November 2019

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The Booker Prize Foundation Universities Initiative with author Robin Robertson

7 Nov 2019

The University of Stirling is pleased to welcome you to a literary event with Robin Robertson, author of The Long Take which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2018.

The Long Take Booker Prize

The new Scottish Parliament at Twenty

14 Nov 2019

This round-table will ask key actors in the Scottish Parliament's history to share their reflections on how the institution and its processes have evolved over the last two decades and discuss perspectives for the future.

Scottish Parliament

Travelling Gallery: Day of Access, Alec Finlay

8 Nov 2019

On Friday 8th November, the Travelling Gallery makes a welcome return to the University.

Day of Access Travelling Gallery

Under Threat: In Search of Life by Christian Ziegler

8 Nov 2019 to 31 Dec 2020

This exhibition celebrates the tropical splendour of the world’s most diverse ecosystems, but is also a call to action to protect rainforests worldwide.

Zeigler exhibition

Peace be with you: an intervention @ the Blue Boy

13 Nov 2019 to 20 Sep 2020

Over the course of a week, visitors were invited to join the artists in a repetitive, simple action of knitting and building peace through the sharing of many small actions and kind words.

BlueBoy decorated with wool

Under Threat: Community resilience to extreme events

15 Nov 2019 to 31 Jan 2020

iving with extremes can range from experiencing terrorist attacks to flooding; disease outbreaks to political revolutions; poverty to forest fires. We seek to enhance resilience at all levels, from societal to individual, while embedding this resilience-building around also tackling the fundamental social, environmental and economic drivers of extremes.

Community resilience event

Under Threat: Major Threats to Forests in a Warmer World: a story of drought and fire

1 Nov 2019 to 4 Dec 2020

The Art Collection has worked with Professor Alistair Jump, Head of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Stirling, to curate this exhibition highlighting impacts of environmental change.

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Under Threat: Seabird Cities by Kieran Dodds

29 Nov 2019 to 14 May 2021

Kieran Dodds is a non-fiction photographer known for his research-driven photo stories and portraiture.

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