Women and religion balloon debate, in celebration of International Women’s Day

Event date: 
Wednesday 7 March 2018 to Thursday 8 March 2018
Time: 
16:00
Location: 
Martin Hall  

7th March 2018, 4.00-5.30pm, the Martin Hall  

Women and religion balloon debate, in celebration of International Women’s Day, featuring staff and postgraduates from across the School of Divinity. Who is the most important woman associated with religion? Come and hear the arguments then vote for your favourite!

 

Sammy Bishop (Edinburgh University) 'Bodies and Boundaries: The Role of the Researcher in Contemporary Tantra'

Event date: 
Wednesday 2 May 2018 to Thursday 3 May 2018
Time: 
16:00
Location: 
Althaus-Reid Room, New College      

2 May 2018 (rescheduled from 28th February 2018)
 4-5.30pm, Althaus-Reid Room, New College               

Sammy Bishop (Edinburgh University)

'Bodies and Boundaries: The Role of the Researcher in Contemporary Tantra'

Religious Studies research seminar

Seán Martin (Edinburgh Napier University) ‘A Shadow on the Face of Muspel: Gnostic Traces in the Fiction of David Lindsay (1978-1945)’

Event date: 
Wednesday 31 January 2018 to Thursday 1 February 2018
Time: 
16:00
Location: 
Althaus-Reid Room, New College  

31st January 2018, 4-5.30pm, Althaus-Reid Room, New College  

Seán Martin (Edinburgh Napier University)

‘A Shadow on the Face of Muspel: Gnostic Traces in the Fiction of David Lindsay (1978-1945)’

Religious Studies research seminar

'Engaging the Public: The Impact of Religious Studies’

Event date: 
Wednesday 17 January 2018 to Thursday 18 January 2018
Time: 
16:00

 

17th January 2018, 4.00-5.30pm, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre, New College

'Engaging the Public: The Impact of Religious Studies’

A panel on the public impact of Religious Studies/Study of Religions led by committee members of the British Association for the Study of Religions, including Dr Stephen Gregg (Wolverhampton), Dr Christopher Cotter (Edinburgh), Dr Suzanne Owen (Leeds Trinity), Dr David Robertson (The Open University) and Dr Steven Sutcliffe (Edinburgh)

Roundtable: Academic citizenship beyond borders

Event date: 
Thursday 30 November 2017 to Friday 1 December 2017
Time: 
17:00
Location: 
Room LG11 David Hume Tower

Roundtable: Academic citizenship beyond borders

Full details and registration

Speakers

Bangladesh: Dr. Shuchi Karim, University of Dhaka, visiting scholar at Radboud University, Nijmegen

China: Dr. Tim Pringle, SOAS, editor of the China Quarterly

Turkey: Dr. Serdar Tekin, independent scholar, formerly at Ege University, Istanbul

Uganda: Dr. Zoe Marks, University of Edinburgh

Professor Paul Matthews OBE: Using large population-based studies to understand age-related changes in cognition

Event date: 
Tuesday 28 November 2017
Time: 
17:15
Location: 
F21, Department of Psychology, 7 George Square. 

CCACE special guest St Andrews Day seminar will be given by Professor Paul Matthews OBE, Associate Director UK Dementia Research Institute, Imperial College London.

 

Tuesday 28th November, 5.15pm followed by a drinks reception. Please note the slightly later start time.

Room F21, Department of Psychology, 7 George Square. 

 

Title: Using large population-based studies to understand age-related changes in cognition