Edinburgh Lectures Speakers

Details of this year’s programme are listed below. Click on the speaker’s name for their biography, the lecture title for the synopsis, or the venue name for directions and disabled access information.

Speaker:

Professor Stephen Blackmore
Lecture title:
Towards a sustainable future: the contribution of Botanic Gardens in China and Scotland (External)
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Date and time:

14 October 08, 6.00pm
Venue:
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Galleries of Scotland, Weston Link (Princes Street Gardens entrance)
Chair:
Rt Hon George Grubb, Lord Provost
Presented by:
The City of Edinburgh Council

Speaker:

Dr Linda Yueh
Lecture title:
Scotland and China in a Globalising World
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Date and time:

16 October 08, 7.00pm
Venue:
Edinburgh Business School Auditorium , Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Campus
Chair:
Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice Chancellor
Vote of thanks:
Professor Andy Walker, Vice Principal
Presented by:
Heriot-Watt University

Speaker:

Natascha Gentz, Lindsey Hilsum, Duncan Hewit, Ma Jianguo
Lecture title:
China: Talking to the World
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Date and time:

27 October 08, 6.00pm
Venue:
Playfair Library, Old College, South Bridge
Chair:
Professor Natascha Gentz, Director of the Confucius Institute for Scotland
Vote of thanks:
Professor Sir Tim O’Shea, Principal & Vice-Chancellor
Presented by:
The University of Edinburgh

Speaker:
James Kynge - FULLY BOOKED
Lecture title:
Taxation Without Representation – The Rise of China’s Middle Class
Date and time:
03 December 08, 6.00pm
Venue:
The Royal Society of Edinburgh , 22-26 George Street
Chair:
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn KT GCMG KStJ FRSE
Presented by:
The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Speaker:
Professor Craig Clunas
Lecture title:
When was Chinese Art modern?
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Date and time:
13 January 09, 6.30pm
Venue:
Wolfson Lecture Theatre , The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street
Chair:
Stephen Allen, Head of Learning and Programmes
Vote of thanks:
Sally Manuireva, Director of Public Programmes
Presented by:
Presented by National Museums Scotland

Speaker:
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn KT GCMG PhD PRSE
Lecture title:
The Rising Power of China: How Should We React?
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Date and time:
27 January 09, 6.30pm
Venue:
The Sidlaw Auditorium , The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Exchange, Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EE
Chair:
The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, the First Minister of Scotland
Presented by:
Presented by The Scottish Government

Speaker:

Dr Jung Chang

Lecture title:
Understanding Mao: my personal journey
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Date and time:
29 January 09, 6.30pm
Venue:
The Hub , Castlehill
Chair:
Peter Syme, Director, The Open University in Scotland
Presented by:
The Open University in Scotland

Speaker:
Mark Cousins
Lecture title:
China seen through film
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Date and time:
24 February 09, 6.30pm
Venue:
Napier University , Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre, Craiglockhart Campus, Glenlockhart Road, EH14 1DJ
Chair:
Professor Joan K Stringer CBE, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Presented by:
Napier University

Speaker:
Will Hutton - FULLY BOOKED
Lecture title:
The Writing on the Wall: China and the west in the 21st century
Date and time:
20 March 09, 7.00pm
Venue:
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Galleries of Scotland, Weston Link (Princes Street Gardens entrance)
Chair:
Richard Holloway, Chairman of the Joint Board of Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen
Presented by:
the Scottish Arts Council

Speakers:
David Windmill, Iain Valentine, Stephen Wollard
Lecture title:
It’s not all black and white
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Date and time:

27 March 09, 1.30pm
Venue:
The Hub , Castlehill
Chair:
Professor Alan Gilloran, Vice Principal (Research), Queen Margaret University
Presented by:
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and The City of Edinburgh Council

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