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April 2019

The 2019 Isabel Dalhousie Lecture (Edinburgh, UK)

Date: 16 May 2019
Venue: Adam Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh
Time: 6.00pm

A Story of O: a reconstruction of East Asian ethnolinguistic population prehistory based on language and genes   The hypothetical East Asian linguistic phylum consists of four recognised language families: Austroasiatic, Austro-Tai, Trans-Himalayan and Hmong-Mien. The geographical distribution and the centre of diversity of each language family together with the relative chronology of branching of […]

Musical Memories with Alexander McCall Smith, Sally Magnusson and the Really Terrible Orchestra (Glasgow, UK)

Date: 1 June 2019
Venue: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Time: 19.45

A fabulous evening of entertainment, laughter and chat with Alexander McCall Smith and Sally Magnusson with The Really Terrible Orchestra.

A Story for April: Being Glad About Being Home

Not a story, but a delightful contemplation of appreciating home. A version of this piece originally appeared in the Sunday Post.