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Open lectures and outreach

Science outreach

Co-ordinate and publicise activities that engage the public with current science research.

Schools and colleges

Activities and engagement opportunities for schools, parents and teachers.

Departments

Departments across the University perform outreach work.

Want your outreach resource listed on this page? Email communications-support@york.ac.uk to let us know. 

Open lectures

Open lectures can help raise the profile of research in your department, or showcase a distinguished visitor.

Upcoming open lectures

Tue
30
Apr

The Englishman Abroad: The Medieval origins of an identity

Anthony Bale explores some late medieval English travellers' texts, focussing especially on a little-studied Middle English travel guide, sometimes known as Advice for a Journey to the Orient. 

Wed
1
May

'Known almost the world over’ as ‘Backhouse’s’

Explore Backhouse Nursery's rise to global acclaim in the 1800s, its fading recognition, and Quaker family impact.

Thu
2
May

Sorry somehow? Narrating accountability, responsibility and the complicity of the British state for historic forced adoption

Between 1949-1976, the UK forcibly adopted 185,000 children from unmarried mothers, prompting demands for accountability and apology.