Open lectures

This lecture examines King Offa of Mercia (r. 757–796), who united most of southern England and reshaped governance. Drawing on coins, charters, and chronicles, it cuts through post-mortem criticism to reassess his pivotal medieval legacy.

The first in a series of three lectures this year by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst.

Join us for an insight into the world of craftsmanship and award winning design with Contemporary British Silversmith, Brett Payne.

Join Tony Simons as he explores the fascinating history of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, from its original concept in 1899, to its opening in 1913, to its closure in 1981 and its subsequent revival as a heritage railway.

Join us on a journey into the second quantum revolution...from abstract concepts to new technologies.

Writers Kym Deyn, Katherine Horrex and J.A. Mensah will speak about their experiences as New Writing North’s Jerwood Fellows, exploring how they have developed their practice and navigated the publishing industry. 

Robin Sundaram will explore how businesses can move from sustainability ambition to practical action.

An interactive launch workshop for Alison Phipps’ book Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism, exploring how sexual violence fuels capitalist processes and moving political economy theory to practice.

An online webinar presenting York and Sheffield research on how lifelong deafness remaps the brain to boost peripheral vision and motion detection.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust CEO Rachael Bice presents a public lecture on 80 years of conservation and the courageous choices required to ensure nature and people flourish together by 2106.

Greg Jenner will reflect on his career and discuss all things horrible, funny, smelly, strange, and important about the past.