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Newcastle University Events

Discover events and activities in and around Newcastle University.

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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 Newcastle University

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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