Stumperlowe Probus Club.  His previous talk to the Club was entitled Geology and Sorby in Sheffield.  His present talk is designed for the layman.  The presentation introduces the historical significance of geology in Sheffield, outlining key topics such as landscape, iron-ore, coal, refractory clays, and building materials … Read more