Join local alumni Angie Alexander (BA 2002) and Gareth Morgan (BA 1982) for a drinks reception from 6 pm on Thursday 7 November 2024 at Bonnie & Wild.

This will be a great chance to meet up and chat with a wide range of Bristol graduates of all ages who now live or work around Edinburgh.

From 7 pm there will be the opportunity to hear guest speaker Professor Stephen Reicher (BSc 1978, PhD 1984) talk about his experiences ‘From Clifton via crowds to Covid’. Professor Reicher advised the UK and Scottish Governments during the Covid crisis and was frequently seen on TV.

Tickets

Register for a free place online.

This registration form has been created and is managed by your alumni hosts who will use the information supplied to deliver this Global Gathering. An attendance list will be shared with the University following the event. If you would rather your attendance was not shared please let the hosts know. 

Plus-ones are welcome, please book an additional place. All attendees must be over 18. Bookings will close 24 hours before the event (or once we have sold out).

Cost

This Global Gathering is being supported by a small grant from the Alumni Association Committee. There is no cost to join, and a free welcome drink will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Additional drinks will be available to buy at the bar.

The event will end at 8 pm. For those wanting to stay, there are stalls serving various kinds of hot food.

Venue

This gathering will be held at Bonnie and Wild Scottish Marketplace, on Level 4 of the new St James Quarter retail centre at the top of Leith Street, just across from Edinburgh Waverley station. This is a fully accessible venue with spectacular views. 

About the speaker 

Stephen Reicher is presently Professor of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews, Convenor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the British Academy.

Stephen did his BSc and PhD at Bristol, where a combination of student occupations, mass demonstrations and the St. Paul’s riot sparked his lifelong interest in crowd behaviour (including riots, panics, mass pilgrimages, commemorations and coronations). Latterly, this led him to become an advisor to the UK and Scottish Governments on mass behaviour during Covid.

In his talk, Stephen will describe how Bristol, riots and Covid are connected and how his days in Berkeley Square, Bristol still guide him today.

Contact

Please get in touch with Angie Alexander at asvalexander@hotmail.com if you have any questions about the event.

 

The Alumni Association Committee are proud to support this Global Gathering by awarding the organisers a grant.  

Do you have a great idea to bring together alumni community? You can apply for an Alumni Association Initiative Grant at any time to get your plans off the ground.