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  1. L'Incontro: An Archive of Italian Life in Scotland

    Exhibition of Archival Photography

    'L'incontro: An Archive of Italian life in Scotland' is a curated collection of photographs and images offering a glimpse into the rich and...

  2. Peppy: Get to know your Peppy app

    What is it and how do you make the most of it? - Free

    Join this interactive, lunchtime session for an overview of what Peppy actually is and how it can help you. With Peppy, you get direct access to human health...

  3. Peppy: Egg Freezing -- All you need to know

    Are you considering egg freezing and want to know more about what it entails? - Free

    Following up from the egg freezing event held in March, we are running this event again with more time available for Q&A, the event will also include links...

  4. The Future of German Screen Studies Conference

    The conference will delve into the future prospects of German Screen Studies amidst ongoing technological evolution, heightened cultural and political discord,...

  5. Women's Health Matters

    How to get the health support you need (International Woman's Day)

    This event is hosted by Peppy. The UK has the 12th largest gender health gap, but how does this affect you and your health if you're a woman? Ever...

  6. PMS -- Understanding your hormones

    Tackle pre-period mood, sleep & appetite changes: learn how hormones influence symptoms & ways to effectively manage them for wellbeing.

    This is a Peppy event. Feeling emotional, skin breaking out, tender breasts --- you've probably either dealt with or know someone who struggles with...

  7. Navigating the challenges of miscarriage

    This is a Peppy event. Join Fertility Practitioners, Stephanie Pryor and Suzanne Adams, as they share insights, guidance and practical tips to help individuals...

  8. Egg freezing: All you need to know

    Are you considering egg freezing and want to know more about what it entails?

    This is a Peppy event. Discover all you need to know about egg freezing and what to expect as you navigate through all aspects of fertility preservation. We...

  9. USLAS (non-academic) Pension Scheme Meeting (aka Townhall meeting)

    Information session for members and non-members

    All non-academic staff (Grades 1 -- 5) are eligible to join the USLAS pension scheme. Whether you are already a member or not, come along to meet and...

  10. Peppy: Feel Good Movement

    Mobility and movement-based session

    Join us for 'Feel Good Movement', a transformative class designed to enhance your joint health, alleviate muscle tension, and provide a rejuvenating...

  11. Peppy: Weaning from breastfeeding

    Looking for information and support on how to stop breastfeeding? Discover the different approaches in this event.

    Are you considering weaning from breastfeeding? Maybe your baby is coming up to 6 months, you're returning to work, thinking of night weaning or...

  12. Poetry in translation: On Yellow Evenings

    Byre World event: free but please book

    Jordi Larios, a Catalan poet, translator and Professor of Spanish at St Andrews, will be in conversation about the making of On Yellow Evenings, his latest book...

  13. Byre World: Kaili Blues

    Join Dr Keru Cai for a screening of the 2015 film Kaili Blues, which brought international acclaim to the young Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan. Hailing from the...

  14. Byre World: When there's love inside

    Join Senior Lecturer of the School of Modern Languages, Orhan Elmaz on Valentine's Day for a literary conversation about everything the heart may (or may...

  15. Peppy: How testosterone can help your menopause symptoms

    Peppy event

    Testosterone isn't just for men --- women produce this important hormone too. Testosterone is a hormone that can sometimes be used as part of HRT...

  16. Get to know the Peppy app

    What is Peppy and how do you make the most of it?

    Join this interactive, lunchtime session for an overview of what Peppy actually is and how it can help you. With Peppy, you get direct access to human health...

  17. Film screening: The Earth Holds Me

    A documentary by Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani

    As part of the School of Modern Languages Writers in Residence programme, we will be screening the documentary The Earth Holds Me (La terra mi tiene) followed...

  18. Inaugural Lecture by Professor Gregory Lee

    Contributions to Global Thinking from the Space we have imagined as China

    Professor Lee will address the thinking of the philosopher Zhuangzi who was active in a part of the territory we now call China during the late 4th century BCE,...

  19. Memory, Narrative and Ecology: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    CIMS Seminar in the Environmental Humanities by Dr Avishek Parui (IIT Madras)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Insititute (CIMS) invites everyone to join this seminar by Dr Avishek Parui (IIT Madras) on 'Memory, Narrative,...

  20. 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 also of cinema. In...

  21. Cancelled

    An evening with Austrian author Eva Reisinger

    Eva Reisinger will read from her books "Was geht Österreich" and "Männer töten", for which she was nominated for the Austrian Debut...

  22. Gleaning, Fragmentation and Environmental Writing

    CIMS Seminar in Environmental Humanities by Professor Timothy C Baker (Aberdeen)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Insititute welcomes everyone to join this seminar by Professor Timothy C Baker (Aberdeen) on 'Gleaning, Fragmentation,...

  23. An evening with Austrian author Eva Reisinger

    Eva Reisinger will read from her books "Was geht Österreich" and "Männer töten", for which she was nominated for the Austrian Debut...

  24. John Minford on Translating Hong Kong and Chinese Literature

    A two-part event - Pt 1 (The Hong Kong Poet P.K.Leung 也斯), Pt 2 (Translating China: From the I Ching 易經 to Louis Cha 金庸)

    John Minford, Emeritus Professor of Chinese at ANU, has been described as "the greatest living translator of Chinese literature into English". In...

  25. Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: Poetry Reading

    Poets from Scotland and England who identify with the Hong Kong Chinese British diaspora read their poems. The poets Tim Tim Cheng, Anna Cheung, Sean Wai Keung,...

  26. Cancelled

    Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅

    A performance of lion and dragon dancers to usher in the lunar New Year

    Edinburgh's Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy will perform lion and dragon dances in St Mary's Quad to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar New...

  27. Saints Talk: Professor Julia Prest

    Colonial-Era Caribbean Theatre - Then and Now

    Development are delighted to invite you to the next instalment in our Saints Talk series from Professor Julia Prest, 'Colonial-Era Caribbean Theatre...

  28. Energised Ukraine: Art in Precarious Times

    Byre World event: free but please book

    What is energy? Is it something that we remember only at moments when we think it might disappear completely? During this talk, hosted by Viktoriia Grivina,...

  29. Public Conversation on the Black Archive in Italian Studies

    Join the Department of Italian for a public conversation with Professor Shelleen Greene, associate professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the UCLA School of...

  30. Peppy: The science of your baby's sleep

    Peppy event

    Discover the science behind your baby's sleep (and why it might not be as bad as you think). Did you know that babies move through sleep cycles more...

  31. Read my mind: facial recognition technologies and contemporary Chinese art

    Margaret Hillebrand, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Wadham College, will lecture on her current...

  32. Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅

    A performance of lion and dragon dancers to usher in the lunar New Year

    Edinburgh's Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy will perform lion and dragon dances in St Salvator's Quad to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar...

  33. Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited -- The Energy of Water

    Join the Centre for Energy Ethics for the next seminar of Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited. This session will be dedicated to the story of the...

  34. Cultural Memory, Identity and Images

    CIMS PG Symposium

    Update Friday 10 May: We regret to inform you that the Keynote lecture has unfortunately been cancelled.The rest of the symposium will run as scheduled. We...

  35. Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: The New Diaspora

    Over the past ten years a growing number of writers and artists from Hong Kong have established themselves in Scotland and elsewhere in the global Hong Kong...

  36. Light from the East: Middle Eastern Art (Dr Fabio Caiani)

    Free, but please book your tickets on the Byre Theatre website

    This event is a multi-media celebration of Middle Eastern art in honour of Catherine Cobham (former Head of the Arabic and Persian Department). Renowned Syrian...

  37. The Grapes of Desire: Fascist Agricultural Projects in Libya

    CIMS Seminar in the Environmental Humanities by Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Insititute (CIMS) invites everyone to join this seminar by Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College) on 'The...

  38. Ukraine Energy in the Spotlight Revisited: Nuclear Worlds

    Join us online or in-person on October, 26, 5 pm (UK time) for an exciting discussion on the latest updates on Ukrainian nuclear energy. We will focus on the...

  39. Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight -- Electric Networks

    Electricity, like air, is something we notice when it disappears. In 2022 Ukrainians faced an acute energy deficiency, in everyday life, at work, and public...

  40. CIMS PG Training Session in the Environmental Humanities

    Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College)

    All postgraduate research and postgraduate taught students are invited to attend the CIMS PG Training Session in Environmental Humanities with Professor Michele...

  41. Workshop -- Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes

    a multimedia workshop for students by Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani

    Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes. This multimedia journalism lab will immerse participants in the dynamic intersection of words and...

  42. Menstruation Matters: Fighting Stigma in Scotland Today (Bettina Bildhauer)

    Free, but please book your tickets on the Byre Theatre website

    At least half of the world's population experience menstruation and the menopause at some stage in their lives, and yet we hardly ever speak about it....

  43. Peppy: Living with HRT

    You are on HRT, brilliant! Is it what you expected, have symptoms crept back or are you experiencing unexpected side effects?

    Join Laura Scrivens senior menopause practitioner as she talks through what you need to know to make sure HRT is working well for you. The options you have...

  44. CIMS -- Metamodern Memory: On Blade Runner, Then and Now

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Institute (CIMS) invites you to the talk 'Metamodern Memory: On Blade Runner, Then and Now' by Global...

  45. Peppy: Testosterone trouble: Andropause or male menopause, is it for real?

    Low energy and erectile dysfunction are often considered a normal part of ageing, but you don't have to accept them.

    Andropause --- often called 'male menopause' by the media --- refers to the symptoms you might be experiencing as your hormones change as...

  46. Prosthetic Performances: Technologies of the Black Mutative Body

    CIMS seminar with Global Fellow Professor Shelleen Greene (UCLA)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Institute (CIMS) welcomes everyone to join the research seminar by Global Fellow Professor Shelleen Greene (UCLA) on...

  47. Medium Format: Soil Photography, Ecological Mosaics, Dispossession

    Dr William Schaefer - Associate Professor in Chinese Studies and Visual Culture, Durham University.

    Wang Youshen's installation Mei pingmi (Per square meter) (2014) reconfigures urban ecosystems: Wang juxtaposes fragments of drywall from his repeatedly...

  48. Ecuadorian cinema for the 21st century: Dr Fernanda Miño

    Book launch and screening of Ratas, Ratones, Rateros (Sebastian Cordero, 1999)

    Associate Lecturer in Film Studies, Dr Fernanda Miño, will be introducing her upcoming book Ecuadorian Cinema for the 21st Century. The first major English...

  49. USLAS (non-academic) Pension Scheme Meeting (aka Townhall meeting)

    Information session for members and non-members

    All non-academic staff (grades 1 to  5) are eligible to join the USLAS pension scheme. Whether you are already a member or not, come along to meet and discuss...

  50. Peppy: Living Mindfully: A Beginners Guide

    Would you like to be more present in your day to day life? If so, mindfulness could be for you!

    Dive into the transformative practice of mindfulness with Jamie Jeffreys, our expert Healthy Minds practitioner. In this enriching session, you'll uncover...