Lectures and seminars

AHCP Research Seminars

3 December 2025 - 3 December 2026
Please check the research seminars of the department here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/department-of-art-history-and-cultural-practices-115441163851

Frederick Douglass: A Global Life (SOLD OUT)

18:30 - 20:00 18 June 2026
Exploring the legacy and continued relevance of this remarkable abolitionist campaigner and advocate for social justice. Join us for the Inaugural Frederick Douglass Lecture, presented…

PPERC Launch: 'The Political Economies of Fossil Fuel Phase Out'

15:00 - 17:00 18 June 2026
Launch of the People, Place and Energy Research Centre with a guest lecture by Professor Peter Newell Launch of PPERC position paper on place-based energy transformations with Nannette…

MCRC 20th Anniversary Seminar - ‘Cancer in a time of conflict: from political economy to systems engineering’

15:00 - 16:30 22 June 2026
Keynote Speaker: Professor Richard Sullivan Venue: Oglesby Cancer Research Building lecture theatre Date: Monday 22nd June 2026, 15:00-16:30 (BST) How do you deliver life-saving cancer…

Developmental Dilemmas, Power, and Institutional Entrepreneurship: A Lens for Policy Analysis

11:00 - 12:00 23 June 2026
Speaker: William D. Ferguson, Gertrude B. Austin Professor of Economics Grinnell College Why do well-meaning developmental policies so often fail? Consider the recent collapse of…

WEI Seminar with Professor Keith Townsend

14:00 - 15:30 23 June 2026
Informality, Pathways, Time and the Future: Gaps and Future of Employee Voice Research Professor Keith Townsend, Department of Management, Griffith University, Australia Abstract…

Albatross Lecture 2026: Nature and Climate Justice

13:40 - 17:00 24 June 2026
Join us on 24th June 2026 for an inspiring talk with Birdgirl, Dr Mya-Rose Craig, aka Birdgirl, on the urgent need to protect our planet. Mya-Rose is a British-Bangladeshi ornithologist,…

Professor Christian Goeschel’s Inaugural Lecture: Senses, Emotions, and Politics in Germany in 1933

17:00 - 19:00 24 June 2026
Abstract: In the current global crisis of liberal democracy, a menacing threat of right-wing populism, and war in Europe and elsewhere, a fresh analysis of the Nazi capture of power…

Thomas Ashton Institute Lunch and Learn (online): Managing violence and aggression in retail

12:30 - 13:30 25 June 2026
Join the Thomas Ashton Institute for our first Lunch and Learn session, exploring the growing challenge of violence and aggression in the retail sector. Delivered by Dr Kara Ng and…

Lane Lecture 2026: The Evolution of Evidence and the Changing Nature of Employment: What this means for the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

16:30 - 18:00 21 October 2026
In collaboration with the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, the Thomas Ashton Institute is delighted to announce that registration for this years Annual Lane Lecture…

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