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  1. Iran: Wonders of Nature

    Iran: Wonders of Nature

    The exhibition, 'Iran: Wonders of Nature' brings together stunning examples of the country's rich visual tradition, many of them on display in...

  2. Persian Party

    Persian Party

    Get ready to party with a purpose as the Persian Society take over the Wardlaw Museum. Join us for karaoke, cocktails, dancing and more. One FREE drink...

  3. Nowruz

    Nowruz

    Persian New Year Celebrations

    Join the Museums Learning and Access team and the Persian Society to celebrate Nowruz, the traditional Persian New Year. Welcome the first day of spring, mark...

  4. Careers Event

    Careers Event

    Guest Speaker - John Everard

    This session is open to all students and postgraduates. This focus on a number of key topics, including developing your interview skills, making applications,...

  5. Careers Event: Alumni Roundtable

    Careers Event: Alumni Roundtable

    Featuring the following wonderful speakers -- Ellasandra Walsh Marina Rivera Chris Anderson Charlie Quimby Alex Brunner Register -- Email...

  6. Life on Thin Ice...

    Life on Thin Ice...

    Third Generation Project Presents....

    Join acclaimed Film director and writer -- Dan McDougall as he speaks to staff and students. Mental health at the heart of the climate crisis...

  7. Women in Politics

    Women in Politics

    Guest Panel Discussion

    In both politics and public life in the UK, women have historically been underrepresented. In recent years, however, women's representation has increased,...

  8. Teach-In Gaza in Context

    Teach-In Gaza in Context

    Speakers Jasmine Gani, Jeffrey Murer, Anupama Ranawana and Rahul Rao will discuss historical roots, western alliances and ideology, global solidarities, old and...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. Dirty Linen

    Dirty Linen

    CSTPV Seminar with Martin Doyle

    Martin Doyle, Books Editor of The Irish Times, offers a personal, intimate history of the Troubles seen through the microcosm of a single rural parish, his own,...

  12. Solidaritee -- Speakers Event

    Solidaritee -- Speakers Event

    The role of language in seeking asylum

    RASA, NGN and Solidaritee are hosting a panel event with Dr Natasha Saunders, Dina Nayeri, Dr David Herd and Dr Uri Horesh on the role of language in seeking...

  13. Global South Connections -- co-ordinated by IBANS
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    Global South Connections -- co-ordinated by IBANS

    Come along to meet people and share your experiences of moving to St Andrews

    The Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences is pleased to host a catered lunch for all staff and postgraduate students from or based in the Global South....

  14. "Protest and Persistence: Analysing the Sweida Movement's Dynamics and Future Pathways."

    "Protest and Persistence: Analysing the Sweida Movement's Dynamics and Future Pathways."

    "The protest movement that erupted in Sweida last year continues to gain attention, particularly as it unfolds in a region predominantly inhabited by the...

  15. School of Psychology and Neuroscience -- Friday Seminar

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience -- Friday Seminar

    On Friday 22nd, at 12noon we'll have Shiwen Li (Oxford) present on "The sensory, perceptual, and behavioural trajectories of iridescence --...

  16. 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...

  17. 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...

  18. Explorathon 2023 presents Bright Club

    Explorathon 2023 presents Bright Club

    The thinking person's comedy night

    A brand new thinking person's comedy night, where Dr Bobbie May becomes a stand-up comedian. Topics of every flavour are set to stimulate our funny bones...

  19. 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...

  20. 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....

  21. 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...

  22. 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...

  23. 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...

  24. 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...

  25. 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...

  26. 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...

  27. 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...

  28. Wednesday Seminar Series

    Wednesday Seminar Series

    Smuggling and Conflict Complexity in Mali: A Socio-Economic Approach

    21.02.24 1pm Arts Seminar 7 Thomas Hinkel Smuggling and Conflict Complexity in Mali: A Socio-Economic Approach The research seminars are intended for the...

  29. Prof Manuel Spitschan (MPI): What does the eye tell the clock?

    Prof Manuel Spitschan (MPI): What does the eye tell the clock?

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Prof Manuel Spitschan (Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen): "What does the eye tell the clock? Mechanisms underlying the impact of...

  30. 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...

  31. Language is iconic to the core: Dr Markus Perlman (Birmingham)

    Language is iconic to the core: Dr Markus Perlman (Birmingham)

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Dr Markus Perlman (University of Birmingham) will give a talk in the Psychology Old Library on 'Language is iconic to the core'. The event will be...

  32. 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,...

  33. Dr Juliane Kaminski (Portsmouth): 'Through a dog's eyes...'

    Dr Juliane Kaminski (Portsmouth): 'Through a dog's eyes...'

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    In recent decades, dogs have become one of the most popular animal species in comparative psychology. One reason for this is the unique evolutionary history of...

  34. Militant leaders and the patterns of terrorism

    Militant leaders and the patterns of terrorism

    with Dr Austin Doctor - CSTPV Seminar

    The lethality and the frequency of terrorist attacks conducted by militant organizations vary considerably. Some militants perpetrate extreme and systemic...

  35. Transregional Queer Activism in the SWANA

    Transregional Queer Activism in the SWANA

    MECACS Seminar Series Event

    Janine A. Clark is a Professor in the Department of Political Science. Her work focuses on decentralization and local politics, Islamist movements, civil...

  36. 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...

  37. Tracking Empire: Global Entanglement and Non-linearity Seminar II

    Tracking Empire: Global Entanglement and Non-linearity Seminar II

    Chair: Prof Karin Fierke Discussant: Dr Rahul Rao Presenters: Andrew Milne, "Histories of the Unseen: Unconscious Oppression, Emancipatory Subjectivity...

  38. Tracking Empire: Global Entanglement and Non-linearity Seminar 1

    Tracking Empire: Global Entanglement and Non-linearity Seminar 1

    Chair: Prof Karin Fierke Discussant: Dr Katharina Hunfeld Presenters: Phuong Anh Nguyen "Confronting 'Temporal Others': The Role of Non-Linear...

  39. 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...

  40. Lights and Lazers: Equate and Opening up Photonics

    Lights and Lazers: Equate and Opening up Photonics

    A speaker and networking event on biophotonics.

    This event is open to all women & non-binary students in STEM subjects at Scottish Universities and Colleges. Equate is delighted to be partnering with...

  41. Why and how Ukraine should win the war

    Why and how Ukraine should win the war

    Public lecture by Professor Philips O'Brien

    Why should the world maintain the support towards Ukraine if there are no significant changes along the front line? How can we speed up the deoccupation of...

  42. CHANGED DATE: Dr Yvonne Skipper (Glasgow): Interventions to help young people spot misinformation

    CHANGED DATE: Dr Yvonne Skipper (Glasgow): Interventions to help young people spot misinformation

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Dr Yvonne Skipper (Glasgow): "But wait that's not real. Co-creating interventions to help young people spot online misinformation", hosted by...

  43. TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities

    TV broadcasting in authoritarian states: A tool to craft influence and identities

    Virtual panel on Thursday November 2nd 2023 at 16:00 to 17:30 GMT

    Chair Raymond Hinnebusch Speaker Nour al-Halabi, Leeds University Commentator Lina al Hafez, University Autònoma de Barcelona Nour is assistant professor at...

  44. Going Mainstream: How Extremists are Taking Over

    Going Mainstream: How Extremists are Taking Over

    CSTPV Online Talk with Julia Ebner

    Incels. Anti Vaxxers. Conspiracy theorists. Neo-Nazis. Once, these groups all belonged on the fringes of the political spectrum. Today, accelerated by a...

  45. Charles-St Andrews: Academic synergy (hybrid event)

    Charles-St Andrews: Academic synergy (hybrid event)

    Charles-St Andrews strategic partnership

    This hybrid event can be accessed online, and is part of a "University of St Andrews day" at Charles University. It is intended for University...

  46. Persian Party --- Student LATE

    Persian Party --- Student LATE

    Get ready to party with a purpose as the Persian Society take over the Wardlaw Museum. Join us for karaoke, cocktails, dancing and more. One FREE drink...

  47. Dr Marcus Perlman (Birmingham): 'Language is Iconic to the Core'

    Dr Marcus Perlman (Birmingham): 'Language is Iconic to the Core'

    Preceded by a PhD talk from Alexandra Safryghin (St Andrews): 'Commonalities and group differences in the communicative efficiency of chimpanzee gesturing'

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar. At 12:30 pm, Alexandra Safryghin will deliver her presentation on her PhD research titled "Commonalities...

  48. Colonial Relationality and an Islamic Metaphysics of (Anti-Colonial) Detachment

    Colonial Relationality and an Islamic Metaphysics of (Anti-Colonial) Detachment

    Wednesday research seminars series

    For this Week 7 event, Dr Jasmine Gani will present 'Colonial Relationality and an Islamic Metaphysics of (Anti-Colonial) Detachment'....

  49. Dr Edwin van Leeuwen (Utrecht): Social learning and cumulative culture in chimpanzees

    Dr Edwin van Leeuwen (Utrecht): Social learning and cumulative culture in chimpanzees

    School of Psychology and Neuroscience Seminar

    Dr Edwin van Leeuwen (Utrecht): "Social learning and cumulative culture in chimpanzees", hosted by Prof Andy Whiten.

  50. Neural mechanisms of episodic memory formation: Implications for Neurotech

    Neural mechanisms of episodic memory formation: Implications for Neurotech

    Prof Simon Hanslmayr (University of Glasgow)

    Weekly Friday Seminar hosted by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience. Professor Simon Hanslmayr (University of Glasgow) will be hosted by Prof James Ainge...