Conferences
Public Lectures : Literature, Language and Linguistics
7th May 2013
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
*EVENT CANCELLED* The Sacred Shore
Ronald Blythe, writer, essayist and editor
Please note that this event has unfortunately been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. We apologise for the short notice and any inconvenience caused.
25th April 2013
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
‘I Am Malala’: a story from the past and a story for the future
Sarah Brown, writer and charity campaigner
Free admission, no pre-booking required
Fickling Lecture on Developments in Children’s Literature
12th March 2013
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Ben Jonson and fame
Ian Donaldson FBA, Honorary Professorial Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne
Free admission, no pre-booking required
4th December 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Tennyson: a romantic in an un-romantic age
Emeritus Professor John Batchelor, Newcastle University
Free admission, no pre-booking required
15th November 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
The future of learning
Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University
Free admission, no pre-booking required
25th October 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
There are alternatives! Democratic education and the common school
Michael Fielding and Peter Moss, Institute of Education, University of London
Free admission, no pre-booking required
Social Renewal Lecture
18th October 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Ian Nairn: inspired by Newcastle
Gillian Darley, writer, broadcaster and prize-winning architectural journalist
Free admission, no pre-booking required
Thomas Sharp Lecture
5th October 2012
19:00 - 21:15
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture 2012 - The legacy of Dr Martin Luther King
Free admission, no pre-booking needed. All seats allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
26th April 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
‘Close the Coalhouse Door’: Pre-performance talk
Samuel West
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
