To mark ten years since his landmark BBC TV series A History of Britain was broadcast, Simon Schama is making a two-day visit to the University of York.

A former Cabinet Minister in Afghanistan will tomorrow examine the country's progress towards recovery and reconstruction in a lecture at the University of York.

Alex Graham, the creator of BBC TV's Who Do You Think You Are is to visit the University of York today.

We all think that we know what it is to be creative – and generally, we think it’s a good thing. But what exactly is creativity? And how do we tell a creative idea, person or act from an uncreative one?

Sigrid Rausing, graduate of the University of York, philanthropist, writer and champion of human rights will give a keynote address entitled 'American Torture: CIA theories of interrogation' at a major public event focusing on human rights.

A leading authority on British colonial history is to give a Royal Historical Society lecture at the University of York this week.

Nobel Prize Winner Professor Sir Harold Kroto is to deliver the Cantor Nanoscience Lecture at the University of York next week.

Most people look forward to a cup of tea or coffee – but why does a cuppa taste so good and why is it so refreshing?

New facilities opening today (10 September) will help scientists in York develop drugs and vaccines to combat chronic diseases that devastate the lives of millions of people across the world.

Specialists from more than 30 countries will attend an IT 'summit' at the University of York later this month.

More than 2,500 men and women graduate from the University of York this week. Here are some of their stories.

A distinguished author, one of Britain’s leading film and television directors, the Archbishop of York, an architect of South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution and a woman who has become one of Britain’s leading scientists despite leaving school at 16 are to receive honorary degrees from the University of York this week.

Experts will discuss how young people are encouraged to engage with civil society in the 21st Century in a seminar at the University of York.

Contradictory attitudes to water and the way this precious commodity shapes our lives will be considered in a public lecture this week.

The dangers to human health posed by air pollution in York will be considered in a public lecture this week.

The battle to preserve York Minster in the face of the British weather will be the subject of a public lecture at the University of York.

The role of cannabis and carbon dioxide in producing a greener society will be explored in the first of a new series of lectures on the environmental issues facing York.

The reasons behind the increased use of medicines and the consequences for society will be considered in a public lecture at the University of York.

The different philosophical approaches to the concept of the organism will be explored in a public lecture at the University of York.

The sounds and sights of the 1960s will mark the launch of a new annual public lecture at the University of York.

Schoolchildren will have the chance to share stories to make you smile with writer Anne Fine at a special Writers @ York event hosted by the University of York’s Humanities Research Centre.

Prospective Parliamentary candidates representing the three main parties in the York Outer constituency will take part in Question Time-style public debate at the University of York.

The complex relationship between homosexuality and fascism will be explored in a public lecture at the University of York.

A group of University of York music students is aiming to put the city’s Spring Festival of New Music in the national spotlight.

A panel of MPs, all of whom studied at the University of York, will cross swords in a political debate in the Palace of Westminster tomorrow.

The impact of the Long Reformation beyond the churchyard will be discussed in a public lecture at the University of York.

One of the world’s leading experts on the economics of climate change will call for 2010 to be a “year of strong decisions” in a public lecture at the University of York.

The limits of freedom of speech will be explored in the 2010 Morrell Memorial Address on Toleration.

Scientists seeking to better understand how creatures have developed should be inspired as much by Aristotle as Darwin, according to a leading scientist.

Reducing the risk of failure in major IT projects is the theme of the first IBM Lecture at the University of York.

One of Europe’s foremost composers, Veljo Tormis, is to visit the University of York next week for a concert celebrating his music on the National Day of his native country, Estonia.

Students will have the chance to learn how to eat well on a budget when the Cooking Bus visits the University of York.

The use of technology to bridge the gap between governments and the governed will be discussed in a public lecture at the University of York.

The role of the city in encouraging harmonious community relations will be explored in a lecture at the University of York.

The scientist behind the development of a technique which has revolutionised the way crimes are investigated around the world is to speak at the University of York.

The science of the stars will be explored in a day of events at the University of York.

The University of York is to award honorary degrees to an expert on human face perception, a moral and political philosopher and the founder of an influential cross-cultural theatre company.

A graduate of the University of York, who was the mystery figure who played a key role in ending apartheid, is to visit the university next week.

The Copenhagen summit demonstrated the complexity of establishing a global approach to climate change, leaving businesses unsure how to plan for an internationally regulated carbon emissions environment.

Poet, playwright and author Simon Armitage is to give a public reading at the University of York.