Open lectures

Sir Paul Nurse in conversation with The Times Science Editor, Tom Whipple

Professor Marion Turner explores late-medieval views on fiction, its relationship to poetry, rhetoric, and ethics, focusing on Chaucer and reader emotions.

Come join York's Drug Science Society for a public lecture on art, altered states, and the therapeutic potential of creativity with the phenomenal multi-media artist Harry Pack!

This lecture explores how two Renaissance English writers used Italian culture to justify England’s conquest of Ireland in the late 1500s.

Join Writers at York for a Water Poetics reading with Dr. Briony Hughes, featuring poetry, discussion on hydropoetics, and a water-writing demonstration.

Coinciding with the publication of T.J. Clark’s Those Passions: On Art and Politics (Thames & Hudson, 2025), Adam Phillips and Clark will be in conversation about art, politics, and psychoanalysis.

This talk explores how psychedelics support trauma healing by reshaping social roles, perceptions, and rituals beyond medical frameworks.

A delve into the research featured in Channel 4's 'Swiped' documentary and the links between sleep and mental health.

Join the EUTERPE Spring School opening evening exploring multilingual translation, with talks and readings.

A poetic performance-lecture exploring language, feeling, and vulnerability—where words meander, evoke, and create meaning beyond the literal.

In collaboration with Comma Press, the EUTERPE project is honoured to present a panel on Palestinian British voices.

Curtis Chin’s memoir explores growing up Chinese American in 1980s Detroit, his family’s restaurant, and his journey as a writer.

Join us for an event which connects sustainability researchers and practitioners to explore future built environments through discussions, partnerships, and thematic sessions.

CoSTAR Live Lab is excited to welcome Dr Phil Coleman for an exciting public talk exploring the innovative L-ISA technology by L-Acoustics.

This lecture explores how bacteria and viruses evolve, shaping social life through water infrastructures, disease spread, antimicrobial resistance, diet, and pollution.