Event Archive

Chris West, Iain Valentine and Douglas Richardson hold three of the top positions within the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. Each a dedicated conservationist and expert in their field, they will be asking - what does and should a 21st century zoo look like? what place do zoos have in...

What you see isn’t always what you get when it comes to perception! Unable to cope with all the visual information available to us, the brain needs to decide which aspects in our visual fields are important and relevant to us as individuals. However, this makes the visual system vulnerable...

Have you watched Vinnie Jones in the British Heart Foundation commercial and thought I would like to have a go at saving someone’s life? In this session experienced instructors will go through what to do in easy steps, so that you know what to do in the event of an...

Clinical trials have come a long way since James Lind compared lemons and horseradish as treatments for scurvy while onboard the Salisbury in 1747. For a start, there are lots more of them and the media offers us a daily diet of promising treatments and wonder drugs. But is this...

Mark Paterson, Curator of the University of Aberdeen’s Cruickshank Botanical Gardens, will lead you on a fascinating journey through its history, provide a captivating insight into the wonderful array of plants and flowers, and their research uses, and discuss what the future of these beautiful gardens holds. Weather dependent, this...

Be part of Book Week Scotland 2013! Get inspired by four fabulous images from the Special Collections Centre's rare books and archives and write a 500-word short story.

Print Shop Window: An Exhibition of Visual Satire explores the power of cartoons to satirise public figures and stimulate political debate.

Standing on the shoulders of giants: A story told with gravity. Join Dr Marty Jopson, the BBC One Show’s resident scientist as he delves into the story of how Newton came up with his ideas on gravity. From the Ancient Greeks, through Newton’s genius, Marty brings the story bang up...

Take a tour round the University of Aberdeen’s OceanLab, the world’s first purpose built ocean-lander laboratory, providing state of the art equipment which allows scientists to explore deep ocean. Hear from scientists conducting cutting edge research from around the world, take part in an evening celebrating marine science with tours,...

Discover how state-of-the-art computing science is inspiring and re-connecting people to our natural environment. Leading researchers from dot.rural, University of Aberdeen, will reveal how digital innovations are providing exciting new insights into our natural world. Come along and be surprised at the hidden secrets of our birds and bumblebees, how...