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2012
November
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Your King and Country Need You!
At the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, nearly one million men in Britain volunteered to fight for their country. Most of them first saw action and suffered appalling casualties at the Battle of the Somme which began on 1 July 1916.
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Michael Slater - An Attempt on the Life of Charles Dickens
Michael Slater is Emeritus Professor of Victorian Literature at Birkbeck College, University of Longon, and the author of Charles Dickens.
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Drugs from the Deep
-Mankind has used plants as a source of medicines for thousands of years, but only recently have scientists started to explore the oceans for new pharmaceuticals.
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Cafe Scientifique Dundee - Transformation through Digital Innovation
-How do digital technologies affect your life? At this event, hear how digital technologies could transform your community in realms as diverse as culture, conservation, enterprise, health and transport. After the discussion, get interactive with some digital technology tools being developed by the dot.rural Digital Economy Hub.
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CSID Lecture: Migration, Health and Development
-CSID lecture from this established academic on his speciality topic of Migration, Health and Development.
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Athens: The World's First and Last Democracy
All are welcome to this series of public lectures organised by the King's Musuem.
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Café Controversial - Grappling with the Geopolitics of Green Energy
As Russia moves from fossil fuel superpower to renewable energy innovator, come and discuss how Europe's energy demands might influence the world's largest energy supplier and affect all of us.
October
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CSID Lecture: Anti-Poverty Transfers in the South
-Lecture on Anti-Poverty Transfers from Professor and Research Director at the Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI).
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Treasures from Tobar an Dualchais/the Kist of Riches
All are welcome to this series of public lectures organised by the King's Musuem.
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Stories & Songs of Poland
Join us for an exciting evening of Polish storytelling in Old Aberdeen. Two of Poland's most celebrated storytellers, Małgorzata Litwinowicz and Michal Malinowski, will be telling traditional stories from Poland and other countries. Scottish storyteller Grace Banks will also be in attendance, and has promised to tell a tale or...