Josh Milburn discusses plastic pollution and the impact of the fishing industry on our oceans

A discussion about the possibilities and limits of housing public policies in the context of extreme poverty

Join expert Library and Archive staff to learn more about the wonderful, often remarkable, stories that the University's collections can tell

A discussion on the fifteenth-century shrine of the Sufi-poet Shah Ni’matullah-e Wali

What has really been the impact on public attitudes towards Brexit over the last 3 years? And what does Brexit mean for Britain's electoral future?

Do we really need to rely on highly polluting, energy intensive materials like concrete, or imported building products such as plastic insulations, when we have a viable alternative growing in the field down the road?

Ameen Nemer talks about contemporary human rights in his home country of Saudi Arabia

A research symposium featuring a range of speakers talking about their research into sustainable materials and innovative alternatives for currently used single use or unsustainable products

Dr Nic Carslaw talks about indoor air pollution

The first talk in a new series from the Department of Environment and Geography

Professor Silk will describe the dark side of the Universe, how we measure it, and why it matters.

Adam Phillips discusses attention-seeking

To date the Anthropocene has been an antibiotic epoch, marked by systematic (if patchy) efforts to eradicate, control, and rationalise life...

Join expert Library and Archive staff to learn more about the wonderful, often remarkable, stories that the University's collections can tell

A visiting human rights defender from Kazakhstan will speak about some of the many issues defenders face in their daily work

Marlon's a Jew. This didn't bother him much until he realised that some people he knew didn't believe the Holocaust happened. A darkly comic take of one man's journey through the conspiracy underworld...

A talk exploring the so-called Nasir al-Din Shah Album, currently held at the Golestan Palace Library in Tehran

This talk looks at the links between the history of squatting in London with current conflicts around housing, space, and property which prevail in that city today

Marc Schatzberger talks about his memories of the Holocaust

A visiting human rights defender from Turkey will speak about this climate of fear, and the socio-political environment

Jim Al-Khalili talks about science communication

Lisa and Michael discuss two case studies of turning an academic project into public enlightenment, entertainment and impact

Join the Department of English and Related Literature to celebrate the launch of Thin Ice Press

Mina Gabi will talk about his work defending minority rights in the MENA region

Dr Richard McClary looks at the rise in fascination with Mina’i ware

Things fall apart when empires crumble. This time, we think, things will be different. They are not. This time, we are told, we will become great again. We will not.

The York Union warmly invites you to attend our first external speaker event of 2019

Sir Hugh Bayley speaks about what can be done to alleviate the current humanitarian crisis

The second seminar in this series looking at psychology in education

The Borthwick Institute welcomes Ian McMillan to the University to celebrate the launch of the Yorkshire Historic Dictionary with a talk about language, history, tradition and creativity

This lecture will take stock of the ongoing damage in Yemen as well as current efforts to safeguard buildings and sustain conservation programmes

How can children be taught genetics so that they can be empowered to live in a genomic world ?

Join us in York for a one-day conference on the theory and practice of progressive local and city government.

York Society of Engineers present a talk on ground improvement