Talks, presentations and seminars
- "Climate change and Astronomical Viewing Conditions", University of the Highlands and Islands Sustainability Studies Research Network seminar series 2011-12, seminar given by video-conference, 27 April 2012 (Oral presentation by video-conference )
- “An Aimsir“ (bilingual Gaidhlig/English talk for school-children), Hebridean Science Festival, Sgoil a'Bhac, 15 March 2012 (Invited talk).
- “Visit to Chile 25 November – 7 December 2010: 10,000 feet up on the Atacama“, Lews Castle College Journal Club, 13 December 2011 (Invited talk).
- "Weather and climate" (afternoon seminar for students). Maritime department, Lews Castle College, Stornoway, Scotland, 19 May 2011 (Invited talk).
- “An Aimsir“ (bilingual Gaidhlig/English talk for school-children), Stornoway Primary School, 8 June 2011 (Invited talk).
- "Clouds and climate change" (Natural Sciences guest lecture),Moray College University of the Highlands and Islands, 29 March 2011 (guest talk by video-conference).
- "Weather and climate". Stornoway Guild, Stornoway, Scotland, 24 January 2011 (Invited talk).
- "Using re-analysis model data (“FriOWL”) to analyse climate trends related to astroclimatology of Paranal and La Silla". Astronomical Site Testing conference, Valparaiso, Chile, 1-3 December 2010 (International conference - Oral).
- "Clouds and climate change". Environmental Research Institute 2010-2011 seminar series, North Highland College, Thurso, 9 November 2010 (Invited talk).
- "Weather, Climate and Energy Use in Buildings"; Edward Graham and Kirsten Macdonald. COMMUNITIES, COASTS and MOUNTAINS — UHI Research & Postgraduate Conference, Moray College, Elgin, Scotland, 27-29 October 2010 (conference - Oral).
- "Winds in the Minch", presentation for Statoil visitors, Lews Castle College UHI, Scotland, 15 September 2010 (Oral).
- "The Stornoway Tornado of 28 July 2009: Effect of the extreme winds on Buildings and Property". Institute of Engineering and Technology, Stornoway, 15 June 2010 (Invited talk).
- UHI Summit on Climate Change, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness: Member of panel debate on "Copenhagen - the key issues - what went wrong?", 10-11 June 2010 (conference - Oral)
- "Clouds and climate change“, Lews Castle College UHI autumn term seminar series 2009, 23 October 2009 (Oral)
- "Climate change – Why all the fuss?“ , Three separate climate change presentations during open days to the public at Lews Castle College UHI, summer 2009 (Oral)
- “Site selection for Extremely Large Telescopes using the FriOWL software and global re-analysis climate dataUsing FriOWL“, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, No. 7012-69, Marseille, France, 23-27 June 2008 (International conference - Oral)
- “Integrated water-vapour dynamics over Switzerland during severe precipitation in August 2005“, European Geophysical Union 2006 assembly, Vienna, Austria, 3-7 April 2006 (International conference - Oral and Poster)
- “Site Selection for OWL using past, present and future climate information“, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, Glasgow, Scotland, 21-25 June 2004 (International Conference - Oral)
- World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) sixth seminar on homogenisation of climate data, Budapest, Hungary, 6-10 October 2003 (International Conference - Oral)
- Site Selection for the European Southern Observatory's future Very Large Telescope. European Geophysical Union 2003 assembly, Nice, France, 22-27 April 2003 (International Conference - Oral)
- "The Weather of Olde Dublin". Irish Meteorological Society one-day meeting, Tara Towers Hotel, Booterstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland, 18 April 1998 (Invited talk)
- "The job of a weather forecaster", weekly seminar at the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, England, January 1998 (Invited talk)
- "The Urban Heat Island of Dublin city during the summer months". Irish Meteorological Society one-day meeting, Tara Towers Hotel, Booterstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland, April 1993 (Invited talk).
I have also given other University lectures, seminars and presentations during the 1990s-2000s.



