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2021
November
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Marischal College in its Global & International Context, c. 1600-1860
-Professor William Naphy will discuss the global and institutional history of Marischal College from its founding to the union of 1860. One key feature that distinguished Marischal from King’s College was that its matriculants and graduates were not only more numerous but much more likely to go abroad to ‘seek...
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India Alumni Social Event
-We are delighted to host a social evening for Indian alumni which will be held virtually on Thursday 18 November starting at 7.30pm (IST)/2.00pm (GMT). This is our first event exclusively for Indian alumni for quite some time and it would be great if you could join us. The evening will...
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Art History at 50: Roundtable
-This academic year marks the 50th anniversary of the department of Art History at our University. In 1970, the University of Aberdeen appointed David G. Irwin to a lectureship in “Fine Art”. The following year, Aberdeen offered for the first time an ‘ordinary’ (first year) course in History of Art...
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Discoveries at the Zoology Museum : Brilliant Birds and Marvellous Molluscs
-As the University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary, we would like to invite you to take a virtual trip down memory lane on Tuesday 16 November from 6pm-7.30pm (GMT) with presenters Melia Knecht and Hannah Clarke. Alongside them we’ll hear from museum staff past and present about...
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From Aberdeen to Ukmerge in 1994
-The next event of our Lithuania Alumni Group will take place online with alumnus Neil Cocker as a guest speaker on Tuesday 16 November at 7pm (EET). After graduating from the University in the summer of 1994, Neil spotted an advertisement in a University newsletter that read 'Teach in Lithuania - no...
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Engineering Alumni Event
-In partnership with our School of Engineering, we would like to invite you to attend an exclusive online event on Tuesday 16th November from 4pm-5pm (GMT). Professor Ekaterina Pavlovskaia is the first female Head of School of Engineering in the University of Aberdeen and assumed the role on 1 October. Professor...
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Geosciences Alumni Event
-In partnership with our School of Geosciences, we would like to invite you to attend an exclusive online event on Monday 15th November from 4pm-5pm (GMT). Dr David Muirhead, Head of School of Geosciences, will join us to explain more about the School’s new programme offerings and research highlights given recent years...
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'Women's' and 'Men's' Sports Categories: Are They Ethically Justified?
-In many sports, the same athletic competition is run for two mutually exclusive categories, labelled 'women’s' and 'men’s'. But is this a justified way of arranging competitions? In this talk Dr Federico Luzzi will examine some of the moral issues arising from sex segregation in athletic competitions. He’ll discuss the prominent controversy regarding...
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Shanghai Alumni Event
-We're delighted to be holding our first alumni event in Shanghai! Join us at Brewdog on Saturday 6 November from 7.30pm. Brewdog is located at Unit 107/108, Level 1, China Merchants Plaza, No. 333, North Chengdu Road, 上海市, 上海市, 200001. This is a perfect opportunity to meet new connections, catch up with old friends and reminisce about...
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Cruickshank Gardens Autumn Walk
-We hope you'll join us for another virtual Cruickshank Gardens Walk, this time taking a look at the gardens in full autumnal splendor! Curator Mark Paterson will lead the session once again on Tuesday 2 November from 12.30pm-1.30pm (GMT) during which he will share his pre-recorded footage of the gardens and tell us a little bit about what can...