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Open lectures and outreach

Science outreach

Co-ordinate and publicise activities that engage the public with current science research.

Schools and colleges

Activities and engagement opportunities for schools, parents and teachers.

Departments

Departments across the University perform outreach work.

Want your outreach resource listed on this page? Email communications-support@york.ac.uk to let us know. 

Open lectures

Open lectures can help raise the profile of research in your department, or showcase a distinguished visitor.

Upcoming open lectures

Wed
7
May

Those Passions: On art, politics, and psychoanalysis

Coinciding with the publication of T.J. Clark’s Those Passions: On Art and Politics (Thames & Hudson, 2025), Adam Phillips and Clark will be in conversation about art, politics, and psychoanalysis.

Thu
8
May

The right to protest for children and young people: Setting an agenda for human rights cities

This lecture explores children's protest history, their rights to peaceful assembly, and how cities can support youth activism safely.

Tue
13
May

Psychedelics and the Traumatic Imagination: Three sociological hypothesis

This talk explores how psychedelics support trauma healing by reshaping social roles, perceptions, and rituals beyond medical frameworks.