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Talks And Lectures Events in Edinburgh in November 2024

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Events in Edinburgh

Information Lecture: Help and Healing on the Spiritual Path through the teaching of Bruno Groening

Selected dates between 21st July 2024 - 15th December 2024

A lecture about spiritual healing and help through the teaching of Bruno Groening is taking place at The Open Door Community Centre, Edinburgh on various dates throughout the year.

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Conservation Hangar Talks

1st August 2024 - 30th March 2025

See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free talks.

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900 Voices

Selected dates between 26th August 2024 - 30th November 2024

The voices of Edinburgh’s communities shape an ever-evolving sound installation inside St Giles’ Cathedral's magnificent interior.

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Video Games: Play and Pedagogy

1st November 2024

In this panel event bridging video games and education, our guest speakers will the role of video games in shaping our world and human development, and the gamification of education.

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Ned Boulting’s Marginal Mystery Tour: 1923 And All That

2nd November 2024

Ned Boulting, ITV’s lead Tour de France commentator, returns to The Queen's Hall with his brand-new one-man stage show, Ned Boulting’s Marginal Mystery Tour: 1923 And All That.

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Wild Places and Bothy Tales

2nd November 2024

Join the John Muir Trust and special guest, adventurer and writer John Burns, for an exciting afternoon celebrating wild places.

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An Evening with Fran Lebowitz

4th November 2024

Fran Lebowitz, the star of Netflix's Pretend It's A City, will be live in conversation at the Usher Hall on Monday 4th November!

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Costume Society Scotland Events

Selected dates between 4th November 2024 - 5th May 2025

Come along to the Costume Society Scotland's season of varied talks on fashion, costume, textiles, accessories and related subjects between between October and April at Augustine United Church!

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Higgs Lecture 2024: Elusive - The story of Peter Higgs and his elusive boson

5th November 2024
Edinburgh South

The School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh presents the 2024 Higgs Lecture with guest speaker Frank Close on Tuesday 5th November.

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The Science of ADHD: Navigating Neurodiversity in a Neurotypical World

5th November 2024

Join Seed Talks at the Assembly Roxy on 5th November for this engaging talk about ADHD, exploring the neuroscience, symptoms, the positives, the struggles + much more. Followed by Q+A.

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Voting Women

5th November 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

Join female activists, campaigners, and experts for a discussion on contemporary Scottish politics and the role of women within it at the National Library of Scotland on 5th November!

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People with Purpose: Engagement and Employers

6th November 2024

For the third in our series of social impact speaker events we’ll explore innovations being made by enterprises seeking to enhance employment and skills for those with diverse background.

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Representations of Empire in Allan Ramsay’s portraits

6th November 2024

Exploring Allan Ramsay’s connections to Empire through his portraits, sitters, their fashions and the social milieu in which they lived with Jennifer Melville on Wednesday 6th November!

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An Evening with Angie Spoto and Lorraine Wilson

7th November 2024

Join Angie Spoto and Lorriane Wilson on Thursday 7th November as they discuss their new fantastically woven and sometimes haunting tales, The Bone Diver and We Are All Ghosts in the Forest.

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De Gaulle as memorialist: war story and narrative war

7th November 2024

This conference with Pr. Jean-Louis Jeannelle is organised in collaboration with the department of Higher education and Research from the French Embassy in the United Kingdom.

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Professor Lorna Dawson: Natural Justice: The Evidence of Soil Science

7th November 2024

Soil forensic specialist Lorna Dawson examines evidence from the earth and its role in bringing about natural justice as part of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Inspiring People programme.

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Annual Hamish Henderson Memorial Lecture

9th November 2024

This year’s Hamish Henderson Memorial Lecture at the Scottish Storytelling Centre explores cultural activism and is presented by Stan Reeves on 9th November.

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Nomadik Blessings : In the Footsteps of the Wisdom Keeper

9th November 2024 - 10th November 2024

Join Nomadic Blessings for this weekend event and receive the ancient messages and wisdom that resonate with what is deeply within You already!

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The BIG Family Event

9th November 2024

Taking place on Saturday 9th November at Dynamic Earth, this FREE event is for families to come together for an exciting day looking at the different aspects that can impact on a families wellbeing.

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Scottish Interfaith Week

11th November 2024 - 18th November 2024
Nationwide

This year we are marking the 20th anniversary of Scottish Interfaith Week, a community-led festival which celebrates the nation's religious and cultural diversity.

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Contesting Computing: Imagining Feminist Technofutures

12th November 2024

This discussion at Edinburgh Futures Institute considers the role education has played in developing our technological landscape and how it can help work towards a fairer future.

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Derek Forbes - a Very Simple Mind

12th November 2024

Following the recent release of his autobiography ‘A Very Simple Mind’, Derek Forbes is now on tour promoting it! Catch him at The Voodoo Rooms on 12th November!

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PGA Lunch with Sir Nick Faldo

12th November 2024

The PGA are delighted to welcome Sir Nick Faldo to Edinburgh this November for an exclusive lunch where guests will have the opportunity to hear all about his remarkable, lifelong career in golf.

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Slavoj Zizek at 75- A Celebration

13th November 2024

Join the rockstar philosopher and revolutionary Slavoj Žižek for a celebration of his life and thought. Expect dialectics, psychoanalysis, and jokes!

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The Contini Cookbook Supper and Q&A with Stephen Jardine

13th November 2024

Join us to celebrate the launch of Carina Contini’s new book, The Contini Cookbook at this special supper event on 13th November!

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An Evening with Dougie Donnelly & Andy Nicol

14th November 2024

Join us at The Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh on Thursday 14th November when we will be joined by Dougie Donnelly to celebrate the release of his autobiography 'My Life in Sport'!

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Committing Sexual Violence in 1920s Scotland

14th November 2024

Dr Louise Heren FSAScot explores prosecutions between 1918-1930 to explore inequality, and attempts to answer the principal questions: who assaulted whom, where, how and why?

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Robert Louis Stevenson and Katherine Mansfield in Menton

14th November 2024

Join us at the Institut français d'Ecosse on 14th November for this talk on Robert Louis Stevenson and Katherine Mansfield in Menton.

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Celebrating Robert Louis Stevenson

16th November 2024

Calling all Robert Louis Stevenson fans! Luxury floating hotel Fingal in Leith is celebrating the life and work of Scottish poet Robert Louis Stevenson with a special event on Saturday 16th November.

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Our Seeds: Intro to the politics and practicalities of seed life cycles

16th November 2024

Come along to discuss the politics and practicalities of seed life cycles with with the Kũmatha group, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Granton Garden Bakery, and our own growers!

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Paper Folding with Kate Colin - Talk and Book Launch

16th November 2024

Join Kate Colin, a paper folding artist and one of Dovecot’s most popular workshop tutors, as she discusses paper folding and it's applications with a Q&A followed by a book signing.

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An Evening with Guenther Steiner

18th November 2024

Don’t miss a hugely entertaining access-all-areas conversation with former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner, star of Netflix’s smash hit docuseries Drive to Survive.

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Book Week Scotland

18th November 2024 - 24th November 2024
Nationwide

Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across Scotland, the 2024 festival will be held between between the 18th and 24th November!

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Frankie Boyle meets George Monbiot

18th November 2024

How can you fight something if you don’t know it exists? Legendary environmentalist George Monbiot joins comic Frankie Boyle to take on the ideology that controls our lives.

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Technomoral Conversations: What the Majority World Can Teach Us about AI

19th November 2024

In this Technomoral Conversations panel, hear from leading voices from the Majority World on what they have learned from and about AI, and the issues and visions they would like to see taken up.

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Foundations of Fashion

20th November 2024

This talk at The Georgian House on 20th November will look at Scottish Linen in the eighteenth century and how this plain and simple cloth linked Scots with the Caribbean and North America!

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Kat Jones: A Journey through Glasgow’s Green Belts

20th November 2024

Kat Jones talks about circumnavigating the 11 designated Green Belts around Greater Glasgow as part of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Inspiring People programme.

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The Art History of Studio Ghibli with Helen McCarthy

20th November 2024

Discover more about the art history of Studio Ghibli, one of the most famous film studios on the planet, at Assembly Roxy on 20th November. Followed by Q+A.

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An Evening with Anita Manning and her Antiques Specialists

21st November 2024

Join us at Grassmarket Community Project on 21st November for an exceptional event with everyone’s favourite Scottish antiques expert and TV personality, Anita Manning, and her team!

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DIGIT Expo 2024

21st November 2024

DIGIT Expo is the largest annual technology event in Scotland with a packed conference programme featuring keynotes, interactive workshops, panels and much more!

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Future Library and Futures Literacy: Making Futures from Where We Are

22nd November 2024

Join us at Edinburgh Futures Institute for a panel event marking the 10-year anniversary of Katie Paterson’s 100-year artwork, Future Library!

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The Oor Vyce Gaitherin

22nd November 2024

Jyne us at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 22nd November for a day o collaboration an insight as we blether aboot the Scots Language Bill an its impact on oor rich cultural heritage!

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An evening with Genoveva Dimova and Julie Leong

23rd November 2024

Waterstones Edinburgh West End is delighted to be welcoming Genoveva Dimova and Julie Leong along to the shop on Saturday 23rd November!

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An Afternoon With Some Rugby Heros!

24th November 2024

Join us at Cold Town House on 24th November for an afternoon with some rugby heros as we cheer on Scotland V Australia!

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Cheers to Change: Navigating the Menopause with Smart Choices

26th November 2024

Join The Melting Pot and selected partners for an empowered and inclusive discussion on menopause and HRT, alcohol and wellness on Tuesday 26th November!

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Digital Scotland 2024

26th November 2024

Welcome to Scotland’s largest digital transformation summit for public sector policy and technology leaders, taking place at Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 26th November.

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The Future of Education: AI

26th November 2024

Artificial Intelligence is the latest in a long series of high-profile technology ‘disruptors’ of education. What futures for education does it promise, and are these desirable?

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An Evening with Maggie O’Farrell & Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini

29th November 2024

Waterstones Edinburgh - West End is delighted to welcome Maggie O'Farrell & Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini along on Friday 29th November to celebrate the publication of When the Stammer Came to Stay.

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French Honey Tasting Experience

29th November 2024

Join us at the Institut français d'Ecosse for a delightful evening of French Honey Tasting Experience! Get ready to savour the rich flavours of France’s finest honey varieties.

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Unco: LGBT+ Scots Glossar

29th November 2024

This event marks the launch of the lexicon with a specially-commissioned spoken word and music performance from Harry Josephine Giles and Malin Lewis.

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Puccini Festival

30th November 2024
Edinburgh Old Town

Opera Caledonia is delighted to present Puccini Festival 'In Memoria', a day of concerts & events marking the centenary of Puccini's death, on Saturday 30th November at Institut français d'Écosse!

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Scottish Theatre History Weekend - Talks

30th November 2024 - 1st December 2024

Enjoy a weekend of talks and performance exploring Edinburgh’s rich theatre history, presented as part of the Edinburgh 900 celebrations at The Scottish Storytelling Centre!

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Talks And Lectures Events in East Renfrewshire

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Mearns Horticultural Society Meeting: Controlling Garden Pests

Mearns Horticultural Society Meeting: Controlling Garden Pests

12th November 2024

Join Mearns Horticultural Society for their November meeting which will feature a workshop on typical garden pests and how best to deal with them.

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Busby & Clarkston Horticultural Society Meetings

Busby & Clarkston Horticultural Society Meetings

Selected dates between 19th September 2024 - 15th May 2025

The Busby and Clarkston Horticultural Society is a gardening club for all who enjoy growing and learning about plants, why not join them for their exciting range of talks by knowledgeable speakers!

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Diabetes UK Information Session

Diabetes UK Information Session

5th November 2024

Join Diabetes UK at The Community Hub in Clarkston on Tuesday 5th November for an informative talk on the effects of diabetes, followed by a Q&A session.

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Talks And Lectures Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Talks And Lectures Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

An Evening With Jeff Stelling

An Evening With Jeff Stelling

20th November 2024

Carnegie Hall hosts an exclusive evening of football nostalgia, fun and entertainment with Sky Sports legend Jeff Stelling anchor man of Sky Sports Gillette Soccer Saturday for over 30 years!

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Dr Jamie Robinson - Data Wrangling For Asteroids & Comets

Dr Jamie Robinson - Data Wrangling For Asteroids & Comets

26th November 2024

Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club are delighted to welcome Dr Jamie Robinson to the club on 26th November for a presentation on wide-field survey astronomy.

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Simon Reeve: To The Ends Of The Earth

Simon Reeve: To The Ends Of The Earth

14th November 2024

Simon Reeve is on a UK tour with ‘To The Ends Of The Earth’ and brings it to the Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline on 14th November!

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Talks And Lectures Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of Talks And Lectures Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Arika - Episode 11: To End the World as We Know It

Arika - Episode 11: To End the World as We Know It

13th November 2024 - 17th November 2024

Episode 11 brings together five days of film, music, discussion and study to think through our collective incompleteness to practice how we might exist otherwise, right here and now.

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CinemARC: Borderzone

CinemARC: Borderzone

15th November 2024

Join CinemARC for a series of short films and discussion on borders and what it means to be at home, to be in place and to belong.

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Douglas Bruton - Hope Never Knew Horizon

Douglas Bruton - Hope Never Knew Horizon

18th November 2024

This year's Book Week Scotland theme is Hope, and for Glasgow Libraries' first event they are delighted to welcome Scottish author Douglas Bruton to Maryhill Library!

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Talks And Lectures Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Talks And Lectures Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

An Evening with Jeff Stelling

An Evening with Jeff Stelling

21st November 2024

The Town House hosts an exclusive evening of football nostalgia, fun and entertainment with Sky Sports legend Jeff Stelling anchor man of Sky Sports Gillette Soccer Saturday for over 30 years!

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Menopause Harmony Training Day

Menopause Harmony Training Day

3rd November 2024

Join Jigsaw for an empowering event where you can connect with like-minded women who are also seeking to deepen their understanding of menopause.

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Pain Association Scotland - Self Management for People Living with Chronic Pain

Pain Association Scotland - Self Management for People Living with Chronic Pain

Selected dates between 7th February 2024 - 28th November 2024

Pain Association Scotland run professionally-led monthly groups across Lanarkshire for people living with all forms of chronic pain.

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Talks And Lectures Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Talks And Lectures Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Paisley Heritage Group Talk: Trams & Buses of Paisley

Paisley Heritage Group Talk: Trams & Buses of Paisley

14th November 2024

Join Robert Law as he gives a talk on the fascinating subject of Paisley's trams and buses as part of Paisley Heritage Group's series of talk events.

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Paisley Heritage Group Talk:The Three Witch Trials of Paisley

Paisley Heritage Group Talk:The Three Witch Trials of Paisley

25th November 2024

Join Gayle Pollock from The Renfrewshire Witch Hunt 1697 charity as she gives a talk and presentation on the three witch trials of Paisley.

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The Ginger Cat Bookshop Presents A Festive Evening With Bestselling Author Jenny Colgan

The Ginger Cat Bookshop Presents A Festive Evening With Bestselling Author Jenny Colgan

22nd November 2024

As part of Book Week Scotland join The Ginger Cat Bookshop for a cozy festive evening with Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan!

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Talks And Lectures Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Talks And Lectures Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Menopause Harmony Training Day

Menopause Harmony Training Day

10th November 2024

Join Jigsaw for an empowering event where you can connect with like-minded women who are also seeking to deepen their understanding of menopause.

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Autumn Charity Talks in Gargunnock Kirk

Autumn Charity Talks in Gargunnock Kirk

Selected dates between 8th September 2024 - 3rd November 2024

Come along to a selection of Charity Talks taking place in Gargunnock Kirk throughout the Autumn!

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Author Talk Q&A: Anstey Harris: The House of Lost Secrets

Author Talk Q&A: Anstey Harris: The House of Lost Secrets

19th November 2024

Come along to the Thomas Graham Library, Strathblane as we chat to popular contemporary novelist Anstey Harris about her latest release ‘The House of Lost Secrets’.

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Events in Other Areas

Highlight Talks

Highlight Talks

Selected dates between 11th September 2024 - 18th June 2025

On selected days throughout the year the team at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and volunteers hold a Highlight Talk exploring the life and works of Robert Burns!

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Mark Wedgwood: Cycling Every OS Map. In Numerical Order!

Mark Wedgwood: Cycling Every OS Map. In Numerical Order!

27th November 2024

Mark Wedgwood cycled 7,300 miles across all 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger maps, in numerical order. He shares his journey as part of Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Inspiring People programme.

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