IASH Administrative Manager (and former Fellow) Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson has been recognised for his exceptional contribution in supporting and serving the University of Edinburgh community and mission, and consistent demonstration of the University’s values, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with 21 other individuals and teams at the university, he has been awarded the Principal's Medal for Exceptional Contribution.
"The executive brain: why concepts matter"
For free registration:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-executive-brain-why-concepts-matter-tickets-129338389605
We are proud to announce a brand new Fellowship in collaboration with the British Council. The Decolonising Digital Fellowship is a bespoke fellowship opportunity for early-career researchers from Africa who are living and working on the continent.
The successful candidate will undertake a 7 month research fellowship based with IASH at the University of Edinburgh, starting in April 2021. They will receive a stipend of £1,300 per month, a £1,000 travel grant and assistance with the UK visa application process and costs.
On Tuesday 1 December, IASH Director Steve Yearley delivered a lecture for Newcastle University's INSIGHTS Virtual Lecture series, titled The first draft human genome at 20: how has genomics altered the way humanity understands itself? The lecture was hosted by Professor Sally Shortall, with an introduction from Dr Suzanne Moffatt.
A Voyage to Arcturus and Beyond: David Lindsay’s Visionary Imagination
An online symposium hosted by the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
supported by the Scottish Network for Religion and Literature, University of Edinburgh
organised collaboratively by colleagues in Religious Studies/ECA Edinburgh/Edinburgh Napier
Wednesday December 9, 2020: 1pm to 6pm
Professor Emeritus Richard Andrews was Head of the Moray House School of Education and Sport from 2019-22.
2nd Special STIS online seminar: Johannes Mattes, In the Media Laboratory of Earth – Concepts of Knowledge and Space in Historical Cave Maps (1500-1800)