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McGill, Oxford, and ZNZ launch Tripartite Agreement in Neurosciences
McGill University, the University of Oxford and the Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ) signed a partnership agreement today in Montreal aimed at enhancing their research collaborations in neuroscience.
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24 Hours of Innovation
Consider it a cram session for change.
Starting at 9 a.m. on May 21 (in Montreal at least), some of the world’s brightest young thinkers will have one short day to create, develop, and pitch solutions to some of society’s stickiest problems. This is the 24h de l’Innovation competition.
Organizing a Beatty Memorial Lecture
Responsibilities of a host unit
Every Beatty Memorial Lecturer must be hosted by a department, Faculty, or other administrative unit at McGill. Groups often choose to suggest and organize the visit of a Beatty Lecturer to coincide with a major anniversary, when graduates and their families are already visiting campus for Homecoming. According to the terms of the endowment, the only criteria are that the Beatty Memorial Lecture must be held while classes are in session, open to the public, and well advertised.
Beatty Memorial Lecture Series
Seven decades of stimulating lectures
In 1952, McGill received a $100,000 gift from Dr. Henry A. Beatty in memory of his brother, Sir Edward Beatty, who was president of the Canadian Pacific Railway for many years, as well as Chancellor and Chair of McGill’s Board of Governors from 1920 to 1943. The gift endowed the Beatty Memorial Lecture series, which aims to bring the world’s most respected and influential scholars, scientists, or leaders to McGill.
Beatty Memorial Lecture 2013: “Architecture and the Passage of History” by Witold Rybczynski
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“Architects have always looked back in order to move forward,” observed the great British architect, James Stirling.
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Past Beatty Memorial Lectures
On this page, you will find the most comprehensive list available of past Beatty Memorial Lectures. Click on the title, where available, to watch the lecture or read coverage of the event.
2010s
Kerry Courneya
"Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors: A Field in Motion"
October 13, 2012
Guidelines for Grant Applications
Criteria
Twice a year, the Beatty Memorial Fund Committee considers applications for grants that will provide up to $5,000 in financial support to units wishing to organize and host a Beatty Talk. Deadlines for applications are March 31 and October 31 annually.
According to the terms of the Beatty endowment, the following qualifications must be met at the time of application:
Beatty Talks
About the Beatty Talks
Since 1989, the Beatty Memorial Endowment has also been supporting Beatty Talks, which are organized by one or more McGill academic units. Like the Beatty Memorial Lecture Series, Beatty Talks bring internationally renowned scholars and thinkers to McGill’s campuses for public presentations on their work. However, these events are smaller and more focused than the annual Memorial Lecture in the fall.
Past Beatty Talks
McGill departments and other academic units have organized Beatty Talks since 1989. Below please find a list of the illustrious lecturers who have participated as well as their affiliated organization, titles of their presentations, date of the event, and sponsoring group or groups.
2010s
Margaret Rossiter
"Women in Science and Medicine: Reflections on a Century"
October 13, 2012
Science Outreach, Redpath Museum, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, History and Classical Studies, Medicine
Beatty Memorial Fund Committee
Who we are
Chaired by the Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations), the Beatty Memorial Fund Committee oversees both the Beatty Memorial Lecture Series and the Beatty Talks.