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2020
December
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RV Jones Lecture: Energy Systems for the 21st Century - The Drive for Net Zero
-This lecture from Professor Sir Jim McDonald - Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, will contextualise the drive for low carbon energy systems.
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Collections Conversations: Book of Beasts
-Join UoA Collections and Professor Jane Geddes for this week's Collections Conversation. Jane will be chatting with us about the Aberdeen Bestiary and its appearance in the 'Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World' exhibition at the Getty Museum in America.
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Collections Conversations: Inc 5, An Imperfect Copy
-Join UoA Collections and Jane Pirie, Curator (Rare Books) for a chat about 'Inc 5', Avicenna's Canon of Medicine. This wonderful but damaged book was printed in Strasbourg between 1473 and 1477. Jane will be sharing its fascinating story.
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Make Christmas Awesome: Advent Calendar
-Make Christmas Awesome with the UoA Collections.
November
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Explorathon - Pecha Kucha Night part 2
-Hear from the brightest and best of Scotland's researchers at this fun and dynamic event.
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Explorathon - Pecha Kucha Night part 1
-Hear from the brightest and best of Scotland's researchers at this fun and dynamic event.
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Museum Collections on Tour
-Objects and paintings from the university's collections have long featured in exhibitions both at home and abroad.
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Collections Conversation with writer Alex McCall
-This year we received funding from the Scottish Book Trust to commission writer Alex McCall to work with us to create an animation of himself for a five part series of micro tutorials on "How to Write Flash Fiction". Meet the real-life Alex at our Collections Conversation on 19th November....
October
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Cool, Calm and Collecting: Thomas Reid Collecting Prize 2021 Launch
-Calling all student collectors! Join us for a special collectors' get-together, featuring a relaxed and fun discussion on the joy of collecting, with inspiration from our guest collectors, and previous recipients of the Thomas Reid Collecting Prize.
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The Big Draw 2020
-The theme of this year's Big Draw is 'A Climate of Change'. Join us on UoA Collections social media channels or dip into our Big Draw Online Activity Page for a month of drawing fun!