AudienceAll staff and students

Join colleagues to celebrate the opening of the University of St Andrews Entrepreneurship Centre.

The event is a celebration of the launch of this exciting new venture for the University and the local community. The Entrepreneurship Centre has been a key project over recent years, and we are delighted to unveil the Centre and the opportunities it will bring to students, staff and alumni of the University.

We are honoured to be joined by the Principal, Professor Sally Mapstone, who will deliver the opening words and will officially open the Entrepreneurship Centre.

Chief Executive of the Entrepreneurship Centre and University Quaestor, Derek Watson, will share the Centre’s journey and highlight the development the space will create.

Keynote speaker for the evening will be Storm Boswick, experienced Founder, Partner, Portfolio Manager and Senior Managing Director in Asset Management and Investment Banking.

Storm is a skilled Wall Street Investor in public and private equity and public and private debt and has a wealth of knowledge in the space sector. Storm will talk about the opportunity entrepreneurship creates for individuals, organisations and society, as well as sharing his own experiences about his entrepreneurial journey.

After the speeches, there will a virtual tour of the space and the event will close around 7pm.

In the meantime, follow the Entrepreneurship Centre on social media to keep up with the latest news, programmes and opportunities, on Facebook @UniofStAndrewsEC, Twitter: @UniofStAEC, Instagram: @UniofStAndrewsEC and using the hashtag #UniofStAndrewsEC

Book tickets via Eventbrite.

This meeting of the School of Management’s Knowledge and Practice thematic research group will be an opportunity for a virtual coffee and catch-up, and a chance to share plans and suggestions for the coming year.

Further details about the meeting have been circulated to group members.

Come join us for the Opening Service of the Martinmas Semester in St Salvator’s Chapel. Students (new and returning), staff, family members, graduates and visitors are all welcome. St Salvator’s Chapel Choir will be singing, and the sermon will be preached by the University Chaplain, Revd Dr Donald MacEwan. 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.

Simply Quiet – in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

Dr Pedro de Niemeyer Cesarino
University of São Paulo

Title: Amazonian shamanic iconographies: a comparative study

Abstract: TBA

Dr Victoria Donovan’s AHRC project Donbas in Focus: Visions of Industry in the Ukrainian East explores the ways that Donbas, a heavily industrialised region in Eastern Ukraine, was depicted in photography and film across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and asks how these processes continue to resonate in the region’s political and cultural landscapes today. In this Energy Café, Dr Donovan will discuss nineteenth-century industrial postcard photography from the region, putting this into conversation with contemporary cultural and creative initiatives that seek to de-link Donbas from its industrial past.

To join, contact Maria Castillo Alvarez (mcca1@st-andrews.ac.uk).

Simply Quiet – in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

Roast your Supervisor — A Research Events series organised by the ModCon Research Group: Dr James Purdon & Sandro Eich – Naomi Mitchison: New Critical Approaches.

The series ‘Roast your Supervisor’ will give a platform to School of English staff to present their recent research to the School community.

There is, however, a twist to these events: Following the presenter’s presentation, they will be grilled by one of their own PhD students about the topic and their research.

This turns a conversational situation which most of us are used to — namely the supervisee explaining themselves and their research to their supervisor — on its head.

Naturally, it would also be encouraged for the audience to ask some critical questions and participate as actively as possible.

The events will take place on MS Teams on a fortnightly basis on Wednesdays at 5.30pm and they will be free to attend for anyone interested.

Please e-mail Sam Haddow (jsfh@st-andrews.ac.uk) or Sandro Eich (se56@st-andrews.ac.uk) with any questions or to be added to the MS Teams channel.

The University of St Andrews and NHS Fife are exploring what could be done to improve processes from initiation to successful completion of research projects involving both the University of St Andrews and NHS Fife. These discussions include many aspects, such as contact points and communications, guidance and navigation tools, and training.

We are looking for input from researchers who have had experience working on joint projects between the University of St Andrews and NHS Fife, or have considered/are considering doing so.

If you have some time to spare and would be willing to meet with me, I would really appreciate your input into these discussions. I have scheduled a few drop-in Teams sessions to allow for this, which are scheduled as follows:

Thursday 23 September 10:00-12:00 Click here to join the meeting
Monday 27 September 14:00-16:00 Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 28 September 10:00-12:00 Click here to join the meeting
Monday 4 October 14:00-16:00 Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 5 October 14:00-16:00 Click here to join the meeting

Alternatively, if you would like to discuss any ideas in person/on Teams please do not hesitate to contact me and we can arrange a meeting.

Best wishes,

Catriona Young
Joint Research Office Project Officer.
jro-planning@st-andrews.ac.uk

Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research Seminar
Saints Law Seminar – “Economics, Law, History” with Joao Rafael Cunha (St. Andrews) and Montserrat Lopez Jerez (St. Andrews)

E@St (Engineering at St Andrews) is a new initiative designed to put the ‘E’ back into STEM at St Andrews.

Engineering underpins much of our research and teaching, but how much does each of us really know about what goes on either in our own department or in other parts of the University when it comes to making things work?

Join the initiative at the next E@St monthly Monday engineering chat this September, for an informal get together over a (virtual) morning cuppa. These events aren’t seminars, they are a way for everyone to learn about the wonderful, varied fields of engineering right here at St Andrews and for us to find and share expertise, collaborators and equipment.

The meeting will start with a two-minute news update, which will be followed by presentations by Loraine Clarke (School of Computer Science) and Andrew Bunting (School of Physics and Astronomy). Discussion will follow and AOB can be brought up at this point.

Please contact Prabs Dehal on engineering@st-andrews.ac.uk for more information, to provide suggestions, or for an invite to the meeting for your calendar.

Centre for French History and Culture – Salon Talk
‘Folcuin of St-Bertin and the Origins of the Cartulary in West Francia/France’ – presented by Cameron Houston (Medieval History)

Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research Seminar
Refugee Law Roundtable – “Forced Migration and Refugee Resettlement in the Long 1940s: A Connected and Global History”
Moderated by Kerstin von Lingen (Vienna) with contributions from Milinda Banerjee (St. Andrews), Rana Mitter (Oxford) and Sebastian Huhn (Osnabruck)

Dr Alysa Ghose
University of Edinburgh

Title: Knowledge from feeling, action from advice – the collective hustle and erotic witnessing of spiritual development in Cuban Espiritismo

Abstract: TBA

Simply Quiet – in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

Simply Quiet – in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

Centre for French History and Culture – Salon Talk
‘Writing Enslaved People into the (Hi)story of Public Theatre in Colonial Saint-Domingue’ – presented by Julia Prest (Modern Languages, French)

This meeting of the School of Management’s Knowledge and Practice thematic research group will be a gathering of the K&P reading group.

For this session the group will be joined by Honorary Professor Kathy Lund Dean to discuss Kathy’s 2018 article ‘Academic gerrymandering? expansion and expression of academic work’.

Further details about the meeting have been circulated to group members.

This research seminar will welcome Professor Kim Peijnenburg, EDHEC Business School. Her topic will be ‘Breaking bad: how health shocks prompt crime’.

The seminar is organised jointly by the Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (CRBF) and the Financial Institutions and Markets (FIM) research group of the School of Management.

This event is for staff of the University and students in the School, in particular those with an interest in finance and economics.

Dr Lisa Davidson
York University

Title: Multiculturalism as the Work of Miracles – Christianity and Canadian Belonging Among Racialized Presbyterians in Toronto

Abstract: TBA

Simply Quiet – in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

Centre for French History and Culture – Biannual Seminar
‘Alexander the Minorite’s Commentary on the Apocalypse: Reassessing the First Crusade 150 Years Later’ – Jay Rubenstein (University of Southern California)

Simply Quiet – in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

The School of Management welcomes Honorary Professor Kathy Lund Dean, who will lead this virtual research workshop for all staff and students in the School.

The topic of the session will be ‘Publishing from large projects: next steps for dissertations, theses or large data projects’.

The seminar has been designed to help participants consider what contribution they would like to make and what audiences are most appropriate to showcase their research, in a supportive and interactive space. It will include practical tips for breaking up large projects into publishable ‘chunks’ suitable for many different scholarly outlets such as journals, book chapters or conference submissions.

Dr Julienne Obadia
University of Cambridge

Title: Paying in Processing Time – The Contract Complex, Polyamory, and the Relational Production of Unrelationality in American Late Liberalism

Abstract: TBA

Simply Quiet – in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

This research seminar will welcome Dr Giota Papadimitri, Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth. Her topic will be ‘Social traits and credit card default: a two-stage prediction framework’.

The seminar is organised jointly by the Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (CRBF) and the Financial Institutions and Markets (FIM) research group of the School of Management.

This event is for staff of the University and students in the School, in particular those with an interest in finance and economics.

A service to commemorate St Leonard who was regarded as the protector of travellers and carer of prisoners. All postgraduate students especially 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.

Simply Quiet – in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

Centre for French History and Culture – Salon Talk
‘Leopold Sedar Senghor and Pierre Soulages talk rhythm in Paris, c.1956-60’ – presented by Natalie Adamson (Art History)

Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research Seminar
Lecture on ‘The Historical Constitution’ by Harshan Kumarasingham (Edinburgh)

Dr Brian Alleyne
University of London, Goldsmiths

Title: Technological speculations and explorations in odd places, or, how to be a geek in the Global South

Abstract: Except for industrialising Asia, the Global South is not generally associated with deep innovation in digital technologies: research recognises Southern innovation in terms of improvisation around affordance considering material derivation, but fundamental tech development is seen as happening in the North. In this talk I challenge this construction by exploring geek culture outside global North centred national silos and ethnocentric frameworks. I offer first the outline of a surprising narrative history of computing in the Caribbean, before discussing two cases. The first case is built around a thematic ‘distant reading’ of speculative fiction written by authors identified with the English and Spanish Caribbean. The second case addresses efforts by geeks from Cuba and Trinidad-Tobago to enter the supposedly lucrative field of digital commodity production. Alongside the substantive presentation, I highlight several methodological issues around ‘fieldwork’ that I had to confront because travel was impossible owing to the pandemic.

This research seminar will welcome Professor Konstantin Sokolov, from Fogelman College of Business and Economics, University of Memphis. His topic will be ‘Who benefits from securities exchange innovation?’.

The seminar is organised jointly by the Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (CRBF) and the Financial Institutions and Markets (FIM) research group of the School of Management.

This event is for staff of the University and students in the School, in particular those with an interest in finance and economics.

Simply Quiet at the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect in the middle of the week. All students and staff welcome: come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than five minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain, who can be contacted on bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Simply Quiet — in the middle of the week the Chaplaincy offers a time of stillness to pause, gather and reflect. All students and staff welcome – come when you can and stay as long as you wish.

Important Information: Those attending in person will no longer be required to reserve a place. All who come will be accommodated up to the room capacity. The collection of contact details for Test and Protect will take place on the day, please arrive no more than 5 minutes before the event start time

This event is conducted by Barbara Davey, Honorary Chaplain.
Email: bd45@st-andrews.ac.uk

Centre for French History and Culture – Salon Talk
‘Mapping the French Relationship with the Anglo-Saxons in the Twentieth Century’ – presented by Andy Williams (International Relations)

Prof Jenny Huberman
University of Missouri, Kansas City

Title: Moments are Still the Elements of Profit – The App Economy and the Digital Extraction of Surplus-Value

Abstract: Over the last two decades, while the ranks of the under and unemployed have swelled, and as the commercial demand for more precise data has skyrocketed, the smartphone task and gaming app industry has exploded. Likened to a portable Mechanical Turk, or a veritable “data enrichment” industry, apps such as Spare5, Taps for Money, InboxDollars, Cash Karma, Mistplay, Bingo Box, Solitude Cube, Swagbucks, Survey Junkie, Lifepoints, PrizeRebel, and TreasureTrooper, to name just a few, are advertised to e-commerce and AI companies as a way to get the most direct access to potential consumers, and as way to gain a “cost-effective” leg up in the “arms race in training data.” They are also presented to consumers or users as a means to “win” or “earn some money by performing simple tasks irrespective of the place where you are.” Companies propose that by downloading these apps onto smartphones users can render their “free time” economically productive. In this talk, I explore how the smartphone app industry is facilitating the digitized extraction of surplus-value. I argue that it is precisely by blurring the boundaries between work and leisure, and in many cases, “gamifying” tasks, that the app economy, which is inextricably tied to the platform economy, is able to perpetuate and extend a classic form of capitalist expropriation into the most intimate reaches of daily life. Drawing upon an analysis of some of the most popular smartphone “earning” apps, I will demonstrate that although much has changed in the era of digital capitalism, moments, as Marx recognized long ago, are still the elements of profit.

Service of Thanksgiving, to which all graduands and their family and friends are particularly 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.

Service of Thanksgiving, to which all graduands and their family and friends are particularly 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.