Programme 2012
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE FRS FRSE
A Celebration of Women in Astronomy
Date: Monday 20 February 2012, 6.00pm
Venue: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Presented by: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Chair: Sir John Arbuthnott MRIA PRSE, President, The Royal Society of Edinburgh
SOLD OUT
Kate Adie
My good lady, go home and sit still!
Date: Tuesday 21 February 2012, 6.00pm
Venue: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Scottish National Gallery
Presented by: The Open University in Scotland and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Chair: Dr James Miller, Director, The Open University in Scotland
Thanks: Mr Mike Robinson, Chief Executive, The Royal Scottish Geographical Society
SOLD OUT
Magnus MacFarlane Barrow OBE
Date: Wednesday 22 February 2012, 6.30pm
Venue: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Scottish National Gallery
Presented by: Scottish Government
Chair: Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs
Dr Olivia Giles OBE
Date: Monday 12 March 2012, 6.00pm
Venue: Scottish Storytelling Centre
Presented by: Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Chair: Professor Alan Gilloran, Vice Principal (Academic) Queen Margaret University
Presiding: Professor Petra Wend PhD FRSA, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Queen Margaret University
SOLD OUT
Pinky Lilani OBE
Making a difference – a novel approach to learning and life
Date: Wednesday 21 March 2012, 6.30pm
Venue: Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh Napier University
Presented by: Edinburgh Napier University
Chair: Professor Dame Joan K Stringer DBE
Dr George Kerr CBE
Date: Wednesday 28 March 2012 , 7.00pm
Venue: Cairn Auditorium, Postgraduate Centre, Heriot-Watt University
Presented by: Heriot-WattUniversity
Chair: Professor Steve Chapman, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Mark Cousins
Date: Thursday 26 April 2011, 6.30pm
Venue: The Filmhouse
Presented by: Creative Scotland
Chair: Caroline Parkinson, Director of Creative Development
Lord David Puttnam
Eric Liddell: All of Life is a Race
Date: Thursday May 3 2012, 6.00pm
Venue: George Square Lecture Theatre
Presented by: The University of Edinburgh & Eric Liddell Centre
Chair: Professor Sir Timothy O-Shea, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh
Book Lord David Puttnam’s lecture
Professor Sue Black
Who speaks for the dead? A forensic anthropologist’s tale
Date: Thursday 24 May 2012, 6.30pm
Venue: Auditorium, National Museum of Scotland
Presented by: National Museums Scotland
Chair: Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director, National Museums Scotland
Presiding: Stephen Allen, Head of Learning and Programmes, National Museums Scotland
SOLD OUT
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World
Date: Friday 22 June 2012, 9.30 am
Venue: The Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Presented by: The City of Edinburgh Council and The Edinburgh Inter Faith Association
SOLD OUT
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