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2014
February
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Stacks Alive: Science, Medicine and the Humanities
-The Special Collections Centre is pleased to support the presentation of the latest in the Stacks Alive series developed by the Aberdeen Humanities Fund.
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Gifford Lecture Series: Darwinian Engagements: Place, Politics, Rhetoric
-This series concludes with some thoughts on the science wars of our own day and argues that place, politics and rhetoric continue to have major relevance for understanding the ongoing project of 'Dealing with Darwin'.
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Gifford Lecture Series: Columbia, Woodrow and the Legacy of the Lost Cause
-This lecture looks at the circumstances surrounding the firing of James Woodrow from his post as a professor in the Columbia Seminary over the teaching of evolution. A closer examination reveals that what really animated the controversy were long-standing anxieties about abolitionism and fears over scientific claims that the...
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Rediscoveries: Electroacoustic Music at the University of Aberdeen
-Rediscoveries is a new series of performances of electroacoustic music and sound art events, presented by SERG (Sound Emporium Research Group) from the Department of Music.
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Scots Herring Girls, 1900-1950: Oral History and Visual Narrative
-A King's Museum lecture given by Jill de Fresnes, from the Royal Commision on the Ancient and Historical Monuments for Scotland (RCAHMS)
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CafeMed Aberdeen: Men and Cancer
-A season of informal discussions bringing together the public with leading figures in medicine and biosciences. All events are FREE to attend
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Gifford Lecture Series: Princeton, Darwinism and the Shorthorn Cattle
-At Princeton, where Calvinists spearheaded biblical inerrancy, a relative openness to evolution is discernible. This lecture explores how the Princeton stance on Darwinism was shaped by the personal influence of the Scottish moral philosopher James McCosh, the development of distinctively non-Darwinian evolutionary theories at the university, and an awareness...
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Fairtrade Fortnight
-The Aberdeen University Students' Association are launching a Fairtrade and organic food cooperative during the upcoming Fairtrade Fortnight.
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Book Sale in the Sir Duncan Rice Library
-A book sale will be held on Floor 1 of the Sir Duncan Rice Library for one week from Monday 24 February until Sunday 2 March.
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Discovering the World: Japan
-Family Fun at the Library. Suitable for families with children aged 3-10 years but all welcome