{"id":1677,"date":"2018-01-21T14:21:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T14:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/?page_id=1677"},"modified":"2020-11-17T12:15:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T12:15:30","slug":"edinburgh-science-seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/edinburgh-science-seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Science Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"break\"><\/div>\n<p>There are so many great talks on offer in the capital, and this is my attempt to list as many Edinburgh science seminars as possible. I&#8217;ve either been to these talks before, or plan to go, so it&#8217;s slightly focused on my own interests. Would love to hear about more talks to add&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Botanical Society of Scotland<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.botanical-society-scotland.org.uk\/content\/upcoming-events\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>Talks held at the Botanics, with topics ranging from flowering and non-flowering plants, algae, fungi and lichens &#8211; as well as broader  botanical topics.<\/em><br \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Contact\" alt=\"Contact\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.botanical-society-scotland.org.uk\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">contact<a><\/span>\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a quarter<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BotSocScot\" target=\"_blank\">@BotSocScot<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>EdinbR<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"http:\/\/edinbr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>EdinbR is the Edinburgh usergroup for the R programming language and holds talks at George Square on the third Wednesday of each month.<\/em><br \/>\t\t<span title=\"Mailing list\" alt=\"Mailing list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/#!forum\/edinbr\/join\" target=\"_blank\">mailing list<\/a><\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; \t\t<span title=\"Email \/ Contact\" alt=\"Email \/ Contact\"><a href=\"mailto:info@edinbr.org\">email<a><\/span>\t\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a month<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/edinb_r\" target=\"_blank\">@edinb_r<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>Edinburgh Earth Observatory-AGI Scotland <\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/geosciences\/news\/edinburgh-earth-observatory-seminars\/programme\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>A Seminar Series in GIS, Remote Sensing, and GeoInformatics organised by the Edinburgh Earth Observatory in conjunction with the AGI-Scotland<\/em><br \/>\t<span title=\"iCal link\" alt=\"iCal link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/eeo.agis%40googlemail.com\/public\/basic.ics\" target=\"_blank\">iCal<\/a><\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; |&nbsp; &nbsp; \t\tfor mailing list -> &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; \t<span title=\"Email \/ Contact\" alt=\"Email \/ Contact\"><a href=\"mailto:Owen.Macdonald@ed.ac.uk\">email<a><\/span>\t\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a month<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GeosciencesEd\" target=\"_blank\">@GeosciencesEd<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>Edinburgh Entomological Club<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/local\/edinburgh-entomological-club\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>Edinburgh Entomological Club is a forum for anyone interested in entomology &#8211; insects galore!<\/em><br \/>\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Email \/ Contact\" alt=\"Email \/ Contact\"><a href=\"mailto:EdinburghEntomologicalClub@gmail.com\">email<a><\/span>\t\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a month<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Buzz_dont_tweet\" target=\"_blank\">@Buzz_dont_tweet<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>Edinburgh Natural History Society<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburghnaturalhistorysociety.org.uk\/lectures.html\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>Monthly talks on natural history held at the Guild Hall (Melville Street), non-members welcome.<\/em><br \/>\t\t<span title=\"Mailing list\" alt=\"Mailing list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/neo\/groups\/edinburghnaturalhistorysociety\/info\" target=\"_blank\">mailing list<\/a><\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; \t\t<span title=\"Email \/ Contact\" alt=\"Email \/ Contact\"><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@edinburghnaturalhistorysociety.org.uk\">email<a><\/span>\t\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a month<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EdinburghNats\" target=\"_blank\">@EdinburghNats<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>Forest Science Seminars<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestry.gov.uk\/fr\/events\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>Held at the Northern Research Station (Easter Bush), these seminars tackle all things to do with forest science.<\/em><br \/>\t\t<span title=\"Mailing list\" alt=\"Mailing list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestry.gov.uk\/fr\/infd-9d5hpc\" target=\"_blank\">mailing list<\/a><\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; \t\t<span title=\"Email \/ Contact\" alt=\"Email \/ Contact\"><a href=\"mailto:Seminars.NRS@forestry.gsi.gov.uk\">email<a><\/span>\t\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a month<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Forest_Research\" target=\"_blank\">@Forest_Research<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>History of Medicine Seminars<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/edinburgh-history-of-medicine-group-7457305269\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>Held at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, these history of medicine seminars are run in conjunction with the University of Edinburgh.<\/em><br \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Contact\" alt=\"Contact\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/history-classics-archaeology\/news-events\/events\/research-seminars\/medicine-seminars\" target=\"_blank\">contact<a><\/span>\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~twice a month<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RCPEdin\" target=\"_blank\">@RCPEdin<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>Open Knowledge Scotland<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/scot.okfn.org\/upcoming-events\/\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>Meeting &#038; talks discussing the promotion of open data and open content in all forms \u2014 including government data, publicly funded research and public domain cultural content.<\/em><br \/>\t<span title=\"iCal link\" alt=\"iCal link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentechcalendar.co.uk\/api1\/curatedlist\/1\/events.ical\" target=\"_blank\">iCal<\/a><\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; |&nbsp; &nbsp; \t<span title=\"Mailing list\" alt=\"Mailing list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lists.okfn.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/ok-scotland\" target=\"_blank\">mailing list<\/a><\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; \t\t<span title=\"Email \/ Contact\" alt=\"Email \/ Contact\"><a href=\"mailto:ewan@raw-text.io\">email<a><\/span>\t\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a quarter<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/okfnscot\" target=\"_blank\">@okfnscot<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>Royal Meteorolgical Society (RMetS) Scotland<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmets.org\/local-centres\/scottish-local-centre\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>All things meteorological, covering a wide range of topics. Meetings held at the Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh<\/em><br \/>\t\t\t\t<span title=\"Email \/ Contact\" alt=\"Email \/ Contact\"><a href=\"mailto:scotland@rmets.org\">email<a><\/span>\t\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a month<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RMetS_Scotland\" target=\"_blank\">@RMetS_Scotland<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>Royal Statistical Society\u00a0Edinburgh<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioss.ac.uk\/rsse\/\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>An annual programme of talks and workshops intended to appeal to anyone with an interest in statistics, held at ICMS on South College Street.<\/em><br \/>\t\t\tfor mailing list -> &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; \t<span title=\"Email \/ Contact\" alt=\"Email \/ Contact\"><a href=\"mailto:jiayi.liu@bioss.ac.uk\">email<a><\/span>\t\t<span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a quarter<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RSSEdinburgh\" target=\"_blank\">@RSSEdinburgh<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:18px;\"><strong>UofE Biological Science Seminars<\/strong><span title=\"Main webpage\" alt=\"Main webpage\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/biology\/news-events\/events-and-seminars\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\t<em>A whole host of events covering the Biological Sciences, including a weekly Monday Seminar Series held at the Daniel Rutherford Building.<\/em><br \/>\t<span title=\"iCal link\" alt=\"iCal link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biology.ed.ac.uk\/news\/seminars.ics\" target=\"_blank\">iCal<\/a><\/span><span title=\"Frequency\" alt=\"Frequency\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8987;~once a day<\/span>\t<span title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\">&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SBSatEd\" target=\"_blank\">@SBSatEd<\/a><\/span>\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many great talks on offer in the capital, and this is my attempt to list as many Edinburgh science seminars as possible. 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