Projects

[1123] Further Images of Venice

Further images of Venice, the Italian city built on a lagoon and characterised by its canals, its many magnificent buildings and its gondolas. Included in this project are images of mosaics, artworks, Murano glassblowing, bridges and gondoliers. This travelogue was photographed and kindly licensed to Scran by Prof. Cairns Aitken, an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, who became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retired as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: Italy, Venice, canals, churches, squares

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1122] National Poetry Day 2015

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland, Borders, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highlands, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles

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[1117] More Images of Venice

Images of Venice, the Italian city built on a lagoon and characterised by its canals, its many magnificent buildings and its gondolas. Included in this project are images of people, interiors, public buildings and artworks, including many religious buildings. This travelogue was photographed and kindly licensed to Scran by Prof. Cairns Aitken, an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, who became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retired as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: Venice, Italy, gondola

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1114] Visits to Nepal

Images of Nepal, a landlocked, mountainous country between China and India., featuring images of everyday life, religious artefacts and scenery. This travelogue was photographed and kindly licensed to Scran by Prof. Cairns Aitken, an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, who became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retired as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: Nepal, earthquake, Hindu, Khatmandu, elephant

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1113] Visits to Costa Rica

Images of Costa Rica, a country in Central America, including its wildlife, its people, its landscape and its culture, useful in a variety of educational contexts. This travelogue was photographed and kindly licensed to Scran by Prof. Cairns Aitken, an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, who became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retired as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: Central America

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1112] Birds of the World

Pictures of birds from around the world, from Northern Europe to the Antarctic. Features images of eagles, owls, penguins, swans, doves, thrushes, pigeons, geese and more. Prof. Cairns Aitken, the photographer and contributor of the project, was an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, becoming Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retiring as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: ornithology, birds

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland, Borders, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highlands, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles