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Don’t forget our upcoming virtual events:
We’re hosting a variety of events in the coming months for senior phase pupils with a focus on specific subject areas. These interactive events are free to attend and your pupils can sign up using the links below and join us on our Zoom platform:
There will be an opportunity for students to learn more about the course, hear from various student and alumni panels and have their questions answered on the night.
Spotlight on Business and Management – 26th October (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Accounting and Finance – 27th October (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Law – 28th October (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management – 1st November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Tourism, Hospitality & Events – 2nd November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Digital Marketing and Business Analytics – 3rd November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Fashion Management – 4th November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Portfolio and Design – 9th November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Portfolios and Fine Art – 10th November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Sport – 11th November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Media – 11th November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Journalism – 17th November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Applied Bioscience – 18th November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
Spotlight on Pharmacy – 25th November (4:30pm-6:00pm)
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More information about all of our future ‘An Insight into…’ events is located here.
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For the first time in two years we are having On Campus Open Day’s and we couldn’t be more excited.
The Forensic and Analytical Science degree at RGU provides students with key problem solving skills to progress in an exciting and fascinating forensic or analytical science career as well as.
The Law School is working in partnership with
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to provide the technological hosting for the From Paris to COP26 events, which aim to engage with all sectors in anticipation of the Glasgow COP26 .
University of Edinburgh Upcoming Events
Monday 1 November
Scar Wars: from padawan to professor
Inaugural lecture of Professor Jonathan Fallowfield, Chair of Translational Liver Research.
Liver disease is a silent killer and is on the rise. It is now the biggest cause of death in those aged between 35-49 years old. Jonathan will discuss his research career, encompassing studies in patients and in the laboratory, and his search for new treatments, diagnostic tests and preventative strategies for cirrhosis and its complications.
5.30-6.30pm
On Zoom
Wednesday 24 November
Research Insights
Our viral future
In the first of our Research Insights series for 2021/2022, we’ll be considering if viral pandemics are an inevitable part of our future. Join us to hear from Dr Richard Sloan and Dr Aaron Trent-Irving about the origins of viruses that have shaped our lives and how similarities between them could help scientists pinpoint potential sources of future pandemics.
4.30 – 5.15pm
On Zoom
Monday 6 December
Edinburgh Medical Debate 2021
Surviving COVID-19: the future of the NHS
How will the pandemic influence changes in UK healthcare?
The delivery of healthcare has evolved significantly since COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020, with many services adapting to ensure continuity of care while prioritising only the most urgent of patient needs. As new practices emerge, what impact will they have on the NHS and the society it serves? Join us for a panel discussion about the future of the NHS.
Speakers include Professor Linda Bauld OBE, Bruce and John Usher Chair of Public Health in the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute and Chief Social Policy Advisor to the Scottish Government, and Dr Carey Lunan, GP and past Scotland Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
This event will be streamed live online from Assembly Hall, where a limited student audience will be joining our panel.
7.00 – 8.00pm
Wednesday 8 December
Research Insights
Traveller Genes: genetics and ancestry
In early 2021, a group of Scottish Travellers asked Professor Jim Wilson a question – could he look at their genes to try to better understand their origins?
For the second in our Research Insights series, Jim will talk us through the latest from the Traveller Genes study. He will be joined by Samantha Donaldson, one of the study contributors, who’ll share her perspective on why and how genetic studies like Traveller Genes are of interest to her community.
4.30 – 5.15pm
On Zoom
Wednesday 19 January
Research Insights
Health data: what’s in it for you?
Join us to hear how researchers use information about people’s health to help make life better for the whole population.
4.30 – 5.15pm
On Zoom
Wednesday 2 February
Research Insights
Science after Dolly: gene editing and ethics
Twenty-five years ago, scientists cloned a sheep and called it Dolly. Join us to hear more about the science that followed this breakthrough and the questions it continues to raise about the ethics of genetic manipulation.
4.30 – 5.15pm
On Zoom
What is Research Insights?
Research Insights is free, online and open to all. It’s a chance for you to explore research topics with scientists and clinicians who work in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and to ask them questions about their work.
Events will run online at 4.30pm on Wednesday afternoons between November 2021 and March 2022. You can find out more and register for these events by following the link below.
We’d love to know what research topics you are most interested in so at the end of each event we’ll ask you for your ideas. We’ll then do our best to find speakers who can cover the most popular suggestion at our final event in March.
We hope that you can join us at an upcoming Research Insights event, and if you think it looks good please share with your friends, colleagues and students who might be interested too.
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Consultation on Free Bus Travel for under 19’s
As you may be aware, the Scottish Government plan to launch a new national travel concession scheme to provide free bus travel for young people under the age of 19. They anticipate that legislation to underpin the scheme would be required to be laid in Parliament in early 2021 and the scheme would come into effect later in 2021.
For the next six weeks (until Monday 7th December), Transport Scotland are running a consultation in regards to this scheme to gather information on the most appropriate ways to provide this free travel to best suit young people. They are hoping the consultation will reach as many members of the public as possible, especially to those who will be impacted by the proposals, including children and young people, their parents and carers and people who work with children in a paid or voluntary capacity.
The consultation can be found on https://www.transport.gov.scot/consultation/consultation-on-free-bus-travel-for-people-resident-in-scotland-aged-under-19/
More information on the proposed scheme can be found on https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/consulting-on-free-bus-travel-for-young-people-under-19/
Virtual Undergraduate Open Day – Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde
Staff from the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry will be online and ready to answer any queries from 10am-2.30pm on Saturday 14th November. The live Chemistry presentation will take place at 10.15am-10.35am.
Students can register to attend the event here:
https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/openday/
We are delighted to let you know that the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry has recently been rated Number 1 in Scotland and Number 3 in the UK for Chemistry (Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide).
You can find out more about our 5 undergraduate chemistry courses by visiting our departmental web pages www.strath.ac.uk/chemistry
You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter @StrathChem and view many of our informative videos, including a Virtual Open Day Tour on our YouTube Channel ‘Strathclyde Chemistry’.
We would normally have an array of brochures for students to peruse at our on-campus open days. Here are the links to pdf copies of those brochures that we hope will be of use to you:
MChem Forensic and Analytical Chemistry
MChem Chemistry with Drug Discovery