INSIGHTS Public Lectures
INSIGHTS Public Lectures at Newcastle University are free and open to all.
Newcastle University's public lecture programme, INSIGHTS, cover a wide range of disciplines and frequently include key contemporary issues, particularly those that affect our daily lives.
The lectures are delivered by leading public figures and eminent scholars. Any views expressed by speakers are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Newcastle University.
All our events remain free and open to all, but pre-booking is now required. Bookings for lectures will open at 10.00am one week before the event.
Autumn 2024 programme:
- Election 2024: A very British revolution by Peter Kellner (Tuesday 8 October)
- From black squares to full circles: Did the 2020 scramble for Black writers make a difference? by Patrice Lawrence (Thursday 10 October)
- Molds, mushrooms and medicines by Professor Nicholas P Money (Tuesday 15 October)
- Stronger together: How can we build a North East safe for all? (Wednesday 16 October)
- New voices on arts, humanities and social sciences (Tuesday 22 October)
- Memorial dissonances: Undoing the Valley of Cuelgamuros in contemporary Spain by Francisco Ferrandiz (Thursday 24 October)
- The extramural settlements and bathhouse at Birdoswald by Professor Ian Haynes (Wednesday 30 October)
- Our global future: How neuroscience, technology, and philosophy will shape society by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan (Tuesday 5 November)
- The 2024 United States Presidential Election by Emeritus Professor Iwan Morgan (Thursday 7 November)
- What a load of rubbish! Bins, behaviours and the circular economy by Dr Helen Holmes (Tuesday 12 November)
- Making connections for a nature- and people-positive world by Professor Anusha Shah (Thursday 14 November)
- A multi-sensory journey to a black hole: Using sound to enhance data exploration, accessibility, and immersive education by Dr Chris Harrison (Thursday 21 November)
- When healthcare harms: Why inclusive treatment of disabled people can avoid health inequities by Professor Tom Shakespeare (Thursday 28 November)
- Sounding the Angel: Recording the grassroots memorial site at the Angel of the North by Professor Anne Whitehead and David de la Haye (Tuesday 3 December)