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The Open University in Scotland hosts and supports a range of events throughout the year with partners across the country.
The Cultural History of Glasgow Research Network - Public Study Day
Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 11:00 to 15:00
Blythswood Room, The Mitchell Library, Glasgow, G3 7DN
This public study day is open to anyone with an interest in Glasgow's cultural history. Come along and hear about different aspects of Glasgow's cultural history, and learn about the Glasgow City Archives from a variety of users from the Cultural History of Glasgow Research Network.
Autism and Imagination: beyond the stereotypes
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 18:30 to 20:30
The Duncan Rooms, Easterbrook Hall, Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TA
This public event is free and open to anyone with an interest in understanding autism. Join Dr IIona Roth, an award-winning OU Honorary Associate, to explore the different characterisations of autism.
Edinburgh: A City of Readers - Public Workshop
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 17:30 to 21:00
Blackwell’s Bookshop, 53-62 South Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1YS
This site-specific and hands-on public workshop will consider the experience of reading, as part of Book Week Scotland 2019.
Melanie Reid at Cove and Kilcreggan Book Festival 2019
Saturday, November 23, 2019 - 14:00
Cove Burgh Hall, Shore Road, Cove, Helensburgh, G84 0LY
In her book The World I Fell Out Of, award-winning journalist Melanie Reid details, with often mordant wit, her experiences in a spinal unit, and the years beyond as she came to terms with being tetraplegic and travelling in a wheelchair. This event will be chaired by OU honorary graduate Ruth Wishart.
OU Roadshow Employer Events - Across Scotland
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 09:30 to 12:30
Shetland, Orkney, Oban, Dumfries, Inverness, Irvine and Stirling
The OU is running a roadshow of events for employers across Scotland in 2019 - our 50th anniversary year - in partnership with the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI).
Living on the Moon! The next 50 years - Dr Mahesh Anand
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 19:30 to Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 21:00
Dumfries, Borders and Ayr
Join Dr Mahesh Anand, Open University Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration, as he explores how and why the Moon could play host to a sustainable human presence as we enter an era of ‘New Space’.
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