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Scotland is often seen as a scientific nation and one that highly values education. Are women major participants in these areas or are they male dominated? Is the scene changing? This talk looks at the position of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Scotland and makes some comparisons with other countries. Jocelyn Bell Burnell inadvertently discovered pulsars as a radio...

Rethinking the way we respond to a changing climate; Climate change is the greatest challenge currently facing humanity. It is a result of the way modern human societies operate, the way our economies are structured, our dependency on oil and carbon intensive technology and the way we live and think. Although the implications of rising global temperatures are hard to imagine, sometimes it is ju...

University of Dundee Christmas Lecture 2014, In this lecture, Dr Finkel will tell his amazing story of receiving the rare tablet, the discoveries this presented when he started to decode the inscriptions and what happened when he went on to build the Ark.

Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine who Launched Modern China Jung Chang is the bestselling author of the thought-provoking books, Wild Swans and Mao: The Unknown Story. Her books have been translated into 40 languages and sold more than 15 million copies outside mainland China. She was born in China in 1952, and came to Britain in 1978. In this lecture, Jung Chang will discuss her new book, Em...

Putting the 4th J into Dundee: The rise and rise of the videogames industry. Chris van der Kuyl is a highly experienced entrepreneur whose expertise combines the start-up, development and market listed business in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. Chairman of both the Tayforth Group and 4J Studios, the developer responsible for Minecraft X360 edition, the fastest selling and most...

Geographer and geologist Iain Stewart is a Professor of Geosciences Communication at the University of Plymouth where his research interests include the mechanics of natural hazards, such as tsunamis and earthquakes, as well as how geological changes can affect culture and society around the world. Iain is perhaps best known to the public as the presenter of various science programmes for the B...

Former Director of the Parliamentary Archives Dr Caroline Shenton will recount the day Parliament burned down at the first event in the University of Dundee's 2014 Saturday Evening Lecture Series. Dr Shenton, an honorary teaching fellow of the University's Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS), will talk about the blaze that ripped through the Palace of Westminster, destroying Parli...

In conversation with Kirsty Wark featuring Professor Sue Black as they discus Kirsty's debut Novel. The debut novel from one of the UK's most respected and well-known journalists and broadcasters: a multi-generational story of love and belonging set on the Scottish Island of Arran.

Graduates Council Discovery Lecture 2014. Saturday Evening Lecture will cover highlights from his best-selling new book, CATASTROPHE, which tells the story of how Europe went to war in 1914, precipitating the first of the 20th century's great global tragedies.

Saturday Night Evening Lecture Series, 1st March 2014 - Featuring Professor Sue Black, Alyson Leslie and Niamh NicDaeid Led by the international crime writer, Val McDermid, they will explore their professional drives, gender stereotyping, academic glass ceilings and the motivation behind their work amongst many other things. Professor Sue Black OBE is a world authority on forensic anthropology ...