The Carnegie Club of St Andrews is delighted to welcome Mabel van Orange on February the 23rd to deliver a talk on “Lessons in a changing world”.

Mabel van Oranje is a prominent human rights activist, committed to advancing equality, freedom and justice. She is currently an advisor to a wide range of international organisations, including, but not limited to, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, Global Witness & the Malala Fund, and a founder of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Join us in welcoming Mabel van Oranje on the 23rd of February.

UCO School III,
7 - 8.30 pm.

Sincerely,
The Carnegie Club

Early Bird Tickets:

To mark the official start of the Recruitment process, The Carnegie Club invites you to our Candlemas Recruitment Drinks, held at St Mark’s Church.

Applications will open night of, so this is the last opportunity to meet members and ask questions.

We look forward to seeing you.

Sincerely,

The Carnegie Club of St Andrews

The Carnegie Club of St Andrews is delighted to announce our fourth external event this semester; We will be hosting the U.S. Consul General in Edinburgh, Kathryn Porter in partnership with Tara Phillips.

Kathryn Porter assumed her role as U.S. Consul General in Edinburgh in August 2024. Before that, she served as a Senior Operations Management Officer at the State Department Operations Center in Washington D.C. She has also served as a Consul at the U.S. embassy in Moscow. She has also held various Consular positions in Krakow, Toronto, Johannesburg & Tijuana.

We will begin with a short introduction from Tara Phillips, followed by the Consul General presenting on the role of cooperation between the U.S. and Europe in addressing the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Finally, we will move on to an interview with members of the Carnegie Club and open the dialogue to audience questions.

Please note that all proceeds from this talk will go to Rescue Now, a Ukrainian NGO that helps evacuate civilians and animals from combat zones, helps distribute humanitarian aid in Ukraine, and delivers food and support to Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

We look forward to welcoming you there!

In addition, we kindly ask you to respect the following basic rules:
No bags,
No food or drink,
Smart casual attire.

The Carnegie Club of St Andrews is delighted to announce our third speaker of the year: Dr. David Starkey CBE who will lead a discussion on "History and Our Present Discontents: from Henry VIII’s break with Rome to Brexit and beyond."

Dr. David Starkey's career has spanned numerous accolades in the field of history, including a fellowship in the Royal History Society, receiving the Medlicott Medal for Service to History in 2001, multiple honorary degrees in British universities, an honorary fellowship of the Fitzwilliam College of the University of Cambridge, and an appointment as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2007. He has published multiple books on English royal history. His work stretches into television and radio, where he has written and presented multiple documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC. He also hosted a show on Talk Radio UK for multiple years and was a panelist on BBC Radio 4's 'Moral Maze'.

In July 2020, Dr. David Starkey faced criticism due to comments on slavery he made in a podcast interview with Darren Grimes. This led to the withdrawal of his Medlicott Medal, his resignation from his honorary fellowship in the Fitzwilliam College, and his membership in the Royal Historical Society.

Dr. David Starkey denies any racism in his comments and has continued his work through columns on 'The Critic' and his YouTube podcast 'David Starkey Talks'.

The event will consist of an initial talk followed by an interview by club members. After which the discussion will turn to Q&A.

We look forward to welcoming you there! Tickets available here.

In addition, we kindly ask you to respect the following basic rules:
No bags,
No food or drink,
Smart casual attire.

The Carnegie Club of St Andrews is delighted to announce our second speaker of the year: Professor Peter Adamson who will lead a discussion on animal ethics in Islamic philosophy.

Professor Adamson is a professor of philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and at King's College London. Professor Adamson's research and writings study the history and philosophy of ancient philosophy, including both Greek and Arabic philosophy. He also hosts the History of Philosophy podcast, has contributed to BBC Radio 40s 'In Our Time', and has authored several articles and publications including his latest work: 'Don't Think for Yourself. Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy.' His outstanding career has been the recipient of both the Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2003 and the Schelling Prize in 2022. Professor Adamson's lecture will focus on the following:

It's commonly assumed that philosophers first started to take a profound interest in animal minds and animal ethics relatively recently - perhaps since the 18th and 19th century, thanks to Bentham, Darwin and others. But in fact animals have been important in philosophy since antiquity, and in many different cultures. This lecture will focus on the topic in the Islamic world, looking at the way that philosophers like Avicenna developed new ideas about what animals can do, and how we should treat them. They debated the question of whether animals are rational, and suggested that benevolence should be extended to any creature that can suffer, sometimes sounding not unlike modern animal ethicists.

The talk will consist of Professor Adamson's lecture followed by audience questions. Tickets below:
https://fixr.co/.../carnegie-conversations-peter-adamson...

We look forward to welcoming you there!

In addition, we kindly ask you to respect the following basic rules:
No bags,
No food or drink,
Smart casual attire.

The Carnegie Club of St Andrews is delighted to announce our first speaker of the year: Dr. Frank Quinault who will lead a discussion on our namesake and university rector, Andrew Carnegie.

Dr. Quinault first came to St Andrews in 1972, as a Lecturer in Psychology. Before retiring in 2007 he held many other university posts, including: Assistant Principal for External Affairs, Hebdomadar, with responsibility for student welfare (and discipline!); and Director of Teaching and Learning. He also chaired the board of the Students’ Association for six years. Frank was Chairman of the Byre Theatre, is a past president of the St Andrews Burns Club and of the Rotary Club of St Andrews.

Dr. Quinault will discuss the history and legacy of Andrew Carnegie, our club's namesake and a rector of the University of St Andrews. Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Fife in 1835. After immigrating to Pennsylvania in 1848, Andrew Carnegie eventually became one of American history's principal industrialists, philanthropists, and pacifists. His story of charity, dedication, innovation, and progressive outlook inspires and forms the central pillar of our club. Due to this, it is a profound privilege to be able to host Dr. Quinault as he explores the history of Andrew Carnegie's life, as well as his influence in our university during his time as rector.

The talk will consist of a talk by Dr. Quinault followed by an interview. If you would like to learn more about our club or meet more of our members, this is a perfect opportunity.

Tickets for £2.90 below:
https://fixr.co/.../andrew-carnegie-life-and-legacy...

We look forward to welcoming you there!

In addition, we kindly ask you to respect the following basic rules:
No bags,
No food or drink,
Smart casual attire.

The Carnegie Club of St Andrews is delighted to announce our first speaker of Carnegie Conversations: Alex O’Connor, also known as Cosmic Skeptic.

Alex studied philosophy and theology at the University of Oxford and has since then grown his presence from an online commentator to that of a bonafide public intellectual, having conversed with the likes of Slavoj Žižek, Richard Dawkins, and Peter Singer. He is the host of the Within Reason podcast and his YouTube channel has over 80 million views.

Previous philosophical concerns for Alex include the existence of God and theological and animal ethics. Alex’s skeptical approach to these topics will be the main focus of the event, with particular emphasis on its application and limits. There will be a 20-minute address from Alex, followed by a panel with time for the audience to ask Alex questions.

We look forward to seeing everyone there; if you haven’t seen the norms posted on our series announcement, please take a look before attending. In addition, we kindly ask you to respect the following basic rules.

No bags
No food/drink
Smart casual attire

Join the Carnegie Club for our first external debate of the year. Details will be sent to invites by email.

2nd Internal debate of the 2022/23 Candlemas semester. Location communicated to club members.

Following your application to the club we would like you to attend club drinks so that we can get to know you better and learn more about your motivations for joining the club. Location and time will be communicated to candidates via email.

Following your application to the club we would like you to attend club drinks so that we can get to know you better and learn more about your motivations for joining the club. Location and time will be communicated to candidates via email.

Join the Carnegie Club of St Andrews at 4 Queens Terrace from 6pm until 8pm to meet the members, learn about the club and our aims, as well as to find out how to apply. We look forward to seeing you there!

Professor Michael Keating FBA FRSE FAcSS, the General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the founding Director of the Centre on Constitutional Change in Edinburgh, joins us to discuss the question of state and nation within the United Kingdom.

Professor Keating has worked on various aspects of public policy-making in Scotland and abroad, focusing on how to promote and galvanise the innovation of policy. He is also the author or editor of over thirty books on Scottish politics, European politics, nationalism and regionalism. As Director of the ESRC Centre on Constitutional Change, Professor Keating has given evidence to the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee.