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.
All lectures are free and open to all, with spaces allocated on a first-come first-served basis - for more popular talks an overspill room will be in operation.
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.
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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 October 2013
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
India Grows at Night: a liberal case for a strong state
Gurcharan Das, bestselling author and journalist
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
10th October 2013
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
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.
15th October 2013
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
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.
17th October 2013
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Travelling with Elizabeth Bishop
Linda Anderson, Professor of Modern English and American Literature, Newcastle University
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
22nd October 2013
17:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
T Dan Smith – hero or villain?
Chris Foote Wood, journalist, broadcaster, author; North East councillor
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
