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Fri 7 Aug 2020
Talks & PanelsFree

The Future of Foreign Policy

2:00pm
Fri 7 August 2020 Rt Hon Baroness Catherine Ashton GCMG PC Each year the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) invites a prominent figure to deliver the MacCormick European Lecture. On Friday 7 August, Rt Hon Baroness Catherine Ashton GCMG PC, will deliver the 2020 MacCormick Lecture entitled "The Future of Foreign Policy".
Sat 8 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

The Sounds of Movies, Games, and TV

11:00am
Sat 8 August 2020 Orfeas Boteas Krotos
Sat 8 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Micro-To-Macro: Space Technologies at Extremes of Length-Scale

3:00pm
Sat 8 August 2020 Professor Colin McInnes University of Glasgow
Sun 9 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

More Than Playthings

3:00pm
Sun 9 August 2020 Dr Andrew Reid, Kevin Jones, Dr Jonathan Wilkin, Erik Gauger, Dr Lynn Love, and Dr Iain Donald Abertay University, Heriot Watt University, University of St Andrews In what ways are games more than entertainment?
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

The Future of Cancer Treatment

3:00pm
Mon 10 August 2020 Professor John Smyth University of Edinburgh Scientific research is having a major impact on our ability to treat cancer, but how can we make new successful treatments more widely available?
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

The Drugs Don’t Work: How to Test for Infectious Disease and Select Treatments?

11:00am
Tue 11 August 2020 Dr Helen Bridle Heriot-Watt University Find out about new technologies for detecting infectious disease and particularly selecting and monitoring treatment, with a focus on TB and antibiotic resistance.
Tue 11 Aug 2020
DemonstrationFree

Breathe and Sleep

3:00pm
Tue 11 August 2020 Professor Laura González Royal Conservatoire of Scotland A practical workshop exploring breath practices to enhance good quality sleep.
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Talks & PanelsFree

Fact or Fiction? Innovation and Invention Panel

1:00pm
Wed 12 August 2020 Val McDermid, Prof Niamh Nic Daéid, Prof Lorna Dawson, Dr Lucina Hackman Fact or fiction? When fiction borrows from science can you tell when it goes beyond the facts?
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Our Suffering Genes

3:00pm
Wed 12 August 2020 Professor Roy Burdon University of Strathclyde Our genes and their intricate workings can be adversely affected by today's industrial environment. What are the consequences and defences that influence our wellbeing?
Thu 13 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Dance for Health and Wellbeing

11:00am
Thu 13 August 2020 Dr Bethany Whiteside & Catherine Cassidy Royal Conservatoire of Scotland & Scottish Ballet Research looking at the impact of dance for people with neurological conditions has been dominated by a focus on mitigating symptoms; but how does it affect quality of life?
Thu 13 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Life as a CHAMP

3:00pm
Thu 13 August 2020 Professor David Price, Stacey McPherson University of Edinburgh, NHS Forth Valley A scientist and a parent of a child with a rare genetic disorder discuss the impact of chance alterations to genes that really matter.
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Your DNA: Three Billion Letters of You

3:00pm
Fri 14 August 2020 Professor Chris Ponting University of Edinburgh Our fragile thread of DNA binds us to the rest of life on Earth and reveals what goes wrong in genetic disease.
Sat 15 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Words and Water in Scottish Literature

3:00pm
Sat 15 August 2020 Professor Penny Fielding University of Edinburgh How is Scotland's coastal geography reflected in its fictional traditions? This talk looks at how authors respond to environment and how literary language evokes questions of climate.
Sun 16 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

More Than Playthings

3:00pm
Sun 16 August 2020 Dr Andrew Reid, Kevin Jones, Dr Jonathan Wilkin, Erik Gauger, Dr Lynn Love, and Dr Iain Donald Abertay University, Heriot Watt University, University of St Andrews In what ways are games more than entertainment?
Mon 17 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

(Not) Learning Languages in the Brexit Era

3:00pm
Mon 17 August 2020 Professor Antonella Sorace University of Edinburgh Research shows that language learning is good for the brain and general wellbeing at all ages. What’s the UK missing out on in the current Brexit climate?
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Talks & PanelsFree

Adult Bilingualism: Mission Impossible?

1:00pm
Tue 18 August 2020 Professor Antonella Sorace University of Edinburgh Many people think it is difficult or impossible to learn another language well as an adult. But is it really true? Come and find out who very successful adult language learners are and why they are not Martians.
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Saving the Oceans with Law and Science

3:00pm
Tue 18 August 2020 Professor Marcel Jaspars, Professor Abbe Brown University of Aberdeen Biodiversity in 40% of the earth’s surface is not protected – the oceans are beyond national jurisdiction. Come and discuss how law and science can work together to save ocean biodiversity.
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Talks & PanelsFree

Our Planet Panel

1:00pm
Wed 19 August 2020 Elise Cartmell, Peter Nienow, Camilla Toulmin There is a large movement to 'build back better' from the pandemic in a way to tackle climate change. How does Scotland begin to do this?
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Menstrual Health: Still Taboo? Are We Making Progress?

3:00pm
Wed 19 August 2020 Professor Hilary Critchley, Dr Varsha Jain University of Edinburgh Optimal menstrual health requires understanding of menstruation itself. People struggle to talk openly about periods/period problems/heavy menstrual bleeding. Come and join a conversation about menstruation.
Thu 20 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Seeking Resilience in a(n Increasingly) Fragile World?

3:00pm
Thu 20 August 2020 Professor Alastair Ager Institute for Global Health & Development How individuals and institutions adjust to situations of fragility tells us about everyday resilience. This talk will draw upon research with communities in Syria, Sierra Leone and El Salvador to help us in developing strategies for resilience.
Fri 21 Aug 2020
Talks & PanelsFree

Fragile: Handle With Care?

1:00pm
Fri 21 August 2020 Alastair Ager, Karin Diaconu, Giulia Loffreda Institute of Global Health & Development Stories, reflections, poetry, prayers and songs drawn from communities grappling with fragility - in the Middle East, Africa and Central America - indicate pathways to resilience and strategies for dealing with an increasingly fragile world.
Fri 21 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Saving the Oceans with Law and Science

3:00pm
Fri 21 August 2020 Professor Marcel Jaspars, Professor Abbe Brown University of Aberdeen Biodiversity in 40% of the earth’s surface is not protected – the oceans are beyond national jurisdiction. Come and discuss how law and science can work together to save ocean biodiversity.
Sat 22 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Can We Get to the Root of Things?

3:00pm
Sat 22 August 2020 Dr Senga Robertson-Albertyn University of Dundee Can mucking about with microbes and tickling plant roots help to reduce pollution and climate change?
Sun 23 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

More Than Playthings

3:00pm
Sun 23 August 2020 Dr Andrew Reid, Kevin Jones, Dr Jonathan Wilkin, Erik Gauger, Dr Lynn Love, and Dr Iain Donald Abertay University, Heriot Watt University, University of St Andrews In what ways are games more than entertainment?
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

How Do Machines Learn to Talk?

3:00pm
Mon 24 August 2020 Professor Verena Rieser Heriot-Watt University Amazon Alexa, Apple's Siri or Google's assistant are able to converse with humans using language. This talk will review the underlying technology and discuss their limitations and potentials.
Tue 25 Aug 2020
Talks & PanelsFree

Designing a Feminist Alexa – An Exercise in Empathic Design

1:00pm
Tue 25 August 2020 Professor Verena Rieser, Mark West, Fiona Linton-Forrest
Tue 25 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

How Do We Design Places to Promote Wellbeing?

3:00pm
Tue 25 August 2020 Professor Jamie Pearce, Professor Sarah Curtis University of Edinburgh
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Talks & PanelsFree

Health and Wellbeing Panel

1:00pm
Wed 26 August 2020 Prof Stephen Lawrie, Dr Stella Chan, Prof Alan Gow Join Prof Stephen Lawrie, Dr Stella Chan, Prof Alan Gow as we discuss the mental health impacts of a pandemic.
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Menstrual Health: Still Taboo? Are We Making Progress?

3:00pm
Wed 26 August 2020 Professor Hilary Critchley, Dr Varsha Jain University of Edinburgh Optimal menstrual health requires understanding of menstruation itself. People struggle to talk openly about periods/period problems/heavy menstrual bleeding. Come and join a conversation about menstruation.
Thu 27 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

We’ll All Die One Day, So Let’s Try to Make Sense of It!

11:00am
Thu 27 August 2020 Professor Scott Murray University of Edinburgh The death rate remains stubbornly at 100%. We will chat about how people die nowadays, from what, and consider how we can make the best of the last fact of life.
Thu 27 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Can We Get to the Root of Things?

3:00pm
Thu 27 August 2020 Dr Senga Robertson-Albertyn University of Dundee Can mucking about with microbes and tickling plant roots help to reduce pollution and climate change?
Fri 28 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Art and the Anthropocene

3:00pm
Fri 28 August 2020 Emily Doolittle, Research Athenaeum Fellow and Lecturer (Composition), Sarah Hopfinger, Lecturer in Contemporary Performance Practice, Stuart McRae, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer (Composition) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Fri 28 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Our Suffering Genes

3:00pm
Fri 28 August 2020 Professor Roy Burdon University of Strathclyde Our genes and their intricate workings can be adversely affected by today's industrial environment. What are the consequences and defences that influence our wellbeing?
Sat 29 Aug 2020
Group DiscussionsFree

Compassion and the Sustainable Development Goals: A New Tomorrow

3:00pm
Sat 29 August 2020 Professor Liz Grant, Wendy Ball Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh

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