9 January 2012
Saturday Evening Lecture Series 2012
Art, autism, astrology and anatomy are among the subjects to be examined in the new season of the University of Dundee's popular Saturday Evening Lecture Series.
The Series will celebrate its 88th Anniversary in 2012, and will run from later this month through to April. The first lecture in the 2012 series takes place on Saturday, 21st January, when Dr Anna Campbell examines how cancer survivors can aid their recovery by taking more exercise.
Dr Campbell is a lecturer in Clinical Exercise Science at Dundee. Over the past ten years, she has specialised in researching the role of exercise in cancer survivorship.
This has seen her establish the first city-wide cancer rehabilitation programmes in Glasgow and Dundee for women with cancer, and provided exercise consultations for hundreds of cancer patients and survivors. She is a key member of Macmillan's Physical Activity Expert Advisory Group for Cancer Survivorship and works with a number of other cancer charities in an advisory capacity.
There are currently over two million people living with cancer in the UK. The number of survivors is increasing annually due to better detection methods and more effective anti-cancer treatments. However the number of cancer survivors doing enough physical activity to gain health benefits is surprising low.
In her talk, entitled 'Rest is not Best: Cancer survival through Active Living', Dr Campbell will examine how much activity is effective and what benefits it can provide to all cancer survivors.
"I will be discussing the reasons why it is so important to stay active and exercise after a cancer diagnosis or treatment," she said "Everybody knows someone whose life has been affected by cancer, and so it's a subject that is relevant to a large group of people.
"The benefit of staying active is something that will also resonate with the wider population who, after New Year, may well be starting to think about making lifestyle changes. What I want to get across is that there are real and significant health benefits to being active."
The Saturday Evening Lecture Series is Scotland's oldest continuous free public lecture series. It attracts thousands of people each year to hear varied and thought-provoking lectures from prestigious, world-class speakers.
This tradition will be continued in 2012, with talks from an exciting line-up of leading figures from the worlds of art, academia, literature and science. All lectures will be held in the Dalhousie Building at 6pm. Drinks receptions will follow each lecture, and where appropriate, book-signings will be held.
The full programme for 2012 is:
- 21st January - Anna Campbell: 'Rest is not Best: Cancer survival through Active Living'.
- 4th February - Stuart MacBride: 'Million for a Morgue'.
- 18th February - Kirsty Gunn, Sue Black, & Calum Colvin: 'In Memoriam'.
- 3rd March - Phoebe Caldwell: 'Autism and Communication: Wanting to be with people'.
- 10th March - Dr David Wilson: 'A Century On: the Legacy of Captain Scott 1912-2012'.
- 21st April - Nigel Henbest and Heather Couper: 'Cosmic Quest: the Story of Astronomy'.
Overflow theatres may be in use if lectures are heavily subscribed, so be sure to arrive early if you would prefer to be seated in the main lecture theatre, as seating in the main theatre will be filled on a first come-first served basis on the night.
Tickets will be available from the University's Online Store, by emailing events@dundee.ac.uk, or from the events office on 01382 385564.
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