News and events round-up
Published: 8 October 2014
A round-up of University news and events from across the Campuses
Alexander Stone Lecture in Rhetoric – Thursday 20 November, 2014
The late Sir Alexander Stone was a prominent member of the Jewish community in Glasgow and a benefactor to the University. In addition, he endowed lectureships in Bibliophily and Rhetoric. The University of Glasgow is delighted to welcome Professor David Purdie MD FRCP FRSSA, Doctor of Medicine and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, to present his lecture "Classical Rhetoric and the Modern Audience" on Thursday 20 November.
Venue: Kelvin Gallery (Main Building)
Doors open: 5.30pm. Tea and coffee will be available
Lecture begins: 6.00pm
This lecture is free and open to staff, students and the general public, however you must register online: www.glasgow.ac.uk/stonelecture2014
For more information please contact the Events Team by telephone: 0141 330 3593 or by email: daoevents@glasgow.ac.uk
Remembrance
All members of the University are invited to attend the Remembrance Service in Bute Hall on Sunday 9 November 2014 at 10.45am.
Please go to https://uogremembranceservice.eventbrite.co.uk to register your attendance. Please note that all staff, students, alumni and members of the public are welcome to attend.
Those wishing to join the academic procession are requested to assemble in the Hunterian Museum by 10.30am. Academic Dress (gown and hood plus dark long tie for men) will be worn on this occasion. It is important that all wishing to join the procession should also email Staffgowns@glasgow.ac.uk by Friday 31 October 2014.
Please don't hesitate to contact Amber Higgins if you have any queries.
Eggheads
The BBC2 quiz show “Eggheads” is looking for a team of academics to challenge the Eggheads in the next series.
Eggheads is a game in which a challenger team of five members of the public face a team of general knowledge experts – selected from a group of highly-regarded quiz and game show champions - and try to beat them for a cash prize. When the Eggheads win, the money rolls over to the next show.
Each challenger team consists of five team members and one standby.
Should a team be successful in the application process, filming will take place between November 29 and December 7 (including weekends).
The producers of the programme will be holding auditions in the coming weeks across the country so anyone interested should apply as soon as possible. Initially they need only one application per team.
There are nine possible subject categories: Arts & Books, Film & Television, Food & Drink, Geography, History, Music, Politics, Science and Sport.
For further information, contact Andrew Chambers on 0141 427 2643. Here is the Eggheads Application form. (Word Document)
First published: 8 October 2014
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