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Message from the
Chairman
The Institute continues to contribute fresh and
useful insights to debates about aspects of public policy through a programme
of seminars, conferences and publications. Our ambition is to provide an actual
and virtual meeting place for the open-minded exchange of knowledge and ideas
on topics of importance arising at Scottish, UK, European and a wider
international level. We want to help bridge the gap which too often exists
between business, government and academe by bringing together and engaging the
interests of individuals from all these communities. If you have thoughts as to
how we can achieve these aims more successfully please let us know.
The reputation of those we are able to attract to
speak or write for us is evident from our list of publications and events. But
we are not an exclusive organisation. We welcome men and women of all ages who
are keen to contribute, or just to inform themselves better. Our early evening
seminars in particular are friendly affairs which generally provide an
opportunity to meet the speakers individually.
Eileen Mackay CB
Director
Jeremy Peat was appointed as new Director of
The David Hume Institute with effect from 1 July 2005.
Jeremy was Group Chief Economist at the RBS Group
from early 1993 to end 2004. He retired from RBS in March 2005. Jeremy trained
as an economist at Bristol University and University College London. Prior to
joining RBS, he worked as an economist for various UK Government departments -
including a brief spell at HM Treasury and ultimately 8 years at the Scottish
Office - and also carried his economic toolkit to assignments overseas, to
Bangkok in 1972-74 and Botswana in 1980-84. He plans to remain active on a
number of fronts, post RBS retirement. He was appointed to the Board of
Governors of the BBC on 1st January 2005, as Governor for Scotland. He remains
Vice Chair of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.
Professor
Brian Main We are very grateful to Prof Brian Main for
continuing his association (following his resignation as Director a few years
ago)as Academic Director. Professor main has recently stepped down from this
role due to the pressure of other committments and the Trustees of the
Institute thank him for his unfailing support over many years and wish him
well.
Honorary
President Lord Sutherland of Houndwood is taking
over as Honorary President of the Institute as from 1st October. Lord
Sutherland will serve a term of three years and succeeds Sir Alan Peacock, who
has been associated with the Institute since its conception in
1985.
Lord Sutherland's numerous appointments have included membership
of the Humanities Research Board, the Council for Science and Technology, and
Edinburgh Enterprise Limited. He was also Chairman of the Trustees of Newbattle
College in the Borders which is committed to the education of mature and
non-traditional students. Lord Sutherland is President of the Royal Society,
Edinburgh. He was created a life peer as Baron Sutherland of Houndwood in 2001,
and in 2002 was made a Knight of the Thistle.
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