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2024
March
2023
December
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University of Aberdeen Carol Service
-Join us for this special annual event featuring the King's College Chapel Choir.
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Data and AI: What it means for education, research and society
-Join us for a fascinating online discussion on data and artificial intelligence.
October
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Decadence and Business Over Markets
-A seminar by Professor Lewis R. Gordon from the University of Connecticut.
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Responding to the Allures of Parochialism with Creolizing Resources
-Featuring Jane Anna Gordon, Professor of Political Science at University of Connecticut, Storrs This seminar will begin with critical discussion of why parochialism is so alluring and tenacious, suggesting that we need to understand its seductions if we really aim to displace, uproot, or transcend it. It then turns to discussion...
September
February
2022
December
November
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Sociology Seminar Series 2022-2023
-Karen Lumsden, University of Aberdeen "Police Officers' Experiences of Breaking Bad News to the Bereaved: A Narrative Analysis of Stories of Death Work"
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Talk: Lady Haig, Scottish remembrance poppy and support of Scottish disabled veterans
-Dr Natasha Danilova hosts a talk about her research on Thursday 3 November.
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Sociology Seminar Series 2022-2023
-Sarah Burton, University of Aberdeen "'Academics are bastards and bitches': Dark Academia, Power, and the Neoliberal University"
October
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Sociology Seminar Series 2022-2023
-Matthew Hughey University of Connecticut, "W. E. B. Du Bois and his Strange Synthesis of Spirituality and Sociology" Please note that this seminar takes place on a Thursday 3.30-5pm
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Sociology Seminar Series 2022-2023
-Mariana Consoni, University of Aberdeen, "Digital working and work boundaries for academics before and during the COVID-19 Lockdowns"
February
2020
May
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Europe Day Celebrations, OPEN ONLINE TALK, in cooperation with Alumni Relations and School of Business
-Best known as the founder of Beast Gear, Ben Leonard grew an international 7-figure business and successfully exited after 3 years. Professor Ignacio Canales, Professor of Management, will host a discussion with Ben, 'Ben Leonard - Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?', on Tuesday 19 May from 2pm – 3pm (BST). Please click here to read more and book your place.
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OPEN ONLINE TALK: 'In Conversation with Professor Claire Wallace - Europe and the Coronavirus Crisis' (a continuation of Europe Day celebrations)
-Join us for ‘In Conversation with Professor Claire Wallace - Europe and the Coronavirus Crisis' in which Professor Wallace, Chair of Sociology, will lead a discussion examining Europe’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the future of the European Union. The session is taking place on Thursday 14 May from 4pm – 5pm (BST). For more...
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Europe Day: A virtual 'walk' across Europe (submissions/entries needed)
On Saturday 9 May (Europe Day) we're going to be launching a virtual 'walk' across Europe and we'd love for you to get involved! Help us travel across the continent by sharing photos of a favourite spot or location in Europe along with a message or a favourite memory by email to alumni@abdn.ac.uk by Friday 8...
2019
November
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Festival of Social Science - Polish Migrants and the Health System
-Learn more about the health care experiences of Poles living in different countries This interactive talk with Robert Nartowski will explore the different health care experiences of Poles living in different countries. Drawing on research conducted in London, Paris and Berlin this engaging talk and film presentation will draw the audience...
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Lost & Found Home - Explore the themes of self-identity and 'home' through this study of Scottish and Dutch migrants.
-A comparative biography study of Scottish migrants living in the Netherlands and Dutch migrants living in Scotland. Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, organised by the University of Aberdeen. Join Simone Haarbosch to explore ideas of home and learn how immigrants position themselves in their new environment and who...
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Open Seminar: The Scottish Party System at 20: a thaw in a frozen party system?
-Department of Politics and International Relations Seminar Series Wednesday November 6th 2019, 2.00–4pm Room: EWF61 The Scottish Party System at 20: a thaw in a frozen party system? Dr Malcolm Harvey (University of Aberdeen) The Scottish Parliament turned 20 this year. Intended as ‘the settled will of the Scottish people’, devolution has proved...
October
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SEMINAR OPEN TO ALL: Middle Eastern Christian Narratives of Citizenship and Belonging in the UK
-Senior Lecturer at the University of St. Andrew, Fiona McCallum Guiney, will be making a seminar as part of the sociology seminar series.
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OPEN TO ALL: A seminar by Dr. Professor David Anderson (Anthropology)
-As part of the anthropology seminar series, Professor David Anderson will be presenting on the 3rd of October in room F61.
March
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Wednesday Seminar - All Welcome! 'Social mobility in Scotland and elsewhere'
-Geoff Payne, a Sociologist from the University of Newcastle will present on 'Social mobility in Scotland and elsewhere'.
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Wednesday Seminar - All Welcome! 'Political Apology and Spectacles of Gendered Violence'
-Emma Dolon will present on 'Political Apology and Spectacles of Gendered Violence'.
February
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Wednesday Seminar - All Welcome! 'Identity change, identity politics and identity traps: why everyday compromise after conflict is so often reversed.'
-Jennifer Todd (University College Dublin), 'Identity change, identity politics and identity traps: why everyday compromise after conflict is so often reversed.' To be chaired by John Nagle.
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Wednesday Seminar - All Welcome! 'The Government formation process in Sweden. Why is it so difficult compared to other countries?
-Anders Wildfelt 'The Government formation process in Sweden. Why is it so difficult compared to other countries?'
2018
December
November
May
2016
November
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The World Bank and the Myth of Bretton Woods: Re-thinking 'embedded liberalism'
-PIR Seminar Series 2016-17
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An Appraisal of European Nuclear Security: Now to 2050
-PIR Seminar Series 2016-17
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Turkey and Civil Society
-Hakkı Taş from Swedish Defence University will be one of our November 2016 speakers.
October
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The Rise of the Civilizational State and the Unmaking of World Order
-Part of PIR Seminar Series 2016-17
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On Feeding the Masses: The Politics of Regulatory Failure in China
-A talk by John Kojiro Yasuda
August
2015
November
September
2014
September
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Cafe Scientifique - Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
-On the eve of one of Scotland's biggest decisions, we will look at democratic transitions and transformations across the globe and the many factors affecting decision-making.
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Scarred/Sacred Water: Artist's Talk with Tanya Harnett
-Exhibit opening and artist's talk with Tanya Harnett, the artist behind Scarred/Sacred Water.
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Scarred/Sacred Water
-An artistic exploration of the impact of resource extraction on water resources in northern Canada.