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Knox Lecture 2024 --- Professor Elizabeth Anderson
Categorical inequality and the economy of esteem
The Knox Lecture is an annual public lecture in the area of philosophy. This year's speaker is Professor Elizabeth Anderson (Michigan), who will be speaking on the topic of 'Categorical inequality and the economy of Esteem'. Social theorists have had considerable empirical success in modeling social hierarchy in terms of 'categorical inequality'. In this...
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Business School seminar with guest speaker Dr Silvia Filippi
All you need is equitable workplaces
The University of St Andrews Business School will welcome guest speaker Dr Silvia Filippi, who is a research fellow at the University of Padova. The event will include a networking lunch at 1pm followed by a seminar at 1.30pm titled, 'All you need is equitable workplaces: addressing economic and power disparities to promote well-being...
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Governance, Organisations and Accountabilities thematic research group meeting
CSR logic in a Chinese state-owned enterprise
This meeting of the Department of Management's Governance, Organisations and Accountabilities (GOA) thematic research group will welcome Dr Massimo Contrafatto from Sussex Business School. The title of the seminar will be 'The emergence of a corporate social responsibility logic in a Chinese state-owned enterprise: the role of CSR reporting'. Dr Contrafatto will present the...
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Impacting global health through implementation science and digital health innovations
A Lecture by Professor Xiaolin Wei
This May, the School of Medicine will welcome medically trained public health specialist Professor Xiaolin Wei, who will deliver this seminar on the application of implementation science and digital health innovations to global health issues. Implementation science employs rigorous methods to promote the systematic incorporation of research findings into routine practice, and hence, to...
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Seminar with Peter Hall, Professor of Medical Oncology, ECRC, University of Edinburgh
Data opportunities for high-value high-quality cancer care in Scotland
The Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies are delighted to welcome guest speaker Peter Hall, Professor of Medical Oncology, ECRC, University of Edinburgh to give a seminar on "Data opportunities for high-value high-quality cancer care in Scotland" on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Peter will also be joined by his colleague Elizabeth Lemmon, Research Fellow within...
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Department of Finance seminar with Dr George Kladakis
Sustainability-related disclosures and bank credit ratings
This research seminar will welcome Dr George Kladakis, Lecturer in Finance with the University of St Andrews Business School. Dr Kladakis will present research that he conducted with Dr Alexandros Skouralis from Bayes Business School, City, University of London. The topic is 'Sustainability-related disclosures and bank credit ratings'. This internal event is part of...
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Transition and the Historiographical Vagaries of Silent American Cinema
Film Studies Speaker Series: Prof Charlie Keil
When first introduced as a concept specific to early cinema in an essay for Cinema Journal in 1991, the notion of "transition" came firmly attached to the name and work of D.W. Griffith. Subsequently, it was broadened to apply to all American filmmaking from 1907-1913, and then later again to define a period that...
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St Andrews Climate Week
The inaugural University of St Andrews Climate Week will run from 27-30 May 2024, with a series of events designed to highlight climate-themed research and build new cross-disciplinary collaborations. Climate Week is a STAIRS-funded initiative, featuring: -- a flagship St Andrews Climate Change Conference on Tuesday 28 May. Confronting climate change is one of...
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Public lecture by Professor Stephen Gardiner
Beyond institutional denial: a global constitutional convention for future generations
Join CEPPA (Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs) for a public lecture on climate justice as part of Climate Week. The lecture will be given by Professor Stephen Gardiner of the University of Washington. Humanity is in deep institutional denial. Current institutions are failing future generations, in part because there is a governance...
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When Nature stumbles on a good thing: from promiscuous binding to essential enzyme activity
Research seminar as part of the School of Biology's Biomolecular Sciences (BMS) External Seminar series by Prof. Joelle Pelletier, Department of Chemistry, University of...
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Evidence Based Early Diagnosis (EBED) Conference
Exploring new diagnostics -- big promise, big challenge
Are you an innovator, researcher, clinician, policy-maker, or regulator who is interested in early diagnosis? You might be a patient, a member of the public, or a shareholder in a company making exciting technology in this area. If so, join the Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis to explore what success looks like for the...
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Public lecture by Professor Tahseen Jafry
About climate justice: what does it mean and what lies ahead?
Join CEPPA (Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs) for a public lecture on climate justice as part of Climate Week. The lecture will be given by Professor Tahseen Jafry of Glasgow Caledonian University. In July 2023, Europe reached scorching milestones with relentless heatwaves and Scotland had its hottest June ever. Several regions grappled...
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"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 Druzes. These protests, primarily led by the Druze community, a prominent religious minority in the region, have been driven by grievances over economic deterioration, corruption, and the demand for political...
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National Taiwan University-St Andrews online research forum
The University of St Andrews has developed a partnership with the National Taiwan University (NTU). This institutional link, which was supported by the School of Modern Languages in its initial development, has resulted in successful student exchange and reciprocal senior-level delegation visits. We are now hoping to encourage the expansion of research and education...
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Quantification and the Persepolis Fortification Archive
An exploratory workshop
With more than 15,000 original texts, the Persepolis Fortification Archive is one of the largest surviving governmental archives from the ancient world. The surviving texts date from the 13th to the 28th regnal years of Darius I (509 to 493 BCE), with the majority falling between regnal years 21 and 24. The archive records...
