Recordings of past events

April 2013
The Williamson Lecture - Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP
Sterling and Albion: the financial case for a United Kingdom
Recording - Sterling and Albion: the financial case for a United Kingdom

March 2013
Let Scotland Decide: the University of Stirling Debate on Independence

October 2012
Professor Danny Blanchflower, Rev Dr David Fergusson and Mr Sam Gibbs
An Evening of Lively Discussion  

September 2012
Seamus Heaney 'in conversation' with Alasdair Macrae
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December 2011
Christmas Lecture, Sir Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
Assets for Health & New Approaches for Scotland

October 2011
The Williamson Lecture: “A better nation?” – a personal reflection on Scotland’s future
Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP
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Photographs by Rajmund Bakonyi

June 2011
The business of Scottish football - time for a new model?
Mr Stephen Morrow, School of Sport, University of Stirling
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May 2011
The case for banning alcohol advertising
Professor Gerard Hastings, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling
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May 2011
The Hetherington Lecture: Pressed out of existence
Alf Young, Former Deputy Editor of The Herald
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March 2011
Coaching revisited: the case for professionalisation
Mr Alan Lynn, School of Sports Sciences, University of Stirling
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Exercise and nutrition to enhance muscle for metabolic health
Professor Kevin Tipton, School of Sports Sciences, University of Stirling
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November 2010
The Art of the Textile Designer (podcast)
Ms Lindy Richardson, Head of the Department of Textiles at Edinburgh College of Art
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October 2010
The Williamson Memorial Lecture - Industrial renewal, economic recovery and Adam Smith
The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills and President of the Board of Trade
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April 2010
The Place(s) of Sculpture in the University of Stirling Art Collection (video)
The Place(s) of Sculpture in the University of Stirling Art Collection (podcast)
Ms Helen Beale, former lecturer in French, University of Stirling
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March 2010
Aquaculture, Fish Farms and the Environment
Dr Trevor Telfer, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
Listen to the recording The Economics of the Wild
Professor Nick Hanley, Stirling Management School, Division of Economics, University of Stirling
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March 2010
The Arctic and the greenhouse effect
Professor Philip Wookey, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
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Personality, cognition and suicidal behaviour
Professor Rory O'Connor, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling
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Omega-3, fish and aquaculture: investigating alternatives to a paradox
Professor Douglas Tocher, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
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Probiotics and disease control in fish farms
Professor Brian Austin, Director, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
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December 2009
The intertwined roots of analytic and continental philosophy
Professor Peter Milne, Department of Philosophy, University of Stirling
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November 2009
New Orleans and the French Atlantic
Professor Bill Marshall, Head of School of Languages, Cultures and Religions, University of Stirling
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November 2009
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
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November 2009
Inside the Obama Election - one year on
Chancellor of the University, Dr James Naughtie
Centre for Health Science, University of Stirling Highland Campus
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October 2009
Non-native invasive species management: public attitudes and the media
The Stirling Lectures at our Highland and Western Isles campuses
Dr Kirsty Park, School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
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October 2009
Crofting, Conservation and Bio-Diversity
The Stirling Lectures at our Highland and Western Isles campuses
Professor Nick Hanley, Division of Economics, University of Stirling
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October 2009
Gender, age, disability, partnership and citizenship; challenges for the governance of welfare
Professorial Inaugural Lecture
Professor Kirstein Rummery, Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling
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October 2009
The Stirling Lectures: Remaining positive through the global financial crisis
Mr Jim McColl OBE
Chairman and Chief Executive of Clyde Blowers Ltd
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October 2009
The Williamson Lecture: Devolution 10 Years On - Continuity and Change
Ms Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing
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September 2009
The John Damien Lecture: Darwin's Five Bridges
Professor Richard Dawkins
Evolutionist and former Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University
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May 2009
The Stirling Lectures: NATO at 60 - collective security for the 21st century
Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Introduction by Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP
Podcast of the lecture
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May 2009
The Stirling Lectures: Health, 'Wealth' and hazards: analysing changing Highlands and Islands' life
Professor Andrew Watterson, Department of Nursing & Midwifery
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April 2009
The Stirling Lectures: Nursing: the matured clinical and research profession
Professor Billy Lauder, Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Stirling
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April 2009
The Stirling Lectures: The challenge of elderly care in rural communities
Professor David Bell, Division of Economics, Stirling Management School
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March 2009
The Stirling Lectures: Rural housing in the Highlands and Islands
Dr Madhu Satsangi, Department of Applied Social Science
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March 2009
Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Knowledge Exchange in people-centred healthcare at the University of Stirling: opportunities and challenges
Professor Elizabeth Ireland, Department of Nursing & Midwifery
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March 2009
Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Good Education: What it is and why we need it
Professor Gert Biesta, The Stirling Institute of Education
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February 2009
The Stirling Lectures: What should we do about rising unemployment?
Professor David Blanchflower, Division of Economics, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling and member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
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December 2008
The Stirling Lectures: Improving and Changing Dementia Care
Professor June Andrews, Director, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling
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November 2008
Inside the Obama Election
The Chancellor of the University, Dr James Naughtie, revealed his stories from the recent US election
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November 2008
Understanding Suicidal Behaviour
Professor Rory O'Connor, Professor of Psychology, University of Stirling
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November 2008
Credibility Crunch: the Media and Morality
Dame Joan Bakewell delivered the 2008 Hetherington memorial lecture (24.8MB)
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November 2008
The Challenge of Russia and its implications for British Foreign Policy
The 2008 Williamson Memorial Lecture by the Rt Hon Malcolm Rifkind MP (28.6MB)
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March 2008
Better Education for Better Health, Better Care
Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, gave the 40th anniversary lecture at our Highland Campus (30.5MB)
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February 2008
A Veiled Threat to Children's Rights?
A Professorial Inaugural Lecture by Professor Elaine Sutherland of the School of Law, University of Stirling (6.86MB)
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December 2007
Small Nations in a Digital World: Culture, Devolution and the Scottish Media
A Professorial Inaugural Lecture by Professor Neil Blain of the Department of Film, Media and Journalism (13.8MB)
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October 2007
Globalisation and the UK
The 2007 Williamson Memorial Lecture delivered by the Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer 
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