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The University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Jews: Studying Jews in the Edinburgh region from early modern times until the present 27 May 2013 10:00 - 16:00 2013-05-27 10:00:00 2013-05-27 16:00:00

Senate Room School of Divinity
Mound Place
EH1 2LX Edinburgh
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Please join us for the event Edinburgh Jews: Studying Jews in the Edinburgh region from early modern times until the present. This day...

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Scots and Jews: The History of Edinburgh Jewry, 1790-1950 27 May 2013 17:15 - 18:15 2013-05-27 17:15:00 2013-05-27 18:15:00

Teviot Lecture Theatre, Medical School EH8 9AG Teviot Place EH8 9AG Teviot Place EH8 9AG Teviot Place | View map

Please join us for Scots and Jews: The History of Edinburgh Jewry, 1790-1950, by Dr Mark Gilfillan, Research Associate in Irish Jewish...

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My Life of Make Believe 28 May 2013 18:15 - 19:45 2013-05-28 18:15:00 2013-05-28 19:45:00

St Cecilia's Hall Cowgate
EH1 1NQ Edinburgh
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Please join us for My Life of Make Believe, poet Michael Longley in conversation with Robyn Marsack, Director of the Scottish Poetry...

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Gifford Lecture: The Better Angels of Our Nature - A History of Violence and Humanity 29 May 2013 17:30 - 18:30 2013-05-29 17:30:00 2013-05-29 18:30:00

McEwan Hall Teviot Place
EH8 9AG Edinburgh
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Please join us for the Gifford Lecture 'The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity' by Professor Steven Pinker,...

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Mindfulness-based Elder Care 18 June 2013 17:00 - 18:00 2013-06-18 17:00:00 2013-06-18 18:00:00

Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Medical School EH8 9AG Teviot Place EH8 9AG Teviot Place EH8 9AG Teviot Place | View map

Please join us for the Mindfulness-based Elder Care lecture by Lucia McBee. We are living longer, but are we living better? Frail elders...

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The University of Edinburgh

An Audience with Peter Higgs 20 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30 2013-06-20 18:00:00 2013-06-20 19:30:00

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Please join us for An Audience with Peter Higgs. On 4th July 2012, CERN announced the discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs...

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The Union: an historical perspective – is it Better Together or should Scotland say Yes to Independence? 22 June 2013 16:00 - 17:30 2013-06-22 16:00:00 2013-06-22 17:30:00

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Please join us for a lecture and panel discussion: 'The Union: an historical perspective – is it Better Together or is Independence the...

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Chemistry's Place in Today's World 27 June 2013 18:00 - 19:00 2013-06-27 18:00:00 2013-06-27 19:00:00

George Square Lecture Theatre George Square Lecture Theatre
George Square
EH8 9LH Edinburgh
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Please join us for Chemistry's Place in Today's World. A celebration of Chemistry - Public lecture from Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart, a...

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The University of Edinburgh

Genetics: The New Fortune Telling? 27 June 2013 19:00 - 20:00 2013-06-27 19:00:00 2013-06-27 20:00:00

John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Arboretum Place
EH3 Edinburgh
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Join us for this public talk and discussion with Professor Nick Hastie CBE FRS, Director of the MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular...

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Building International Relationships Through Science and Medicine: Learning from Examples 9 May 2013 17:30 - 18:30

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Please join us for Building International Relationships Through Science and Medicine: Learning from Examples: The Malaria Research and...

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Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Developing a drug for the diseases of ageing" 17 April 2013 17:30 - 18:45

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Please join us for Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Developing a drug for the diseases of ageing". Professor Brian Walker and Dr Scott...

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Counter-terrorism, airports and community relations with authorities: Muslim experiences in Scotland 27 March 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Please join us for Counter-terrorism, airports and community relations with authorities: Muslim experiences in Scotland. Dr Leda...

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The University of Edinburgh

Reading the Qur'an with Understanding: An Introductory Qur'anic Arabic Course 22 March 2013 14:00 - 17:00

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Please join us for Reading the Qur'an with Understanding: An Introductory Qur'anic Arabic Course, by Dr Munther Younes. Dr. Munther Younes...

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SWINC Annual Lecture: Translated Accounts: The International Dimension in Scottish Writing 21 March 2013 18:00 - 19:20

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Please join us for the SWINC Annual Lecture: Translated Accounts: The International Dimension in Scottish Writing. This year's Scottish...

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Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Sick placentae and soaring blood pressure: the medical conundrum of pre-eclampsia" 20 March 2013 17:30 - 18:45

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Please join us for Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Sick placentae and soaring blood pressure: the medical conundrum of...

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The Andalusi Connection: Muslim and Jewish Thinkers in Islamic Spain 12 March 2013 17:15 - 18:30

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Please join us for the public lecture The Andalusi Connection: Muslim and Jewish Thinkers in Islamic Spain by Sarah Stroumsa, The Alice and...

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Teaching the Abrahamic Religions: A Subversive Enterprise? 11 March 2013 17:15 - 18:30

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Please join us for the public lecture Teaching the Abrahamic Religions: A Subversive Enterprize? by Guy Stroumsa, Professor of the Study of...

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International Women's Day Lecture 8 March 2013 18:15 - 19:30

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Please join us for the International Women's Day Lecture. Professor Lesley Yellowlees, Vice Principal, Head of the College of Science and...

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Korean Culture Show 5 March 2013 19:30 - 21:00

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Please join us for the Korean Culture Show. The Korean Culture Show will feature Korean martial arts, Taekwondo and Hapkido, Traditional...

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Women in Religion 5 March 2013 18:00 - 19:30

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Please join us for Women in Religion, run by EUSA and the Chaplaincy. This is both a controversial and pertinent issue after the recent...

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Yun Posun Memorial Lecture: Britain and Korea, The Historical Links 5 March 2013 17:30 - 18:30

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Please join us for the Yun Posun Memorial Lecture: Britain and Korea, The Historical Links by Dr James Hoare. Dr James Hoare is a...

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Yun Posun Memorial Symposium Reception 4 March 2013 18:30 - 20:30

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Please join us for the Yun Posun Memorial Symposium Reception. This welcome reception for the inaugural Yun Posun Memorial Symposium,...

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Gifford lecture: St Christopher, you're not strong enough to carry the world! 28 February 2013 17:30 - 18:30

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Please join us for the Gifford Lecture: St Christopher, you're not strong enough to carry the world! Sixth lecture in the "Facing Gaia: A...

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Gifford lecture: War of the worlds: humans against earthlings 26 February 2013 17:30 - 18:30

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Please join us for the Gifford Lecture: War of the worlds: humans against earthlings. Fifth lecture in the "Facing Gaia: A new inquiry...

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Gifford lecture: How many globes can be held on an angel's fingertip? 25 February 2013 17:30 - 18:30

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Please join us for the Gifford Lecture: How many globes can be held on an angel's fingertip? Fourth lecture in the "Facing Gaia: A new...

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Gifford lecture: Gaia's puzzling features 21 February 2013 17:30 - 18:30

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Please join us for the Gifford Lecture: Gaia's puzzling features. Third lecture in the "Facing Gaia: A new inquiry into Natural Religion"...

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Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Unravelling the legend of Prometheus: how can we help livers regenerate?" 20 February 2013 17:30 - 18:45

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Please join us for Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Unravelling the legend of Prometheus: how can we help livers regenerate?". Dr David...

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Gifford lecture: A question of agency 19 February 2013 17:30 - 18:30

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Please join us for the Gifford Lecture: A question of agency. Second lecture in the "Facing Gaia: A new inquiry into Natural Religion"...

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Gifford lecture: Once out of nature 18 February 2013 17:30 - 18:30

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Please join us for the Gifford Lecture: Once out of nature. First lecture in the "Facing Gaia: A new inquiry into Natural Religion" series...

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The Renaissance of the Jews? 11 February 2013 17:15 - 18:30

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Please join us for the public lecture The Renaissance of the Jews by Stephen S. Bowd, Reader in European History, 1500-1800, at the...

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Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Life and death of cancer cells in their natural habitat: the microscopic world of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma" 16 January 2013 17:30 - 18:45

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Please join us for Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Life and death of cancer cells in their natural habitat: the microscopic world of...

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Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Air pollution, nanoparticles and heart attacks: the good the bad and the tiny" 12 December 2012 17:30 - 18:45

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Please join us for Let's Talk About: New Treatments - "Air pollution, nanoparticles and heart attacks: the good the bad and the tiny". Dr...

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Islamic carpets: connoisseurs, dealers and the formation of Islamic taste 3 December 2012 18:00 - 19:00

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Please join us for Islamic carpets: connoisseurs, dealers and the formation of Islamic taste by Dr Yuka Kadoi, Postdoctoral Fellow at the...

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The Annual Chrystal Macmillan lecture, The Invention of Gender: Social Facts and Imagined Worlds by Professor Ann Oakley 29 November 2012 18:00 - 19:00

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Please join us for the Annual Chrystal Macmillan Lecture. Ann Oakley, distinguished sociologist, feminist and writer, talks on "The...

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The Enlightenment Lecture by Professor Mary Robinson 20 November 2012 17:30 - 19:00

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Please join us for the next lecture in our Enlightenment Lecture series, delivered by the first female President of Ireland and...

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An Introduction to Islamic Astronomy 19 November 2012 19:30 - 20:30

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Please join us for An Introduction to Islamic Astronomy by Dr Bruno Abdul Al-Haq Guiderdoni of the Lyon National Observatory. Copernicus,...

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Piers Sellers – Flying In Space 15 November 2012 18:00 - 19:00

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Please join us for the Flying in Space with Piers Sellers. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel into Space? Would you...

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Piers Sellers – Earth observing satellites and models 15 November 2012 12:00 - 13:00

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Please join us for a lunch time talk with astronaut, ecologist and alumnus Piers Sellers. 'The era of Earth observing satellites is about...

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Ageing World, Ageing Mind, Our Changing World lecture by Professor Ian Deary 13 November 2012 18:30 - 20:00

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Please join us for the Our Changing World lecture, Ageing World, Ageing Mind. Eighth public lecture in the Our Changing World 2012...

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