Public Lectures at the University of York

A lecture audience (c) John Houlihan

Every term, the University organises free public lectures on a wide variety of topics and aimed at a general audience.  Some require tickets (available from the Communications Office) but most do not. Where tickets are needed, this is indicated in the publicity.

We distribute information on upcoming lectures to interested members of the public at the start of each academic term (October, January and April). If you would like to receive a free copy of this leaflet either by email or by post, please join our mailing list.  Updated lecture details are also available here on our web pages. As they are updated frequently, they may publicise lectures which we were unable to include in the leaflet.

If you have an accessibility need, please contact us at publiclectures@york.ac.uk or 01904 322622, and we will make every effort to accommodate you.

The majority of lectures are held on the University's Heslington West and Heslington East campus. There is a regular bus service and the campus is easily accessible by bicycle. Car parking is available in the Pay&Display car parks, which are free after 6pm. Please note however space in the Heslington East car park is limited. More information on reaching the University together with maps and additional parking information can be found on our Information for Visitors webpages.

Upcoming events

Tue
14
Feb

Listening to the world: Sounds and the environment

Part of 'The Science of Sound' lecture series

Wed
15
Feb

Austerity or stimulus? How Keynes and Hayek shape our economic debate

Part of the 'Experts in Industry' lecture series

Thu
16
Feb

The struggle for women’s rights in rural Pakistan

Khalid Usman from Khwendo Kor delivers a talk as part of the Learning from Human Rights Defenders Lecture Series

Thu
16
Feb

The virtues of character

Part of the Know Thyself Philosophy Lectures

Mon
20
Feb

The struggle against impunity in Uruguay for past Human Rights violations

Felipe Michelini from the House of Representatives of Uruguay delivers his talk as part of the Human Rights Lecture Series

Tue
21
Feb

Changing minds around 600

York Medieval Seminar

Tue
21
Feb

Sounds which can't be heard: The hidden secrets of an MP3 player

Part of 'The Science of Sound' lecture series

Wed
22
Feb

Understanding Eating Disorders

Goodricke College's annual Public Lecture on eating disorders and body image as part of Eating Disorders week

Thu
23
Feb

Fighting discrimination against persons living with HIV in Somaliland

Guleid Osman Abdikarim from the Talowadag Coalition delivers a talk as part of the Learning from Human Rights Defenders Lecture Series

Thu
23
Feb

Can technology save the planet?

Stockholm Environment Institute York Annual Seminar

Thu
23
Feb

New insights into prehistoric human diet and agriculture through ancient biomolecules and stable isotopes

Professor Richard P Evershed FRS from the University of Bristol delivers his talk as part of the York Biology Lectures

Mon
27
Feb

How to build the economy of the future

Joseph Rowntree Foundation/School of PEP lecture

Tue
28
Feb

What do animals think?

Royal Institute of Philosophy Lecture

Tue
28
Feb

Perfect sound forever? Recording and recreating sound

Part of 'The Science of Sound' lecture series

Wed
29
Feb

How UK soils are changing and the implications for ecosystem services

Professor Bridget Emmett from the Environment Centre Wales delivers her talk as part of the York Biology Lectures

Wed
29
Feb

The press is dead! Phone hacking and freedom of speech

John Kampfner delivers a lecture on press and the media

Thu
1
Mar

Human Rights monitoring and advocacy on Turkmenistan - CANCELLED

Farid Tukhbatullin from the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights delivers a talk as part of the Learning from Human Rights Defenders Lecture Series. THIS LECTURE IS CANCELLED

Thu
1
Mar

Soliloquy

Part of the Know Thyself Philosophy Lectures

Tue
6
Mar

Avoiding the dictatorship vs democracy debate: Alternatives to the Good Governance Agenda

David Booth from the Overseas Development Institute delivers his talk as part of the Human Rights Lecture Series

Wed
7
Mar

Did Twitter save Bletchley Park?

Part of the Computer Science Roundhouse lecture series

Thu
8
Mar

Litigating against Mexico at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Juan Carlos Gutierrez Contreras from the Mexican Commission for the Promotion of Human Rights delivers a talk as part of the Learning from Human Rights Defenders Lecture Series

Tue
13
Mar

Alice Oswald reading

A reading by author Alice Oswald

Thu
22
Mar
Tue
27
Mar

George James Harris 1896-1958

The Sheldon Memorial Lecture 2012