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2013
November
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Pathways to Peace
-With Scotland considering its future, we'll explore how other societies have managed similar political changes.
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Interview with author James Robertson
-James Robertson, author of Joseph Knight, which was chosen as the text for 2013 The Big Read common reading programme in the College of Arts and Social Sciences. The book is based on a historical court case where Knight challenged his status as a slave when taken from Jamaica...
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Elphinstone Institute Open Evening
-The Open Evening will feature the Polish and Scottish Song and Story Group, and also piper Ian Kinnear for the musical entertainment at around 7.00pm.
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Book signing with author James Robertson
-The book for this year's 'The Big Read' common reading programme is Joseph Knight by James Robertson, which received both the Scottish Saltire and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year awards 2003/04. James Robertson was also the first Writer in Residence at the Scottish Parliament.
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PechaKucha Night "Our Society"
-An evening of inspired thoughts around the theme of 'Our Society' all captured in 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
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Satellite Internet and the Scottish Sculpture Workshop
What is the impact on people’s lives of having access to the Internet? Come for a lively discussion led by Dr Leanne Townsend inspired by experiences from the Scottish Sculpture Workshop.
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Science in the Quad- ALMA and Llamas
Engage with fascinating topics in physics in a new series of public talks.
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Between a rock and a hard place: communicating contested geoscience
-Scotland's building blocks tell a surprising history going back over three billion years.
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Postgraduate Open Day
-This years Postgraduate Open Day will take place on Saturday 2nd November from 12pm - 3.30pm in the MacRobert Building on the King's College Campus.
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Festival of Social Science
-Join in the latest thinking around society's big issues with the ESRC Festival of Social Science