Newcastle University Events
Discover events and activities in and around Newcastle University.
Our events
At Newcastle University you can enjoy an extensive programme of public lectures, music concerts, gallery exhibitions and other activities, right here on campus. All the venues are a short walk from each other and are close to the city centre. Plus, many of our cultural venues and events are free to attend.
Undergraduate Recitals, 5 August 2025
Date:
5 August 2025
Time:
14:00 - 16:25
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Newcastle University
Postgraduate Recitals, 22 August 2025
Date:
22 August 2025
Time:
11:30 - 14:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Postgraduate Creative Project Assessments, Friday 22 August, King's Hall
Date:
22 August 2025
Time:
12:00 - 14:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
UK Stroke Research Workshop
Date:
3 September 2025 - 4 September 2025
Time:
10:30 - 17:00
Location:
David Shaw Lecture Theatre, The Medical School
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INSIGHTS Lecture: In conversation with Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Date:
30 September 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
Black History Month Lecture: Sign o’ the times by Professor Jason Arday
Date:
14 October 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
INSIGHTS Lecture: Doctors by nature: How ants, apes and other animals heal themselves by Professor Jaap de Roode
Date:
21 October 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne Lecture: Last line of defence? Excavating the Roman frontier at Magna fort by Rachel Frame, The Vindolanda Trust
Date:
29 October 2025
Time:
18:00 - 19:00
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
INSIGHTS Lecture: Preserving human languages and cultures in the age of AI by Dr Maite Melero
Date:
6 November 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins
Date:
11 November 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Newcastle University Orchestra Concert - 15 November 2025
Date:
15 November 2025
Time:
19:30 - 21:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: Some kind of love: Actions and reactions to living on a damaged planet with Uta Kögelsberger
Date:
18 November 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Cameron-Gifford Lecture: Rural relationships: The changing dynamics between landlords and tenants, and between communities and rural business by Sarah-Jane Laing
Date:
25 November 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
INSIGHTS Lecture: What are books for? Jane Austen investigates by Professor Fiona Stafford
Date:
27 November 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
INSIGHTS Lecture: Tales from the biomedical frontier
Date:
2 December 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: Music, heritage, place: A decentralised history of English music
Date:
4 December 2025
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
Holmes Lecture for Children: Our immune system: the army inside our body (Lecture 1)
Date:
21 January 2026
Time:
17:00 - 18:00
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lecture for Children: Guardians of health: how oral hygiene supports our immune system (Lecture 2)
Date:
28 January 2026
Time:
17:00 - 18:00
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University