Department of Politics
Andrew John Williamson Memorial Lecture
The Andrew John Williamson Memorial Lecture was established in 1983 in memory of Andrew John Williamson, a Politics student at the University of Stirling who died in a tragic accident in 1981. The Memorial Lecture was created to bring a high profile speaker to the University each year to speak on a theme of contemporary political interest.
The Williamson Trust also funds travel bursaries which are designed to enable students to travel in order to pursue an interest with a political theme. Further information can be obtained by downloading the information on the right of this page.
The 2009 Memorial Lecture
- 2009 Nicola Sturgeon
- Click here to download the transcript of her talk on "DEVOLUTION TEN YEARS ON AND THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE."
Previous Speakers
- 2008 Sir Malcolm Rifkind
- 2007 Mr Alistair Darling - 'The Challenges of Globalisation for the UK'
- 2006 Mrs Clare Short
- 2005 Mr Michael Portillo
- 2004 Mr George Reid
- 2003 Mr Michael Howard
- 2002 Mr Charles Kennedy
- 2001 Dr John Reid
- 2000 Miss Ann Widdecombe
- 1999 Mr Menzies Campbell
- 1998 Mr Martin Bell
- 1997 Mr George Robertson
- 1996 Mr Michael Forsyth
- 1995 Mr Alex Salmond
- 1994 Mr Paddy Ashdown
- 1993 Sir Edward Heath
- 1992 Sir Geoffrey Howe
- 1991 Mr John Smith
- 1990 Mr Jim Sillars
- 1989 Dr Garret FitzGerald
- 1988 Mr Donald Dewar
- 1986 Dr David Owen
- 1985 Mr Roy Hattersly
- 1984 Mr George Younger
- 1983 Mr Jo Grimond
