University events
Open Lectures
Featuring talks by global speakers, new learning experiences and activities for the whole family to enjoy, York Ideas is a year-round series of events led by the University of York to educate, entertain and inspire.
A Georgian human rights lawyer discusses the impact of recent democratic rollbacks, controversial 'foreign agent' laws, protest crackdowns, and halted EU accession.
Moving past generic mental health advice, Dr Zoe Billings presents Biological Wellbeing - a science-backed workshop on physical stress management. Used by the FBI and NHS, this session offers practical biology tools to protect your health and life.
Join Clare for a guided walk and talk to explore the folklore and history of native and naturalised plants growing in Britain and how humans have connected with them through the centuries.
'Don’t Blink' is an autoethnographic lecture using Doctor Who’s Weeping Angels to examine how British heritage, statues, and imperial racism haunt modern public spaces.
Explore Palestinian audio history with the Palestinian Sound Archive. This event features an introduction, short documentary, talk, DJ set, and vinyl/merch sales exploring music as resistance.
Join us to explore how engineers and entrepreneurs make decisions when the future is uncertain
Part of the Science: Fictions, Faiths And Futures conference
Join experts and peers to discuss how to define, value, and create a fairer Britain in an interactive event inspired by Will Snell’s book, The Fair Necessities.
University Assemblies
Universities thrive when they are spaces for listening, debate and collective learning, especially when tackling the world’s most challenging crises.
Following a Citizens’ Assembly model, we will bring diverse voices to the table here at York. Our University Assemblies are designed to be safe, reflective spaces where students and staff can come together to explore difficult global issues.
York Concerts
Joseph Kamaru, aka KMRU, is a Nairobi-born, Berlin-based sound artist who has carved out a serious and definitive space on the list of essential authors in ambient-experimental music.
Praised for his unfailingly communicative playing, acclaimed British pianist Leon McCawley has been delighting audiences worldwide for over three decades. He returns to York this autumn for a recital featuring works by Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin.
On the eve of the prestigious Brass in Concert Championship in Gateshead, Shepherd Brass Band teams up with the internationally renowned Cory Band for a tantalising mix of music, including Cory Band’s Brass-in-Concert programme.
We celebrate Quatuor Diotima’s thirtieth anniversary with a special concert that highlights their longstanding association with the University, featuring the premieres of two new commissions by composers with a close connection to York.