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2012
March
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Fighting for Forgiveness : Former Jacobites and the Global British Empire
-Among the many ironic dimensions of Jacobitism, few are more striking than the ways in which many Jacobite families responded to the final military downfall of 1746.
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Cross College Seminar on Water
-Dr David Hemson approaches the topic of safe and reliable sources of drinking water throughout Africa, Asia and other continents. Exploring unmotivated contractors, corruption, poor project management and also systemic crises of local government, Dr Hemson dips into all avenues of the crucial topic.
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Great Aberdonians
-A public lecture series organised by The University of Aberdeen's Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies and Aberdeen City Council.
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Stone Circles and their unusual relationship with some Christian Churches in the North-East of Scotland
-Adam Welfare, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, talks Stone Circles and their unusual relationship with some Christian Churches in the North-East of Scotland
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Bennachie and the Picts - Launch Event for Cafe Scientifique Inverurie
-Come and discover the lost kingdom of the Northern Picts - one of the most powerful early kingdoms of Northern Britain. With exclusive photos from recent excavations in Aberdeenshire, we'll discuss how we might uncover more about these often forgotten peoples of Europe.
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King's Museum Craft Club
-First Tuesday of every month. Dates for this session are 6th March, 3rd April, 1st May, 5th June, 3rd July, 7th August Are you interested in handicrafts? Come and join our craft club, where you can meet other crafters and draw inspiration from their projects and the University's diverse collections.
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Cafe Scientifique Inverurie
-Coming to Inverurie: a brand new series of informal discussions on some of the latest exciting areas of science and technology.
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Unfriendly Friends and Friendly Foes: Negotiating Jacobitism in the Waverley Novels
-There is a common perception that in his Scottish novels Walter Scott constructs a Romantic version of Jacobitism that helps consign the nation’s identity to an appealing but defeated past. In fact, as the allusion to Redgauntlet in the title of this talk suggests, Scott’s relationship to Jacobitism is far...
February
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Cross College Seminar on Research in Nepal
-An afternoon seminar on Research in Nepal hosted by the Centre for Sustainable International Development.
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Film Screening: Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
-Award-winning action feature film telling the Inuit historic legend of an evil spirit. Filmed in Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. Inuktitut/ English subtitles. This film is suitable for age 15 and above. Free. King's Museum (01224) 274330 There will be a second screening at 12:30 3rd march 2012 at the kings museum.