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Open lectures

Every term, the University organises free open lectures on a wide variety of topics and aimed at a general audience.  

Most lectures require pre-booking. Where tickets are needed, this is also indicated in any 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 information is always available here on our web pages. As these pages are updated frequently, they will publicise lectures which we were unable to include in the leaflet.

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 open lectures YouTube playlist? 

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01904 324778
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Upcoming events

Medical Physics

Explore Nuclear Medicine - from imaging techniques to treatment of diseases such as cancer.

Violence and rock paintings in the precolonial history of the Cape, South Africa

John Parkington discusses the history of conflict in the Cape, South Africa, by looking at archaeological finds including rock paintings.

Reinventing citizenship amidst democratic decline - Colloquium 6

A virtual gathering of activists, practitioners, and academics across the world who will together take a critical look at citizenship in an interdisciplinary context.

Levelling Up the UK economy: The need for transformative change

Discover what kind of transformative changes are needed in the political economy to achieve the ambition to Level Up.

Looking inside the nucleus

Explore the shape of exotic nuclei, and what the nucleons inside the nucleus are made of!

York Human Rights City Network (YHRCN) Indicator Report for 2022

York Human Rights City Network presents provisional findings for their seventh annual human rights indicator report at a free online public event.

Safe, ethical and secure: Robots you can rely on

John McDermid illustrates the evolution of robots over (at least) 40 years and considers what can be done to make them safe, ethical and secure.

Survivors: Children’s Lives after the Holocaust

How can we make sense of our lives when we do not know where we come from? This was a pressing question for the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, whose pre-war memories were vague or non-existent.

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
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