University Events

Upcoming Lectures

Upcoming Lectures

INSIGHTS Public Lectures at Newcastle University are free and open to all. Pre-booking is required.

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.

Any views expressed by speakers are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Newcastle University.

Unless otherwise stated, lectures are held in-person in the Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, NE1 7RY. All our events remain free and open to all, but pre-booking is required. Bookings for lectures will open at 10.00am one week before the event. The booking link for each event can be found within the below event listing.

Please be aware there have been some changes to the published INSIGHTS programme this spring. Download a copy of the‌ INSIGHTS Spring 2023 Programme Card - Updated ‌(PDF: 5,076 KB).

  • *Lecture Postponed*: British Academy Lecture: One is not born, but becomes, a genius: Another Simone de Beauvoir by Dr Kate Kirkpatrick

    Date/Time: Postponed - New date to be confirmed

  • Lecture to mark International Women’s Day: Oh Bondage Up Yours! A history of feminism by Dr Hannah Dawson

    Date/Time: Thursday 9 March 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • *Lecture Postponed* Tyneside Geographical Society Lecture by Amy Lamé

    Date/Time: Postponed until Autumn 2023

  • *Lecture Postponed* Put out more flags – the rise of English nationalism by Chris Mullin

    Date/Time: Postponed until Autumn 2023

  • INSIGHTS Public Lecture: Breaking down the barriers in the treatment of cardiovascular disease by Professor Vijay Kunadian

    Date/Time: Tuesday 28 February 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • *New Date* INSIGHTS Public Lecture: Punching above our weight? How Britain broke the world by Arthur Snell

    Date/Time: Tuesday 25 April 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • *New Date* LGBT+ History Month Lecture: Variations: Writing trans memoir, fiction and journalism by Juliet Jacques

    Date/Time: Thursday 30 March 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • Defence Lecture: Are women better leaders than men, does diversity matter in military operations? by Major General Kristin Lund

    Date/Time: Tuesday 7 February 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • INSIGHTS Virtual Lecture: Barbara Strang Lecture: Our resilient English language by Professor Kate Burridge

    This is an online lecture

    Date/Time: Thursday 18 May 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Online Lecture

  • INSIGHTS Public Lecture: Measuring Mount Everest’s weather by Dr Tom Matthews

    Date/Time: Tuesday 14 March 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • INSIGHTS Public Lecture: Aftermath: Writing to hope by Professor Preti Taneja

    Date/Time: Tuesday 7 March 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • INSIGHTS Public Lecture: War in Europe: the invasion of Ukraine one year on (Panel Discussion)

    Date/Time: Tuesday 16 May 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • INSIGHTS Public Lecture: New voices on arts, humanities and social sciences

    Date/Time: Thursday 11 May 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • INSIGHTS Public Lecture: AI and data science: Opportunities and threats by Professor Paul Watson

    Date/Time: Thursday 4 May 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • INSIGHTS Public Lecture: Virtual You: How building your digital twin will revolutionise medicine and change your life by Roger Highfield

    Date/Time: Thursday 27 April 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

  • INSIGHTS Public Lecture: Can Humanity Survive the Anthropocene? It depends on who we think we are by Professor Graham Parkes

    Date/Time: Thursday 23 March 2023, 5.30pm

    Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University