Event Archive

Family Fun Day

Join us on campus for a family-friendly fun day of kite making, Chinese games, crafts and more. We will also be displaying all entries to our recent schools kite design competition. Free, drop-in and open to all.

Alcina's Monsters

The oldest opera by a female composer, Francesca Caccini's masterpiece of 1625, is coming to Aberdeenshire!

Aberdeen Mela: A Taster (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Today's event showcases some talented local performers and offers a taste of the kinds of music, song, and dance that audiences can encounter at the Mela.

Sangs o Hame (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Welcome to the 'Ballad Capital of the World', home to a living song tradition that stretches back for centuries.

Talk: Songs that Speak to Soul and Heart (UNI-Versal: HAME)

The North-East of Scotland is the ballad capital of the world. We've got dramatic true stories, exquisite songs of love and loss, and humorous looks at North-East farm life.

Film Screening: Run (2019) (UNI-Versal: HAME)

From BAFTA nominated director Scott Graham, this film is a captivating story about forgotten dreams and broken hearts.

The Toulmin Prize: A Celebration of North-East Writing (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Enjoy a short appreciation of creative writing with a North-East focus.

Guided Walk: Hidden Aberdon - Tales of the River (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Join Dr Fiona-Jane Brown of Hidden Aberdeen Tours for a guided walk along the river Don.

Tunes o Hame: Taraful Din Glasgow & Saltfishforty (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Tonight we celebrate Scotland's music. Audiences will be treated to an exciting set of Romanian Gypsy music by Taraful Din Glasgow, followed by fabulous and talented Orkney duo Saltfishforty.

Film Screening: Tatties and Typhoid Ham (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Tatties and Typhoid Ham is a fusion of live evolving visual art, music, and spoken word.

Talk: The Fiddle in North-East Scotland (UNI-Versal: HAME)

To help set the scene for this evening's concert, Tunes o Hame, Ronnie Gibson will give a talk about the fiddle in North-East Scotland, illustrated by live demonstrations and rare archive recordings.

Guided Walk: Ghost & Ghouls of the Aultoun (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Join Dr Fiona-Jane Brown of Hidden Aberdeen Tours on this journey into the supernatural.

Tales o Hame (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Discover the North-East of Scotland through its stories and the people who tell them.

Talk: Why Tell Stories? (UNI-Versal: HAME)

A talk on stories as a fundamental part of our everyday lives.

Guided Walk: Old Aberdeen's Architectural Secrets (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Explore the hidden secrets of old Aberdeen on a guided tour with Dr Fiona-Jane Brown.

Performers at Hame (UNI-Versal: HAME)

Curious to know more about the talented artists and contributors at Hame?

The Art of Politics at Hame (UNI-Versal: HAME)

For a glimpse into that story of the region, join Archivist Andrew MacGregor for a unique informal display of selected items from the collections of the University of Aberdeen archives.

Fops & Mollies: The Eighteenth-Century 'Feminine Man'

In the eighteenth century, ideas about masculinity were surprisingly varied.  However, this space for diversity was considerably more open for men with status, money, and political influence. During this online discussion, Professor William Naphy, will consider how even terminology signalled this.  Fops were tolerated even amusing but mollies, coming from...

International Law and Technological Progress Conference

The University of Aberdeen is organising a third conference in International Law, following the conferences in the same field hosted by the University of Edinburgh in April 2019 and the University of Glasgow in May 2021. We thereby continue a series of successful conferences that aim to strengthen the leadership...

Festival of Chinese Translation

Following its well-received debut last year, our online programme of paid workshops and free talks focusing on literary translation run in conjunction with Paper Republic is back for 2022, running from 13 June to 2 July. Events are aimed at professional and aspiring translators, and will cover a wide and fascinating range of topics. For the full festival programme...

Menstruation Research Network

Menstruation: Policy, Rights and the Law

UNI-Versal: Panel Discussion - Revealing Soil Science

This event was cancelled

Due to unforeseen circumstance this event will no longer go ahead. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

UNI-Versal: Weaving the genome

Interactive session with looms and yarn to visualise genetic data.

UNI-Versal: Exploring Robotics - Afternoon tour

Researcher led tour with hands-on demonstrations and activities.

UNI-Versal: Digging into Soil Science

This event was cancelled

Due to unforeseen circumstance this event will no longer go ahead. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

UNI-Versal: THE 39 STEPS: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry

Set in a 1940s radio studio, four actors bring to life this classic tale of murder, love and espionage.

UNI-Versal: Panel Discussion - AI, data and the metaverse: helping us work, rest and play

Join our panel of speakers from the University of Aberdeen and other external organisations as they debate the possible impact of AI and data on people's personal lives, work and leisure time.

UNI-Versal: Showcase - Living and working in an AI world

Drop in Exhibition with hands-on demonstrations and activities.

UNI-Versal: Hemp for the Future

How can we take climate action through the food we produce and consume?

UNI-Versal: Images of Research (Saturday)

Research Exhibition - Drop in event.

UNI-Versal: Exploring Robotics - Morning tour

Researcher led tour with hands-on demonstrations and activities.

ARP 2022

Archaeological Research in Progress

UNI-Versal: Future of Aberdeen's Past

Historic walking tour in Aberdeen City centre - FULLY BOOKED.

UNI-Versal: 3 Minute Thesis

Can you imagine years of cutting-edge research presented in just three minutes?

UNI-Versal: Images of Research (Friday)

Research Exhibition - Drop in event

Translation Event:Knots, thorns and thistles: challenges and successes of translating into and out of Gaelic and Irish

Gaelic Translation Event

UNI-Versal - RV Jones Lecture: Net Zero - Critical But Not Enough

APOLOGIES THERE HAS BEEN A DELAY TO THE START OF THIS EVENT DUE TO TRAVEL ISSUES WITH THE SPEAKER. WE HOPE TO START AT 6.45PM OR SOONER. WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

Royal Institute of Philosophy - 9th Annual Philosophy Public Lecture

Dr John Danaher (NUI Galway) will deliver the Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture, entitled 'Will the Rise of Artificial Intelligence Change Our Moral Culture?'

Choral Evensong in Kings College Chapel

The Chaplaincy regularly host a Choral Evensong for the Friends of the Chapel, however, knowing how hard times have been for the whole community recently, they would like to widen the invitation further this year.

Artist in Residence Event

Join us to celebrate Andy Cannon's Artist in Residence with the University of Aberdeen's Museums and Special Collections Department with a performance of Is This a Dagger?

UNI-Versal Fringe Event: PechaKucha Night

Join us for a great night of fascinating visual talks PechaKucha style. PechaKucha’s 20x20 presentation format shows you 20 chosen images, each for 20 seconds with a fast paced commentary drawing on the expertise of students and researchers from a variety of disciplines across the University of Aberdeen.

Accounting Society and Environment 2022

This workshop will bring together researchers from around the world to present, discuss and debate their research projects. The workshop is intended as a forum to encourage research collaboration across institutions and disciplines and for the dissemination of research outputs.

Do We Need to Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere to Meet our Climate Targets?

The Paris Climate Agreement states the goal of keeping global temperature increases well below 2 degrees C above preindustrial times, with every effort being made to keep them lower than 1.5 degrees C.To do this, we have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions immediately and aggressively across all sectors of the...

UK Archaeological Sciences Conference

The conference brings together academics and researchers in the field of archaeological sciences.

Gardening Top Tips with Mark Paterson

Join Cruickshank Botanic Garden Curator Mark Paterson as he highlights some of the Garden's seasonal plants and flowers.

Life Sciences Summit

The Times and the Sunday Times Scotland are proud to host the second Life Sciences Summit 2022 in association with Opportunity North East and BioHub.

The Rector's Installation 2022

Join us online to watch the live stream of this momentous University event.

British Science Week: The Joy of Science - Jim Al-Khalili in conversation

We're delighted to welcome quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili to the campus to discuss his new book THE JOY OF SCIENCE.

Oil and Gas in Transition: Delivering Just Transition to Net Zero in the North East

This is a hybrid on-campus/online event. The in-person event is invite-only due to capacity limitations, however, people can register to view the event live online by registering below.

British Science Week: Discovery Day

Discover the vast world of science with Aberdeen Science Centre on Saturday, 19th March 2022 as we celebrate British Science Week

Arctic Periods: Transnational Knowledge about Menstrual History & Wellbeing

Workshop discussing work in progress from the Arctic Period research group and guest speakers from the Arctic region.

British Science Week: Bright Club

Join us for a night of stand up comedy with a difference...a science twist!

Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research Seminar in celebration of International Women's Day 2022

The Aberdeen Centre for Women’s Health Research are hosting a virtual seminar event via MS Teams on Tuesday the 15th of March between 5.30pm- 7.30pm. The event is to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Centre and to mark International Women’s Day 2022 in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. We...

British Science Week: Schools Workshop - 100 Years of Insulin FULLY BOOKED

Join researchers from the Rowett Institute for this online workshop celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, a vital treatment for diabetes.

British Science Week: Schools Workshop - 100 Years of Insulin FULLY BOOKED

Join researchers from the Rowett Institute for this online workshop celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, a vital treatment for diabetes.

British Science Week: Schools Workshop - 100 Years of Insulin FULLY BOOKED

Join researchers from the University of Aberdeen in this online workshop marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, a vital treatment for diabetes.

Amplifying Women's Voices for Climate Change

A panel discussion as part of our International Women's Day and British Science Week programme of events.

Like, Share, Follow: The University's Collections Online

In October 2021 our Museums and Special Collections team launched a survey to ask which museum items and events people would like to see online. They wanted to know which images and experiences would mean the most to their audiences as well as how to increase and improve access to...

Mentorship Matters

An online mentoring event as part of our International Women's Day programme of events.

Maggie Alphonsi MBE - Creating a Winning Mindset

As part of our International Women's Day celebrations Maggie Alphonsi MBE will join us online as our keynote speaker.

UNI-Versal: Screening of Zombie Flesh Eaters and conversation with Ian McCulloch

Ian McCulloch is a Scottish actor best known for his performance as Greg Preston in Survivors (1975).

UNI-Versal: Screening of Highlander with Jonathan Melville

Jonathan will introduce the film and take part in a post-screening Q&A and book signing.

UNI-Versal: Images of Apartheid: Filmmaking on the Fringe in the Old South Africa

Naomi Holwill presents a documentary that remembers the recently unearthed Black action films of the apartheid era in South Africa.

UNI-Versal: Panel Discussion: Driving Diversity in the Arts

Join the conversation as we look to address how we encourage a culture of diversity and inclusion in the film industry and more widely in the cultural sector.

UNI-Versal: Film Pub Quiz

Trivia questions covering comedy, romance and horror!

UNI-Versal: Shaken Not Stirred - Bond: Past, Present & Future

An insightful, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join an esteemed panel discussion about the life and times of Britain's most celebrated cinematic superspy, as played by such Hollywood heavy-hitters as Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

UNI-Versal: Screenwriting with Sergio Casci

Screenwriting workshop as part of the Dark Nights Film Festival.

UNI-Versal: Celebrating Success - Screening of 'The Great Conjunction'

Award-winning short film by University of Aberdeen alumna, Karolina Smolova.

'From the Baskets of Travelling Pedlars' to Abbotsford: Scott's Lifelong Love of Popular Print

Walter Scott had a lifelong interest in collecting chapbooks, cheap, popular print items that were sold door to door and purchased from market stalls. A recent cataloguing project has revealed that his Library at Abbotsford contains thousands of these items. Their content ranges from political pamphlets to ghost stories and...

Memorial Service for Professor Derek Ogston CBE

Join us in person or online.

Spring Concert with UK Chinese Ensemble

The Confucius Institute of the University of Aberdeen is delighted to host the UK Chinese Ensemble. This is an opportunity to experience Chinese music and dance from world-class performers which is not to be missed.

Founders' Day Chapel Service - Online & In-Person Event

On Founders' Day we pay tribute to our historic origins as an ancient University, and we light a candle to give thanks for the vision of Bishop Elphinstone and our patron fathers.

SPECTRA - Culture is not a Luxury

SPECTRA returns in 2022 to light up the winter nights offering an extraordinary experience of light and sound

Holocaust Memorial - Music and Meditations

A memorial event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, featuring music from the University of Aberdeen Chapel Choir

Introduction to Offshore Decommissioning

3-4 week online course with live sessions with our academic team.

Collections Conversations: The potential and delivery of queer practice in science museums

Dr Eleanor Armstrong joins us to discuss queer approaches to scientific collections, in particular her experience of organising LGBTQI plus tours at a range of UK science museums.

University of Aberdeen Carol Service

Join us in St Machar's Cathedral for this annual in-person celebration.

An Overview of the Paris Agreement after COP26

AUCEL Energy Seminar Series 2021-2022: Professor Voigt will give a brief overview of the topics that were discussed at COP26 as well as their outcome.

NEW DATE Collections Conversations: The Carved Stone Balls of Late Neolithic Scotland

Dr Chris Stewart-Moffitt discusses his extensive research into the unique and enigmatic carved stone balls of Neolithic Scotland.

Bias in the Vision and Language of Artificial Intelligence

Join Dr Margaret Mitchell as she discusses what 'bias' is within AI systems, and how to evaluate biased systems.

UoA Symphony Orchestra and Aberdeen University Concert Band

A joint concert celebrating a return of live music for students and staff at the University of Aberdeen

Collections Conversations: Archive Fever in Marischal Museum

Dr Jen Walklate, Museum Studies Lecturer at Aberdeen, joins us to introduce her Carnegie Funded Project, Documentary Ethnographies.

Winterval Online Calendar

Join us in the count down to the end of term with 12 days of festive fun!

Aberdeen's Children: Stories of the 1950s Birth Cohort

An online exhibition about the early lives of children born in 1950s Aberdeen, and the research study that they were part of.

Collections Conversations: Sri Lankan Dance Masks

Sudesh Mantillake joins us online from Sri Lanka to talk about his research and practice exploring Kandyan dance.

Transitions in food systems, land use change and it's effects on biodiversity

Join us for this online event and hear from researcher Dr Roslyn Henry about their research on climate, biodiversity and land-use.

Book Week Scotland: Flash Fiction Workshop with Alex McCall

Interested in flash fiction but not sure how to start? Then join writer Alex McCall as he coaches you through picking a topic, working out how to structure the story and then writing it!

Collections Conversations: A Model Education

Curator, Louise Wilkie, discusses the newly opened exhibition 'A Model Education' at Surgeons' Hall Museum.

The First Postgraduate Law Conference of the Centre for Private International Law

The Centre for Private International Law (CPIL) of the University of Aberdeen is pleased to host its first postgraduate conference, which is to be held on 17 November 2021. The Postgraduate Law Conference aims to bring together early career scholars working in the private international law field or at the...

Remembrance Sunday Service - Online

The University Chaplains will lead this Act of Remembrance which will be streamed live online.

Being Human Festival: Beading, Weaving and Reviving Lost Cherokee Arts

Learn about Cherokee art with UOACollections!

UNICEF Workshop: Climate Advocacy Training

A UNICEF led workshop for University students that supports youth advocates on their journeys to creating meaningful change in their communities.

Collections Conversations: Tanagra - Berlin - Aberdeen

Join us for this online talk with archaeologists Dr Jutta Fischer (Rostock university) and Dr Sven Kielau (Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum Hildesheim)

UK Rice Research Consortium 2021

Targeted at delegates who are research group leaders and advanced researchers in this topic

AUCEL COP26 Panel Discussion Series

Join us for critical overviews of COP26 negotiations in November 2021.

The 2021 Festival of Social Science (FOSS)

The 2021 Festival programme will showcase key research taking place in the University at the moment.

Cop26: Sustainable Futures

A series of expert-led online panel discussions exploring topics such as renewable energy, transport, climate change and net-zero.

Collections Conversations: Looking at Art Mindfully with Peggy Beardmore

BeWell week session Looking at Art Mindfully with Peggy Beardmore.

The Energy and Climate Crisis in Africa - Lessons from colonialism, sustainable business models and resilient African communities

As part of our Black History Month and COP26 celebrations this event will explore the way in which Africa has approached the climate crisis and the lessons that can be learned from this approach.

Meet the Artists: Noon Salah Eldin's and Helen Love's Art Responding to Slavery

Join us to hear from spoken-word artist Noon Salah Eldin and ceramicist Helen Love about their works of art responding to the history of Old Aberdeen's Powis Gateway, a structure built using wealth generated from slavery.