Health and Healing: Stirling's Legacy of Medical Discovery (16+)
Wednesday 15th October 2025
Part of the Stirling Science Festival 2025.
Overview
Join us at Central Library for a fascinating talk on some of Stirling’s most important medical pioneers.
Discover William Jaffrey of Cambusbarron, an early advocate of vaccination; Alice Munro, the pathologist whose work in Glasgow advanced modern blood transfusion; Sir David Bruce, the microbiologist who helped conquer tropical diseases; and Dr William Hutton Forrest, who established Stirling’s first clean water supply and supported the fight against cholera in the early 19th century.
- Starts: 4pm
- Suitable for 16+
- Free and at Central Library
