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
1st March 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
** LECTURE POSTPONED ** Accountability and legality in Iraq: extra-territorial human rights jurisdiction
Raza Husain QC, Matrix Chambers
Please note this lecture has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, a new date will be announced shortly (updated 10 February 2012).
6th March 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Enlisting Dumbledore’s army: children’s stories and human rights
Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty
Fickling Lecture on Developments in Children’s Literature
Free admission, no pre-booking required
8th March 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
From bi-versity to true university: bringing together the sciences and humanities
Professor Edward Slingerland, Canada Research Chair in Chinese Thought and Embodied Cognition, University of British Columbia
School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required
15th March 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Dark matters
Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie
British Science Association Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required
19th April 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
The Queen – art and image
Paul Moorhouse, curator, 20th century, National Portrait Gallery
Free admission, no pre-booking required
