Festival explores what Being Human is all about

13 November 2015

The Being Human festival of humanities returns to Aberdeen from November 12-22 and explores what it means to be human in a variety of different events, talks, walks and debates.

Funded and led by the School of Advanced Study, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, The British Academy and the Wellcome Trust, the festival brings an exciting variety of events to Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.

Thursday 12 November: Going Tornado: Revisiting Paul Neagu’s 1974 Aberdeen Performance, 19:00-20:30, Belmont Filmhouse, Screen 2
Saturday 14 November: Talking Humanities, Tune in from 10:00-13:00 on 99.8 FM in Aberdeen or at www.shmu.org.uk online
Monday 16 November, Cafe Philosophique: Should Women Play Football With Men? 18:00-21:00 The Blue Lamp, Gallowgate
Monday16 November, Terry Waite: Survival in Solitude, 19:00 - 20:00, King's College Conference Centre, University of Aberdeen
Tuesday 17 November, Being Viking, 17:30 - 18:30, Belmont Filmhouse
Tuesday 17 November, PechaKucha, 19:00 - 20:30, Belmont Filmhouse
Wednesday 18 November, Home or Abroad? 19:00 - 21:00, Satrosphere Science Centre
Wednesday 18 November, Director's Cut with Volker Gerling: Portraits in motion 18:00 - 20:00, King's College Conference Centre, University of Aberdeen
Thursday 19 November,The David Buchan Lecture: Health Legends, Epidemics and the Politics of Risk. 18:30 - 21:00 King's College Conference Centre, University of Aberdeen
Thursday 19 November, Being Human Hosted by Helen Keen of BBC Radio 4’s It is Rocket Science! and The Infinite Monkey Cage 19:00 - 21:00 Cellar 35
Friday 20 November, Halloween and Bonfire Night: what do you do? 19:00- 21:00 MacRobert Lecture Theatre
Friday 20 November, Careful what we wish for? Clashing laws, energy and society, 19:00 - 20:30 Queens Cross Church
Friday 20 November, Guided tour: George Jamesone's Aberdeen 14:30-16:00, Meet at St Nicholas Churchyard
Saturday 21 November, Tour of St Nicholas Church, 13:00 - 15:00 St Nicholas Church
Throughout the Festival, Bright Ideas: the art and science of light, King's Museum, University of Aberdeen and George Jamesone - Portrait Painter, Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Monday to Saturday 10:00-17:00; Sunday 12:00-15:00

Chris Croly, Project Officer in the University’s Public Engagement with Research Unit, said:

“The University conducts a diverse and fascinating variety of humanities research and in hosting Being Human, we have an excellent opportunity to share this with the wider community.

“We are committed to making this important research as accessible to as many people as possible through a range of different formats from talks to walk and events and conferences. There really is something for everyone.”

Most of the events are free but many require booking and more information about all of these events can be found at www.abdn.ac.uk/beinghuman.

The festival programme in Aberdeen is co-ordinated by the Public Engagement with Research Unit.

Notes for Editors

1. Being Human: a festival of the humanities 12–22 November 2015   Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the British Academy, Being Human is a national forum for public engagement with humanities research. The festival will highlight the ways in which the humanities can inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world, and foster world-class knowledge that is vibrant, vital, and accessible to all. For more information, please visit www.beinghumanfestival.org or follow the festival on Twitter at @BeingHumanFest

2. The School of Advanced Study (SAS), University of London, is the UK’s national centre for the promotion and support of research in the humanities and celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015. It was officially opened on 15 March 1995, by Sir Anthony Kenny as a federation of the University of London’s research institutes and, since then, has established itself as the UK’s national humanities hub, publicly funded to support and promote research in the humanities nationally and internationally. SAS and its member institutes offer unparalleled academic opportunities, facilities and stimulation across a wide range of subject areas for the benefit of the national and international scholarly community. In 2013-14, SAS: welcomed 743 research fellows and associates; held 2,081 research dissemination events; received 26.4 million visits to its digital research resources and platforms; and received 202,891 visits to its specialist libraries and collections. The School also leads the UK’s only nationwide festival of the humanities: Being Human. Find out more at www.sas.ac.uk or follow SAS on Twitter at @SASNews

3. The Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds world-class, independent researchers in a wide range of subjects: ancient history, modern dance, archaeology, digital content, philosophy, English literature, design, the creative and performing arts, and much more. This financial year the AHRC will spend approximately £98m to fund research and postgraduate training in collaboration with a number of partners. The quality and range of research supported by this investment of public funds not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK. www.ahrc.ac.uk

4. The British Academy is the UK's expert body that supports and speaks for the humanities and social sciences – that rich variety of disciplines that study peoples, cultures and societies, past, present and future. It funds research across the UK and in other parts of the world, in disciplines ranging from archaeology to economics, from psychology to history, and from literature to law. The British Academy seeks to raise understanding of some of the biggest challenges of our time through policy reports, forums, conferences, publications and public events. The Academy receives around £30m a year in Government grants to support its work. But it operates autonomously as a Fellowship of more than 1,000 of the world's most eminent scholars in the humanities and social sciences, elected for their outstanding research. For more information, please visit www.britishacademy.ac.uk. Follow the British Academy on Twitter @britac_news.

5. The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to improving health. We provide more than £700 million a year to support bright minds in science, the humanities and the social sciences, as well as education, public engagement and the application of research to medicine. www.wellcome.ac.uk

Issued by: The Communications Team
Directorate of External Relations, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen
Contact: Wendy Skene
Issued on: 13 November 2015

Festival explores what Being Human is all about

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