Open lectures: Semester 1 - 2024-25

Indrajit Roy's Audacious Hope explores acts of resistance in India, highlighting democratic struggles against authoritarianism, casteism, and majoritarianism.

The Department of Archaeology present a talk for World Menopause Day.

We will share highlights from recent research on childbirth, including anonymised real-world examples, to show how decisions are made about birth between midwives, women and their birth partners.

Research about solutions to perinatal loneliness identified that LGBTQ+ parents and carers experienced discrimination and exclusion, which resulted in feelings of loneliness.

This collection captures survival, mourning, and hope amid violence, drawing from media, history, and personal experiences of invasion.

Are you ready to take your business beyond just profits and create lasting value for your employees, customers, stakeholders and the wider community?

Research about solutions to perinatal loneliness identified that LGBTQ+ parents and carers experienced discrimination and exclusion, which resulted in feelings of loneliness.

What do policymakers mean when they use the language of vulnerability?

Andy Beckett discusses his book 'The Searchers' - a study of Diane Abbott, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Ken Livingstone and John McDonnell.

A celebration of business-led initiatives for sustainable and resilient development.

A philosophical ethics centered on epiphanies explores their significance, impact, and appropriate responses, as Sophie will discuss.

The Company of Merchant Adventurers is delighted to welcome Julian Richer — retail entrepreneur, campaigner, philanthropist ,author, Sunday Times columnist and Company member — to the Merchants’ Hall.

Mary Powley was a pioneering dialectologist, contributing to Victorian dialectology and Viking studies in Cumbria, especially local culture.

This talk examines Guji women's folk songs as tools to challenge patriarchy, convey stories, and foster feminist solidarity.

William Bowes Morrell expanded York Conservation Trust, founded York Common Good Trust, and promoted environmental conservation in York.

A mini-conference to honour the life and work of Dr Richard Rowland.

What happens when we translate poetry? What decisions and negotiations do we make as translators and readers? How does translation affect one’s own writing?

Join us as we hear from Ian Rice, one of the Paralympics official photographers, about his Paralympic story and how he approaches his art creatively to capture some of the most iconic sporting images of the summer.   

The Paralympics highlighted assistive technology, but Jane Draycott explores its historical roots in classical antiquity prosthetics.