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Join us as we mark 20 years in the Byre’s third building with a new short film about the history of the Byre, backstage tours and an opportunity to meet the Directors, Kally Lloyd-Jones and Jessica Richards.

Join us as we mark 20 years in the Byre’s third building with a new short film about the history of the Byre, backstage tours and an opportunity to meet the Directors, Kally Lloyd-Jones and Jessica Richards.

We are delighted to welcome you to the next instalment in our Saints Talk series from Professor Maria Azeredo de Dornelas Nuance in biodiversity trends.

When biodiversity makes the news, it is often about its loss. Yet, looking at how biodiversity has changed through time in the recent past reveals many different paths, with some places gaining and others losing species.

Professor Dornelas’ talk will explore how biodiversity is changing across scales, places and types of organisms. From the corals at her long-term study site in the Great Barrier Reef, to birds, insects and trees across the planet, the talk will explain why there are reasons for hope as well as worry.

Register at the more information link below to join the online event: you do not need a Microsoft Teams account to join a live Teams event.

The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down. Does My Mum Loom Big In This? is for everyone who’s had a mother or been a mother, featuring hair-raising hilarious true stories from Arabella’s dysfunctional childhood, her perilous career and her life as a single working mother. Devastatingly funny, excruciatingly honest and definitely embarrassing for all of Arabella’s relatives, not to mention herself, this is a helter-skelter tour of appalling — and appallingly funny — maternal behaviour.

Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical, captured live from the National Theatre in London, returns to cinemas.

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors).

Winner of Academy, Tony, Grammy and Olivier awards, Sondheim’s previous work includes A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George.

“Merovingian Medicine: Dead or Alive?” – Medieval History Seminar presented by James Palmer (St. Andrews)

When David MacGonigle’s wife dies, his perfect middle-class life collapses around him. But a freak occurrence, involving mouldy chips and Iron Brew, leads to his discovery of a new designer drug, Spuds. Soon he has built the ultimate criminal empire, but at what cost?

A five-star musical comedy about grief, greed and grease, Sleeping Warrior Theatre Company are proud to present Spuds for the first time on tour in association with the Beacon, following sell-out runs at Glasgow’s Oran Mor.

Join the School of Art History for the first Research lecture from Dr Neal Shasore of the London School of Architecture on ‘The Immanence of Empire: Architecture, Timber and Supply Chains in Interwar Britain’.

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

This service will take place in person only.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day.   You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Early Modern and Reformation Seminar
‘Russia and Courtly Europe: Early Modern Perspectives on Diplomatic Practice and Culture’ – Jan Hennings (Central European University)

A service of night prayer, with music, spoken prayers and silence lasting approximately 30 minutes. A lovely way to end the day. People of any faith, culture, tradition or philosophy of life welcome.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

This is a School of Classics Research Seminar Series event.

To attend this seminar please subscribe to the Classics seminar mailing list, email selby-sympa@st-andrews.ac.uk and put “subscribe classics-ressem” in the subject line.

For further information please contact classcon@st-andrews.ac.uk.

The Centre for Screen Cultures is partnering with Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival, the UK’s Festival for New Cinema and Artists’ Moving Image, to co-host the world premiere of Nguyễn Trinh Thí’s How to Improve the World (2021) as part of a special programme focusing on her Landscape Series (also supported by CREAM at the University of Westminster).

‘Nguyễn Trinh Thí is one of Vietnam’s leading contemporary artists. Her moving image work engages with the ways in which memory, history and representation are part of broader structures of power, the legacies of colonialism and war, and the erasure of indigenous Vietnamese cultures.

Presented in this artist focus are four moving image works from the Landscape series: Landscape series 1# (2013), Letters from Panduranga (2015), Fifth Cinema (2018) and How to Improve the World (2021). [Christina Demetriou, BFMAF]

A conversation between Nguyễn Trinh Thí and Dr Philippa Lovatt (Co-Director for the Centre for Screen Cultures) about the Landscape Series will be broadcast on the BFMAF website on Saturday 18 September at 12pm (BST).

This is the first of a series of events for the Centre for Screen Cultures in 2021-2022 on the theme for this year of ‘Sound and Environment’ (further events to be announced soon).

BFMAF festival passes are available on their website, with prices starting from £10 for online access (or £50 in person) to the entire festival, which also includes retrospectives on the films of Anti-Archive from Cambodia, Sri Lankan filmmaker and visual artist Rajee Samarasinghe, SPS Community Media and much more.

The festival is online until Thursday 30 September.

Scottish Opera’s much-loved Opera Highlights comes to the Byre as they tour around Scotland with a brand-new show. Four singers and a pianist perform a programme of works by composers from across the centuries, bringing to life some of opera’s best-known arias alongside hidden gems and forgotten favourites.

All are welcome to a Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Peter Grinyer, Emeritus Professor in the School of Management, which will take place at St Salvator’s Chapel, North Street, St Andrews.

This Service of Thanksgiving will give students, staff, family and friends the opportunity to come together to remember Professor Grinyer, who also served as Vice-Principal from 1984 to 1985 and as Acting Principal in 1985), and who died in January this year. All are welcome at the service, regardless of faith or philosophy of life. The Chapel will accommodate all who wish to come. There will be a retiring collection for the charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

The service will be followed by a reception in Lower College Hall. Numbers at the reception are limited, and all who wish to attend are required to reserve a space via the University Events page. Further details are available from the Chaplaincy at chaplain@st-andrews.ac.uk or phone (01334 46)2866.

Important Information: The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Come join us for the University Service in St Salvator’s Chapel. The sermon, Who wants to go first?, will be preached by the University Assistant Chaplain, Revd Samantha Ferguson. Gowns are welcome but definitely not required. An optional, short service of holy communion will follow.

This service will take place in person and will be available to watch via livestream. See the ‘Livestreamed services’ section on our Worship web page.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Chapel Donations: You are welcome to donate both in chapel or online via our Worship web page. Two-thirds of chapel offerings from the Sunday service are given to charity and one-third goes to the work of the Chaplaincy.

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

This service will take place in person only.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Development are delighted to welcome you to the next instalment in the Saints Talk series from Professor Will Cresswell, ‘Understanding Bird Migration’.

Will is Professor of Biology at the University and has been studying the ecology of migrant birds for the last 25 years.

Will’s research focusses on understanding how the one third of the bird species that breed in Europe are actually African species, where they spend most of the year. Swallows, flycatchers, warblers, swifts, cuckoos and so on move on a global scale, connecting us with the rest of the world.

But this annual migration marvel, that brings tropical species to our backyards each year also brings a number of scientific and conservation challenges:

• How do the birds make it to Africa and back?
• Where do they go in Africa?
• How can they cope with the different environments in Europe and Africa, and those along the way
• How can we do something about their almost universally declining populations when they range over many countries and two continents?

Will’s talk will describe some of his research to answer these questions.

Register at the more information link below to join the online event: you do not need a Microsoft Teams account to join a live Teams event.

This is a School of Classics Research Seminar Series event.

To attend this seminar please subscribe to the Classics seminar mailing list, email selby-sympa@st-andrews.ac.uk and put “subscribe classics-ressem” in the subject line.

For further information please contact classcon@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Join us in the McPherson Recital Room for a concert by BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year finalist Cameron Nixon. Hailing from Aberdeenshire, Cameron is a former student both at the National Centre for Excellence in Traditional Music at Plockton and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and is a radio host on Celtic Music Radio.

Admission: £4, FREE to Music Centre members

Places are limited to 50 and distancing at 1m remains in place for the time being.

To book in advance, please click here Booking is not compulsory but places on the day will be subject to availability.

This concert will also be live streamed on our Facebook page and ‘Music from St Andrews’ YouTube channel.

After a long year of online Death Cafés, it is wonderful that we can be together again at the Byre.

Join an inclusive, nurturing and confidential space where you can share openly on this subject which is on our minds more than ever.

Held across the world, Death Cafés are welcoming, safe and friendly meetings for people, often strangers, to openly discuss something that affects us all. There is no set agenda, topic, or designated expert, other than to share our experience, and to deeply listen.

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

This service will take place in person only.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Dr Ewan Gibbs (University of Glasgow)
‘Understanding Coal Country: The Meaning and Memory of Deindustrialization in Postwar Scotland’

Join ‘Oh What A Nite!’ as we celebrate the timeless music of the 100 million album selling Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Incredible falsettos, beautiful acapellas — the authenticity of the sublime harmonies of the 60s and 70s — with a huge repertoire including ‘Sherry’, ‘Walk Like A Man’, ‘My Eyes Adored You’, ‘Grease’, Rag Doll’, ‘Stay’, ‘Lets Hang On’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ before finishing off with headline hit ‘Oh What A Night’! This is much more than just another tribute show — this is a celebration of fantastic music performed by an array of incredible talent.

The Jerseys have performed in various prestigious venues, visiting the length and breadth of the UK. Some notable shows include a performance for Her Majesty The Queen on The Long Walk, Windsor Castle for her 90th Birthday Celebrations, and internationally including The Paris Casino in Las Vegas.

With a cast between four and eight, this all-singing all-dancing show will have you dancing in the aisles. Currently in it’s 4th sell out U.K. tour.

A service of night prayer, with music, spoken prayers and silence lasting approximately 30 minutes. A lovely way to end the day. People of any faith, culture, tradition or philosophy of life welcome.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

All staff and students are invited to take part in the Line in the Sand 2021 and stand up for climate justice and join the call for local national and international institutions to act.

This forms St Andrews’ addition to the international Global Climate Strike and everyone is welcome to join in.

Line in the Sand 2019 resulted in increased climate action from the University, including the formation of the Environmental Sustainability Board and the Environment Strategy.

Meet in St Salvator’s Quad at 10.45am to march through the town before lining up on West Sands at around 12 noon.

Keep up to date with news on Line in the Sand 2021 via the Facebook event page.

Find out more about Environmental Sustainability news and events at St Andrews on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and by joining the ‘Sustainable Saints’ Team.

Come join us for the University Service in St Salvator’s Chapel. The sermon, Climate change and the healing of the Nations, will be preached by visiting preacher, Writer, Alastair McIntosh. Gowns are welcome but definitely not required. An optional, short service of holy communion will follow.

This service will take place in person and will be available to watch via livestream. See the ‘Livestreamed services’ section on our Worship web page.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Chapel Donations: You are welcome to donate both in chapel or online via our Worship web page. Two-thirds of chapel offerings from the Sunday service are given to charity and one-third goes to the work of the Chaplaincy.

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

This service will take place in person only.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

“The Making of Rus: Medieval Realm, Late Medieval Literati, and Modern Historiography” – Medieval History Seminar presented by Yulia Mikhailova (New Mexico Tech)

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and The Institute of Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus Studies welcome Mariam Barghouti is a writer and researcher based in Ramallah.

She also is a policy analyst with the think tank, Al-Shabak and a lecturer at Al-Quds Bard University (AQB). Her political commentary has been featured in The Washington Post, Middle East Eye, Guardian, CNN, BBC, EURONews, Al-Jazeera English, the New York Times amongst others. Her journalistic bylines include in Al-Jazeera English, The Intercept, Middle East Eye, amongst others. She has also lectured in Sociology at the Arab American University of Palestine and currently conducts research and analysis for various organizations in the region with a focus on gender, socio-economic inequalities, and power-relations. She also conducts monitoring and evaluation missions within the humanitarian aid and development sector.

Palestine and Decolonial Movements

This lecture will delve into the exploration of the Palestinian struggle from a decolonial lens in light of the most recent escalation of settler-colonial violence and ethnic cleansing. It seeks to re-locate and centralize decolonialism beyond its academic and activist confines to be more accurately reflective of the Palestinian context. In this way, the lecture seeks to dis-locate the narrative of conflict and conflict resolution to colonialism and decolonial movements.

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

This service will take place in person only.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Join Emily Finer (Department of Russian) in conversation with Emma Puranen, St Leonards interdisciplinary PhD student in Modern Languages, Biology and Astrophysics.

Emma is editor of a new anthology of science fiction stories authored by pairs of creative writers and scientists from the St Andrews Centre for Exoplanet Science.

Enjoy readings from the anthology and reflections from contributors on how science and science fiction inspire each other in this interdisciplinary creative collaboration.

The event is online. Please book a place via the Byre Theatre website.

This bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way. Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Judy) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country) play Juliet and Romeo. The award-winning cast includes Tamsin Greig, Fisayo Akinade, Adrian Lester, Lucian Msamati, Deborah Findlay.

This bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way. Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Judy) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country) play Juliet and Romeo. The award-winning cast includes Tamsin Greig, Fisayo Akinade, Adrian Lester, Lucian Msamati, Deborah Findlay.

In democracies where leaders are elected by universal suffrage, leaders’ foreign policy choices should in principle correspond to, or at least be constrained by, the preferences of their electorates. Despite the intuitive appeal of this notion of democratic constraint, however, electorates were long thought of as being too ignorant, apathetic, or consumed by their livelihoods to have a say in foreign policy. In India, high levels of poverty and illiteracy have been blamed for voter apathy towards foreign affairs, exacerbating the insularity of foreign policy from public opinion.

Against the conventional wisdom, however, recent research drawing on in-depth examination of Indian leaders’ foreign policy decisions suggests that this is not always the case. Under certain international and domestic conditions, Indian prime ministers have been found to factor public opinion into their foreign policy decisions. This lecture will draw on the speaker’s recently concluded doctoral research at the India Institute at King’s College London. The lecture will discuss the cognitive roots of democratic constraint and draw on case studies of Indian foreign policy decisions towards the Gulf to identify the domestic and international conditions under which Indian leaders were more likely to respect public preferences. Ultimately, it seeks to inspire aspiring researchers to approach the topic of democratic constraint on foreign policy in new and unconventional ways.

Dr Hasan Alhasan is a Research Fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He has recently earned a doctorate in International Relations from King’s College London for his research into the cognitive roots of democratic constraint on foreign policy choice in India. Prior to joining King’s, Dr Alhasan served for five years as senior analyst at the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain. He has earned degrees from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics and is a 2007 recipient of the Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Programme in Bahrain.

Email irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk to attend and be sent the MS Teams link

Early Modern and Reformation Seminar
‘”Paper, Bubble and Wind Trade”: Economies of Theatre and The Great Mirror of Folly (1720)’ – presented by Suzanne Kooloos (Amsterdam)

On the ABP Auditorium Stage, David Venters, Head of Technical and Operations, will chat with a special guest lighting designer.

David has a BSc in Audio Engineering from the UHI Millennium Institute. He is an experienced sound engineer, working in various settings and with artists such as Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones), Jefferson Starship, The Proclaimers and more.

During his time at the Byre Theatre, he has provided technical support to a diverse array of events such as live music, theatre productions, pantomime, festivals and corporate events. This has included working in a variety of roles from sound engineer for high profile acts such as PJ Harvey to flyman for local amateur productions.

David took up post as Head of Technical and Operations at the Byre in May 2019, managing the Technical Team as well as overseeing all aspects of production, venue management and health and safety.

A service of night prayer, with music, spoken prayers and silence lasting approximately 30 minutes. A lovely way to end the day. People of any faith, culture, tradition or philosophy of life welcome.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

This is a School of Classics Research Seminar Series event.

To attend this seminar please subscribe to the Classics seminar mailing list, email selby-sympa@st-andrews.ac.uk and put “subscribe classics-ressem” in the subject line.

For further information please contact classcon@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Come join us for the University Service in St Salvator’s Chapel. The sermon, “You did it to me” (Matthew 25:45) – The Cry for Climate Justice, will be preached by visiting preacher Dr Lorna Gold from Climate Generation. Gowns are welcome but definitely not required. An optional, short service of holy communion will follow.

This service will take place in person and will be available to watch via livestream. See the ‘Livestreamed services’ section on our Worship web page.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Chapel Donations: You are welcome to donate both in chapel or online via our Worship web page. Two-thirds of chapel offerings from the Sunday service are given to charity and one-third goes to the work of the Chaplaincy.

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

This service will take place in person only.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

The start of this century has seen a greater interest in the contemporary application of ancient philosophical ethics, although the widespread emphasis on Stoicism and the possibility of understanding Stoic ethics in isolation from the rest of Stoic philosophy remain controversial. Our century has also seen increasing anxiety about, and a conscious desire to strive for, standards in politics and public discourse, particularly in areas where the ethical and the cognitive intersect (integrity, honesty, fairness, grounds for belief). Our workshop will bring together experts on ancient philosophy, from a range of areas, to discuss how ancient ethics can inform our responses to 21st-century challenges.

Programme

09.00 to 10.00 BST / 10.00 to 11.00 France.
Angelo Giavatto
‘Achilles and Odysseus. Two ways of Rethinking Mortality in Ancient Ethics’

10.00 to 11.00 BST / 11.00 to 12.00 France.
Lucia Saudelli
‘ Knowledge, Virtue and Health in Plato’s Charmides: Ancient ethics and Contemporary issues’

Lunch break

13.30 to 14.30 BST / 14.30 to 15.30 France.
Jason Carter
‘No One is Deceived Willingly: Plato on the Ethics of Moral Disagreement’

Short break

15.00 to 16.00 BST / 16.00 to 17.00 France.
Carol Atack
‘The anachronistic gentleman: the persistence of inequalities in the ancient moral exemplar of the kaloskagathos’

16.00 BST / 17.00 France.
Concluding reflections, led by M.M.McCabe

All welcome. If you wish to participate, please email the organisers (Dr Jordi Pia Comella and Dr Alex Long) at agl10@st-andrews.ac.uk by Thursday 30 September.

Dr Alex Long
School of Classics
University of St Andrews
Swallowgate, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AL

Email – irevents@st-andrews.ac.uk to register!

The Institute for the Study of War and Strategy (ISWS) seminar series presents Dr Sara Plana postdoctoral fellow at Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania.

How do states control non-state armed groups they sponsor in foreign civil wars (proxies)? The speaker argues that the state sponsor’s goal against the shared enemy with the proxy—specifically, whether it involves defeating the enemy or stopping short of defeat—affects the tools of control states use and how effective they are at achieving proxy compliance. The seminar will test this theory and reveal the various dilemmas facing state sponsors by drawing on nested case studies of three efforts by the US to support non-state armed groups in the proxy war in Syria from 2013 to 2020.

Sara Plana received her PhD from MIT in September 2021 and is a postdoctoral fellow at Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. Her book project examines how states manage non-state armed groups they sponsor in foreign civil wars (proxies) through in-depth, multi-method case studies of state-proxy relationships in the Syrian civil war from 2011 to present. Her broader research agenda investigates the causes, conduct, and consequences of proxy warfare as well as military organizational behavior and civil-military relations. She is a Fellow with the Bridging the Gap Project and a non-resident Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She graduated with an A.B. in Government from Harvard University.

Drop into the Byre on to meet informally and ask the professionals for one-to-one advice or pick their brains to support you in making your performance or event the best that it can be. Expertise is on hand for technical, stage management, artistic, marketing and producing questions.

Check byretheatre.com or email byreboxoffice@st-andrews.ac.uk for dates and times.

Visualising War is an interdisciplinary research project based at the University of St Andrews. It looks at how war gets represented in art, text, drama, music and many other kinds of storytelling.

Join us for two interactive, online conversations exploring how historic war stories influence our understanding of conflict in the modern world.

Conversation 1 (for military personnel/veterans/the wider military community): Wednesday 6 October, 12 noon to 2pm.

Conversation 2 (for civillians): Thursday 7 October, 12 noon to 2pm.

To register for either workshop please visit the project website.

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

The ‘Equality Matters’ symposium is coordinated by the St Andrews Global Challenges Forum.

The St Andrews Global Challenges Forum was formed in 2018 and builds on the University’s commitment to the Global Challenges agenda. The forum supports the University’s extensive Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) challenge-led research base, funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) GCRF QR Grant, and contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Chaired by Professor Thomas Meagher, this symposium is part of symposia webinar series on the overarching theme of ‘Sustainable Futures’ with the cross-cutting impact topics of:

Equality Matters
Sustainable Livelihoods
Social Justice
Evidence-based policy

Our vision for these themed sessions is that each will consist of two to three paired talks from St Andrews researchers and their ODA partners, followed by a panel presentation and discussion.

These topics are applicable to the SFC-funded GCRF projects portfolio as underlying issues are being addressed with more discipline-specific research. We intend that they will form the basis for substantive interdisciplinary discussions.

Find out more about GCRF on Facebook or Twitter.  For further information, please email: RIS_GCRF@st-andrews.ac.uk.

‘Cultural projections of royal authority in Prince Henry Frederick’s creation as Prince of Wales in 1610’ – presented by Clemmie De la Poer Beresford (University of St. Andrews)

‘Liminal insiders? Disabled Natural Fools and Wonders at the Scottish Royal Court 1488-1603’ – presented by Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart (University of Andrews)

From trees and peat to saltmarsh and seaweed, in the run-up to COP26, find out more about how we can mitigate climate change through Scotland’s precious natural assets and ecosystems.

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are solutions to societal challenges that involve working with nature to deliver benefits for both people and biodiversity. In this event we aim to explain the role that NbS can play in the mitigation of climate change and other major challenges such as disaster risk reduction.

We also explain why this concept is becoming so key to Scotland’s plans to tackle the climate emergency and how the University is leading the way.

The event will be hosted by Professor Sir Ian Boyd, Knowledge Exchange Advisor to the Principal’s Office and Co-Chair of the First Minister’s Environmental Council, with expert speakers including:

• Dr Clive Mitchell, Outcome Manager: Nature and Climate Change at NatureScot
• Professor Bill Austin, Chair of the Scottish Blue Carbon Forum and Professor in the School of Geography & Sustainable Development
• Professor Anne Magurran, Professor of Ecology and Evolution in the Centre for Biological Diversity and Scottish Oceans Institute at St Andrews.

The evening will include networking opportunities, followed by keynote presentations on the subject of nature-based solutions and an opportunity to put your questions to the experts.

This is one of a series of events marking the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), a pivotal point in our fight against the devastation of climate change.

The silent masterpiece with a brand-new score Composed and performed live by Chris Green. Nosferatu (1922) is arguably the film that gave birth to the horror genre, just as powerful and unsettling today as when it first thrilled cinema goers 100 years ago. Chris Green’s new score is a haunting blend of electronic and acoustic instruments performed by the composer which, combined with FW Murnau’s iconic images, makes for a genuinely remarkable and unique cinematic experience.

A service of night prayer, with music, spoken prayers and silence lasting approximately 30 minutes. A lovely way to end the day. People of any faith, culture, tradition or philosophy of life welcome.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Waves is the tale of Elizabeth Moncello and how, growing up on Gabo Island (Australia) in the 1930s, by emulating fish, penguins and dolphins to learn how to swim, she came to be the unofficial inventor of the butterfly stroke. Combining storytelling, movement and splashes of humour, Waves is about having the courage, desire, and determination to swim against the tide of expectation. An extraordinary tale of a life fully lived.

Come join us for the University Service in St Salvator’s Chapel. The sermon, Created for definite service, will be preached by visiting preacher, Jesuit Missions Director, Paul Chitnis. Gowns are welcome but definitely not required. An optional, short service of holy communion will follow.

This service will take place in person and will be available to watch via livestream. See the ‘Livestreamed services’ section on our Worship web page.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Chapel Donations: You are welcome to donate both in chapel or online via our Worship web page. Two-thirds of chapel offerings from the Sunday service are given to charity and one-third goes to the work of the Chaplaincy.

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

This service will take place in person only.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

“Book chest – study – private library: Where did medieval monastic superiors keep their books?” – Medieval History Seminar presented by Ben Pohl (University of Bristol)

A 45-minute service of prayer, both spoken and sung by St Salvator’s Chapel Choir.

This service will take place in person only.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Join staff from the Department of Spanish and artists from the duo AURIC for a performance based on Spanish classical poetry translated and adapted to English by Paula Rodríguez and set to music by Arthur Astier.

The theme for the evening is love. Verses from both Spanish Medieval and Golden Age traditions are discussed and brought into the modern age through the universal power of music and the spoken word.

The ‘Sustainable Livelihoods’ symposium is coordinated by the St Andrews Global Challenges Forum.

The St Andrews Global Challenges Forum was formed in 2018 and builds on the University’s commitment to the Global Challenges agenda. The forum supports the University’s extensive Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) challenge-led research base, funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) GCRF QR Grant and contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Chaired by Professor Thomas Meagher, this symposium is part of symposia webinar series on the overarching theme of ‘Sustainable Futures’ with the cross-cutting impact topics of:

Equality Matters
Sustainable Livelihoods
Social Justice
Evidence-based policy

Our vision for these themed sessions is that each will consist of two to three paired talks from St Andrews researchers and their ODA partners. Followed by a panel presentation and discussion. These topics are applicable to the SFC-funded GCRF projects portfolio as underlying issues are being addressed with more discipline-specific research. We intend that they will form the basis for substantive interdisciplinary discussions.

To find out more about GCRF at St Andrews follow on Facebook or Twitter. For further information, please email RIS_GCRF@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Early Modern and Reformation Seminar
‘The Chinese Imprint. Printing and Publishing China in the Dutch Republic, 1595-1700’ – presented by Trude Dijkstra (Warburg)

A service of night prayer, with music, spoken prayers and silence lasting approximately 30 minutes. A lovely way to end the day. People of any faith, culture, tradition or philosophy of life welcome.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Come join us for the University Service in St Salvator’s Chapel. The sermon, The Morning Stars Sang in Chorus, will be preached by visiting preacher, Author of God is Green, Revd Prof Ian Bradley. Gowns are welcome but definitely not required. An optional, short service of holy communion will follow.

This service will take place in person and will be available to watch via livestream. See the ‘Livestreamed services’ section on our Worship web page.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the chapel’s capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day. You will have the option of scanning the QR Code provided using your smart phone, or leaving your contact details with the ushers.

A copy of the QR code Check In Scotland Privacy Notice can be found on our Worship web page, in the relevant documents section.

Chapel Donations: You are welcome to donate both in chapel or online via our Worship web page. Two-thirds of chapel offerings from the Sunday service are given to charity and one-third goes to the work of the Chaplaincy.

A dying man’s last wish: for his friends to create a show about death. Will it be subtle? Will it be sophisticated? Probably not, but it’s his funeral. Literally. Multi award-winning physical comedy company Ugly Bucket process the death of a friend in the only way they know how — through a kinetic maelstrom of outrageous clowning, personal testimony and a thumping techno soundtrack.

‘It’s fast, it’s funny and it plumbs the emotional depths exquisitely… exciting, innovative work’ — The Stage Featured by BBC Stories, Good Grief is a paranormal physical performance of loss, and the memories left behind, brought to you by ‘one of the UK’s most exciting young theatre companies’. — New Diorama

Live audience in studio and over MS Teams Live Public Engagement Join us for a night of comedy with an academic twist by some of the funniest clever people around! For one night only, the Centre for Energy Ethics has teamed up with the Bright Club to turn academics into stand-up comedians and bring to you the latest energy research undertaken at the Centre for Energy Ethics. Most of the performers spend their days in labs, libraries and offices, and have never done stand-up before. But they have all had their comedy skills honed by professionals.

Suitable for ages 18+

The ‘Social Justice’ symposium is coordinated by the St Andrews Global Challenges Forum.

The St Andrews Global Challenges Forum was formed in 2018 and builds on the University’s commitment to the Global Challenges agenda. The forum supports the University’s extensive Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) challenge-led research base, funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) GCRF QR Grant and contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Chaired by Professor Thomas Meagher, this symposium is part of symposia webinar series on the overarching theme of ‘Sustainable Futures’ with the cross-cutting impact topics of:

Equality Matters
Sustainable Livelihoods
Social Justice
Evidence-based policy

Our vision for these themed sessions is that each will consist of two to three paired talks from St Andrews researchers and their ODA partners. Followed by a panel presentation and discussion. These topics are applicable to the SFC-funded GCRF projects portfolio as underlying issues are being addressed with more discipline-specific research. We intend that they will form the basis for substantive interdisciplinary discussions.

Find out more about GCRF St Andrews on Facebook or Twitter. For further information, please email RIS_GCRF@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Hosted by the University of St Andrews with short panels and discussion sessions held online over the weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th October 2021.
Associated institutions:
* Classical Reception Studies Network
* University of St Andrews
* University of Ljubljana
* Faculty of Artes Liberales, University of Warsaw

Programme
Saturday 23rd October
10.00 to 10.15 BST
Welcome
Henry Stead, Elzbieta Olechowska and David Movrin