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  1. Sensory Iranian Garden Experience
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    Sensory Iranian Garden Experience

    Free

    In the mind of every Iranian person, there is a garden. Explore the St Andrews Botanic Garden through an artistic lens and let nature inspire you as you...

  2. Heroes and Beasts

    Heroes and Beasts

    Family Activity Day

    Join us for a day all about the mythical Heroes and Beasts of Iranian culture. Music, crafts, dance and lots more for all ages. Meet some exciting guests and...

  3. Sands 24: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

    Sands 24: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

    Pay what you can: £10, £8, £6

    Anna Hints' atmospheric, almost mystical, feature-length documentary debut invites us to become part of a supportive, witty, sweaty female collective who...

  4. Ali Ansari's Iran (Polity Histories) --- Book Signing
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    Ali Ansari's Iran (Polity Histories) --- Book Signing

    Ali Ansari is a Professor in the School of History at the University of St Andrews. In Iran (Polity Histories) Ali takes readers on a journey through...

  5. Dr Aidan Fowler on 'Patient Safety'
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    Dr Aidan Fowler on 'Patient Safety'

    This April, the Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis will welcome Dr Aidan Fowler, who will deliver this seminar on patient safety. Dr Fowler is the National...

  6. Saints Talk: Professor Matthew Holden

    Saints Talk: Professor Matthew Holden

    DNA detective work tracing the spread of pathogens

    Development is delighted to invite you to the next instalment in our Saints Talk series from Professor Matthew Holden, 'DNA detective work tracing the...

  7. Evidence Based Early Diagnosis (EBED) Conference

    Evidence Based Early Diagnosis (EBED) Conference

    Exploring new diagnostics -- big promise, big challenge

    Are you an innovator, researcher, clinician, policy-maker, or regulator who is interested in early diagnosis? You might be a patient, a member of the public, or...

  8. The Elimination of Trachoma: Past, present and future
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    The Elimination of Trachoma: Past, present and future

    A Seminar by Dr Danny Haddad

    This April, the Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis will welcome Dr Danny Haddad, who will deliver this seminar on efforts to eliminate trachoma. Dr Haddad...

  9. Museum Holiday Workshop
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    Museum Holiday Workshop

    Garden in a Jar (7+)

    Use your green fingers to make a mini garden inspired by the Iranian Gardens of Paradise.

  10. Yiddish Cinema: The Drama of Troubled Communication

    Yiddish Cinema: The Drama of Troubled Communication

    A conversation with Jonah Corne and Monika Vrečar

    The turbulent Yiddish world of the first half of the twentieth century produced great works not only of literature, theatre, and music, but of cinema. In their...

  11. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Mini Heroes

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  12. Wednesday Seminar Series

    Wednesday Seminar Series

    Crafting uncontroversial internationalisms? Imperialism and the Third World in Esperanto media during the Cold War

    Before Esperanto's grammar and vocabulary were created, a language ideology was established to justify the need for this constructed language. In...

  13. Teach-in: Gaza and justice

    Teach-in: Gaza and justice

    As we pass 100 days of Israel's military campaign in Gaza with a spread of conflict in the region, this Teach-In provides a forum for discussing questions...

  14. The Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    The Bell Pettigrew Sessions

    Join Museums of the University of St Andrews, the Students' Association and STAR: St Andrews Radio to enjoy fantastic live music from St Andrews'...

  15. School visit about Open Access

    School visit about Open Access

    There will be a short presentation and then a Q&A about open access-related matters. This is an excellent opportunity for colleagues to learn more about...

  16. School visit about Open Access

    School visit about Open Access

    With Jackie Proven

    There will be a short presentation and then a Q&A about open access-related matters. This is an excellent opportunity for colleagues to learn more about...

  17. Photography Masterclass -- Art Soc
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    Photography Masterclass -- Art Soc

    Join Art Soc as they provide you with a photography masterclass, linked to our current exhibition Return to Mingulay. Learn how to snap photos on your phone, or...

  18. St Andrews in Boston

    St Andrews in Boston

    Reception and talk with Professor Stephen Gethins and Professor Phillips O'Brien

    Development is delighted to invite you to join us for a reception and talk in Boston with Professor Stephen Gethins, Assistant Vice-Principal (International...

  19. Light lunch with medical alumni

    Light lunch with medical alumni

    Kaleidoscope Alumni Network

    Join us for a light lunch gathering at The Health Academy at the Royal Preston Hospital, Preston. We're looking forward to catching up with School of...

  20. Gaza & Syria --- Connected Histories

    Gaza & Syria --- Connected Histories

    CSS Webinar

    "Events in the Middle East rarely are contained and isolation from the wider politics of the region. Historically the politics of Palestine and Syria have...

  21. North Korea -- What happens next?

    North Korea -- What happens next?

    John Vivian Everard is a British former diplomat. He was formerly the UK's ambassador to Belarus, the UK's ambassador to Uruguay and the UK's...

  22. From Traitors to Zealots

    From Traitors to Zealots

    with Dr Daniel Koehler - CSTPV Seminar

    What makes a neo-Nazi become a convinced anti-fascist or a radical left-winger become a devout Salafist? How do they manage to fit into their new environment...

  23. Career Talk --- From PhD to Finance

    Career Talk --- From PhD to Finance

    With Daniel Peris

    Join the School of International Relations for this career talk by Daniel Peris. Started w/a Ph.D in Russian history; ended up as an institutional investor....

  24. The Diplomacy of Terror.  European States and Arab-Palestinian Terrorism during the Cold War

    The Diplomacy of Terror. European States and Arab-Palestinian Terrorism during the Cold War

    CSTPV Seminar with Prof. Valentine Lomellini, University of Padua (Italy)

    In the late 1960s, a new political actor appeared on the European stage: armed organisations from the Middle East and the Mediterranean basin export terrorism...

  25. Film screening: Tea & Sympathy (1956)

    Film screening: Tea & Sympathy (1956)

    A screening of Tea & Sympathy (1956) to accompany the talk by Professor Richard Dyer and book launch of The Richard Dyer Reader on 15th November, 4pm-6pm in...

  26. The Fate of Civilians in War

    The Fate of Civilians in War

    Stephen Neff, Edinburgh University

    The fundamental rule regarding civilians in armed conflict is the requirement at all times to distinguish civilian populations from combatants. Civilian...

  27. The Wednesday Seminar Series

    The Wednesday Seminar Series

    School of International Relations Wednesday Research Seminar Series Autumn 2023

    The Wednesday Seminar Series --- School of International Relations Wednesday Research Seminar Series Autumn 2023 Convenors: Drs Jeffrey Stevenson Murer and...

  28. Career Talk with ISWS

    Career Talk with ISWS

    Guest Speaker - James Black

    James Black is assistant director of the Defence and Security research group at RAND Europe. In addition to group management responsibilities, he leads the...

  29. All. Rights. Matter.

    All. Rights. Matter.

    Centre for Art and Politics Seminar

    Leilah Babirye made and exhibited the installation I care about you (2016) during the Artwork at Kampala Exhibition hosted at Makerere University in 2016. She...

  30. Christmas Shopping Day @ Wardlaw Museum Shop

    Christmas Shopping Day @ Wardlaw Museum Shop

    Come by the Wardlaw Museum shop for some early December Christmas Shopping --- from items inspired to Scottish nature, culture, and art to sustainable...

  31. Terrorism and Democracy

    Terrorism and Democracy

    Talk by Lord Mark Sedwill followed by Q and A

    Join alumnus Sir Mark Sedwill, Head of the Civil Service and Cabinet Secretary to the UK Government, as he reflects upon his role as the Government's most...

  32. Bridging Continents: Navigating the EU-China Relationship

    Bridging Continents: Navigating the EU-China Relationship

    A talk by Italian academic Dr. Nicola Casarini

    We are excited to present "Bridging Continents: Navigating the EU-China Relationship", a talk by Italian academic Dr. Nicola Casarini. Dr. Casarini...

  33. Persian Miniature Painting
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    Persian Miniature Painting

    Miniature Painting: Artsoc Masterclass

    Join Art Soc as they provide you with a Miniature Painting masterclass, linked to our current exhibition 'Iran: Wonders of Nature'. See the wonders...

  34. PGR Methods Cafe 2024

    PGR Methods Cafe 2024

    The School of IR is pleased to announce the return of the Methods Café for PGR students - all PGR students are warmly invited to join!

    Programme Lunch 1:00pm --- 1.30pm Panel Discussion 1.30pm --- 2:15pm Roundtable Discussions 1 2:15pm --- 3:15pm Break 3:15pm --- 3:30pm...

  35. Careers Advice Talk with Jamey Dumas

    Careers Advice Talk with Jamey Dumas

    Careers Advice Talk with Jamey Dumas Jamey Dumas is the Senior Intelligence officer for the US National Counterterrorism Center. He has served in a variety of...

  36. UAP and the Ethics of War

    UAP and the Ethics of War

    "Throughout the presentation we will explore the problems posed by Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) to current just war theories and international law....

  37. Transboundary water cooperation in Central Asia

    Transboundary water cooperation in Central Asia

    MECACS Seminar Series Event

    Dr. Dinara Ziganshina is the Director at the Scientific Information Centre of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (SIC ICWC) in Central Asia, a...

  38. The End of the Afghan Campaign?

    The End of the Afghan Campaign?

    Special Guest Speakers - Lieutenant General (Retired) Giles Patrick Hill and General (Retired) Mick Nicholson

    Nearly three years have passed since the United States withdrew the last of its troops from Afghanistan, ending nearly twenty years of military presence and...

  39. Feminism in Contemporary Syria

    Feminism in Contemporary Syria

    Centre of Syrian Studies (CSS)

    Speakers at this Centre of Syrian Studies (CSS) event include Ola Rifai, Birgit Poopuu, Omar Imady, Roua Al Taweel and Lina Al Hafez, with Discussant, Rahaf...

  40. Status reversal and its discontents

    Status reversal and its discontents

    Michael Hechter, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University

    The recent rise of reactionary politics in modern democracies across the globe has been attributed to a variety of causes, including deindustrialisation,...

  41. Supply chain cinema: producing global film workers

    Supply chain cinema: producing global film workers

    Film Studies Speaker Series: Dr Kay Dickinson

    Dr Kay Dickinson will introduce her upcoming book Supply chain cinema: producing global film workers (BFI, 2024). Why are big budget films typically made across...

  42. The Russo-Ukraine war: a strategic update

    The Russo-Ukraine war: a strategic update

    Talk by Mykola Bielieskov

    Join colleagues from the School of International Relations and Mykola Bielieskov to discusses the Russo-Ukraine war. Mykola has an MA in International Relations...

  43. Naturalist Illustrations (Watercolours) Masterclass --- Art Soc
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    Naturalist Illustrations (Watercolours) Masterclass --- Art Soc

    Join Art Soc as they provide you with a watercolour masterclass, linked to our current exhibition Return to Mingulay. Sketch inside the museum exhibition and...

  44. Can Central Asian States Keep Their Balancing Act?

    Can Central Asian States Keep Their Balancing Act?

    Talk by Prof Nargis Kassenova (Harvard University)

    Prof Kassenova will talk about the changing geopolitical environment, sets of security, political and economic challenges facing Central Asian states, their...

  45. Escape Extinction --- Escape Room Experience

    Escape Extinction --- Escape Room Experience

    Groups

    There's a hidden code in the Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History that might help save the planet's endangered animals. The Scientist trying to...

  46. Escape Extinction --- Escape Room Experience

    Escape Extinction --- Escape Room Experience

    Individuals

    There's a hidden code in the Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History that might help save the planet's endangered animals. The Scientist trying to...

  47. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Awe and Wonder

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  48. Internal Security and Chinese Grand Strategy

    Internal Security and Chinese Grand Strategy

    St Andrews University - ISWS online seminar series events

    Since 2014, Xi Jinping has made security a focal point of his approach to governing China. But how do Xi Jinping and top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party...

  49. The Gatecrashers: a long view of lone actor assassins and terrorists

    The Gatecrashers: a long view of lone actor assassins and terrorists

    Featuring Tim Wilson

    Over little more than a decade, the so-called 'Lone Wolf' attacker has emerged as a central security threat. Such lone actors are usually seen as a...

  50. Book Talk : Pathways Towards Lasting Peace

    Book Talk : Pathways Towards Lasting Peace

    Kaleem Hussain

    Peace and Reconciliation in International and Islamic Law presents a lucid analysis, observing how the sources of international law and Islamic Law help or...