New College 175: Programme
Events and activities taking place in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh in 2021, the 175th anniversary year of New College.
We are still finalising dates and details for some speakers and events but where we have a date confirmed this is included below. Additional details will be added as they are confirmed. We anticipate that due to restrictions, all events until the end of Summer will be available for online participation.
We are sorry to announce that our Alumni and Friends Weekend Celebration (originally planned 5-6 June 2021) has been postponed due to current government guidance and restrictions. We hope to host this event in person when it is safe to do so, and will keep you updated when we have a new date for this weekend celebration.
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January
- 14 January: Opening Service
- 25 January: DIY Virtual Burns Night (with instructions, and speakers from the New College community)
- 28 January: Holocaust Memorial Day
February
March
April
- 19 April Preaching Today 2021 Conference
- 22 April: Public lecture – Children, religion and the earth they will inherit, by Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland and Professor of Children, Law and Religion, University of Glasgow. This event will take place via Zoom, 17:30 - 18:45 (GMT).
May
- 22nd - 24th May: Yale-Edinburgh Conference
June
- 3 June 2021: Founders Day and Launch of New College Past, Present and Future exhibition
- 5 June 2021: New College Past and Present day event
September
- 6-8 September: Religious Studies 50th anniversary conference (alongside BASR 2021)
- 9 September: Future of Theology and Religious Studies conference
October
- 30 October: Alexander Duff lecture
- 15 October: Twenty years after 9/11 conference
December
- 3 December: Christmas lunch and carol service
- 4-5 December: Winter Tales... A Festival of Literature, Religion and the Imagination