Event Archive

2017

October

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  Scotland Meets Pakistan: Trading Story & Song

  26 October 2017, 18:30 - 19:45

  Scottish International Storytelling Festival - Aberdeen Event

• Quatuor Bozzini

  26 October 2017, 18:00 - 19:45

  The launch of the Sound Festival has the premiere performance of new works by Rebecca Bruton, Jason Doell, Lawrence Dunn and Sarah Lianne Lewis.

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  Cafe Scientifique - MRI scanning: a magnetic window to the body

  25 October 2017, 19:00 - 20:45

  Aberdeen University's Cafe Sci series takes place monthly with all events free to attend. No booking is required, places are allocated on a first-come basis. All events are pitched at a very accessible level and give ample time for audience questions

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  SCI Public Evening Lecture: Machine intelligence: are machines better than humans?

  25 October 2017, 18:30 - 20:30

  How disruptive will machine intelligence be? Could machines become better than humans? How do we programme artificially intelligent beings to achieve our goals? Join us as we live-stream the SCI Public Evening Lecture series which is free and open to all.

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  The WORD Centre for Creative Writing hosts Claire Keegan

  25 October 2017, 18:00 - 20:00

  Internationally renowned author, Claire Keegan, will be reading from and discussing her work.

• Teaching & Learning Open Session - Old Aberdeen

  25 October 2017, 10:00 - 11:00

  Professor Peter McGeorge, Vice Principal for Teaching & Learning, will host an open session to discuss some of the initiatives and activities aimed at improving the student experience. This event is open to all staff. Booking is not required.

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  'The Sustainable Development Goals and Scotland's International Development Strategy'

  23 October 2017, 18:00 - 19:00

  The John Forster Memorial Lecture by Lewis Macdonald MSP.

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  Event & Exhibition: Celebrating Scottish PEN at 90

  23 October 2017, 17:30 - 19:00

  A Pop-Up Exhibition and Opening event to celebrate 90 years of Scottish PEN defending the freedom of writers and readers.

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  The Societalization of Social Problems: Financial Crisis, and Media Phone Hacking

  20 October 2017, 17:00 - 18:30

  Public lecture by Professor Jeffrey Alexander of Yale University.

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  Stuff Worth Knowing: Avoiding Nemo, how not to catch a fish using a smartphone

  19 October 2017, 19:00 - 20:30

  Aberdeen Science Centre invites you to find out about Stuff Worth Knowing at a series of evening talks.