Edinburgh lectures & talks

Food policy professor explains why we must plan for a very different food future.
In the first of The Royal Scots Club's 2013 winter lectures, Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin will…
Ben Judah is the author of "Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell In And Out Of Love With Vladimir Putin", to be…
Mensa are inviting the people of Edinburgh to discover their IQ score at a Mensa IQ test session.
Join us on Thursday 27 September 2012 for our Carnivore and Panda Talk.
In his introductory discussion of ‘A Military History of Scotland’ Edward Spiers was careful to point out…
The Edinburgh International Fashion Festival presents a diverse program that includes catwalk shows, salon…
‘Jesus was a Scotsman’ could be seen as contentious title for a discussion, but it turns out to be a…
The Festival of Dangerous Ideas is a Scotland-wide series of events that "aims to re-establish the importance…
A behind-the-scenes look at creating an exhibition.  From the initial idea to the final presentation, Deborah…
Palliative Care has its origins in the modern hospice movement and pioneers such as Dame Cicely Saunders (St…
The longtime EISF director explains the art of science communication and why warnings from this year's…
The UN International year of Sustainable Energy for All finds us with various tools with which to confront…
James Hansen's Edinburgh Medal address, entitled The Case For Young People and Nature, will offer people a…
The annual Edinburgh International Festival of Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace brings together people…
The MacTaggart Lecture is the keynote speech given at the start of the Edinburgh Television Festival.
Elisabeth Murdoch, Chair and CEO of Shine Group, has been confirmed as this year's MacTaggart Lecture…
In a follow on to his international best seller Ethics for a New Millennium His Holiness The Dalai Lama will…
Kate Adie, Lord David Puttnam, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Olivia Giles are among the speakers appearing…
The last year has been an amazing one for National Museums Scotland.