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Events Office at the University of York - providing free open lectures, York Festival of Ideas, #YorkTalks and more...
Watch previous talks - #YorkIdeas on YouTube
Watch previous talks - #YorkIdeas on YouTube
Now on YouTube! Last week we were delighted to welcome Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum to York to deliver the Cantor Modern Art Lecture, focusing on curating modern and contemporary art.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/TgYM0yieyAs
Watch now: https://youtu.be/TgYM0yieyAs
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Now on YouTube! Last week we were delighted to welcome Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum to York to deliver the Cantor Modern Art Lecture, focusing on curating modern and contemporary art.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/TgYM0yieyAs
Watch now: https://youtu.be/TgYM0yieyAs
Explore the role of holes in recent sculpture! Larne Abse Gogarty discusses how works by artists like Katrina Palmer use them not as voids, but as connectors that register social relations on our material world. Free talk: TODAY at 5pm. Booking required.
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
The Crud of the World, or, Holes Against Voids
This talk views holes in recent sculpture (Palmer, Noland, Heinemann) as conduits revealing history's ideological and material construction.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Explore the role of holes in recent sculpture! Larne Abse Gogarty discusses how works by artists like Katrina Palmer use them not as voids, but as connectors that register social relations on our material world. Free talk: TODAY at 5pm. Booking required.
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
🚀 Fixing Our Mess in Space! Dr Mark Post discusses the urgent issue of space junk and the new autonomous robots and modular satellites being developed to clean up orbit. Free webinar TONIGHT at 6.30pm. Book your place now!
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
Fixing Our Mess in Space!
Find out how new modular, robotic technologies will help with the problem of space debris around our planet, and will enable future space missions.
ow.ly
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🚀 Fixing Our Mess in Space! Dr Mark Post discusses the urgent issue of space junk and the new autonomous robots and modular satellites being developed to clean up orbit. Free webinar TONIGHT at 6.30pm. Book your place now!
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
Hiding in Plain Sight - Discover the real story behind York Minster's St William window. Sarah Brown reveals Beatrice de Roos as the window's true commissioner and most important medieval donor.
Online lecture, TONIGHT at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Online lecture, TONIGHT at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Hiding in Plain Sight: Rediscovering Beatrice de Roos in York Minster
Learn more about the fascinating Baroness Roos of Helmsley and how her patronage impacts the way we view women in the later medieval period.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hiding in Plain Sight - Discover the real story behind York Minster's St William window. Sarah Brown reveals Beatrice de Roos as the window's true commissioner and most important medieval donor.
Online lecture, TONIGHT at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Online lecture, TONIGHT at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
🚀 Fixing Our Mess in Space! Dr Mark Post discusses the urgent issue of space junk and the new autonomous robots and modular satellites being developed to clean up orbit. Free webinar on Weds 26 Nov at 6.30pm. Book your place now!
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
Fixing Our Mess in Space!
Find out how new modular, robotic technologies will help with the problem of space debris around our planet, and will enable future space missions.
ow.ly
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚀 Fixing Our Mess in Space! Dr Mark Post discusses the urgent issue of space junk and the new autonomous robots and modular satellites being developed to clean up orbit. Free webinar on Weds 26 Nov at 6.30pm. Book your place now!
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
Explore the role of holes in recent sculpture! Larne Abse Gogarty discusses how works by artists like Katrina Palmer use them not as voids, but as connectors that register social relations on our material world. Free talk: Wed 26 Nov, 5pm. Booking required.
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
The Crud of the World, or, Holes Against Voids
This talk views holes in recent sculpture (Palmer, Noland, Heinemann) as conduits revealing history's ideological and material construction.
ow.ly
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Explore the role of holes in recent sculpture! Larne Abse Gogarty discusses how works by artists like Katrina Palmer use them not as voids, but as connectors that register social relations on our material world. Free talk: Wed 26 Nov, 5pm. Booking required.
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
Hiding in Plain Sight - Discover the real story behind York Minster's St William window. Sarah Brown reveals Beatrice de Roos as the window's true commissioner and most important medieval donor.
Online lecture, Tues 25 Nov at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Online lecture, Tues 25 Nov at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Hiding in Plain Sight: Rediscovering Beatrice de Roos in York Minster
Learn more about the fascinating Baroness Roos of Helmsley and how her patronage impacts the way we view women in the later medieval period.
ow.ly
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hiding in Plain Sight - Discover the real story behind York Minster's St William window. Sarah Brown reveals Beatrice de Roos as the window's true commissioner and most important medieval donor.
Online lecture, Tues 25 Nov at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Online lecture, Tues 25 Nov at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
🚀 Fixing Our Mess in Space! Dr Mark Post discusses the urgent issue of space junk and the new autonomous robots and modular satellites being developed to clean up orbit. Free webinar on Weds 26 Nov at 6.30pm. Book your place now!
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
Fixing Our Mess in Space!
Find out how new modular, robotic technologies will help with the problem of space debris around our planet, and will enable future space missions.
ow.ly
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🚀 Fixing Our Mess in Space! Dr Mark Post discusses the urgent issue of space junk and the new autonomous robots and modular satellites being developed to clean up orbit. Free webinar on Weds 26 Nov at 6.30pm. Book your place now!
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
https://ow.ly/6Rct50XtnLx
Explore the role of holes in recent sculpture! Larne Abse Gogarty discusses how works by artists like Katrina Palmer use them not as voids, but as connectors that register social relations on our material world. Free talk: Wed 26 Nov, 5pm. Booking required.
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
The Crud of the World, or, Holes Against Voids
This talk views holes in recent sculpture (Palmer, Noland, Heinemann) as conduits revealing history's ideological and material construction.
ow.ly
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Explore the role of holes in recent sculpture! Larne Abse Gogarty discusses how works by artists like Katrina Palmer use them not as voids, but as connectors that register social relations on our material world. Free talk: Wed 26 Nov, 5pm. Booking required.
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
https://ow.ly/HjxW50XtnFu
Explore the fascinating concept of "On Irreverence" with writer and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips. This free open lecture is on TODAY at 5pm. Book your spot now for an insightful discussion.
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
On Irreverence
The first in a series of three lectures this year by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst.
ow.ly
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Explore the fascinating concept of "On Irreverence" with writer and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips. This free open lecture is on TODAY at 5pm. Book your spot now for an insightful discussion.
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
Hiding in Plain Sight - Discover the real story behind York Minster's St William window. Sarah Brown reveals Beatrice de Roos as the window's true commissioner and most important medieval donor.
Online lecture, Tues 25 Nov at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Online lecture, Tues 25 Nov at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Hiding in Plain Sight: Rediscovering Beatrice de Roos in York Minster
Learn more about the fascinating Baroness Roos of Helmsley and how her patronage impacts the way we view women in the later medieval period.
ow.ly
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hiding in Plain Sight - Discover the real story behind York Minster's St William window. Sarah Brown reveals Beatrice de Roos as the window's true commissioner and most important medieval donor.
Online lecture, Tues 25 Nov at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Online lecture, Tues 25 Nov at 7pm. Free, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Li6p50Xtnzi
Fast fashion is not a 21st-century problem! Join Dr Bethan Bide to explore 300 years of clothing history in Yorkshire, uncovering historical sustainability issues and pioneering solutions.
TONIGHT at 6.30pm at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, booking required.
https://ow.ly/upbP50XpbFy
TONIGHT at 6.30pm at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, booking required.
https://ow.ly/upbP50XpbFy
300 years of fast fashion in Yorkshire
Yorkshire's fashion history, from 18th-century dye pollution to modern recycling, reveals that textile sustainability issues and solutions are not new.
ow.ly
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Fast fashion is not a 21st-century problem! Join Dr Bethan Bide to explore 300 years of clothing history in Yorkshire, uncovering historical sustainability issues and pioneering solutions.
TONIGHT at 6.30pm at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, booking required.
https://ow.ly/upbP50XpbFy
TONIGHT at 6.30pm at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, booking required.
https://ow.ly/upbP50XpbFy
TODAY at 1pm - Join us to Rethink Conservation Strategies in Brazil! Dr Carlos Hugo Rocha explores how the UK National Park model can offer locally adapted solutions for the Atlantic Rainforest's Campos Gerais Ecoregion. Free admission.
https://ow.ly/JRsl50Xpbyj
https://ow.ly/JRsl50Xpbyj
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
TODAY at 1pm - Join us to Rethink Conservation Strategies in Brazil! Dr Carlos Hugo Rocha explores how the UK National Park model can offer locally adapted solutions for the Atlantic Rainforest's Campos Gerais Ecoregion. Free admission.
https://ow.ly/JRsl50Xpbyj
https://ow.ly/JRsl50Xpbyj
Explore the fascinating concept of "On Irreverence" with writer and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips. This free open lecture is on Wed 19 Nov from 5pm. Book your spot now for an insightful discussion.
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
On Irreverence
The first in a series of three lectures this year by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst.
ow.ly
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Explore the fascinating concept of "On Irreverence" with writer and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips. This free open lecture is on Wed 19 Nov from 5pm. Book your spot now for an insightful discussion.
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
TONIGHT at 6pm! Join us for a lecture with Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum, as he discusses 'Curating Modern Art Today'. Hear about his career at Tate Modern, the Met, and his landmark projects. Free admission, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/P0ss50Xn15f
https://ow.ly/P0ss50Xn15f
Curating Modern Art Today
We are delighted to welcome Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum, for this special edition of the Cantor Lectures, focusing on curating modern and contemporary art.
ow.ly
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
TONIGHT at 6pm! Join us for a lecture with Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum, as he discusses 'Curating Modern Art Today'. Hear about his career at Tate Modern, the Met, and his landmark projects. Free admission, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/P0ss50Xn15f
https://ow.ly/P0ss50Xn15f
Reposted by University of York Events
This is happening next Tuesday!
It promises to be a really interesting talk but do you know what will sweeten the deal (apart from it being free) if you attend?
We are making pom poms from 5.30pm which will go on our Christmas tree at York Minster!
It promises to be a really interesting talk but do you know what will sweeten the deal (apart from it being free) if you attend?
We are making pom poms from 5.30pm which will go on our Christmas tree at York Minster!
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is happening next Tuesday!
It promises to be a really interesting talk but do you know what will sweeten the deal (apart from it being free) if you attend?
We are making pom poms from 5.30pm which will go on our Christmas tree at York Minster!
It promises to be a really interesting talk but do you know what will sweeten the deal (apart from it being free) if you attend?
We are making pom poms from 5.30pm which will go on our Christmas tree at York Minster!
Join us to Rethink Conservation Strategies in Brazil! Dr Carlos Hugo Rocha explores how the UK National Park model can offer locally adapted solutions for the Atlantic Rainforest's Campos Gerais Ecoregion. Tues, 18 Nov 2025, 1-1:50pm. Free admission.
https://ow.ly/JRsl50Xpbyj
https://ow.ly/JRsl50Xpbyj
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join us to Rethink Conservation Strategies in Brazil! Dr Carlos Hugo Rocha explores how the UK National Park model can offer locally adapted solutions for the Atlantic Rainforest's Campos Gerais Ecoregion. Tues, 18 Nov 2025, 1-1:50pm. Free admission.
https://ow.ly/JRsl50Xpbyj
https://ow.ly/JRsl50Xpbyj
Fast fashion is not a 21st-century problem! Join Dr Bethan Bide to explore 300 years of clothing history in Yorkshire, uncovering historical sustainability issues and pioneering solutions.
Tues 18 Nov, 6.30pm at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, booking required.
https://ow.ly/upbP50XpbFy
Tues 18 Nov, 6.30pm at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, booking required.
https://ow.ly/upbP50XpbFy
300 years of fast fashion in Yorkshire
Yorkshire's fashion history, from 18th-century dye pollution to modern recycling, reveals that textile sustainability issues and solutions are not new.
ow.ly
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Fast fashion is not a 21st-century problem! Join Dr Bethan Bide to explore 300 years of clothing history in Yorkshire, uncovering historical sustainability issues and pioneering solutions.
Tues 18 Nov, 6.30pm at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, booking required.
https://ow.ly/upbP50XpbFy
Tues 18 Nov, 6.30pm at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, booking required.
https://ow.ly/upbP50XpbFy
Biblical scholar Dom Henry Wansbrough reveals the dangerous, sometimes deadly, history of Bible translation. Hear stories of violence and theological strife involving figures like Tyndale.
TONIGHT at 6pm!
https://ow.ly/FtQv50XpbjQ
TONIGHT at 6pm!
https://ow.ly/FtQv50XpbjQ
Fire on the Earth: The dangerous life of a Bible translator
Dom Henry Wansbrough explores the dangerous history of biblical translation, where theological disagreements sparked violence and death for translators.
ow.ly
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Biblical scholar Dom Henry Wansbrough reveals the dangerous, sometimes deadly, history of Bible translation. Hear stories of violence and theological strife involving figures like Tyndale.
TONIGHT at 6pm!
https://ow.ly/FtQv50XpbjQ
TONIGHT at 6pm!
https://ow.ly/FtQv50XpbjQ
Join us for a lecture with Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum, as he discusses 'Curating Modern Art Today'. Hear about his career at Tate Modern, the Met, and his landmark projects. Free admission, booking essential. Mon 17 Nov at 6pm.
https://ow.ly/P0ss50Xn15f
https://ow.ly/P0ss50Xn15f
Curating Modern Art Today
We are delighted to welcome Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum, for this special edition of the Cantor Lectures, focusing on curating modern and contemporary art.
ow.ly
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us for a lecture with Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE, Director of the British Museum, as he discusses 'Curating Modern Art Today'. Hear about his career at Tate Modern, the Met, and his landmark projects. Free admission, booking essential. Mon 17 Nov at 6pm.
https://ow.ly/P0ss50Xn15f
https://ow.ly/P0ss50Xn15f
TONIGHT at 6pm - Join us for 'Designing York: Past, present, future' in the Huntingdon Room, King's Manor. Experts will discuss how architecture engages with York's history and its evolving needs. Free admission, booking required.
https://ow.ly/NYts50Xpbfo
https://ow.ly/NYts50Xpbfo
Designing York: Past, present, future
Our talk will explore how architecture engages with York’s historic fabric while looking ahead to the city’s evolving needs.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
TONIGHT at 6pm - Join us for 'Designing York: Past, present, future' in the Huntingdon Room, King's Manor. Experts will discuss how architecture engages with York's history and its evolving needs. Free admission, booking required.
https://ow.ly/NYts50Xpbfo
https://ow.ly/NYts50Xpbfo
Explore the fascinating concept of "On Irreverence" with writer and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips. This free open lecture is on Wed 19 Nov from 5pm. Book your spot now for an insightful discussion.
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
On Irreverence
The first in a series of three lectures this year by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst.
ow.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Explore the fascinating concept of "On Irreverence" with writer and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips. This free open lecture is on Wed 19 Nov from 5pm. Book your spot now for an insightful discussion.
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
https://ow.ly/PyPh50XpbMv
Biblical scholar Dom Henry Wansbrough reveals the dangerous, sometimes deadly, history of Bible translation. Hear stories of violence and theological strife involving figures like Tyndale.
RESCHEDULED - Fri Nov 14, 6pm.
https://ow.ly/FtQv50XpbjQ
RESCHEDULED - Fri Nov 14, 6pm.
https://ow.ly/FtQv50XpbjQ
Fire on the Earth: The dangerous life of a Bible translator
Dom Henry Wansbrough explores the dangerous history of biblical translation, where theological disagreements sparked violence and death for translators.
ow.ly
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Biblical scholar Dom Henry Wansbrough reveals the dangerous, sometimes deadly, history of Bible translation. Hear stories of violence and theological strife involving figures like Tyndale.
RESCHEDULED - Fri Nov 14, 6pm.
https://ow.ly/FtQv50XpbjQ
RESCHEDULED - Fri Nov 14, 6pm.
https://ow.ly/FtQv50XpbjQ
TODAY at 5.30pm - How are video games transforming Medieval Art History? Dr Glaire Anderson (Assassin's Creed Mirage consultant) gives a free talk on bridging games, academia, and cultural representation.
Register now!
https://ow.ly/qt1V50XlMMV
Register now!
https://ow.ly/qt1V50XlMMV
Video games and the work of Medieval art history: Possibilities for public impact through industry collaborations
Dr. Glaire Anderson discusses her work bridging academia, video games, and heritage sectors, including consulting on Assassin's Creed Mirage.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
TODAY at 5.30pm - How are video games transforming Medieval Art History? Dr Glaire Anderson (Assassin's Creed Mirage consultant) gives a free talk on bridging games, academia, and cultural representation.
Register now!
https://ow.ly/qt1V50XlMMV
Register now!
https://ow.ly/qt1V50XlMMV
TONIGHT at 7pm - Join editor Bernard O'Donoghue for 'Editing Heaney,' a fascinating talk on compiling the new, definitive collection of Seamus Heaney's poems. Free admission, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Mry650XlN2W
https://ow.ly/Mry650XlN2W
Bernard O’Donoghue: Editing Heaney
Bernard O’Donoghue discusses The Poems of Seamus Heaney, a landmark collection of Heaney’s works, with Hugh Haughton.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
TONIGHT at 7pm - Join editor Bernard O'Donoghue for 'Editing Heaney,' a fascinating talk on compiling the new, definitive collection of Seamus Heaney's poems. Free admission, booking essential.
https://ow.ly/Mry650XlN2W
https://ow.ly/Mry650XlN2W