Open lectures

Director, Producer and Writer, Stefan Schwartz will be coming to the School of Arts and Creative Technologies to deliver a Q&A about the work of an international film- and television-maker.

The James Webb Space Telescope produces stunning images of the universe.  Often ignored are the engineering challenges overcome in the construction and operation of the telescope.  

David Trousdale, currently the Principal Advisor on Climate Change and sustainability at Newcastle City Council, discusses his new book published with the IET.

Drawing on the events of 3 January 2026, this talk offers an insider perspective on Venezuela’s crisis beyond the headlines.

Economic insecurity fuels modern populism; Raymond Williams’s theories offer a cultural framework to rebuild stable communities and restore democratic resilience.

Please join us for a lecture and Q&A with Geoff White on his experience as an investigative journalist specialising in cybercrime and organised crime, working for the BBC, Audible, Penguin, Sky News, the Sunday Times and more.

Everyone recognises the figure of the samurai - a global icon of the fearless, virtuous warrior. But how much of the legend is true?

In the York Medieval Lecture, Kathy Lavezzo will draw on her new book, Bad Medievalism and the Modernity Problem (Fordham, 2025).

This talk explores how Dürer and Holbein navigated the tension between abstract geometry and material reality in Renaissance-era Germany.

Join the University of York, Compass and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on Friday 20 February as we partner for the launch of Professor Kate Pickett’s new book.

Join us to learn about how asteroseismology, the study of pulsations in stars, is contributing to a revolution of understanding of stellar interiors.

The second in a series of three lectures this year by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, writer and psychoanalyst.

Discover the trailblazing lives of thirty trans people who will radically change everything you've been told about transgender history.

How can education evolve to meet the demands of a shifting global economy while securing a fairer future?

This webinar explores data centre expansion, examining five strategic dimensions to align digital growth with resilient, low-carbon sustainability goals.

Join Professor Erin Wilson as she challenges our preconceived ideas about what “religion” is and considering what it means for humanity in the 21st century.

Rosalind Hayes examines how Victorian animal photography sparked technological innovation and shaped modern views of nature using animals as photographic subjects.

This talk explores Dickens’s Venice as a dynamic ‘dream,’ navigating fugue states, sensory overload, and prophetic warnings of environmental loss.