Paisley Philosophical Institution

08/03/2026

Our next talk will take place on Wednesday 18 March 2026 @ 5.30 in Room D1333, UWS Paisley.
The speaker will be King Omeihe, UWS on Formal and Informal Institutions in Economic Development: Trust, Resistance and Context. This event is free to attend. More details at https://paisleyphilosophical.org/upcoming-talks.

19/02/2026

Our next talk will take place on Wednesday 4 March 2026 @ 5.30 in Room D1333, UWS Paisley.
The speaker will be Donald Linn on Glasgow Geohazards. This event is free to attend. More details are here.

This talk will explore the forthcoming work of Heritage Buddies, a Renfrewshire Council–funded project dedicated to investigating the gravey...

03/02/2026

Coming up in the 18th February 2026 - 17:30-19:30 Room D133, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley.

Paisley's Historic Graveyards: Past, Present & Future
A Talk for Paisley Philosopical Institution. This talk will explore the forthcoming work of Heritage Buddies, a Renfrewshire Council–funded project dedicated to investigating the graveyards of the county through survey, genealogical research, and storytelling. We will examine how these graveyards can serve as valuable resources for heritage tourism today. By tracing the origins of Paisley’s graveyards and the churches connected to them, we aim to understand their role in society at the time they were established, how they are used today, and the potential they hold for future heritage development. The stories of the many Paisley Buddies laid to rest within these burial grounds reveal the true history of Paisley and Renfrewshire—its people, its past, and its innovations across the centuries.

https://paisleyphilosophical.org/upcoming-talks

29/01/2026

Our next talk will take place on Wednesday 4 February 2026 @5.30 in Room D1333, UWS Paisley. Admission free.
The speaker will be Sohail Ahmad: 'Neighbourhood Satisfaction in Asian Cities: Empirical Evidence from Delhi, Dhaka and Manila' More details

This talk will explore the forthcoming work of Heritage Buddies, a Renfrewshire Council–funded project dedicated to investigating the gravey...

01/12/2025

The Discovery Series of Talks

Between January and June 2026 we will be holding our talks in Paisley St George's Church on Causeyside Street on the last Tuesday of the month at 7pm except January when it will be on the last Monday.

The talks will soon be available for booking at https://theurbanhistorian.co.uk/book-an-event/

Our topics will be:

January 26th (Mon), The Christian Shaw Legacy

February 24th, Royal Renfrew

March 24th, Paisley Abbey: An Introduction

April 28th, Black Peter & the West Relief Kirk

May 26th, The Parish of Neilston: A history

June 30th, The early graveyards & churches of Renfrewshire

27/11/2025

Our final meeting of 2025 is on Wednesday 3 December at 5.30 in Room D133
UWS, Paisley Campus.
The speaker is Prof Andrew Hursthouse on De-regulating the environment: our climate emergency dilemma.

Details are here paisleyphilosophical.org/upcoming-talks

We return 21 Jan.

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16/11/2025

A reminder of upcoming meetings. Please note these are free to all for this session.

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07/11/2025

Information on our next meetings. 19/11/25. Dr Greig Inglis - Does income inequality affect social cohesion and how we relate to one another? 03/12/25. Prof. Andrew Hursthouse - De-regulating the environment: our climate emergency dilemma. More details at

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31/10/2025

Here are all our confirmed Consultation / Volunteer Recruitment Session until Friday 5th December for Heritage Buddies. The session on the 28th November will be in the Mile End Mill in Paisley during their Christmas Market, so expect it to be busy!

if people are able too share it would be greatly appreciated.

Paisley is Paisley Museum BLEND Coffee Lounge, Paisley Paisley Arts Centre Paisley Philosophical Institution Paisley First Paisley Abbey Mill Renfrewshire Scottish Indexes Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Scottish Genealogy Society Archaeology Scotland The Govan Stones Project Inchinnan Historical Interest Group University of Glasgow Archaeology University of the West of Scotland Renfrewshire Live

09/10/2025

Thanks to David Hasson for his talk on the uses of architectural history last night. Also to those who attended and contributed to an interesting discussion at the end.