Social Activities

Wine reception & Poster exhibition

On Thursday 22nd February of 2018. 6:00-8:00 pm, at Appleton Tower.

We will gather in Appleton Tower at the University of Edinburgh, to kick start the seminar with a glass of wine while looking at the posters of participants and start to get knowing everyone.

Lumen

On Thursday 22nd February of 2018. 8:00 pm. A committee party will take you from Appleton Tower to the Lumen show at 8pm. This activity is optional.

The city of Edinburgh is famous for its cultural festivals and activities taking place all year round, honestly there is always something going on. At the moment, the city is trying to cheer us up to forget about the cold with 3 lights installations spread in the new city. If people are interested, we can take a 20 min walk from the wine reception venue to see the show, so take a look at the link below, we will be asking around on the day who might be interested in joining for this.

http://edinburgh.org/whats-on/edinburgh-lumen/

Food & Drinks at a local bar

On Friday 23rd February of 2018 at 7pm.

We are finishing the seminar with a night out in the city. After the closing talk of our second keynote speaker of the day, we will head to a local bar close by to have some finger food and drinks, food is on us!

There will be a list circulating on the day of the seminar so don’t forget to sign up.

City Walk

On Saturday 24th February of 2018 at 11am.

Starting from Waverley Station at 11am, you will take a short walk to Calton Hill to have an impressive 360 views of the city. You will pass by the Scott Monument on your way to going up the stairs of The Mound. You will them find yourselves in the heart of the city and take a walk through the Royal Mile, see the Cathedral, Hume and City chambers and then walk up to the end of the mile to see the Castle and then down to reach the Parliament in Holyrood Park.

Other highlights of the tour are the Grass market, know the legend of Bobby Greyfriars Cementery, pass the National Museum (were Dolly lives), see the McEwan Hall in Bristo Square (where graduation ceremonies take place, have a quick stroll in the Meadows and see the Old College. This seems like a lot, but Edinburgh is a small and easy city to explore!

Self-guided hike to Arthur's Seat

You can take a walk down to Holyrood park (at the end of the Royal Mile) and hike up Arthur´s Seat, one the favourite spots in the city for tourists and locals! There are several routes you can take to the top, wonder around the park lakes, walk up the Salisbury Crags, see the 15 th century remains of St. Anthony´s chapel and enjoy the tranquillity and breath-taking views.

More information here: https://www.earthtrekkers.com/arthurs-seat- volcano-edinburgh/