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40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

The University of Stirling celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007-8 with a wide range of events for staff, students, alumni and members of the community. Click here for more information on our anniversary year.

 

ARCHIVE OF PAST EVENTS

 

DATE

ARCHIVE OF EVENTS
July 2011  
28 May - 10 July

Art on the Park - Oil and Water

An exhibition of paintings by Robert and Elizabeth Munn at Stirling Innovation Park.

June 2011  
30

Scottish Child Care and Protection Network

Preventing and responding to emotional abuse - what works

Jane Barlow, Professor, University of Warwick

23 and 25 Art Collection Open Days - Conservation Week
20

Creative Space and Socio-Economic Development Project

Seminar with Dr Jonathan Mills, Director of the Edinburgh International Festival and honorary graduate of the University of Stirling.

2

The Stirling Lectures: Highland Campus

The business of Scottish football – time for a new model?

Mr Stephen Morrow, Head, School of Sport, University of Stirling

1

The Stirling Lectures: Western Isles Campus

The business of Scottish football – time for a new model?

Mr Stephen Morrow, Head, School of Sport, University of Stirling

1

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Conference

Enhancing integrated practice for children and young people through learning and development

May 2011  
12 - 30

Stirling University Art Club Exhibition - Change and Movement

27

Lunchtime Music Recital

Professor Leslie Smith, Head of Computing, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling

Klezmer Music and Blues

24

Scottish Child Care and Protection Network - Seminar series

Getting it right. The Angus Learning Partnership for children affected by parental substance misuse

Marjut Kosonen, Independent Consultant and Researcher

23

Scottish Child Care and Protection Network - Seminar series

Working with men who are violent in relationships

Dave Morran, Lecturer, University of Stirling

19

The case for banning alcohol advertising

Professor Gerard Hastings, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling

9-12

The UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies' third Tobacco Control Continuing Professional Development module

10

The Hetherington Lecture: Pressed out of existence?

Alf Young, Former Deputy Editor, The Herald

5

Complex Systems: From Theory to Applications in Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Charles Sidman, Biomedical researcher, university educator and venture capitalist

5

Spring Public Lecture Series in Astronomy & Mathematics

Measuring the Size and Shape of our Universe

Dr Kelly Cline

School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling

April 2011  
21

Spring Public Lecture Series in Astronomy & Mathematics

The Mystery of the Hot Jupiters

Dr Kelly Cline

School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling

21

Spring Public Lecture Series of Visiting Writers

An International evening of poetry - Kona MacPhee and Sridala Swami

21

The Stirling Lectures: Western Isles Campus

Local? Where’s that? Media access, resource and representation in the Highlands and Islands

Professor Neil Blain

Division of Film, Media & Journalism, University of Stirling

20

The Stirling Lectures: Highland Campus

Local? Where’s that? Media access, resource and representation in the Highlands and Islands

Professor Neil Blain

Division of Film, Media & Journalism, University of Stirling

15

Lunchtime Music Recital

Claire Garabedian, cellist

Solo cello performance of works by Bach, Burns, Franchomme, and Minsky

7

Spring Public Lecture Series in Astronomy & Mathematics

Quasars and Supermassive Black Holes

Dr Kelly Cline

School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling

7

Creative Space and Socio-Economic Development Seminar Series

Creative Placemaking: Prospects for Participation and Inclusion

Professor Ann Markusen

UK Fulbright Distinguished Chair, Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh School of Architecture, Urban Lab; Director, Arts Economy Initiative and Project on Regional and Industrial Economics, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota http://www.hhh.umn.edu/projects/prie/

March 2011

 

31

Lunchtime Art Lecture: Born digital - the creative space in the digital age

Mr Paul Thompson, Lecturer in Contemporary Art Practice, Forth Valley College

Department of Creative Industries

24

Spring Public Lecture Series in Astronomy & Mathematics

Exploring the Atom with the Quantum Theory

Dr Kelly Cline, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling

24

The Stirling Lectures: Highland Campus

Coaching revisited: the case for professionalisation

Mr Alan Lynn, Department of Sports Studies, University of Stirling

24

The Stirling Lectures: Highland Campus

Exercise and nutrition to enhance muscle for metabolic health

Professor Kevin Tipton, Department of Sports Studies, University of Stirling

16

Spring Public Lecture Series of Visiting Writers

Mr Andrew Greig, author of acclaimed books of poetry, Himalayan mountaineering expedition books, and five novels.

10

Spring Public Lecture Series in Astronomy & Mathematics

Chaos in the Solar System

Dr Kelly Cline, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling

February  
24

Research seminars and lectures on sport

Anti-intellectualism and machismo: the cult of sports leadership

John Amaechi, Founder and Chief Executive of Amaechi Performance Systems

17

Spring Public Lecture Series in Astronomy & Mathematics

Time Travel: Loopholes from Einstein's Relativity

Dr Kelly Cline, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling

17

Research seminars and lectures on sport

A discussion of the highly regarded Norwegian XC skiing performance development model

Mr Øyvind Sandbakk, Former elite cross country skier and researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

17

Research seminars and lectures on sport

Evaluating the Fight Against Doping in Sports

Dr Simona Kustec-Lipicer, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

16

Research seminars and lectures on sport

Global Sports Governance Through the Lens of Small States

Dr Simona Kustec-Lipicer, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

15

Research seminars and lectures on sport

Sport Policy and Law in Post-Socialist Circumstances

Dr Simona Kustec-Lipicer, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

December 2010  
17

Institute for People-Centred Healthcare Management Christmas Lecture

The Healthcare system and the meaning of life: recent developments in the scientific understanding of personal human meaning, and the implications for how we should manage our healthcare systems.


Dr Fraser Shaw, Consultant Psychiatrist in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

November 2010  
11

Conference - Making Significant Case Reviews Fit For Purpose?

Jointly organised with the University of Stirling based Multi-Agency Resource Service (MARS) and The Scottish Child Care and Protection Network, (SCCPN) as well as the University of Edinburgh / NSPCC Centre for Learning In Child Protection (CLICP). The conference explored the conduct and use of Significant Case Reviews.

18

Lunchtime Art Lecture - The Art of the Textile Designer

Ms Lindy Richardson, Head of the Department of Textiles at Edinburgh College of Art

18

Ancient Maya Astronomy, Calendars and the 2012 Prophecy

Dr Kelly Cline, Department of Computing & Mathematics, University of Stirling

10 Postgraduate Studies Fair
5

The Stirling Lectures - Tracking patient progress with an online cardiac case manager

Dr Cristina Caperchione and Professor Kerry Mummery

Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Stirling

4

Astronomy Lecture Series - Infinity and Beyond:  From Mathematics to the Big Bang and Black Holes

Dr Kelly Cline

Department of Computing & Mathematics, University of Stirling

October 2010

Conference - Coming of Age: Dementia in the 21st Century

Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling at the ExCel International Conference Centre, London

19 - 21  
14

Astrobiology and the Science of Extraterrestrial Life

Dr Kelly Cline

Department of Computing & Mathematics, University of Stirling

12

An attitude of mind - Paintings and Poem Houses by Brigid Collins

Professor Kathleen Jamie

Chair in Creative Writing, Department of English Studies, University of Stirling

7

Williamson Memorial Lecture

The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP

Industrial renewal, economic recovery and Adam Smith

September 2010  
30

The Mystery of the Missing Sunspots

Dr Kelly Cline, Department of Computing & Mathematics, University of Stirling

15

The Annual John Damien Lecture

Remembering and Forgetting: Autobiographical Memories in Health and in Illness

Professor Martin Conway, University of Leeds

July 2010  
19

Threats and challenges to world order in 2010

The Rt Hon Lord Robert of Port Ellen, former head of NATO and Minister of Defence, speaking to students from the International Summer School and Centre for English Language Teaching. Lord Robertson is an Honorary Graduate of the University of Stirling.

June 2010  
8

Open Day

Centre for Health Science Open Day 2010 -

Tomorrow's Healthcare Today: See the Future in 3D

May 2010  
6 General Election event - follow the election results live at the Students' Union
13 Feb - 14 May

Exhibition

Photographs by Fred Daniels celebrating the Margaret Morris Movement

14 May - 2 July

Exhibition

Holodomor: 1932 - 1933

Ukraine remembers. The world acknowledges

April 2010  
8 - 9

SIRE WORKSHOP on Well-being, Happiness and the Environment

Division of Economics, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling

9

Student Conference: Biodiversity and Natural Change

School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling

15

Using Telecare to support people with dementia

Organised by Dementia Services Development Centre and Joint Improvement Team

23

The Place(s) of Sculpture in the University of Stirling Art Collection

Ms Helen Beale, former lecturer in French, University of Stirling

29

The Stirling Lectures at our Highland Campus

Environmental Heritage in the Highlands and Islands

Professor Richard Oram, School of History and Politics, University of Stirling

30

The Highlands and Islands Beyond Recession

Professor David Bell, Division of Economics, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling

March 2010  
3

An afternoon of Professorial Inaugural Lectures

Professor Philip Wookey, School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling: The Arctic and the greenhouse effect

Professor Rory O'Connor, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling: Personality, cognition and suicidal behaviour

Professor Douglas Tocher, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling: Omega-3, fish and aquaculture: investigating alternatives to a paradox

Professor Brian Austin, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling: Probiotics and disease control in fish farms

12

Public Lecture organised by Stirling University Business Club

Mrs Anne McGuire, MP for Stirling

Mr Keith Yates, former Chief Executive of Stirling Council

25 The Stirling Lectures at our Highland Campus

Dr Trevor Telfer, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling: Aquaculture, fish farms and the environment

Professor Nick Hanley, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling: The economics of the wild

25

Research Seminars and Lectures in Sport

Michele Verroken: Is there any integrity left in sport?

26

Telecare for people with a disability

Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling and Joint Improvement Team

10 - 31 March

Exhibition: Exposure: understanding living in extreme environments
Dr Paul Adderley, School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling

Dr Michael Young, Goldsmiths, University of London

February 2010  
18

Research Seminars and Lectures in Sport: Investigative journalism and corruption in sport

Mr Andrew Jennings, Investigative Journalist

19

Environmental Debate: Economy, Energy and the Environment - how can Stirling respond to the challenges of a changing world?

Chris Martenson, organised by Going Carbon Neutral, Scotland

19

Conference: Delirium and Dementia in the General Hospital

Professor June Andrews, Director, DSDC, University of Stirling

Alex Mcmahon, Deputy Director of Strategic Planning, NHS Lothian

Alistair MacLullich, Professor of geriatric Medicine, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

Colin MacDonald, Dementia Nurse Consultant for Lothian

25

Financial Journalism Seminar: The Press and the Economic Crisis: Challenges and Lessons

Ms Anya Schiffrin, Columbia University in New York

27

Tour of the University of Stirling Art Collection as part of Stirling Council's launch of their cultural strategy "Celebrating Stirling's rich cultural life"

Ms Jane Cameron, Art Curator, University of Stirling

December 2009  
4

SIRE Economic History Workshop

A new initiative within the SIRE community that aims to bring together researchers on the Scottish scene with an interest in (quantitative) economic history issues.

9

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: The intertwined roots of analytic and continental philosophy

Professor Peter Milne, Department of Philosophy, University of Stirling

15

Public Lecture: Life behind the lens

Dr Doug Allan, Wildlife filmmaker, honorary graduate and alumnus of the University of Stirling

November 2009  
5

Chancellor's Lecture at our Highland Campus, Inverness: Inside the Obama Election - one year on

Chancellor of the University, Dr James Naughtie, DUniv

18

Lunchtime art lecture: Reviving Tom Cottrell’s dream: ‘art should be part of the everyday experience at the University’

Ms Valerie Fairweather, former curator of the University of Stirling art collection

19

The Stirling Lectures at our Highland Campus: Nuclear Power and Scottish Devolution

Professor Gavin Little, School of Law, University of Stirling

24

Aquaculture Department Lecture: Omega 3 / Omega 6 - the importance of dietary balance

Professor William E. Lands, former Scientific Advisor to the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA

25

Public Lecture: Agriculture and bird conservation - a defining moment?

Professor Jeremy Wilson, Honorary Professor, School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling

25

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: New Orleans and the French Atlantic

Professor Bill Marshall, Head of School, School of Languages, Cultures & Religions

26

Public Lecture: 100 years of world population growth 1950 - 2050

Dr Gerhard Heilig, Chief of Population Estimates and Projections Section, United Nations

October 2009  
1

Williamson Lecture: Devolution 10 years on - continuity and change

Ms Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing

6

The Stirling Lectures: Remaining positive through the global financial crisis

Jim McColl, Chairman and Chief Executive of Clyde Blowers Ltd

7

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Gender, age, disability, partnership and citizenship; challenges for the governance of welfare

Professor Kirstein Rummery, Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling

14

The Stirling Lectures at our Western Isles Campus

Dr Kirsty Park, School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling: Non-native invasive species management: public attitudes and the media

15

The Stirling Lectures at our Highland Campus

Professor Nick Hanley, Division of Economics, University of Stirling: Crofting, Conservation and Bio-Diversity

Dr Kirsty Park, School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling: Non-native invasive species management: public attitudes and the media

20

Public Lecture: The Indian in Western Movies

David Jacobs, Honorary Professor, Department of Film, Media & Journalism, University of Stirling

September 2009  
15

Inaugural Lecture: Back to the future: caring for patients, leading the profession

Professor Angela Wallace, Honorary Professor of the Department of Nursing & Midwifery

24

The annual John Damien Lecture: Darwin's Five Bridges

Professor Richard Dawkins, evolutionist and former Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at oxford University

28

Public Debate: Scottish Football under the spotlight

Speakers include Gordon Smith, Chief Executive of the SFA, Henry McLeish, former First Minister and Chair of the Scottish Football Review

Chaired by BBC Scotland Sportsound pundit Jim Spence

May 2009  
13

Pearson Inaugural Lecture: The impact of current technology on the mind of the 21st century child

Baroness Susan Greenfield

14

The Stirling Lectures: Health, 'wealth' and hazards: analysing changing highlands and islands' life

Professor Andrew Watterson, Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Stirling

University of Stirling, Highland Campus, Inverness

15

The Stirling Lectures: Health, 'wealth' and hazards: analysing changing highlands and islands' life

Professor Andrew Watterson, Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Stirling

University of Stirling, Western Isles Campus, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis

18

The Stirling Lectures: NATO at 60 - collective security for the 21st century

Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, former Secretary General of NATO

Introduction by Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP

20

The Stirling Lectures: SPACE IN AN INFERNO? The Organisation of Modern Universities and the Role of Academics

Professor Roger Sugden, Head of the Stirling Management School, University of Stirling

April 2009  
16

Seminar Series on Evolution and Society: Glad to have evolved

Dr Olivia Judson, Imperial College, London

16

Discussion group with Inverness pupils: credit crunch, recession and rising unemployment

Professor David Bell, Division of Economics, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling

16

The Stirling Lectures: The Challenge of Elderly Care in Rural Communities

Professor David Bell, Division of Economics, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling

16

Research Seminars in Sport: National Strategies for Sport in England: transformational change or variations on a theme?

Nick Rowe, Head of Research, Sport England

29

The Stirling Lectures: Nursing, the Matured Clinical and Research Profession

Professor William Lauder, Head of Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Stirling

March 2009  
3

The Stirling Lectures: Tibet: Journey to an unknown mountain

Mr Kevin Clarke, University Secretary, University of Stirling

4

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Good Education: what it is and why we need it

Professor Gert Biesta, Professor of Education, The Stirling Institute of Education

10 & 11

Dementia Services Development Centre Workshop: Running a Successful Activities Programme

(2 day workshop)

11

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Knowledge Exchange in people-centred healthcare at the University of Stirling: opportunities and challenges

Professor Elizabeth Ireland, Professor of Knowledge Exchange, Department of Nursing & Midwifery

12 Research Seminars in Sport: Sponsorship Ambushing and Sporting Mega Events

Dr Simon Chadwick, Professor of Sport Business Strategy & Marketing, Coventry University Business School

17 Plenary Lecture: Thoughts on Visual Culture and the New Critical Reading of Photographs

Professor Lee Fontanella, Visiting Carnegie Centenary Professor

18

Homecoming

Lunchtime Art Lecture: The Passion and the Paint. An Artist's Journey: Blair Logie, Berlin, Bornholms

Ms Lys Hansen, Local artist

Also, Art Exhibition in the Pathfoot Crush Hall: Relatively Closer

Saturday 14 March - Friday 10 July

26

The Stirling Lectures: Rural Housing in the Highlands and Islands

Dr Madhu Satsangi, Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling

26

Research Seminars in Sport 2008-09: A Delicate Balance - major sports events and development in the Global South and North

Dr Scarlett Cornelissen, Associate Professor, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Leverhulme Trust Fellow

27

Dementia Services Development Centre: Open Day

February 2009  
25

Public Lecture: What should we do about rising unemployment?

Professor David Blanchflower, part-time Professor of Economics, Stirling Managment School, University of Stirling; Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA; member of the Monetary Policy Committee, the Bank of England

19

Seminar: Nutrition and People with Dementia

Organised by the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling

January 2009  
22

The Stirling Lectures: Child Protection in the Highlands and Islands

Professor Brigid Daniel (Professor of Social Work, Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling) and Professor Jane Aldgate (Professor of Social Care in the School of Health and Social Welfare, the Open University)

December 2008  
3

The MacNaughtan Lecture - From the songs of Albyn to German Hebrew Melodies: The Musical Adventures of James Hogg.

Delivered by Dr Kirsteen McCue.

10

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Resilience and social work with children - 'it helps me to maintain a relationship with hope'

Professor Brigid Daniel, Professor of Social Work, Department of Applied Social Science

11

The Stirling Lectures: Improving and changing dementia care

Professor June Andrews, Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling at our Highland Campus, Inverness

19

Christmas Carols

Lunchtime carol-singing by the University Choir

November 2008  
7 Graduation Ceremony at our Highland Campus, Inverness
9 Dunblane Chamber Orchestra at the Victoria Hall, Dunblane
13

The Stirling Lectures: Understanding Suicidal Behaviour

Professor Rory O'Connor, Department of Psychology at our Highland Campus, Inverness

18

Inaugural Lecture: Culture Change in the Public Sector - Experience from Government

by Alex McMahon, Honorary Professor of the Department of Applied Social Science

19

2008 Hetherington Memorial Lecture:

Dame Joan Bakewell gave the annual Hetherington Lecture on Credibility Crunch: the media and morality

21 Graduation Ceremonies at our Stirling Campus
October 2008  
2

Andrew John Williamson Memorial Lecture: The Challenge of Russia and its implications for British Foreign Policy

by Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP

15 Lunchtime Art Lecture on 40 Years of Stirling University's patronage of the contemporary visual arts, as initiated by Professors Tom Cottrell and Tommy Dunn Professor Richard Demarco CBE
September 2008  
1 -3

2nd International Dementia Conference:

Celebrating Innovation & Excellence: Making Change Happen

August 2008  
30

40th Anniversary Open Day:

An open fun day for the local community and all staff, students and friends of the University.

June 2008  
20 - 22

40th Anniversary Reunion Weekend

Drinks Reception, day lectures and Gala Dinner and Ceilidh on campus

25

Department of Sports Studies Short Courses: Monitoring and Evaluating Sport Initiatives

May 2008  
2

Chaplaincy Service

The Atrium, Andrew Miller Building

June - August

Exhibition

Exhibition of University Archives and Memorabilia

7

Dumyat Hill Race -

35th anniversary of this race to the top of Dumyat!

10

University Choir -

7.45pm at Dunblane Cathedral

20 Reception at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh
21

40th Anniversary Lunchtime Music Recitals:

Community School of Auchterarder

April 2008  
10

Private Lecture - Competition Policy

John Fingleton, Chief Executive, Office of Fair Trading

14 Alumni Reunion in Greece
16

Department of Sports Studies Short Courses:

Monitoring and Evaluating Sport Initiatives

17 - 19

NORMAN -

a film tribute to Norman McLaren

17

Research Seminars in Sport 2007-2008: Thinking about the impact of large scale sports events.

Prof. Fred Coalter, Department of Sports Studies, University of Stirling

30

40th Anniversary Art Lecture: They were the greatest nights in anyone's life: J D Fergusson and Rhythm.

Professor Emeritus Angela Smith, formerly of the Department of English Studies

March 2008  
3

Department of Sports Studies Short Courses -

Strategy and Planning for Sport Officers & Managers

9

Katy Morag Event -

Mairi Hedderwick, author of the Katy Morag series of books

10

40th Anniversary Lecture, UoS Highland Campus: Better Education for Better Health, Better Care.

Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing

12 40th Anniversary Lunchtime Music Recitals
20

Research Seminars in Sport 2007-2008 -

Reading the game: A comparative analysis of UK and US Athletes, teams and sport narratives.

Meghan Ferriter, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences, University of Glasgow

February 2008  
28

Tibet: Journey to an unknown mountain -

A public lecture by the University Secretary, as part of the 40th Anniversary Celebrations.

Mr Kevin Clarke, University Secretary, University of Stirling

28

BBC's Question Time

The popular BBC political programme comes to the University of Stirling

28

Research Seminars in Sport 2007-2008: Talent identification and development.

Russell Martindale, School of Life Sciences, Napier University

20

Professorial Inaugural Lecture - A veiled threat to children's rights?

delivered by Professor Elaine Sutherland, School of Law, University of Stirling

20

40th Anniversary Lunchtime Music Recitals -

Perth Strathspey & Reel Society

January 2008  
15 Alumni Reunion in Malaysia
18 Alumni Reunion in Singapore
22 Alumni Reunion in Hong Kong
December 2007  
12

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Small nations in a digital world: culture, devolution and the Scottish media

Professor Neil Blain, Department of Film, Media & Journalism, University of Stirling

1 University Choir - Dunblane Cathedral
November 2007  
3 Alumni Reunion in Japan
7

Film

Screening of Early University Films and Stirling People in Film

8

Andrew John Williamson Memorial Lecture 2007 -

The Rt. Hon. Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer

8

Research Seminars in Sport 2007-2008:

Is it time for exercise-based cancer rehabilitation? an overview of current research into the effects of exercise during and after cancer treatment

17 Symposium of the Forth Naturalist & Historian 2007
19

2007 Hetherington Memorial Lecture:

John Lloyd, Reuters Institute

22

History Lecture

Public Lecture by Architect Ed Hilliard

22

Research Seminars in Sport 2007-2008: Why English will never win the World Cup again (neither will Scotland once)!

Alistair Gray, Managing Director, Genesis Strategic Management Consultants

24

Conference

University of Stirling Buildings, Campus and Environment Anniversary Conference

October 2007  
8 - 29

Virtual Conference

Hosted by the University of Queensland, Australia

10

The 40th Anniversary Lecture: How it all began: the genesis of Stirling

a Public Lecture by Professor Sir Alan Peacock

11

Research Seminars in Sport 2007-2008:

A very modern heroine: intersections of gender, race and class in the press narration of Kelly Holmes' Olympic victory

17

Principal's Art Lecture -

Public lecture by Matilda Mitchell

29

19th Scottish Forum on Lifelong Learning:

Physical Activity, Exercise and Learning through the Lifecourse

September 2007  
1 - 2

1967 Reunion Weekend -

Exclusive alumni reunion for those students and staff who were here in 1967!

3-5

Conference

Fifth International Annual Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism

27

The John Damien Lecture 2007

The Necessity of Consciousness: why human zombies would be an evolutionary dead end

27

Research Seminars in Sport 2007-2008:

Special Event: Drugs in Sport

28

The John Damien Lecture 2007 - Workshop

The Intellectual Function of Society

28

Lecture - Penguin - by design or by accident?

www.stirling.gov.uk/offthepage

June 2007  
9

Modern British History Conference 2007: The Pains and Pleasures of writing British History since 1951.

Professor Sir Brian Harrison, University of Oxford

18

Lunchtime Music Recitals -

Lyrical Classics: Music from the 19th and 20th centuries for clarinet and piano. Mr Martin Davies and Dr Carron Shankland

May 2007  
9

Professorial Inaugural Lecture - Self-Care. The Long View.

Professor Sally Wyke, Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Stirling

11

Conferment of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University -

M. Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank

16

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: How individual investors perceive risk. Nothing don't mean nothing if it ain't free.

Professor Chris Veld, Department of Accounting & Finance, University of Stirling

17

Lectures on Major Sporting Events:

Glasgow's Commonwealth Games Bid: The politics of a bid by Derek Casey

The Olympic and Paralympic Games: the politics of legacy in one borough by Norman Turner

17

Official Opening of the Outdoor Clay Tennis Courts:

Professor Christine Hallett, Principal, University of Stirling

Julia Bracewell OBE, Chair of sportscotland

Muriel Adam, President of Tennis Scotland

24

The Ethics Lecture: Autonomy in Clinical and Research Ethics

Rt Hon Baroness Onora O'Neill of Bengarve, President of the British Academy

30

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Felons and Fertilizer. Accounting and the Police in Nineteenth Century Scotland.

Professor Lisa Evans, Department of Accounting & Finance, University of Stirling

April 2007  
11

Professorial Inaugural Lecture - 'Damned if you do - Damned if you don't'. Judgements and decisions in healthcare.

Professor Len Dalgleish, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling

18

Lunchtime Music Recitals - A light-hearted programme of popular classics

Beaconhurst Woodwind Ensemble, Bridge of Allan

18

Public Reading / Seminar: Joseph Knight and Slavery in Enlightenment Scotland.

James Robertson, Leading writer and literary archivist in Scotland

19

Research Seminar: A Difficult Berth - Child Abuse Research & the Sport Policy Agenda.

Professor Celia Brackenridge

March 2007  
14 - 15

The Drummond Lectures: Making Decisions - Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?

The Rt. Revd. the Lord Harries of Pentregarth, Former Bishop of Oxford

28

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: "Inside the Imaginary Museum": the archaic, the primitive, and the postcolonial.

Professor David Richards, Department of English Studies, University of Stirling

28

Art Lecture - University of Dundee's Fine Art Collection.

Matthew Jarron Curator, Fine Art Collections, University of Dundee

February 2007  
26

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Recent Developments in the UK Labour Market

Professor David Blanchflower, Department of Economics, University of Stirling; Monetary Policy Committee, The Bank of England

28

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: The Myth of Partnership and the High Performance Workplace

Professor Paul Stewart, Department of Management, University of Stirling