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Scottish Federation of University Women
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Dundee Association
Programme 2011 - 2012
Meetings unless otherwise stated will be held at 7.30pm on Thursdays in the Chaplaincy, University of Dundee DD1 4HN . Guests welcome at £1.50 per guest per meeting. For more information email dauw@sfuw.org.uk
2011
September 15th.................Dr Charlotte Proby - Tayside: a 'hotspot' for skin cancer
October 20th.......................Ms Lara Haggarty - Scotland's first lending library
November 3rd.....................Literary dinner. speakers Dame Joan Bakewell and Christopher Ward
November 17th...................Professor Graeme Walker - Biofuels or biofools?
December 15th...................Mr George Tennant - an evening of magic
2012
January 19th...................... Mr Colin Easton - The Bell Rock lighthouse, the Signal Tower... and their people
February 16th ....................Mr James Christie - The work of the Woodland Trust in Scotland
March .................................Annual Lunch, date to be decided
March 15th ........................Professor Marion McMurdo - A perspective on aging and health
April 19th ........................... Ms Alice Blackwell - Glenmorangie research project on early medieval Scotland
May 17th ............................ AGM and Mr Steven Dewar - Adventures in auctioneering--------------------
Study Groups meet throughout the session. Any member is welcome to any meeting. For information about topics , dates, venues etc, email dauw@sfuw.org.uk
Lunch Group meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month usually at Nosey Parkers Queen’s Hotel.
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Dundee News (October / November 2011)
Annual Prize: At the October meeting the Dundee Association annual book token prize for £50 was presented to Rebecca Kindlen of Dundee University. Rebecca is a charming very enthusiastic girl, who was a hairdresser for six years. She had always wanted to attend University. She came across a poster about the Summer School and realised that this could be her (only) chance to realise her dream. In her spare time she sings with a band named 'The Peski Kings' and swims daily at 6am to keep fit. She admits that re-entering the education 'arena' again was "no easy task" and spent long nights -studying. She has been admitted to the BA Hons. course at Dundee University and hopes to qualify as a Social Worker in due course.
Also at the October meeting, Rebecca Cimino, a PhD student from St Andrews University, was presented with a cheque for £2500. This was for the British Federation Barbara Northend Scholarship, and was presented by Jean MacDonald. Roberta is researching 'Italian queens in the 9th and 10th centuries'
The Dundee Association's 23rd Annual Literary Dinner, held on Thursday 3rd November in the Invercarse Hotel was a resounding success. We were delighted to have Dame Joan Bakewell and Mr Christopher Ward as speakers at what has become a very popular event indeed.
250 people enjoyed an excellent meal, very pleasant company and splendid entertainment.
Dame Joan presented her most recent publication “She’s Leaving Home”, in a most entertaining way. Her book gives a fascinating insight into life in the sixties and tells of the experiences of a young girl leaving home and making her way in the world during such changing times.
Christopher Ward spoke about his book “And the Band Played On” which tells the story of his grandfather, who played the violin in the orchestra on board the Titanic the night the ship went down.
For further information email dauw@sfuw.org.uk
Study Groups
Study Groups meet throughout the session. Any member is welcome to any meeting.
For information about topics , dates, venues etc, see newsletters or email dauw@sfuw.org.uk
Aberdeenshire; Edinburgh; Glasgow; Inverclyde and District; Dundee
