Open lectures

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.

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

An Algerian journalist explores 2019's protests, political deadlock, and the resulting erosion of human rights.

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

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.

Graham Nicholas details recreating the P2 steam locomotive using modern engineering, original designs, and project management.

Jessica Hamel-Akré traces modern diet culture and female appetite back to eighteenth-century roots through history and memoir.

Susan Watson presents research-driven policy solutions addressing gendered online abuse against women in public life.

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

Habib Shehadeh Hanna explores Palestinian music as cultural activism through a free open lecture.

Leading scholar Professor Aboh presents 'Universal Multilingualism', examining language learnability and evolution through comparative syntax across diverse global language families.

A colourful account of women’s health, beauty, and cosmetic aids, from stays and corsets to today’s viral trends.

Ever wondered what happens when a VR horror film can sense your fear, and change how the story is told in real time?

Will Ing explains how television commissioning works, how TV production companies operate, and how you as a writer or producer can get an idea from inside your head and onto TV, without making all the mistakes he made!

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