Conferences
Public Lectures : Philosophy
9th May 2013
17:30 - 19:00
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
Michael J Sandel, Harvard University
Lord Patten Lecture on Social Renewal
Free to attend, open to all
21st February 2013
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Why Rousseau was Wrong: Christianity and the Secular Soul
The Very Reverend Dr Frances Ward, Dean of St Edmundsbury, Bury St Edmunds
Free admission, no pre-booking required
Chaplaincy Lecture
24th January 2013
17:00 - 18:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lectures for Children: The big bang!
Our Place in the Universe
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by the Astrophysics Group in the School of Mathematics and Statistics 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
23rd January 2013
17:00 - 18:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lectures for Children: The living planets
Our Place in the Universe
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by the Astrophysics Group in the School of Mathematics and Statistics 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
22nd January 2013
17:00 - 18:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lectures for Children: Our amazing sun
Our Place in the Universe
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by the Astrophysics Group in the School of Mathematics and Statistics 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
21st November 2012
17:30 - 19:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Celebrating student research scholarships and expeditions 2012
Free admission, no pre-booking required
4th October 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Standing on the shoulders of giants: the search for Darwin’s predecessors
Rebecca Stott, Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia
Free admission, no pre-booking required
24th April 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Immortalism
Mary Midgley, philosopher and writer
Philosophical Society Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required
27th October 2011
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Slavery, evil deeds and rethinking the past
James Walvin, Emeritus Professor of History, University of York
Lecture to mark Black History Month
Free admission, no pre-booking required
20th October 2011
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
The history of white people
Nell Painter, Edwards Professor Emerita, Princeton University
Lecture to mark Black History Month
Free admission, no pre-booking required
