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About us:

Aberdeen Debater is the oldest society on campus having been founded in 1848. Because of this our membership is completely free and all students are automatically members.

We aim to promote good faith discussion and debate within the student body and also compete in public speaking competitions across Britain and Europe.

Events:

We run a public speaking/ competitive debating program. These training sessions are every Tuesday at 6pm. These focus on developing skills in British Parliamentary debate.

We also run a weekly public debate on Thursday at 7pm in Nk14 with both a table debate and a floor debate open to all.

(For any additional information regarding our events, please reach us on social media!)

We attend competitions at other universities around the UK and sometimes even abroad. Last year this included Glasgow Ancients, which included a Ceilidh party, and EUDC (European University Debate Championships) in Utrecht. All competition attendance within Scotland is completely free for members.

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Events
Welcome Week Public Debate - This House Supports the Assisted Dying Bill
15th September 7pm - 10pm
NK 14
Join us for our first public debate of the year! The event consists of a table debate in a 3v3 format, which is followed by a floor debate where any audience member can participate! After the debate we will head to pub!
Welcome Week Public Debate - This House Would Make Aberdeen the Capital of Scotland
17th September 7pm - 10pm
NK14
Join us for our second public debate of the year! The event consists of a table debate in a 3v3 format, which is followed by a floor debate where any audience member can participate! After the debate we will head to pub!
Give it a Go
18th September 1pm - 5pm
Interested in debate, and want to find out how it works? Come along to our GIAG session!