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2014
March
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An Aerial Perspective on Scotland: The Work and Collections of RCAHMS
-Rebecca Bailey, Head of Education and Outreach at RCAHMS discusses the development of the National Collections of Aerial Photography.
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Ancient Greek Poetry as Music
-A free lecture by Dr Armand d'Angour of the University of Oxford, organised by the Aberdeen Scottish-Hellenic Society, as part of the King's Museum lecture series.
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Martin Martin: early modern Hebridean traveller and author
-A free lecture by Dr Donald William Stewart of Sabhal Mor Ostaig, UHI, organised by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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The Only Good Plant is a Dead Plant: conserving flora in the 21st century
-It is said by some that a botanic garden is a 'zoo for plants'. As part of the Friends of Aberdeen University Library series of evening talks, Mark Paterson will expand on the origins of western botanic gardens to counter such a sentiment, while extensively highlighting the modern role...
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the BIG BOOK THEORY teen book quiz
-Teen book quiz for World Book Day
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Female Perspectives: C20th artworks by female artists in Scotland
-An exhibition of artworks created by female artists during the twentieth century, selected from the University's art collection.
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Unbound feet: the changing status of Chinese women, c. 1890-1950
-A free lecture by Dr Isabella Jackson of the University of Aberdeen, organised as part of the King's Museum lecture series.
February
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Stacks Alive: Science, Medicine and the Humanities
-The Special Collections Centre is pleased to support the presentation of the latest in the Stacks Alive series developed by the Aberdeen Humanities Fund. Stacks Alive has been initiated to offer stimulating, lively and engaging insights into the archives, rare books and manuscripts held with the Special Collections and their...
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Scots Herring Girls, 1900-1950: Oral History and Visual Narrative
-A lecture given by Jill de Fresnes, from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments for Scotland (RCAHMS)
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Book Sale in the Sir Duncan Rice Library
-A book sale will be held on Floor 1 of the Sir Duncan Rice Library for one week from Monday 24 February until Sunday 2 March.