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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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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...
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International Museums Conference and ICOFOM 47th Annual Assembly
Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference
The International Committee for Museology (ICOFOM), the School of Art History, and the European Research Council (ERC) selected and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funded Shared Island Stories research project invite delegates to the hybrid (in-person and online) conference on the topic of Transnational Island Museologies. The conference will also host the 47th ICOFOM...
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University of St Andrews' Annual Public Meeting
The University of St Andrews' Annual Public Meeting is to be held on Saturday 15 June 2024 from 3pm to 4pm in the Buchanan Lecture Theatre, Union Street, KY16 9PQ. This event is an integral component of the University's commitment to social responsibility as outlined in the University Strategy 2022 to 2027, and is...
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Former First Minister to launch Speaker Series
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Former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, will launch the University's Scotland's Future Speaker Series. Ms Sturgeon, who was First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2014 to 2022, will share her thoughts on Scotland's future and how it could and should look. The former First Minister will reflect...
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Keynote: Prof. Conal McCarthy, Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies
Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference
Prof. Conal McCarthy is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar who explores the intersection of history, theory and practice in public culture. His disciplinary home is Museum and Heritage Studies, however, he has drawn on and contributed to related fields such as sociology, anthropology, history and art history. His academic research interests include museum history, professional...
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Keynote: Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Founder of Fridays for Future (FFF) Uganda
Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference
Hilda Flavia Nakabuye is a Ugandan climate and environmental rights activist. Fridays for Future Uganda is the largest youth movement in East Africa. Hilda is based in Kampala and focuses on raising awareness and mobilising young people towards climate action. Hilda organises clean-up sessions in Lake Victoria, fights for racial and gender justice, and...
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Past Perspectives: How can premodern environmental research be made useful in the climate emergency?
Impact Workshop, Monday May 27, 2024 Funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh
The human species has forever been adapting to dynamic environmental conditions. The premodern world provides a laboratory of various experiments in human-environment interactions: a rich history of successes and failures, acute and chronic pressures, false-starts and path dependencies, resilience and vulnerabilities---all operating on a global scale over the longue durée. How should we collate,...
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Youth Workshop: Young People Shaping the Future of Museology through the Lens of the SDGs
Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference
Interested in museums, youth issues, heritage and the climate emergency? This FREE participatory workshop will offer the opportunity to share, discuss and debate these issues with international and national experts, including climate activists and heritage professionals. You are invited to take part, share your story and potentially impact international museum policy! This workshop is...
