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Events in April 2024

Health Benefits of Drinking ModeratelyToo Good to be True?

2:00 pm: Forward Trust Enterprise Services' Business Bootcamp24 April 2024, 2pm Online

Medicinal Uses of Psychedelics

What does the future hold for the great British pub?

Professorial Lecture by Professor Andrew McAuley

Health Benefits of Drinking ModeratelyToo Good to be True?

2:00 pm: Forward Trust Enterprise Services' Business Bootcamp24 April 2024, 2pm Online

Medicinal Uses of Psychedelics

What does the future hold for the great British pub?

Professorial Lecture by Professor Andrew McAuley

Health Benefits of Drinking ModeratelyToo Good to be True?

2:00 pm: Forward Trust Enterprise Services' Business Bootcamp24 April 2024, 2pm Online

Medicinal Uses of Psychedelics

What does the future hold for the great British pub?

Professorial Lecture by Professor Andrew McAuley

April 17, 2024

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (also Online)

Join us at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) (and online) for an evening public lecture organised by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS), in collaboration with the RCPE.

Professor Tim Stockwell will discuss the evidence on the belief that drinking small amounts of alcohol can be good for you.

More information

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
April 24, 2024

24 April 2024, 2:00pm
Online

In collaboration with The Financial Times, Enterprise Services will be holding a one-off information session at 2pm on 24th April 2024 via Microsoft Teams.

Candidates will get an overview of the bootcamp – and how it can help catapult their new business ideas into reality.

Jacqui Dobson, Diversity and Inclusion Partner & Financial Times & Co-Chair FT Access, will also give a short talk about the opportunity of participating in a week-long work experience placement at The Financial Times as part of this programme.

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April 25, 2024

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meadows Lecture Theatre (G.07), Doorway 4, Old Medical School

Drugs Research Network for Scotland will be hosting an in-person seminar in Edinburgh to discuss the medicinal uses of psychedelics.

We will hear presentations from:

Dr. Jonathan Brett on "Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy 101"
Dr. Anna Ross
Sean Gillen & John Gillen
More details to be announced!
This session will be held in-person in Edinburgh on Thursday 25th April 2024 from 10:00 to 12:00. Light refreshments will be served.

We have a limited number of travel bursaries available, please reach out to mcalnan@ed.ac.uk if travel expenses are a barrier to attending.

More information

April 26, 2024

Friday 26 April 2024
Northumbria’s Newcastle Business School

Landlords, publicans, local authority planners, and members of the public are being invited to an academic workshop at Northumbria University, Newcastle, exploring the future of the British Pub.

Entitled “Public House 2030: Will pubs still be here at the end of the decade?”, the workshop is being held on Friday 26th April at Northumbria’s Newcastle Business School. It will include several guest speakers, including Easington MP and former Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group Grahame Morris and Dr Liz Hind, publican licensee and consultant.

More information

April 30, 2024

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Glasgow Caledonian University

Join us on April 30, as Professor Andrew McAuley, gives a public lecture on the changing epidemiology of injecting drug use in Scotland over the past 25 years and its impact on related harms such as overdose and blood-borne viruses.

Come along to hear about Scotland’s current injecting drug use landscape, the events that have shaped it, and the future directions it might take.

Professor McAuley states that “injecting drug use in Scotland is a major public health issue and has been the subject of intense political debate in recent years. Drug-related deaths in Scotland are at globally high rates and were recently declared a public health emergency.”

Andrew, will discuss his career working between both Public Health Scotland and Glasgow Caledonian University, focusing on his 19 years working in the substance use field.

This lecture will appeal to professionals working in the public health, substance use and blood borne virus fields. Also, members of the public interested in areas of high-profile policy debate and people who use drugs, their families and friends.

More information

17 Health Benefits of Drinking ModeratelyToo Good to be True? Health Benefits of Drinking ModeratelyToo Good to be True? April 17, 2024 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (also Online) Join us at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) (and online) for an evening public lecture organised by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS), in collaboration with the RCPE. Professor Tim Stockwell will discuss the evidence on the belief that drinking small amounts of alcohol can be good for you. More information Read more

24 2:00 pm: Forward Trust Enterprise Services' Business Bootcamp24 April 2024, 2pm Online 2:00 pm: Forward Trust Enterprise Services' Business Bootcamp24 April 2024, 2pm Online 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm April 24, 2024 24 April 2024, 2:00pm Online In collaboration with The Financial Times, Enterprise Services will be holding a one-off information session at 2pm on 24th April 2024 via Microsoft Teams. Candidates will get an overview of the bootcamp – and how it can help catapult their new business ideas into reality. Jacqui Dobson, Diversity and Inclusion Partner & Financial Times & Co-Chair FT Access, will also give a short talk about the opportunity of participating in a week-long work experience placement at The Financial Times as part of this programme. More information Read more

25 Medicinal Uses of Psychedelics Medicinal Uses of Psychedelics April 25, 2024 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm Meadows Lecture Theatre (G.07), Doorway 4, Old Medical School Drugs Research Network for Scotland will be hosting an in-person seminar in Edinburgh to discuss the medicinal uses of psychedelics. We will hear presentations from: Dr. Jonathan Brett on "Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy 101" Dr. Anna Ross Sean Gillen & John Gillen More details to be announced! This session will be held in-person in Edinburgh on Thursday 25th April 2024 from 10:00 to 12:00. Light refreshments will be served. We have a limited number of travel bursaries available, please reach out to mcalnan@ed.ac.uk if travel expenses are a barrier to attending. More information Read more

26 What does the future hold for the great British pub? What does the future hold for the great British pub? April 26, 2024 Friday 26 April 2024 Northumbria’s Newcastle Business School Landlords, publicans, local authority planners, and members of the public are being invited to an academic workshop at Northumbria University, Newcastle, exploring the future of the British Pub. Entitled “Public House 2030: Will pubs still be here at the end of the decade?”, the workshop is being held on Friday 26th April at Northumbria’s Newcastle Business School. It will include several guest speakers, including Easington MP and former Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group Grahame Morris and Dr Liz Hind, publican licensee and consultant. More information Read more

30 Professorial Lecture by Professor Andrew McAuley Professorial Lecture by Professor Andrew McAuley April 30, 2024 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 5:00pm - 7:30pm Glasgow Caledonian University Join us on April 30, as Professor Andrew McAuley, gives a public lecture on the changing epidemiology of injecting drug use in Scotland over the past 25 years and its impact on related harms such as overdose and blood-borne viruses. Come along to hear about Scotland’s current injecting drug use landscape, the events that have shaped it, and the future directions it might take. Professor McAuley states that “injecting drug use in Scotland is a major public health issue and has been the subject of intense political debate in recent years. Drug-related deaths in Scotland are at globally high rates and were recently declared a public health emergency.” Andrew, will discuss his career working between both Public Health Scotland and Glasgow Caledonian University, focusing on his 19 years working in the substance use field. This lecture will appeal to professionals working in the public health, substance use and blood borne virus fields. Also, members of the public interested in areas of high-profile policy debate and people who use drugs, their families and friends. More information Read more