Event Archive

2014

October

• Chaplaincy Events - Sunday 26 September - Thursday 30 October

  24 October 2014

  The Chaplaincy will host a variety of events next week. Please see below for details. For more information, please contact the Chaplaincy Office by emailing: chaplaincy@abdn.ac.uk or phone: 01224 272137. Sunday – 26 October 9.30am to 10.00am in the Chapel, Sunday Devotion followed by Baptism Service at 10.30am 6.30pm in the Chapel,...

• Lunchtime Seminar: What does it mean to be Literate in the Age of Google?

  23 October 2014, 12:30 - 14:00

  What does it mean to be literate at a time when you can search billions of texts in less than 300 milliseconds?

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  Cutting communication time: the development of the telegraph and telephone in the 19th century

  21 October 2014, 19:30 - 21:00

  A free lecture by Dr John Reid, University of Aberdeen

• Introduction to Gaelic Workshops

  20 October 2014, 12:00 - 13:00

  Are you interested in learning more about Gaelic, or in finding out more about the University’s Gaelic Plan? Introduction to Gaelic workshops are free lunchtime sessions for staff and students wishing to learn more about the language and culture. The sessions will focus on the language’s history and role in Scotland...

• Chaplaincy Events: Sunday 19 - Thursday 23 October

  19 - 23 October 2014

  The Chaplaincy will host a variety of events next week. Please see below for details. For more information, please contact the Chaplaincy Office by emailing: chaplaincy@abdn.ac.uk or phone: 01224 272137.

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  Dancelive: The Imagination Museum

  18 - 19 October 2014

  A rare chance to see a unique piece of theatre in a captivating setting.

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  The Inaugural Andrew Carnegie Lecture - Ambassador Matthew W. Barzun

  16 October 2014, 18:30 - 20:30

  The University is honoured that the inaugural speaker for the Lecture will be His Excellency, Matthew Barzun, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

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  Cafe Scientifique - No Life Without Muck

  15 October 2014, 19:00 - 20:00

  Find out why soil is so fundamental to preserving human existence on our planet.

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  CSID Seminar Series: Tanzania's Aid Experience

  15 October 2014, 12:30 - 14:00

  Dr Michael Tribe of Strathclyde University brings to us our second seminar this time focusing on the dynamics of aid development policies in Tanzania.

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  Archaeology of World War 1

  14 October 2014, 19:30 - 21:00

  A free lecture from Dr Tony Pollard MA FSA Scot, GUARD