INSIGHTS Public Lectures
Welcome to the INSIGHTS Public Lectures website. Public lectures at Newcastle University are free and open to all.
Our aim is to offer a programme that will inform, stimulate, entertain, and excite debate. Many of our speakers are leaders in their field and all have something of special interest to convey. Our lectures cover a wide range of disciplines and frequently include key contemporary issues, particularly those that affect our daily lives. Please note that for some lectures it is necessary to reserve a place in advance.
Recordings of lectures
Many of our lectures are also available to download from our archive. Recordings of lectures are also available from Newcastle University's iTunes U page.
Important note: access to the Herschel Building
Please note that due to ongoing construction work, there is currently no access to the University campus from Percy Street. Recommended alternative routes to the Herschel Building from Haymarket are via the St Thomas’ Street entrance to campus (close to the junction with Queen Victoria Road), or along King’s Walk, off Barras Bridge.
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Disclaimer
Any views expressed by speakers are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Newcastle University.
Upcoming Public Lectures
9th February 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Managing London’s roads and keeping the capital moving at Games time
Garrett Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer of Streets and Traffic, Transport for London
Lecture in association with transportNewcastle, Newcastle University
Free admission, no pre-booking required
14th February 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
A Walk-On Part
Chris Mullin, author, journalist and politician
Free admission, no pre-booking required
16th February 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Newcastle University Business School, Barrack Road
Productivity and a ‘total delivered cost’ approach to growth
Trevor Mann, Senior Vice-President of Manufacturing, Nissan
R W Mann Lecture
Please note: this lecture will take place at Newcastle University Business School, Barrack Road. The event is free but you are asked to pre-book by visiting: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/about/events/item/r-w-mann-public-lecture or telephone 0191 208 1637.
21st February 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Charles Dickens: A Life
Claire Tomalin, writer and biographer
Lecture in association with the Literary & Philosophical Society, Newcastle upon Tyne
Free admission, no pre-booking required
1st March 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Accountability and legality in Iraq: extra-territorial human rights jurisdiction
Raza Husain QC, Matrix Chambers
Free admission, no pre-booking required
