Open lectures

Throughout most of the year, the University organises free open lectures on a wide variety of topics and aimed at a general audience.

Most lectures require pre-booking.

We distribute information on upcoming lectures to interested members of the public every Friday (during both semesters) via our email newsletter. If you would like to receive our weekly newsletter, please join our mailing list.

Got a question about our open lectures? Check our FAQs.

DID YOU KNOW that we record some of our open lectures and they are available to watch again on our YouTube channel?

Contact us

open-lectures@york.ac.uk
01904 324778
@UoYEvents
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Upcoming events

Thursday 10 July 2025 2pm

CoSTAR Live Lab Presents: Joyce Nga Yu Lee

A public talk exploring Digital UX in Arts and Cultural events from the perspective of people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism.

Tuesday 22 July 2025 1pm

Dryland social-ecological systems in a changing environment

This talk by Dr. Li will focus on land degradation in drylands, and the ecological impacts of large-scale ecological projects in China’s drylands.

Wednesday 30 July 2025 7pm

Honeybees, human health AND the future of humanity

James Fearnley, after 35 years studying propolis, launches BeeArc to address humanity's crises through deeper understanding of bees and nature.

Wednesday 20 August 2025 1pm

Building Artist-Centric Tools: Machine learning in production

Riley Miladi explores artist-centric machine learning tools, balancing innovation and creativity in production at CoSTAR Live Lab’s public talk.

Thursday 4 September 2025 2pm

AI from a filmmaker's perspective

CoSTAR are excited to welcome John Mateer for an inspiring public talk as part of their CoSTAR Live Lab Presents series on “AI from a Filmmaker's Perspective”.

Getting to the University

The majority of lectures are held on the University 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.

More information on reaching the University together with maps and additional parking information can be found on our Information for Visitors webpages.

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Maps and directions

Most lectures are held on the University campus. Find out how to get here.

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Contact us

open-lectures@york.ac.uk
01904 324778
@UoYEvents
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