May 2018

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Triangular Numbers - from Pythagoras to the Twelve Days of Christmas

3 May 2018

This lecture is part of a series of public lectures organised by Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling.

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International Women's Day: Equalities – making the implicit explicit within complex organisations

14 May 2018

With a current international focus on equalities issues, how do we begin to operationalise desired equalities outcomes within complex organisations? Do we have an equalities culture within our organisation in terms of the values it espouses? And what practical steps do we need to consider to make our equalities goals a reality?

Johanna Boyd, Consultant to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission Scotland, and former Leader of Stirling Council

Staying secure - what should you do and why?

17 May 2018

This talk will discuss some of the core means by which we can try to maintain a secure presence online and explain the reasons behind the guidelines.

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Festival of Museums: 1967

19 May 2018 to 20 May 2018

As part of the Festival of Museums weekend the Art Collection are celebrating 50 years of the University of Stirling and all things 1960s.

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Inaugural Lecture: Biominerals the Hard Part of Multidisciplinary Research

3 May 2018

Maggie Cusack is Professor of Biomineralisation, Dean of Natural Sciences at the University of Stirling and Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Her biomineral research includes environmental aspects such as ocean acidification and climate proxies. From a PhD in protein biochemistry where she studied the sweetest substance known, she moved to geosciences to explore the role of proteins in mineral formation.

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Inaugural Lecture: Changing the Future of Ageing

2 May 2018

People are living longer. Extra years of life can be enjoyed, or be characterised by sadness, loss of independence, social isolation and poor health. Concerns about population ageing are not new.

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Science Rocks

16 May 2018

This year, the University of Stirling is hosting Pint of Science in Stirling for the first time.

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Sex and bats and how beavers roll

15 May 2018

This year, the University of Stirling is hosting Pint of Science in Stirling for the first time.

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Nature vs nurture vs drugs

14 May 2018

This year, the University of Stirling is hosting Pint of Science in Stirling for the first time.

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