Open lectures: Semester 2 - 2023-24

Join us in the beautiful Guildhall as we discuss the benefits of AI for the environment and for social good.

Join the Drug Science Society for a fascinating discussion and learn more about the gears driving Britain's underground drug scene.

Giovanni Bellini's Feast of the Gods may reflect Este's porcelain collection, exploring material culture's metaphoric role.

The University of York's SHaRE IT! Project explores barriers to reporting public sexual harassment for minority women, aiming for improved police response.

Professor Bernadka Dubicka reflects on the key challenges affecting the mental health of children and young people in the 21st century.

An interactive event looking at the effect Shakespeare has had on art, both past and present.

Tayab Ali talks about the recent legal battle in the International Court of Justice.

This lecture reflects on the growth in the cracks of the edifices of the past, and of imperial and national narratives.

Stars form galaxies, create elements, and fuel life; asteroseismology studies star interiors, aiding understanding of cosmic evolution.

Paul Johnson explores UK economy costs, government spending impact on welfare, education, health, and future prospects.

Join us for a deep dive into the evolution of research ethics in social sciences over the past 20 years!

This research seminar will explore the challenges, both intellectual and practical, of making a large exhibition of British art for an Italian museum organisation in the period post-Brexit and post-Covid.

Explore how indigenous people’s mobilizations for political recognition, electoral influence and social justice are entangled with struggles for land in various Asian and African countries

Explore the evolution of plasma science and engineering over the last 50 years, since the very first Institute of Physics Plasma Conference that took place in 1974.

Experts discuss Ferrybridge - a 150MW / 300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project, based on the site of the former SSE-owned coal-fired power station. The plant was decommissioned by SSE in 2016.

Join Dr Sarah Casewell to explore exoplanets - planets orbiting stars other than our own Sun. Find out about current and future space missions and telescopes that allow us to discover these new worlds.

Nuclear medicine is crucial to both image processes within the human body and treat diseases such as cancer. Join us to find out what nuclear physics research can contribute and how we can increase the accessibility of nuclear medicines.

Explore our Solar System and beyond in this family-friendly exhibition. Discover the night sky in an inflatable planetarium, glimpse new worlds in virtual reality, tour the observatory - the Astrocampus, have fun with robots, and lots more!

With live explosions and more, join us for a family-friendly, fun-filled look at space exploration. Discover how rockets launch, whether space can make your blood boil, and how astronauts train to use the toilet in space!

Join Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology - University of York and Liam Byrne, Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill, for a fascinating discussion about his new book.

In this talk Luke will take you on a journey from the atmosphere to the bottom of the oceans, from global warming to the nanoscale workings of these remarkable photosynthetic micro- organisms.

Fusion may be the solution to the climate crisis, but what are the physics and engineering challenges? Join us to find out about the prototype fusion energy plant STEP, the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production.

Join us for the Creative Encounters exhibition launch, where you will have a chance to see the artwork up close and then hear from the artists themselves about the thinking behind their creations.

Analysing Mesopotamian Campaign artifacts reveals insights into Allied soldiers' perspectives and unique craft responses to colonial power.

An insightful evening exploring the interdisciplinary field of psychedelics, from their neuroscience to how their use has shaped culture and philosophy.

This lecture will explore the nostalgia people felt in the fourteenth century and its expressions across Italy, France and England, across a range of media – from political petitions, to chronicles, lyric poetry, sermons and manuscript illuminations.

On the heels of Woodstock, a group of teen campers are inspired to join the fight for disability civil rights.

A screening of The Unequal Pandemic and panel discussion featuring Debbie Abrahams MP, Prof Kate Pickett and the COVID Realities project.

This lecture will seek to account for the popularity of domes in Islamic architecture.

Discover the key concepts of particle physics and find out about the big open questions that researchers are currently exploring in the second of a series of webinars for the Binding Blocks Nuclear Physics Masterclasses.

Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips explores sacrifice, choices, and change in his latest book, On Giving Up.

In this talk Professor Fay Bound Alberti explores the history and practice of face transplants as a surgical approach to severe facial trauma.

Find out about Naloxone - what it is, its importance as an emergency medication for the use of reversing the effects of opioid overdose.

Join us for the exciting launch of a new world-class initiative; the Centre for Assuring Autonomy.

UKAEA leads fusion energy delivery, advancing technology at FTF in Rotherham for sustainable, low-carbon future.

Join a panel of experts in a conversation about responsible food production and consumption.

Discover the nuclei of atoms like you've never seen them before in the first of a series of lectures for the Binding Blocks Nuclear Physics Masterclasses.

Francesca Bratton will read from her debut Stronger than Death: Hart Crane’s Last Year in Mexico (John Murray Originals, 2023), and will discuss her approach to life writing with Dr Nicoletta Asciuto. 

This event will inform members of the public, criminal justice practitioners, and staff and students at the University of York about the role of mental health in sentencing and engage the audience in debate and discussion on this important topic.

Angela Paul discusses her PhD research on the use of AI in policing from a socio-legal and human rights law perspective.

The Department of History invites you to join them for an interdisciplinary roundtable for LGBTQ+ History Month.

A discussion on Canton shawl's Spanish history, its role as a national symbol, and imperial implications.

Join Writers at York for a one-off Q&A with Alycia Pirmohamed in which we think about ‘What … it means to belong somewhere or to something’.

Join us for the opening of the new School of Physics, Engineering and Technology.

Join us to celebrate the official opening of the Institute for Safe Autonomy (ISA) at the University of York.

Anorexia Nervosa individuals show distorted beliefs, like perceiving self-starvation as an achievement; examining implications for illusory agency.

Supporting older LGBTQ+ individuals is vital due to lifelong discrimination; an expert panel discusses the challenges, inclusivity, and research during LGBT+ History Month.

Chris’s talk will cover:  His career to date at Lotus Cars and Marshall Aerospace; Composites and materials in sports cars; Materials in aerospace; Future materials and Additive manufacture and material.

This LGBTQ+ History Month we will take aim at the exclusion of LGBTQ+ people from the mental and physical health benefits of team sports.

Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy explores historical views on delusional thought, connecting ancient wisdom to modern philosophy and psychiatry.

Whilst South Sudan readies for its first post-independence elections, human rights concerns persist, urging international support.

What can critical discourse analysis, as both a method and conceptual approach, reveal in research into the development of connective infrastructures (roads, railways, ICT networks), past and present?