Open lectures: Semester 1 - 2025-26
Upcoming events
Delve into the concept of Just Earth and how we all play a part in shaping our environment for future generations.
This webinar shares findings from a research project comparing Domestic Abuse (DA) responses in Victoria, Australia and Greater Manchester, UK, focusing on system change.
Adam Hanieh's IGDC lecture examines the Middle East's role in the fossil fuel economy, linking global capital to regional crises, inequality, and violence.
Palladio's Four Books of Architecture is an artfully composed treatise that manipulated sources and misrepresented his work to secure his fame and an architectural agenda.
Joint book launch: Two York historians explore 19th-century labour politics, transnational radicalism, and indentured migration following the abolition of slavery.
Explore how professionals working alongside architecture help bring projects to life; at times offering challenge, at times providing support but always shaping the final vision.
Find out about the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), which supports biobased and chemical innovations by providing funding, facilities, and expertise to overcome scale-up challenges for commercial viability.
Join us to explore the uses of robotics in medical applications.
Past events
The talk addresses the radical disruption of AI/ML in engineered systems, focusing on safety, security, and ethical challenges, and presenting assurance solutions.
What has digital technology ever done for us? Successes and challenges for disabled and older people
This lecture discusses successes and challenges of the digital revolution for disabled and older people, focusing on accessibility and future improvements.
Find out how new modular, robotic technologies will help with the problem of space debris around our planet, and will enable future space missions.
This talk views holes in recent sculpture (Palmer, Noland, Heinemann) as conduits revealing history's ideological and material construction.
Learn more about the fascinating Baroness Roos of Helmsley and how her patronage impacts the way we view women in the later medieval period.
The first in a series of three lectures this year by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst.
Yorkshire's fashion history, from 18th-century dye pollution to modern recycling, reveals that textile sustainability issues and solutions are not new.
Campos Gerais, Brazil, needs a shift from the US Park model to a UK National Park partnership approach for sustainable conservation and land management.
We are delighted to welcome Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum, for this special edition of the Cantor Lectures, focusing on curating modern and contemporary art.
Dom Henry Wansbrough explores the dangerous history of biblical translation, where theological disagreements sparked violence and death for translators.
Our talk will explore how architecture engages with York’s historic fabric while looking ahead to the city’s evolving needs.
Bernard O’Donoghue discusses The Poems of Seamus Heaney, a landmark collection of Heaney’s works, with Hugh Haughton.
Dr. Glaire Anderson discusses her work bridging academia, video games, and heritage sectors, including consulting on Assassin's Creed Mirage.
Join Greg Jenner and Professor Nicky Milner for a Stone Age talk, covering Star Carr and Greg's book, Totally Chaotic History: The Stone Age Runs Wild.
Specialists will discuss war crimes and accountability for IHL violations in Ukraine and other conflicts, considering new warfare methods.
Caroline Fowler, Starr Director of the Research and Academic Program at the Clark Art Institute, hosts a research seminar on 'Drawing as Discipline'.
Join us to celebrate International Day of Medical Physics and the birthdays of trailblazing nuclear physicists, Marie Curie and Lise Meitner, with a talk on pioneering research into nuclear medicine.
VPI, a major UK/Ireland/Germany power company, is developing Humber Zero, a large-scale carbon capture project to decarbonise industrial power.
Des Fitzgerald will discuss his book, The City of Today is a Dying Thing, critiquing the 'green is good' urban health rhetoric.
This exhibition uses posters, maps, and audiovisual stories to showcase the experiences of minoritised academics and influence minds.
Catherine Tackley will explore post-WWI jazz in Britain, its impact on music, dance, and morality, and the lifting of restrictions with WWII.
Are you a parent or carer of a child aged 5 or under? What do you know about parental leave in the UK and how can it be improved?
Alison Pilnick will argue that patient-centred care's focus on autonomy inadvertently sidelines medical expertise, hindering improved health outcomes.
Join us for the launch of Sunny Singh’s Refuge, featuring a reading and conversation with poet Anthony Capildeo.
Edna Annie Crichton was York's first lady Lord Mayor 1941-42, only five and a half centuries after the office was created in 1389!
From planets to stars to nebulae, space is full of fascinating objects. Find out how we're exploring astrophysical phenomena in the lab.
Could the heat beneath our feet help power a low-carbon future? Join us for an evening exploring the science, opportunities and impact of deep geothermal energy.
Oonagh Smyth, Chief Executive of Skills for Care, will explore the future of adult social care, exploring the opportunities and risks shaping the sector and how policy can help meet the increasing care needs of the population.
Graduate Jack Mackay returns to York to discuss his acclaimed Gothic debut Gloam, share writing insights, and inspire aspiring authors.
Join us this World Mental Health Day for this fun and informative session!
A conversation and reading with the writer Rozie Kelly
Daniel Burrell discusses Yorkshire GREEN’s role in reinforcing Yorkshire’s electricity network, enabling clean energy transfer, collaboration, and supporting UK net zero.
A discussion explores Britain’s radical politics through global, anti-colonial, and transnational networks, launching two books rethinking history’s local myths.
A discussion on tackling health inequalities by exploring equity-weighted GP funding to better support disadvantaged patients and improve outcomes.
Tom’s lecture explores fear of crime, its political exploitation, and strategies for fostering constructive, progressive public debates on justice.
Join the York Sustainability Network for a discussion around AI and how whether it's possible to use it sustainably.
Explore new research on Viking silver, coinage, and power in Northern England (850–950), highlighting York’s regional influence.
A presentation and discussion of Billy Holzberg’s prize-winning Affective Bordering, exploring emotions, race, and deservingness in migration and border politics.
Join YESI for a seminar on Purulia’s Indigenous wall paintings, exploring eco-friendly traditions, festivals, and community-driven art’s role in sustainability and environment.
A free event of local ghost stories from York residents. Accessible, captioned, and family-friendly. Delivered by Skald Theatre Group in collaboration with Hephaestus Theatre.
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”.
A free event of local ghost stories from York residents. Accessible, captioned, and family-friendly. Delivered by Skald Theatre Group in collaboration with Hephaestus Theatre.