Events Calendar

May 2012

King's Museum Craft Club 06 March 2012, 17:00 - 07 August 2012, 19:00First Tuesday of every month. Dates for this session are 6th March, 3rd April, 1st May, 5th June,... More
Cafe Scientifique Inverurie 06 March - 05 June 2012Coming to Inverurie: a brand new series of informal discussions on some of the latest exciting areas... More
Great Aberdonians 07 March - 02 May 2012A public lecture series organised by The University of Aberdeen's Research Institute of Irish and... More
Whole Earth - Hard Rain Follow Up Exhibition 16 April - 11 May 2012Come and view this internationally acclaimed photography exhibition while you have the opportunity -... More
The 2012 Gifford Lectures 17 April 2012, 17:30 - 03 May 2012, 18:30Professor Sarah Coakley will deliver the 2012 Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen on the... More
Dickens Bicentenary: Spring Programme 01 May 2012, 19:00 - 29 May 2012, 19:00The University of Aberdeen has launched a programme of events taking place in May as part of... More
A Wee Word... the Short Story! 02 - 16 May 2012For lovers of the Word Festival, missing their annual fix, here's something to keep you going. ... More
The Watt Hepburn Inaugural Lecture - Hector Sants 03 May 2012, 17:45 - 20:00Join us for the Inaugural Watt Hepburn Lecture where our speaker Hector Sants will focus on the... More
Director's Cut with leading talent agent, Duncan Heath 04 May 2012, 18:00Join us for our 'In-conversation with Duncan Heath,' the latest event in the popular Director's Cut... More
Dickens Dress Up -Family Fun at the University Library 05 May 2012, 13:00 - 16:00Take part in the celebration of Dickens Month at the University of Aberdeen. Come to the Library for... More
Colliding Physicists and the Search for Higgs 08 May 2012, 19:00 - 20:30The LHC or Large Hadron Collider is the world’s biggest scientific instrument yet it probes the... More
The RV Jones Lecture Series 09 May 2012, 18:00The mechanics of handedness in nature: from Darwin's perversion to Feynman's obsession... More
Arab Cultural Open Day 09 May 2012Exhibitions, Forums, Folklore, Dance and more at this unique cultural one-day festival. ... More
Gaelic Language Plan Consultation Meetings 11 - 30 May 2012The University of Aberdeen has prepared a draft Gaelic Language Plan to promote the use and... More
The Photograph as Document with Alicia Bruce 12 May 2012, 14:00 - 14:45Take a snapshot or make a photograph? The art of photography is more than just pointing and... More
Minerals to Monuments - Granite Festival 14 May 2012, 18:30 - 20:30 As part of Aberdeen's Granite Festival, Dr Malcolm Hole from the University of Aberdeen will give a... More
Eye Disease: Seeing the Way Ahead? 14 May 2012, 18:00 - 20:00Ever wonder why routine health checks are becoming more lengthy? Come and discuss how physicists... More
Is life on Earth exeptionally shallow 15 May 2012, 19:15 - 21:00Many planets and moons, including Mars and Jupiter’s moon Europa, have dry, cold, sterile surfaces... More
Cafe Scientifique - Frozen Eldorado? 16 May 2012, 19:00Is there oil in Antartica? Extravagant claims have been made by governments and journalists for... More
Night at the Museums 19 May 2012, 18:00 - 22:00The highly anticipated Night at the Museum is back with a bang for 2012! The University of... More
Cafe Philisophique - How do we know ourselves? 22 May 2012, 19:00We often figure out other people's beliefs, hopes and feelings by interpreting their behaviour, but... More
Scotland's Gardens Scheme - Cruickshank Botanical Gardens 23 May 2012, 18:30 - 20:30Scotland's Gardens Scheme - Gardens Open for Charity. Join us for a tour of the Cruickshank... More
EVENT CANCELLED: Aberdeen Harbour as Spectacle with Dr. Alan Marcus 24 May 2012, 18:00 - 18:45This event has unfortunately had to be cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.... More
Bismarck : Man and Myth 31 May 2012, 17:00 - 18:30In this public lecture, eminent historian Jonathan Steinberg draws from his New York Times... More
90 Years of Insulin - An Historic Discovery and the Role of Professor JJR Macleod 31 May 2012, 18:00Join us for a celebration of this great achievement of JJR Macleod, an Aberdeen alumnus and... More