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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

Mon
16
Feb

Samurai

Everyone recognises the figure of the samurai - a global icon of the fearless, virtuous warrior. But how much of the legend is true?

Tue
17
Feb

The Darker Side of the Middle Ages

In the York Medieval Lecture, Kathy Lavezzo will draw on her new book, Bad Medievalism and the Modernity Problem (Fordham, 2025).

Wed
18
Feb

The Imperfection of Applied Mathematics in the Art of Dürer and Holbein

This talk explores how Dürer and Holbein navigated the tension between abstract geometry and material reality in Renaissance-era Germany.