Upcoming Events
Thursday, 3rd October 2013
8:30AM - 11:30AM
Newcastle University Business School
Changing Age for Business
What Opportunities does an Ageing Society offer my Business
Event agenda includes a keynote from Professor Tom Kirkwood, and insights from Julian Healey - former Head of Marketing at Saga. Admission: Free, but please register online. Contact for further information: Helen Neat Tel: 0191 222 6837 Email: changingage@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 3rd October 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Sarah Beth Briggs (piano)
Programme to include:
Mozart: Fantasy in C Minor, K475
Beethoven: Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, Pathetique
This concert commemorates the 25th anniversary of the death of Denis Mathews, who was Professor of Music at Newcastle University from 1971-1984.
Free admission
Thursday, 3rd October 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Hannah Bellamy (flute), Megan Hindle (soprano), Adam Stapleford (drums), Euan Duncan (highland bagpipes)
Free admission
Thursday, 3rd October 2013
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Research Beehive 2.21, Old Library Building
Seminar
Rogério Puga: The British Presence in Macau: 1635-1793
SML Research Seminar Series and Instituto Camões Seminar
The Instituto Camões-funded Centro de Língua Portuguesa develops its own programme of Portuguese-related events: a lecture by Rogério Puga and a film on Macau. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Ana Cristina Ana Assuncao Tel: 0191 222 7481 Email: ana.assuncao@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 3rd October 2013
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Research Beehive, 2.21, Old Library Building
Workshop
Film about Macau
SML Research Seminar Series and Instituto Camões Seminar
Presentation and screening of the film "A última vez que vi Macau" ("The last time I saw Macau") with English subtitles. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Ana Assuncao Tel: 0191 222 7481 Email: ana.assuncao@ncl.ac.uk
Friday, 4th October 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
Tawny Owl and Vole Populations in Kielder Forest
Based on 20 years of research, Professor of Ecology Xavier Lambin (Aberdeen University) will explore the relationship between owl and vole populations in Kielder Forest. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Saturday, 5th October 2013
11:00AM - 3:30PM
Hatton Gallery, The Quadrangle, Newcastle University
Workshop
Big Moon Draw
Celebrating the Second Moon Project by artist Katie Paterson
Come along to the Hatton Gallery for lots of drawing activities for adults and children with a moon and space theme. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Hazel Barron-Cooper Tel: 0191 222 6059 Email: hazel.barron-cooper@twmuseums.org.uk
Tuesday, 8th October 2013
12:30PM - 2:30PM
Research Beehive, Room 2.21
Workshop
Horizon 2020 - Briefing 1
Horizon 2020 is the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. This is the first of two identical in-house briefings which will provide an overview of Horizon 2020. Admission: Free, but it is necessary to register. Contact for further information: Grania Rogers Tel: 0191 222 8959 Email: grania.rogers@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 8th October 2013
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, NE1 7RH
Seminar
The Noise
New murder mystery play with science advice from the Institute of Neuroscience
Join a pre-show discussion on the science behind the play with Tim Griffiths, Professor of Cognitive Neurology at Newcastle University. Admission: £14.50 (free to ticket holders for the play). Contact for further information: Northern Stage Tel: 01912305151 Email: info@northernstage.co.uk
Wednesday, 9th October 2013
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Newcastle University Business School, Room 5.14
Seminar
Seminar
Reconceptualising Aesthetic Labour, Sexualised Labour, and Sex work: Spezzatura and the Spezzatori
Dr Jo Grady (University of Leicester) reports on the experiences of female employees in the West African banking sector. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Dr Jenny K Rodriguez Tel: 0191 208 1718 Email: jenny.rodriguez@ncl.ac.uk
Wednesday, 9th October 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
India Grows at Night: a liberal case for a strong state
Gurcharan Das, bestselling author and journalist
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Thursday, 10th October 2013
9:30AM - 5:00PM
Royal Armouries, Armouries Drive, Leeds.
Regener8 Annual Conference
Translating Regenerative Medicine to a Global Market
The strength of the UK sector in commercialising therapies in the fast growing field of regenerative medicine means it is well placed to do this on an international scale. The conference will address the issues from the viewpoint of small, mediaum and large industries. Admission: £110 + VAT; Students: £75 +VAT - please register. Contact for further information: Dawn Tudge, Horizonworks Marketing, 0191 211 1948 / 07816 231 940, E-mail: dawn@horozonworks.co.uk
Thursday, 10th October 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Sandra Kerr & Friends
Unfortunately this concert will not feature Peggy Seeger as she has been taken ill. The concert will now be: Sandra Kerr & Friends: traditional and newly-penned songs and instrumental music performed on a variety of instruments, with colleagues and students.
Free admission
Thursday, 10th October 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Matthew Ryan (piano), Rosemary Pollock (oboe), Sarah Holmes (soprano)
Free admission
Thursday, 10th October 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Fine Art Lecture Theatre
Professor Danny Dorling Public Lecture
Too Many People - Too Few Houses
The first in this years Architecture, Planning and Landscape public lecture series. Admission: Free but booking essential. Contact for further information: Anne Fry Tel: 0191 222 5648 Email: anne.fry@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 10th October 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
From Syria to Scotland: geopolitics in today's world
Sir Hew Strachan, Chichele Professor of the History of War and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
Defence Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Friday, 11th October 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
Mantle plumes: latest research
Professor Gillian Foulger from Durham University will explore the latest research on a possible explanation - up-welling currents of hot mantle material. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 15th October 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Bioorthogonal chemistry, an enabling tool for biology and drug development
Professor Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley
Wynne-Jones Memorial Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Wednesday, 16th October 2013
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Bede House Catholic Chaplaincy, 14 Windsor Terrace, NE2 4HE
Faith&Food
Why go to church? What on earth can the Mass offer me
Share some food and an aspect of our faith in a friendly enviroment. This discussion will be on what the Catholic Mass can do for me. Admission: £1 Contact for further information: Mia Fox Tel: 07713 259173 Email: mia.fox@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 17th October 2013
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Newcastle University Business School, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
From Leazes Terrace to Sunset Boulevard -
guest lecture with music mogul Terry Ellis
Terry Ellis, co-founder of Chrysalis Music, music producer and manager will get your feet tapping along with his rock and roll past. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Ruth Warwick Tel: 208 1637 Email: ruth.warwick@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 17th October 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Roller Trio
James Mainwaring (tenor saxophone and electronics)
Luke Wynter (guitar)
Luke Reddin-Williams (drums)
Still in their early 20s, the Roller Trio met whilst studying at Leeds College of Music. Their music is a fresh, visceral stew of conventional and experimental sounds that feature stonking riffs, thrashy noise, evocative songs and electronic soundscapes.
Free admission
Thursday, 17th October 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Jamie Stockbridge (saxophone), Victoria Hodges (soprano), David Curry (guitar)
Free admission
Thursday, 17th October 2013
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Newcastle University Business School, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
Music industry: past, present and future
For this panel debate three music industry professionals will share insights into their illustrious careers : Tony Wadsworth CBE, Terry Ellis, and Paul Rodgers. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Ruth Warwick Tel: 208 1637 Email: ruth.warwick@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 17th October 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Travelling with Elizabeth Bishop
Linda Anderson, Professor of Modern English and American Literature, Newcastle University
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Friday, 18th October 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
Mountain Plants of Sichuan, China
Professor Richards, Emeritus Professor of Botany (Newcastle University) has visited on three occasions to study this flora. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 22nd October 2013
5:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
T Dan Smith – hero or villain?
Chris Foote Wood, journalist, broadcaster, author; North East councillor
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Wednesday, 23rd October 2013
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Research Beehive, Room 2.22
Workshop
Horizon 2020 - Briefing 2
This is the second of two identical in-house briefings providing an overview of Horizon 2020, the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Admission: Free, but it is necessary to register. Contact for further information: Grania Rogers Tel: 0191 222 8959 Email: grania.rogers@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 24th October 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
Kings' Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Trio Volant
Thomas Evans (clarinet)
Imogen Coe (oboe)
Christopher James (bassoon)
An opportunity to hear some of the lesser-known gems of the wind chamber music repertoire by a student ensemble from the Royal Northern College of Music. Programme to include works by Milhaud, Ibert and Canteloube.
Free admission
Thursday, 24th October 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
KIng's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Daniel Rose-Jones (recorder)
Free admission
Thursday, 24th October 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Scaffolding and care
Camila Batmanghelidjh, Founder and Chief Executive of Kids Company
Sophia Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Friday, 25th October 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
The effect of extreme weather on seabirds
Dr Francis Daunt,Seabird Ecologist leads a team of researchers (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in Edinburgh) exploring effect of extreme weather. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Saturday, 26th October 2013
12:15PM - 1:15PM
The Sage Gateshead
Public Lectures :
BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking Festival of Ideas
Professor Sally Davies
Tuesday, 29th October 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
The renaissance in British co-operative activity: a history of the Co-operative Group, 1863–2013
Professor John Wilson, Director, Newcastle University Business School
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Wednesday, 30th October 2013
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
A broad field: antiquarianism in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century
Dr David Clarke, former Keeper of Archaeology at the National Museums of Scotland
Thursday, 31st October 2013
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Research Beehive
Workshop
Justice and Fairness in the City
One day workshop
Organised by the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape and Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability. Admission: Free but pre-booking required. Contact for further information: Anne Fry Tel: 5648 Email: anne.fry@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 31st October 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Leah Stuttard (gothic harp)
Music from the late 15th century, featuring dances, English songs and works by John Bedyngham, including the most famous song of thw ehole century, O Rosa bella.
Free admission
Thursday, 31st October 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Kings's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Afra Jurkiewicz (piano)
Free admission
Friday, 1st November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
The 8.2 ka BP event
Angus Lunn is the former head of Adult Education at Newcastle University and will be exploring a unique combination of at least three separate geological processes. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 5th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Doctors aren’t what they used to be
Professor Sir Peter Rubin, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Tuesday, 5th November 2013
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Bede House Catholic Chaplaincy, 14 Windsor Terrace, NE2 4HE
Faith&Food
Stop Climate Chaos!
Fr Ignacio Blasco SJ will lead this discussion as part of the Hungry for Change campaign. We'll share some food too! Admission: £1 Contact for further information: Mia Fox Tel: 07713 259173 Email: mia.fox@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 7th November 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
A centenary celebration of Benjamin Britten
James Geer (tenor)
Ronald Woodley (piano)
Songs of Benjamin Britten, including a selection from the intense, post-WWII settings of the Holy Sonnets of John Donne, the rarely heard Six Hölderlin Fragments, and Cantitle I My Beloved is Mine. There will also be a sample of Britten's highly personal realisations of songs by Henry Purcell.
Free admission
James and Ronald will also be appearing in the INSIGHTS' Public Lecture, 'Britten and the voice', given by Professor Eric Cross at 5.30pm in the Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building.
Thursday, 7th November 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Andrew Parr (concertina), Marcus Adams (voice)
Free admission
Thursday, 7th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Britten and the voice
Professor Eric Cross, Newcastle University, featuring James Geer and Ronald Woodley
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Friday, 8th November 2013
10:00AM - 5:00PM
Research Beehive, Old Library Building, Newcastle University
Workshop
Workshop: Genocide Studies
Sound, Image, Archive
Newcastle University's Genocide Studies Group is hosting a one-day workshop. More details on our website. Admission: Free, but please register with organisers. Contact for further information: Dr Beate Muller / Dr Ian Biddle Tel: 01912228844 Email: beate.muller@ncl.ac.uk
Friday, 8th November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
Roe Deer in the North East of England
Ian Smailes looks at Roe Deer ecology, management issues and regional population variances (and interlopers). Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 12th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
The making of Margaret
Charles Moore, writer and biographer
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Thursday, 14th November 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
KIng's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Programme to include:
Saint-Saens: Romance, Op. 37
Copland: Duo
Enescu: Cantabile et Presto
Juliettte Bausor (flute)
Alisdair Beatson (piano)
Free admission
Thursday, 14th November 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Free admission
Thursday, 14th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
The role played by plants, animals, fungi and soils in forensic investigation
Dr Patricia Wiltshire, University of Aberdeen
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Friday, 15th November 2013
10:15AM - 2:00PM
CRF Seminar Room, Clinical Research Facility
Seminar
Taking cell therapies into the clinic
Newcastle Biomedicine Cellular Therapies Facility Showcase
Talks on: - islet transplantation for chronic pancreatitis - tolerogenic dendritic cells for rheumatoid arthritis - autologous limbal stem cells - Miltenyi Clinimacs Prodigy. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Helen Kelt Tel: 0191 208 3246 Email: helen.kelt@ncl.ac.uk
Friday, 15th November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
Kielder Forest: past, present and future
Graham Gill (forest Manager for the Forestry Commission's forests in the north) describes the process of transformation from the post-war plantation into a diverse-structured forest. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Sunday, 17th November 2013
7:30PM - 9:30PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Bach: Cantata 79, Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79
Bach: Mass in F Major, BWV 233
Zelenka: Miserere in C Minor, ZWV 57
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Joanne Lunn (soprano)
Beth McKay (alto)
Peter Harvey (baritone)
Newcastle Bach Choir
Newcastle Baroque
Eric Cross (conductor)
Tickets: £15 and £12, with a £2 reduction for senior citizens, half-price for students, and free for 18s and under. Available from Newcastle TIC on 0191 277 8003 or Windows on 0191 232 1356
Wednesday, 20th November 2013
5:00PM - 7:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Celebrating student research scholarships and expeditions 2013
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Thursday, 21st November 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
VAMM
Catriona Macdonald (fiddle)
Patsy Reid (fiddle and viola)
Marit Falt (latmandola)
Contemporary tunes of Aidan O'Rourke and Jim Sutherland sit alongside 19th-century reels, as well as the group's own compositions. VAMM's sound is led by the strength of melodic and harmonic beauty rather than their cultural backgrounds, combining intricate, lyrical arrangements and bass-thumping rhythms.
Free admission
Thursday, 21st November 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Amy Leach (voice)
Free admission
Friday, 22nd November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
The harlequin ladybird: an alien invader
Helen Roy (NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) will explore insights we have gained on the life history of the Harlequin Ladybird in Britain. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 26th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
The dilemmas of transition: opposing and inheriting colonial regimes
Professor Judith M Brown, University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow, Balliol College
British Scholar Society Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Wednesday, 27th November 2013
8:30AM - 5:30PM
Central Newcastle
Conference
Return on Innovation (ROI) Conference
Line-up of academic experts to ground-breaking practitioners from the UK and beyond, the new annual event aims to share their expertise and knowledge on applying innovation to businesses successfully. Admission: Register interest via website to receive ROI conference alerts & qualify for the Super Early Bird price of £99+VAT. Contact for further information: Emma Jones Tel: 0191 4909150 Email: info@roiconf.co.uk
Thursday, 28th November 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Biscoe & Co
Chris Biscoe (saxophones, clarinets, flute)
John Pope (double bass)
Roger Turner (percussion)
In the world of jazz and improvisation it's not just the music that is constantly changing - the combinations of musics can also be very flexible. So it is with this afternoon's artists; working together for the first time, united by mutual admiration, trust, and a curiosity "to see what happens". The music will be wholly improvised, without any pre-determined constraints.
Free admission
Thursday, 28th November 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Kate Lewis (voice)
Free admission
Thursday, 28th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Climate change: what’s virtue got to do with it?
Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate and Culture, Department of Geography, King’s College London
Friday, 29th November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
East Scotland Sea Eagles
Rhian Evans ( East Scotland Sea Eagle Officer for the RSPB) will talk about the ecology of White-tailed Eagles and east coast reintroduction. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 3rd December 2013
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Bede House Catholic Chaplaincy, 14 Windsor Terrace, NE2 4HE
Faith&Food
What''s the Bible all about
Share some food and discussion on our topic through the Catholic perspective. Admission: £1 Contact for further information: Mia Fox Tel: 07713 259173 Email: mia.fox@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 5th December 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Richard Burton: the aspirant scholar
Professor Chris Williams, School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Saturday, 7th December 2013
7:30PM - 9:30PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16, soloist Matthew Ryan
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op.98
Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra
Simon Fidler (conductor)
Tickets: £9, £5, £3, available from 28 October onwards. Please contact Olivia Cameron on 0191 222 8463 or email olivia.cameron@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 12th December 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band
A return performnace by the North Yorkshire-based Army Band. The concert features a varied wind band programme, including new compositions by Newcastle University music students, as well as James Curnow's Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew.
Free admission
Thursday, 12th December 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Free admission
Tuesday, 21st January 2014
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Holmes Lectures for Children: Powering the world
The global home: sustainable living
Wednesday, 22nd January 2014
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Holmes Lectures for Children:Water - vital for life
The global home: sustainable living
Thursday, 23rd January 2014
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Holmes Lectures for Children: Feeding the world
The global home: sustainable living
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by staff from the Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability (NIReS) at Newcastle University
To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk
Wednesday, 5th March 2014
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Bede House Catholic Chaplaincy, 14 Windsor Terrace, NE2 4HE
Ash Wednesday Mass
Catholic Mass with the distribution of Ashes. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Mia Fox Tel: 07713 259173 Email: mia.fox@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 13th March 2014
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Bede House Catholic Chaplaincy, 14 Windsor Terrace, NE2 4HE
Faith&Food
Apocalypse Now! - The Godless Society
Share some food and a guided exploration of the Godless society. Confession available afterwards. Admission: £1 Contact for further information: Mia Fox Tel: 07713 259173 Email: mia.fox@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 8th May 2014
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Bede House Catholic Chaplaincy, 14 Windsor Terrace, NE2 4HE
Faith&Food
Controversial Issues: Abortion, Euthanasia, Gay Marriage
Share some food and a discussion on the Catholic Church and these controversial life issues. Admission: £1 Contact for further information: Mia Fox Tel: 07713 259173 Email: mia.fox@ncl.ac.uk
