We will be gathering in Burns 1 on Thursday, not Archway 2, due to Covid Level 2 social distancing requirements. Burns 1 can accommodate 67 socially distanced, so please don’t be the last to arrive, though we normally only anticipate c. 60-70 anyway, so I hope we’ll be just fine.

A few other Health and Safety reminders related to Level 2:

Please do not come along if you are feeling unwell;
Please consider wearing a face covering;
Please be sure to sign-in with the tracer app or using the sheets provided at the building entrances;
Feel free to avail yourself of hand sanitizer at the entrances;
Please be sure to allow 2m between you and the next person as you enter and leave the lecture theatre.

We are pleased to be able to hold this event in person, and hope you will feel confident of your safety in coming along.  If the country announces any changes to alert levels between now and Thursday evening, please check here for any updates.

A quick posting to confirm that Juliet Blyth’s lecture and the dinner following will go ahead as planned. Thanks to all of you who have booked for the dinner. I can assure that the University is very hygiene conscious, and we will be well spaced. The lecture is being moved to a larger venue, with rooms holding about 4-5 times as many people as are allowed to use them under distancing rules. I am still waiting until tomorrow morning for final confirmation of a room, and will post it as soon as we know.