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2024
March
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Beneath the surface: solving the mystery of the Aberdeen Sibyls
-A conversation with Dr Mary Pryor and Dr Helen Pierce
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Community history research in focus: the PATH project
-Join Louise Henrard and Jakub Ivanecky (PATH/Grampian Regional Equality Council/Four Pillars) for a discussion about this community-led heritage project.
February
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Creative Collections Lunchtime Doodle (FEBRUARY)
-Relax and enjoy some mindful moments as you investigate and draw selected specimens and artefacts from the University collections. You don't have to be an artist; these sociable sessions are more about having a go and enjoying seeing some of our collections close-up.
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TOUR: Striking Impressions - Curator's View
-Join Sam Revell (Assistant Curator) from the Museums & Special Collections for a walking tour of the new exhibition in the Library Gallery. Sam will be chatting about some of the themes and highlighting some of the exhibits. All welcome!
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Library Books Giveaway
-Between Monday February 12 and Sunday February 18 we will again be running our Book Giveaway to students and staff. The giveaways will be happening in both SDRL and Taylor Library. The SDRL one will happen on Floor 1, just outside of the lifts. These are books that have either been...
January
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New Funding Advice Session: Friends of Aberdeen University Library Research Awards 2024
-Find out how to apply for a new series of Research Awards to support work with the collections.
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The Thomas Reid Collecting Prize
-£500 TO GROW YOUR COLLECTION. The Thomas Reid Collecting Prize 2023/24 is open for applications.
2023
November
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conversations at the Library
-The Library Digital Skills Team will be hosting four conversation sessions about AI: 23 November 10.30-11.30am (PGR students) 23 November 2-3pm (UG and PGT students) 28 November 11.30am-12.30pm (staff, with research focus) 04 December 3-4pm (staff, with teaching focus) For full details and to book your place, go to the Course Booking system. Just search for ‘Artificial Intelligence’...
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Literature Searching for UG and PGT students
-Come along to our workshop on Academic Integrity and searching Library Resources effectively on 22 November.
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Boost your skills for PGR success - workshops available to book
-Are you just starting your degree? Getting stuck into your research? Writing up your PhD? Wherever you are on your postgraduate research journey, we have a skills workshop for you. Our tailored programme of courses takes you from the foundations of effective literature searching through to managing your references and communicating...
October
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Workshops available on Working with long Word documents and Creating Posters with PowerPoint
-The IT Service Desk's Training and Documentation Team will offer the following sessions for PGT students: Microsoft Word: Working with long documents By the end of this course you will be able to define and use an appropriate template, understand and modify inbuilt styles, apply multi-level numbering, apply page and section breaks,...
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Literature Searching for PGT students - workshops available to book
-Staff at the Library will very soon be runing a series of four Literature Searching sessions for taught postgraduate students. Across the four workshops we will look at planning and designing search strategies, getting the best out of Google, and using the discovery tool Primo to find print and electronic materials. We will...
September
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Textbook Giveaway / Adopt a Book
-Earlier this year, our graduating students donated a huge number of their used textbooks for new students to take home for free. The time for passing them on is nearly here. This is only open to University of Aberdeen students. Come along to Sir Duncan Rice Library on Wednesday 13th September...
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Book a Talk & Tour to Learn to Use Your Library
-New and returning students - book a Talk and Tour of the stunning Sir Duncan Rice Library so you can Learn to Use Your Library. You can book a place via the University Course Booking site - search for Library. The 30 minute talk will introduce you to your amazing library...
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Doors Open Day at the Library
-Drop into the Sir Duncan Rice Library on Doors Open Day and explore the Library from TOP to BOTTOM. Open to all!
June
May
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PGT Refresher sessions: Library Resources, Academic Integrity, Referencing and ProQuest RefWorks
-Staff at the Library will run a series of four refresher sessions for PGT students the week commencing 29 May. Across the four workshops we will look at planning and designing search strategies, getting the best out of Google, and using the discovery tool Primo to find print and electronic materials. We will...
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PGT Refresher sessions: Working with Long Documents (Microsoft Word) and Creating Posters using PowerPoint
-The IT Service Desk's Training and Documentation Team will offer the following sessions for PGT students: Microsoft Word: Working with long documents (24 May & 01 June) By the end of this course you will be able to define and use an appropriate template, understand and modify inbuilt styles, apply multi-level numbering, apply...
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Library Workshop: Referencing & Managing References with ProQuest RefWorks
-Staff at the Library will run a referencing session on Thursday 18 May 10:00 - 12:00. In the workshop we will look at the principles of referencing, demonstrate how to create in-text citations, footnotes and, lists of references at the end of your written work. We will also look at...
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Friends of Aberdeen University Library AGM - 17 May 2023
-The Friends of Aberdeen University Library (FAUL) Committee are delighted to invite members, and prospective members, to the 2023 Annual General Meeting in the Craig Suite situated on the seventh floor of The Sir Duncan Rice Library on Wednesday 17 May 2023 from 7pm – 9pm. The evening will be enhanced...
2022
November
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Meet: Zoë Playdon THE HIDDEN CASE OF EWAN FORBES
-Your chance to chat with author and activist Zoë Playdon about her book "The Hidden History of Ewan Forbes" and about her experience of frontline work in LGBTI human rights.
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Talk: Zoë Playdon THE HIDDEN CASE OF EWAN FORBES
-The University of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections is delighted to welcome academic and activist Zoë Playdon to talk about her publication "The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes" - a local story with international resonance - as part of this year's Book Week Scotland.
October
September
August
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Online Exhibition: Eat, Prey Love: Humans and other animals
The University of Aberdeen's latest online exhibition invites viewers to discover the intricacies of human relationships with animals.
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Collections Close Up
-Explore treasures from our collection of rare books and get up close to exquisite examples of illuminated manuscripts from medieval history and the Church.
July
May
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COLLECTIONS CUPPA On Western Museum Philosophy: From the outside looking in
-Postgraduate student Ashwini Rao leads an interactive discussion on the role that philosophy can play in interpreting and understanding heritage and museum collections.
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Collections Cuppa : The Wardlaw Mausoleum
-Erik Lundberg introduces us to this fascinating mausoleum in Kirkhill, near Inverness, the burial place for the Lovat Frasers and most notably Lord Lovat, the "Old Fox" of the Jacobite Rebellion.
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Collections Cuppa : #MuseumsMemories
-Curatorial Assistant Lise Bos reflects on some of the unexpected moments, objects and stories uncovered over the past 2 years whilst working with the University's museum collections.
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Artist in Residence Event
-Join us to celebrate Andy Cannon's Artist in Residence with the University of Aberdeen's Museums and Special Collections Department with a performance of Is This a Dagger?
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Collections Cuppa: Death and the Dead in University Museums
-Sarah Hiepler discusses her fieldwork and research on displays of death, and the dead in university museums in the UK.
April
March
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Collections Cuppa: Of women, men & monkeys: Moche & Chimú pottery
-Looking for a tea break with a difference? Join us for this weeks Collections Cuppa when we chat to Dr Penny Dransart about her research with the University of Aberdeen's collections.
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COLLECTIONS CUPPA: Andrew MacGregor's Mysterious World
-Andrew MacGregor, University Archivist, will talk about some items in his own collection that he just cannot fully explain. This is a call-out to come along and help him! Join us for a tea break with a difference.
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Like, Share, Follow: The University's Collections Online
-In October 2021 our Museums and Special Collections team launched a survey to ask which museum items and events people would like to see online. They wanted to know which images and experiences would mean the most to their audiences as well as how to increase and improve access to...
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COLLECTIONS CUPPA Reverend Bowie's boomerang: Vanuatu collections in the University of Aberdeen Museums
-Did you know that there is a significant collection of objects and photos from the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu here in Aberdeen? Join us for a tea break with a difference when we chat to Eve Haddow about her research.
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Collections Cuppa: The big fish on the stairs
-Looking for a tea break with a difference? Join us for this weeks Collections Cuppa when we chat to Kirsty Kernohan about the 'big fish on the stairs' in the Zoology Museum and her PhD research with the Keith-Falconer family collections.
February
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Collections Cuppa: Looking at Art Mindfully with Peggy Beardmore
-Meditative session looking at pieces of art from the University's collections with Peggy Beardmore.
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Collections Cuppa: Researching Museum Collections in Dresden and Berlin
-Looking for a tea break with a difference? Join us for this weeks Collections Cuppa when we chat to Museum Studies student Caitlin Jamison who recently undertook a research trip to Germany.
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NEW SEASON Collections Cuppa: Meet the Team (and their Collection Picks!)
-Looking for a tea break with a difference? The popular Collections Cuppas are back with a new season of chat about collections, collectors and collecting.
2021
December
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Collections Conversations: The potential and delivery of queer practice in science museums
-Dr Eleanor Armstrong joins us to discuss queer approaches to scientific collections, in particular her experience of organising LGBTQI plus tours at a range of UK science museums.
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NEW DATE Collections Conversations: The Carved Stone Balls of Late Neolithic Scotland
-Dr Chris Stewart-Moffitt discusses his extensive research into the unique and enigmatic carved stone balls of Neolithic Scotland.
November
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Aberdeen's Children: Stories of the 1950s Birth Cohort
-An online exhibition about the early lives of children born in 1950s Aberdeen, and the research study that they were part of.
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Collections Conversations: A Model Education
-Curator, Louise Wilkie, discusses the newly opened exhibition 'A Model Education' at Surgeons' Hall Museum.
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Being Human Festival: Beading, Weaving and Reviving Lost Cherokee Arts
-Learn about Cherokee art with UOACollections!
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Collections Conversations: Tanagra - Berlin - Aberdeen
-Join us for this online talk with archaeologists Dr Jutta Fischer (Rostock university) and Dr Sven Kielau (Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum Hildesheim)
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Collections Conversations: Egyptian Antiquities with Wesam Mohamed
-Join Wesam Mohamed, as she discusses her recent research, and her co-curated exhibition, El-Reis.
October
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Collections Conversations: Looking at Art Mindfully with Peggy Beardmore
-BeWell week session Looking at Art Mindfully with Peggy Beardmore.
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Meet the Artists: Noon Salah Eldin's and Helen Love's Art Responding to Slavery
-Join us to hear from spoken-word artist Noon Salah Eldin and ceramicist Helen Love about their works of art responding to the history of Old Aberdeen's Powis Gateway, a structure built using wealth generated from slavery.
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Collections Conversations: 150 Years of Changing Lives
-Lynne Clark discusses her work curating the VSA's amazing 150 year history in Aberdeen.
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Collections Conversations: Walter Scott and Song
-Professor Alison Lumsden discusses Scott's association with song, as it is explored in a new online exhibition.
August
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Toil and Trouble: Witchcraft in Scotland
-Student curated online exhibition explores the history of Witchcraft in Scotland.
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Collections Conversations: Toil and Trouble- Witchcraft in Scotland
-Join student curators; Caitlin, Fern and Lisette, as they talk about how they researched and curated the upcoming online exhibition, 'Toil and Trouble- Witchcraft in Scotland'.
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Walter Scott and Song: Retuning the Harp of the North
-Exploring ballads, opera, and theatrical and popular songs, this online exhibition showcases the University of Aberdeen's Walter Scott collections alongside musical recordings.
July
June
May
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Collections Conversations: Highland Threads
-'Highland Threads' is a collaboration between 14 museums from across the Highlands. The virtual exhibition, which launched on 1 April, showcases a costume from each museum's collection alongside stories of the people who made the cloth, who wore the clothes and where they were produced. A 360° video presentation of...
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Collections Conversations: Francis Van Hagen, Aberdeen's first named bookbinder, or, a load of old cobblers?
-Francis Van Hagen's distinctive seventeenth century bindings cover over 100 books in the University's Special Collections. Whilst he may have been paid to bind books, it may be that he was not, first and foremost, a bookbinder.
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Collections Conversations: Madam Yoko's Snuff Box and the University's West Africa Collections
-Dr Richard Anderson, Lecturer in Colonial and Post-Colonial History at the University of Aberdeen talks about his experience of working with the University's West Africa collections.
April
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Student Show Centenary Kick-off: Sign-up Now!
-We can't quite believe it, but the legendary Student Show marks its 100th year in 2021! It's been an incredible journey and we're excited to kick-off celebrating this momentous occasion with a virtual event, marking the opening of an online exhibition all about the show. The event will feature a...
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Collections Conversations: A Rare Nicht Oot: 100 Years of Aberdeen's Student Show
-Emma Raymond and Paul Logie talk about how they researched and curated the online exhibition, A Rare Night Oot: 100 Years of the Aberdeen's Student Show.
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A Rare Nicht Oot: 100 Years of Aberdeen's Student Show
-An online exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Aberdeen Student Show, the longest running student stage show of its kind.
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The Thomas Reid Collecting Prize 2021 ENTRIES CLOSE 23RD APRIL
Are you a student at the Aberdeen University? Do you collect books, comics, football programmes? Then you could win £500 to spend on your collection.
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Collections Conversations: A Lifetime of Collecting
-Andrew MacGregor, University Archivist, talks about a lifetime of collecting, from sweetie wrappers to political pamphlets.
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Collections Conversations: Inspiring Spoken Word with Jo Gilbert
-Spoken Word artist and writer Jo Gilbert discusses her work responding to the collections of Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum.
March
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Collections Conversations: In Sickness and in Health
-NHS Grampian Archivist Fiona Musk provides an insight into the history of hospitals and the NHS in Aberdeen.
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Collections Conversations: 50 years of the Zoology Museum
-Staff and volunteers share interesting stories of the Zoology Museum and look forward to hearing your stories too, over a Thursday morning cuppa.
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Collections Conversations: St. Machar's Cathedral: Projects and Projections
-Phoenix Archer discusses all of the projects being undertaken as St Machar's Cathedral celebrates its 500th anniversary.
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Envisioning Women's Places: Photographs from the George Washington Wilson Collection
-Presenting rarely seen photographs from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, this online exhibition showcases the spaces women inhabited, from the studio to the golf course.
February
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Collections Conversations: Caring and Sharing
-Join UoA Collections and Lise Bos for this week's Collections Conversation about the fascinating project, Caring and Sharing.
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Collections Conversations: Envisioning Women's Places
-Join us for a UOA Collections Conversation, about the upcoming exhibition, 'Envisioning Women's Places: Photographs form the George Washington Wilson Collection'.
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Collections Conversations: Football Memories with Alan Johnstone
-Join UOA Collections in conversation with Alan Johnstone, as we discuss the Football Memories Scotland project.
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....
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Beyond Book Week Scotland 2020
-As another fantastic Book Week Scotland draws to a close we've still got plenty of things for you to get involved with. Why not enter our Flash Fiction competition, design a Sci-Fi book cover or send us a message to hide inside a book in the Library. Check out the...
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!
September
March
February
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Stitched Stories - a workshop making Chilean Arpilleras
-Learn to make the distinctive colourful dolls of Chilean protest patchworks.
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Talk: From sea creatures to Polar flora: Scottish and Arctic narratives from the North of the World
-This event was fully booked
Lecture organised by the Friends of Aberdeen University Library
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Collections Close Up: From sea creatures to Polar fauna
-The Special Collections Centre hosts a unique close up of its historic collections.
2019
December
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Festive Fun Day
-Drop in to the Sir Duncan Rice Library for seasonal crafts and activities for all ages!
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Talk: Birds in a book - Audubon's 'Birds of America'
-Professor Tim Ingold discusses Audubon's choices when painting 'Birds of America'.
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'Here is ane Koull of Tullilum': excavations at Whitefriars, Perth 2014-2019
-Evening Lecture in association with Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Birds of America : Music Workshop for Students
-A fun and relaxing workshop for students, focussed on composing graphic scores based on the exhibition, Walking with Birds.
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Squawking With Birds: Exploring the Accessibility of Music in the Community
-Musicians working in the community are invited to a unique networking workshop to explore and discuss ways to make music more accessible.
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Walking with Birds: A Musical Experience for Families
-Join us for a fun and engaging workshop experience for families, bringing art and music together to create a graphic score.
November
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Creative Workshop led by author Esther Woolfson
-Nature Writing Workshop
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Talk: Text, cult and relic in Adomnan's 'Life of Columba'
-Evening lecture in association with Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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Festival of Social Science - Listening to birds: experiencing time, place and season through sound
-Dr Andrew Whitehouse presents an interactive talk.
