Upcoming INSIGHTS Public Lectures
INSIGHTS Public Lectures and Debates at Newcastle University are free and open to all. Pre-booking is required.
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INSIGHTS Lecture: In conversation with Professor Sir Michael Marmot
by Professor Sir Michael Marmot, University College London
Date
Time
Location
30 September 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Black History Month Lecture: Sign o’ the times by Professor Jason Arday
by Professor Jason Arday, University of Cambridge
Date
Time
Location
14 October 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: Doctors by nature: How ants, apes and other animals heal themselves by Professor Jaap de Roode
by Professor Jaap de Roode, Emory University
Date
Time
Location
21 October 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne Lecture: Last line of defence? Excavating the Roman frontier at Magna fort by Rachel Frame
by Rachel Frame, The Vindolanda Trust
Date
Time
Location
29 October 2025
18:00 - 19:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: Preserving human languages and cultures in the age of AI by Dr Maite Melero
by Dr Maite Melero, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Date
Time
Location
6 November 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins
by Professor Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University
Date
Time
Location
11 November 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: Some kind of love: Actions and reactions to living on a damaged planet with Uta Kögelsberger
with Uta Kögelsberger, Newcastle University
Date
Time
Location
18 November 2025
17:30 - 18:30
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
by Sarah-Jane Laing, Chief Executive, Scottish Land & Estates
Date
Time
Location
25 November 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: What are books for? Jane Austen investigates by Professor Fiona Stafford
by Professor Fiona Stafford, University of Oxford
Date
Time
Location
27 November 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: Tales from the biomedical frontier
Date
Time
Location
2 December 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
INSIGHTS Lecture: Music, heritage, place: A decentralised history of English music
by Professor Stephen Rose, Royal Holloway, University of London; Professor Kirsten Gibson and Nancy Kerr, Newcastle University
Date
Time
Location
4 December 2025
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lecture for Children: Our immune system: the army inside our body (Lecture 1)
Date
Time
Location
21 January 2026
17:00 - 18:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Holmes Lecture for Children: Guardians of health: how oral hygiene supports our immune system (Lecture 2)
Date
Time
Location
28 January 2026
17:00 - 18:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University