Upcoming Events
Please contact the Foundation office for information and tickets for all Crichton Foundation events.
The Foundation hosts two major fundraising events each year including the Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch. In addition we organise the Crichton Conversations, a series of lectures that attract high calibre speakers pre-eminent in their fields giving audiences an opportunity to debate a range of topical subjects of relevance to today’s Scotland.
If you would like a copy of the Crichton Conversation programme please contact the Foundation by completing the form on the ‘Contact Us‘ page of this web site.
To book your place at the Crichton Conversations please email mail@crichtonfoundation.com or telephone 07871 475930 or 01387 203908. All Crichton Foundation events must be booked through the Foundation office. Please note that although our events are held at Easterbrook Hall bookings cannot be made there.
If you would like to be included in the mailing list for future events please contact us using the details above.
20/02/2025
Crichton Conversation with Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli FRSE AcSS
The Crichton Foundation invites you to join us for the next Crichton Conversation. This will take place in the Duncan Rooms, Easterbrook Hall, Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4TA. Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli FRSE AcSS Thursday 20th February 2025, 7:30 pm (doors open 6:30 pm with tea and coffee available) ‘A University for the World’ – […]
Time: 7:30pm
Speaker: Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli FRSE AcSS
Ticket Price: 0
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28/02/2025
Tea Dance
As part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations we are partnering with A’ The Airts in Sanquhar to host a Tea Dance. This will take place in Sanquhar Town Hall on Friday 28th February 2025 from 1 to 3:30 pm. Scottish and traditional music with Stuart Hope. Dances led by Carolyn Murdoch. Afternoon tea provided by […]
Past Events
Crichton Foundation Autumn Lunch
Sybelle Thomson and David Bartholomew | 18/11/2022
Crichton Conversation with Professor Kevin Shakesheff
Professor Kevin Shakesheff | 17/01/2023
Crichton Conversation with Professor David Thomson PhD
Professor David Thomson PhD | 23/03/2023
Crichton Conversation with Professor George Crooks OBE MBChB FRCP FRCGP
Professor George Crooks OBE MBChB FRCP FRCGP | 06/12/2022
Crichton Conversation with Hamish McRae
Hamish McRae | 11/10/22
Crichton Conversation with Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli FRSE AcSS
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli FRSE AcSS | 21/02/2023
Crichton Conversation with Professor Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS
Professor Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS | 02/03/2023
Crichton Conversation with Professor Virginia Murray
Professor Virginia Murray FFPH, FRCP, FFOM, FRCPath | 02/11/2021
Crichton Conversation with Bruce Adamson
Bruce Adamson | 18/01/2022
Crichton Conversation with Dave Valentine MBE DipTP MRTPI
Judith McClure CBE | 22/02/2022
Crichton Conversation with Professor Alison Phipps
Professor Alison Phipps | 22/03/2022
Crichton Conversation with Professor Tina Barsby OBE
Professor Tina Barsby OBE | 05/04/2022
Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch
Cor Hutton and Kate Copstick | 17/06/2022
Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch
Heather Currie and Rosemary Lenton | 05/05/2023
Crichton Conversation with Professor Peter Grant OBE
Professor Peter Grant OBE FREng FRSE FIEE FIEEE FHEA | 07/11/2023
Crichton Conversation with Professor James Miller FRSE
Professor James miller FRSE | 12/12/2023
Crichton Conversation with Professor Paul Gray
Professor Paul Gray | 23/01/2024
Crichton Conversation with Dr Matthew Agarwala
Dr Matthew Agarwala | 20/02/2024
Crichton Conversation with Professor Rex Taylor
Professor Rex Taylor | 26/09/2024
Crichton Conversation with Dr Gary Gillespie FAcSS
Dr Dr Gary Gillespie FAcSS | 26/11/2024
Crichton Conversation with Professor Roger Crofts
Professor Roger Crofts | 11/12/2024
Crichton Conversation with Professor Virginia Murray FISC FRCP FRCPath FFPH FFOM
Professor Virginia Murray | 16/01/2025
Crichton Conversation with Hamish McRae
Hamish McRae | 16/02/2021
Annual General Meeting
AGM | 22/09/2021
Crichton Conversation - CANCELLED
Question Time Debate | 05/11/2019
Crichton Conversation - CANCELLED
Professor Virginia Murray | 21/01/2020
Crichton Conversation with Caroline Millar
Caroline Millar | 18/02/2020
Crichton Conversation with Dame Dierdre Hutton DBE
Dame Dierdre Hutton DBE | 03/12/2019
Crichton Conversation with Professor Dame Anne Glover
Professor Dame Anne Glover | 17/03/2020
Crichton Conversation with Professor Mark Shucksmith OBE
Professor Mark Shucksmith OBE | 08/10/2019
Crichton Conversation with Professor Ted Cowan FRSE
Professor Ted Cowan FRSE | 17/10/2019
Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch
Jancis Robinson and Cor Hutton | 13/03/2020
Crichton Conversation with Dame Frances Cairncross DBE FRSE
Frances Cairncross | 09/10/2018
Crichton Conversation with Professor Murray Pittock FRSE
Professor Murray Pittock FRSE | 30/10/2018
Crichton Foundation Lunch
Miranda Leslie and Colin Crosbie | 09/11/2018
Crichton Conversation with Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith | 05/12/2018
Crichton Conversation with Allan Little
Allan Little | 22/01/2019
Crichton Conversation with Nigel Miller
Nigel Miller | 19/02/2019
Crichton Conversation with The Right Honourable James Wolffe QC
The Right Honourable James Wolffe QC | 19/03/2019
Sir David Landale Prize 2020
| 18/04/2018
Crichton Conversation with Professor Lesley Sawers
Professor Lesley Sawers | 03/10/2017
Crichton Conversation with Kenneth Ferguson
Kenneth Ferguson B.Comm (Hons) CA MSc | 07/11/2017
St Andrew's Ceilidh
| 17/11/2017
Conversation with Frank Field - POSTPONED
Frank Field MP DL | 12/02/2018
Crichton Conversation with Dominic Mellor
Dominic Mellor BVMS PhD DipECVPH MRCVS | 09/01/2018
Crichton Conversation with Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli FRSE AcSS | 06/02/2018
Crichton Conversation with Professor Colin Suckling and Professor Gerard Carruthers
Professor Colin Suckling and Professor Gerard Carruthers | 20/03/2018
An Evening with Richard, Duke of Buccleuch and Charles Jencks
Richard, Duke of Buccleuch and Charles Jencks | 06/12/2016
Crichton Conversation with Dr Jeffrey Hoffman
Dr Jeffrey Hoffman | 21/07/2016
Crichton Conversation with James Hough
Professor James Hough OBE FRS FRSE | 07/02/2017
Crichton Conversation with Michael Keating
Professor Michael Keating | 04/10/2016
Crichton Conversation with Neil Baxter
Neil Baxter Hon FRIAS | 01/11/2016
Crichton Conversation with Simon Pepper
Simon Pepper OBE | 10/01/2017
Lunch with Hugh Pym
Hugh Pym | 20/03/2017
Crichton Conversation with Colin Campbell
Professor Colin Campbell | 23/02/2016
Crichton Conversation with Charles Munn
Professor Charles Munn OBE | 02/02/2016
Crichton Conversation with David Strang
David Strang QPM | 12/01/2016
Crichton Conversation with David Frost
David Frost CMG | 06/10/2015
Crichton Conversation with Roger Crofts
Professor Roger Crofts CBE | 27/10/2015
Gatsby Gala Encore
Classic Jazz Orchestra | 06/11/2015
Crichton Conversation with Alice Brown
Professor Alice Brown CBE | 01/12/2015
Lunch with Professor Ted Cowan
Professor Ted Cowan | 10/03/2015
Roots, Heritage and Identity: a human need in a crazy and turbulent world.
Kate Mavor | 03/02/2015