The Scottish Universities'
International Summer School

School Social and Cultural Programme

SUISS student dance at the ceilidh

In addition to the formal academic programme, SUISS offers an extensive and varied programme of cultural and social activities, which always prove a hugely rewarding part of the friendly atmosphere of the School. A prominent feature of the programme is a series of readings from Scotland's leading contemporary writers: guests have included Alasdair Gray, A. L. Kennedy, Edwin Morgan, Ali Smith, Bernard MacLaverty, Don Paterson, Brian McCabe and Tom Leonard.

Social and Cultural Programme 2013

This part of our programme is still getting updated, so keep checking this site!

JULY

Monday 8

Welcome Reception Modernism
(Evening Event)

Tuesday 9

Edinburgh: Old Town, New Town' - Talk & Bus Tour with Simon Green from the Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
(Evening Event)

Wednesday 10

Visit to George Heriot's School for teachers
(Afternoon Event)

Thursday 11

Scottish Poetry Library Tour
(Afternoon Event)

Film Screening: The Hours (2002)
(Evening Event)

Friday 12

Credit Information Seminar
(Afternoon Event)

the fun - and exhausting! - SUISS Ceilidh
(Evening Event)

Monday 15

Postgraduate Study Information Seminar
(Afternoon Event)

Tuesday 16

Scottish Parliament Tour
(Afternoon Event)

Wednesday 17

Group trip to Ian Hamilton Filnay's Little Sparta
(Afternoon Event)

Film Screening: Passage to India (1984)
(Evening Event)

Thursday 18

Student Research Symposium
(Afternoon Event)

Alan Bissett - Reading sponsored by the Scottish Book Trust
(Evening Event)

Friday 19

Farewell Party Modernism
(Evening Event)

Monday 22

Welcome Reception Scottish Literature
(Evening Event)

Tuesday 23

Edinburgh: 'Old Town, New Town' - Talk & Bus Tour with Simon Green from the Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
(Evening Event)

Wednesday 24

Scottish Parliament Tour
(Afternoon Event)

Thursday 25

An Edwin Morgan Event at the Scottish Poetry Library
(Afternoon Event)

Film Screening: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and The Driver's Seat (1974)
(Evening Event)

Friday 26

Robert Louis Stevenson's House Tour with Afternoon Tea!
(Afternoon Event)

Monday 29

Welcome Reception Creative Writing
(Evening Event: Creative Writing students only)

Film Screening: Black Watch (2007) and The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
(Evening Event: Scottish Literature students only)

Tuesday 30

Credit Information Seminar
(Afternoon Event)

Wednesday 31

Edinburgh University Reception - Playfair Library
(Evening Event)

AUGUST

Thursday 1

Postgraduate Study Information Seminar
(Afternoon Event)

James Robertson - Reading sponsored by the Scottish Book Trust
(Evening Event)

Friday 2

the fun - and exhausting! - SUISS Ceilidh

(Evening Event)

Monday 5

Welcome Reception Contemporary Literature
(Evening Event)

Film Screening
(Evening Event: Creative Writing students only)

Tuesday 6

Edinburgh: 'Old Town, New Town' - Talk & Bus Tour with Simon Green from the Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
(Evening Event)

Film Screening: The Company of Wolves (1984)
(Late Evening Event)

Wednesday 7

Literary Murder Mystery Pub Crawl
(Evening Event with stellar acting performances by your core staff, student hosts and tutors!)

Thursday 8

Postgraduate Study Information Seminar
(Afternoon Event)

The Creative Writing Tutors and Students - Readings
(Evening Event)

Monday 12

The Wooster Group's Hamlet at the Edinburgh International Festival, Royal Lyceum Theatre
(Evening Event)

Tuesday 13

Credit Information Seminar
(Afternoon Event)

A.L. Kennedy - Reading sponsored by the Scottish Book Trust
(Evening Event)

Thursday 15

Art Late North, Edinburgh Art Festival
(Evening Event)

Friday 16

Farewell Party
(Evening Event)

Edinburgh Festivals

Summer is an exciting time to be in Edinburgh. During the fourth and fifth weeks of the Summer School, the city is host to the Edinburgh International Festival, the Fringe Festival and the International Book Festival. Some 700 theatre companies and other groups visit the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe, offering an extraordinary range of dance, music theatre, mime, and visual arts. The Edinburgh International Book Festival plays host to many of the world's renowned authors. There are additional International Festivals devoted to jazz, film, and television. For the month of August Edinburgh becomes the cultural centre of Europe.

Details of Edinburgh's festivals are available at:
http://www.eif.co.uk The Edinburgh International Festival website
http://www.edfringe.com The Edinburgh Fringe website
http://www.edbookfest.co.uk The Edinburgh Book Festival website

Traveling

SUISS students visit beautiful Scotland

Planning a trip for your long weekend? Try The Scottish Tourist Board's comprehensive website for more information about travelling in Scotland:
http://www.visitscotland.com

Tracing your kilted ancestors? Try the new genealogy website at:
http://www.ancestralscotland.com