Calendar of events

Acclaimed historian, writer and broadcaster William Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before.

Discover what Malay magic and divination manuscripts from the late 18th to early 20th century reveal about magical and divinatory practices in Southeast Asia.

Join the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer John Crace and journalist Tim Dowling for some humorous, razor-sharp insights into modern-day Britain.

Discover how 3D visualisations are opening up new ways of experiencing pilgrimage, including the shedding of new light on Thomas Becket and the cult site of Canterbury.

Can robots really be conscious? Can we merge with AI as tech leaders like Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil suggest? Author Susan Schneider discusses what AI can truly achieve.

Discover how Weavr is providing new and exciting horizons for esports spectators, coaches and broadcasters with Florian Block of the University of York.

York is proud to be a host city for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup this autumn. Warm up for this exciting global event by hearing from those involved in its planning, preparation and legacy.

An expert panel discusses what remains to be done for girls and women to gain full possession of their sexual and reproductive rights, and the expected impacts on their health and wellbeing.

Reawaken your innate creativity through the potent Power of Play. All you need to take part is a pen, paper and a willingness to play!

Award-winning investigative journalist Ian Cobain reconstructs the killing of an RUC officer in Northern Ireland in 1978, offering a unique perspective on the Troubles.

Join York conservators Emma Lloyd-Jones and Catherine Firth to share your experiences of binding a simple book and to learn about different techniques.

Join us for the online York New Music Weekend featuring the work of Christian Mason, an award-winning composer and alumnus of the University of York’s Department of Music.

Explore some incredible photography through the career of York-based writer and curator Robert Powell.

From childhood to old age, how can literature show us ways to be wiser, more open and more self-aware? Psychoanalyst Josh Cohen reveals why fiction is much more than escapism and entertainment.

Experience how Interactive Media students test the boundaries between technology and creativity, immersing you into a world of innovative projects, critical perspectives, and interactive design pieces.

Explore representations of British higher education in the Inspector Morse series of books and television programmes with our expert speakers.

Jung Chang, the best-selling author of Wild Swans, reveals the lives of three extraordinary women who helped shape 20th-century China.

From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyse their prey, scientist Kenneth Catania unlocks the secrets behind some of nature’s most astounding animals.

Author Robert Tombs reveals how the decision to leave the EU is historically explicable - though not made historically inevitable – because of Britain's historical experience and deeper ties outside Europe.

Have you been inspired to mend a broken clock by the BBC series The Repair Shop? Well here’s your chance to learn how with conservator Matthew Read.

Faced with creeping authoritarianism, a new agenda for liberalism is needed. Historian and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash explores the future of liberalism in a post-Covid world.

Our virtual panel shines a spotlight on the black British-South African writer Noni Jabavu (1919-2008) with her York connection, whose work and fascinating story deserve to be better known.

Our speakers, including Dorothy Byrne, former Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4 News, examine the future of the media, discussing issues including impartiality, funding, populism and speaking truth to power.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Join Egyptologist Chris Naunton for a gorgeous presentation of intimate diaries and journals that capture the excitement of the golden age of Nile exploration.

Join us for the online York New Music Weekend featuring the work of Christian Mason, an award-winning composer and alumnus of the University of York’s Department of Music.

Author Joseph Zarate provides a deep insight into the cultures alive in the vanishing Amazon, and a forceful, shocking expose of the industries destroying this land.

Political philosopher Michael J Sandel of Harvard University argues it’s time to rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalisation and rising inequality.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Historian Christina Riggs explores how the world re-discovered Tutankhamun in the 1960s and ‘70s, turning an icon into an industry.

Astrophysicist Emma Chapman explores the brief but far-reaching period in the Universe's history when the very first stars burst into life and darkness gave way to light.

Experience how Interactive Media students test the boundaries between technology and creativity, immersing you into a world of innovative projects, critical perspectives, and interactive design pieces.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Join David Weintraub of Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, for the story of the search for life on Mars - and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans there.

What does it mean to be human? How do we want to live? And who will we be to each other in this century of such extraordinary promise and peril? Join the host of the renowned On Being radio show and podcast, Krista Tippett.

Take a fresh look at the Franco-Prussian War with our international panel of historians.

Join Greg Jenner, historical consultant to the award-winning TV comedy series Horrible Histories, and learn how he brings history to life through pop culture.

Experience how Interactive Media students test the boundaries between technology and creativity, immersing you into a world of innovative projects, critical perspectives, and interactive design pieces.

Why is ‘popular’ fiction often viewed as a form of guilty pleasure? Lydia Zeldenrust of the University of York investigates medieval romances, revealing why literary snobbery is timeless.

The musicians of Eboracum Baroque present The Story Orchestra: Four Seasons in One Day featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Join Jennifer Allison of the Army Museums Ogilby Trust to discover the history of tattooing policy and culture in the British Army.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Joe Shute of The Telegraph unpicks Britain's long-standing love affair with the weather and discusses what happens when it changes beyond recognition.

Join us for the online York New Music Weekend featuring the work of Christian Mason, an award-winning composer and alumnus of the University of York’s Department of Music.

How genuine are you at communicating who you really are? Duncan Lewis of Eaglei explores how to have the confidence to speak out and make an emotional connection with others.

Join author Madeleine Bunting as she explores the value and humanity of care, and offers a clarion call for change.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Biologist Sean B. Carroll of the University of Maryland, USA, presents an entertaining and thought-provoking account of one of the most important but least appreciated facts of life – the awesome power of chance.

Drawing on sources from the Bible to literature and social media, author Jessica Martin considers what a distinctive holiness might look like within the distorting pressures of our highly sexualised modern culture.

Join Richard Lane of York Community Energy for a trip through time as he explores the history and some of the possible futures of our electricity grid.

Discover how churches took centre stage in the hey-day of railway advertising before the Second World War.

Members of the University of York Choir join soloists Bethany Seymour, Jeanette Ager, Gwilym Bowen and Frederick Long, accompanied by Ben Horden and Peter Seymour, in two movements from Mozart’s great choral work, Requiem.

Take a whistle-stop tour of the psychology of thought with Helgi Clayton McClure and Scott Cole of York St John University as they tackle such slippery concepts as consciousness and mental freedom.

From Harvey Weinstein to the political misfortunes of Elizabeth Warren, author Kate Manne shows how privileged men’s sense of entitlement is a pervasive social problem with often devastating consequences.

Join Sharlene Teo, one of the most exciting and innovative contemporary novelists to debut in recent years, for a discussion and readings from her new work.

Discover how the Polonsky Foundation, which provides support for digitising ancient texts deposited in the world’s most eminent libraries, seeks to 'democratise access to manuscripts and scholarship generally'.

Can we really control computers with our brain? Find out the answer with Manousos Klados, of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Poet Molly McCully Brown explores living within and beyond the limits of a body - in her case, one shaped since birth by cerebral palsy, a permanent and often painful movement disorder.

Our expert panel reveals how a green recovery could create millions of jobs, promote our health and wellbeing, and lead us to a fairer, more resilient future.

Join Marian Ursu of Digital Creativity Labs and learn how Cutting Room, an authoring toolkit for interactive storytelling, is opening up new infinite horizons for both audiences and media producers.

Olivier Urbain of the Min-On Music Research Institute, Tokyo, explores the intersection between musicking and peacebuilding.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Science communicator James Lees explores just how little we all can (and do) know about science, and why we should and shouldn’t trust experts.

Neuroscientist Dean Burnett explores why mental health problems are so widespread, and why there is still so much confusion and stigma surrounding them.

What does it mean to be a woman with a northern accent in leadership settings in 2021? A panel of tenacious women come together to share their experiences, and offer advice and inspiration.

Find out about the Shakespeare’s Rivals project which aims to map the radically differing demands imposed on actors by the great playwrights who were Shakespeare’s competitors.

Join Susan Halfpenny, Stephanie Jesper and Siobhan Dunlop of the University of York as they voyage into our possible futures, reimagining our digital horizons.

Author Hannah Ross celebrates the excellence of women in the history of cycling.

What does ‘levelling up the economy’ mean? Is it just a new name for an old idea? And most crucially, is it possible? Our expert speakers discuss the challenges.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Join scientist, writer and storyteller Anna Ploszajski for a journey of exploration into the world of craft and discover the science behind the materials.

Author Rob Ainsley shows you tricks and tips to make people think you know more about maths than they do. And than you do.

Join us for a special film screening of Industry Voices followed by a discussion of the issues raised. Discover why the lack of diversity in the film and TV sector impacts not only on those working in the industry, but on those watching too.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Explore atoms in fiction and fact as you discover the past, present and future of atomic thought with Stuart Kenny and Helen Smith of the University of York.

Join forensic anthropologist Sue Black for a journey of revelation and discover the secrets hidden deep within our bones.

Find out how the development of a prototype tool will allow York’s rich archival heritage to be explored in new interactive ways.

Historian Peter Furtado explores how people around the globe have suffered and survived during plague and pandemic, from the ancient world to the present.

Channel the feminist power of mythical goddesses as you take a colourful tour of ancient deities and legends with authors E. Foley and B.Coates.

From scarecrow trails to the staging of their own Eurovision Song Contest, find out how a talented school community has come together through some remarkable multimedia projects during the pandemic.

What makes All Saints Church, North Street so special: its stained glass, its painted angel ceiling, the tile pavement? Join a tour with Heritage Officer Robert Richards and find out.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Go behind the magic of Harry Potter with author Roger Highfield as he illuminates the fascinating links between magic and science in the boy wizard's world.

What were the Science Wars? Does combat rhetoric around Covid and climate change unite or polarise? Our speakers explore the effects of warfare narrative in science, and introduce more productive metaphors in science communication.

The health benefits of music for our own health and wellbeing are now widely-recognised. But how can those providing music for others care for themselves? Hear the views of our expert panel.

The stained glass of All Saints Church is one of York's hidden treasures. Join Robert Richards to find out what makes these windows so unique.

The story of one of York’s most famous families - the Rowntrees - is best told through their newly catalogued archives. Join our speakers to learn more about the archives’ potential.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Award-winning journalist Philip Stephens of the Financial Times paints a fascinating portrait of a nation struggling to reconcile its waning power with past glory.

Neuroscientist Russell Poldrack discusses why bad habits are so hard to break and examines how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behaviour more effectively.

Where did the idea of human dignity come from, and how is it holding up in the 21st century? Join Peter Collier QC.

Discover how a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland is attracting numerous species to the University of York and providing an ecology laboratory for students.

Join award-winning psychology enthusiast Harriet Ennis for a fascinating talk with live Q&A, on altered states of consciousness. Topics range from terminal lucidity to the altered states of consciousness in dream.

From the ‘French Ripper’, Joseph Vacher, to H. H. Holmes and his ‘Murder Castle’, crime expert Drew Gray re-examines the most captivating and intriguing homicides of the 19th century.

Join us for a panel discussion exploring the ethics and importance of inclusivity in the modern world.

What makes All Saints Church, North Street so special: its stained glass, its painted angel ceiling, the tile pavement? Join a tour with Heritage Officer Robert Richards and find out.

Why can memories feel so real? Leading psychiatrist Veronica O'Keane shows how the mysteries of the brain are illuminated at the extremes of human experience.

An expert panel of theologians, scientists, and science-inspired musicians and poets discuss their work, its interaction, and how science, poetry and imagination can combine to enrich each community’s ideas.

The stained glass of All Saints Church is one of York's hidden treasures. Join Robert Richards to find out what makes these windows so unique.

Beauty expert Katie Service breaks down the big issues facing the skincare industry today, from recyclables and vegan or cruelty-free products to ‘dupes’ and toxic ingredients.

Find out how fusion has inspired blockbuster films from Back to the Future and The Saint to Chain Reaction and Spider Man II as we reveal the facts behind the fiction.

Find out about the discovery of a great Anglo-Saxon treasure, the research project that pieced its hundreds of gold and silver objects back together, and how they have transformed understanding of the warrior society of the day.

What role do the senses play in the experience of pilgrimage and sacred places? How can 3D visualisations bring medieval pilgrim experience to life? Join Dee Dyas of the University of York.

Find out about the legacy of James Montgomery, an 18th-century Sheffield-based poet, radical newspaper editor, hymn-writer, philanthropist and abolitionist.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Join us for an interactive and entertaining show mixing magic and world leading science, and see if we can read your mind LIVE with our ‘innovative’ cardboard brain scanner.

Volcanoes erupt around the world in lots of different ways - some pour out rivers of red-hot lava, while others explode with a bang! Find out why with volcanologists from the University of Manchester.

As we head towards COP26, find out about the role our oceans play in climate change and the actions required to tackle this pressing issue and to protect marine diversity.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Lose yourself in the vast sewer networks that lie beneath the world’s great cities – past and present – with author Stephen Halliday.

Join world-leading forensic psychologists Laurence and Emily Alison and find out how to get what you want from even the most difficult characters by creating instant rapport.

To infinity and beyond...or at least as far as the International Space Station! Take a fun-filled look at human space flight, with exciting experiments and live explosions.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new virtual science tour from Theatre of Science!

Sita, Princess of Mithila, has been celebrated in Hinduism as the wife of Lord Rama. Manasamitra presents a musical podcast that delves into her story, providing glimpses into the glorious epic Ramayana.

Join us for a thematic roller-coaster ride through cinema history with cultural critic Peter Conrad as he explores the ways film has changed how we see the world.

From a crime solved using quantum clues to a comedic take on quantum superposition, we present a special screening of the top ten shortlisted films of the international Quantum Shorts Festival.

Join Robert Pecksmith and Lauren Stokeld, the creators of an historical mystery prototype game, The Death of Walahfrid, and explore how we can make the past playable.

Find out about recent groundbreaking research on the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD with archaeologists Oliver Craig, Silvia Soncin and Tim Thompson.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Warm up for the re-scheduled Euro 2020 soccer tournament with former Premier League and FIFA listed referee Keith Hackett.

Enjoy an hour of rapid-fire entertainment as a troupe of York scientists takes to the stage with music, comedy, stories and tales of research.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Come and listen to top female scientists as they take science to the streets of York – standing on a soapbox!

What are the alternatives to capitalism? Alasdair Lord explores key aspects of post-capitalist systems in his Renaissance Yorkshireman Podcast.

Brains! We all have one, we all need one, but how much do we really know about the part of us that does all the knowing? Matthew Foxwell of the University of York explains how the brain works and why it is so special.

For 400 years the potter’s wheel remained the cornerstone of pottery production in Roman Britain, before all but disappearing at the end of Roman rule. Ancient pottery technologist Graham Taylor examines why.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

What is the human cost of pollution and what are the possibilities of change? Hear the views of an international panel of experts.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Why do different species of birds have different beaks and feathers? Which bugs come out at night? Join children’s author and illustrator Yuval Zommer for a creative family-friendly workshop.

No preaching. No judgement. No guilt. Join author Jen Gale for easy, do-able, guilt-free eco-ideas for raising your children.

Join a guided walk at Three Hagges Woodmeadow led by expert naturalists. Explore the complex links between species and find out about efforts to recover biodiversity.

How have chemists brought colour to our lives? How do they use colour to help us understand the world around us? Find out the answers with Annie Hodgson of the University of York.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new virtual science tour from Theatre of Science!

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Somali-British justice activist, author and former elected politician Magid Magid presents a guide to being courageous, doing better and disrupting the age-old power structures in work, life and politics.

Join Scott Carson of the University of York for a virtual round in the popular ancient and medieval arithmetical gymnasium.

Join Harvard’s top astronomer Avi Loeb as he lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star.

Take a virtual tour of Thin ice Press, home to historic iron presses and a reproduction common press, and discover how the invention of printing changed the horizons of what was possible.

Using the latest scientific techniques and findings, archaeologists Dawn Hadley and Julian D Richards unravel the movements of the Viking Great Army across England.

Find out about one of the first professional women artists, Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962), who was at the forefront of the emerging avant-garde.

Chance Memory is a much-loved poem of the Great War by Philip Johnson. But who was Johnson and what was his connection to York? Join Sue Mendus of the University of York to find out.

What makes All Saints Church, North Street so special: its stained glass, its painted angel ceiling, the tile pavement? Join a tour with Heritage Officer Robert Richards and find out.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Author Daniel Lee reveals how a surprise discovery of personal documents concealed in an armchair for 70 years led to a gripping investigation into the life of a SS Officer during World War Two.

How do we bring humanity into a sweet spot that meets the needs of all within the means of the planet? Economist Kate Raworth discusses her internationally acclaimed Doughnut Economics.

Drawing on new archaeological evidence, author Anthony Barrett explores the history of Rome’s Great Fire and explains how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire.

Should music intervention be used more widely to improve public health? Hear the views of our expert panel.

Linguists Rachel Wicaksono and Dasha Zhurauskaya explore the mechanics of storytelling, focusing on the stories of a ‘hidden’ population of migrants in the city of York.

Join researchers from the University of York’s Speech Lab and discover why when it comes to hearing our ears are just the start!

The stained glass of All Saints Church is one of York's hidden treasures. Join Robert Richards to find out what makes these windows so unique.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Using humorous insights from her past and present, multi-award-winning comedy and drama writer Georgia Pritchett reflects on a life lived anxiously.

Find out how French words and phrases lend English a certain je-ne-sais-quoi with Richard Scholar of Durham University as he explores the fascinating history of French words that have entered the English language.

Join in the discussion as Citizens Advice York explores how barriers to technology have impacted York residents in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Award-winning Guardian columnist Oliver Burkeman provides an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management.

Meet inspiring University of York PhD students and learn how their cutting-edge research is expanding knowledge and understanding of our world and beyond.

Join author Robert Penn for a tale of rediscovery and a celebration of the everyday miracle of homemade bread.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Hope matters. More so in the uncertain times which we live. But how do we understand hope? Join in the discussion as our expert panel of speakers explores the horizons of hope.

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then how can we define what is beautiful in York? Join in the conversation at a richly illustrated panel discussion from the beautiful Georgian Townhouse, Fairfax House.

Join Jenn Chubb and Sondess Missaoui from Digital Creativity Labs to hear about technical and ethical considerations when developing voice technologies for children, and recommendations for their adoption in the real-world.

What lessons can we take forward from our time in lockdown to ensure business, culture, and learning become more inclusive for people with chronic and long-term conditions? Join writer and blogger Pippa Stacey.

Join us for a workshop offering a new perspective of performance and collaboration, and gain an experiential preview of Androgynette, a new piece for female pianist and players.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Join us for a celebration and discussion of the works of Elena Ferrante with the novels’ translator Ann Goldstein, FT journalist Isabel Berwick and Merve Emre of the University of Oxford.

How have, do and can Science and Religion relate to one another? Nick Spencer of the think tank Theos explores centuries of complex and colourful interaction between the two.

Intonation patterns are part of how we characterise regional accents and dialects. Linguist Sam Hellmuth explores intonational tunes in Middlesbrough and York and how these are changing over time.

In the Moment theatre company explores gift giving through a performance celebrating the positive contribution of sharing and the importance of a sense of community.

Cyberpsychology researchers Nicola Fox Hamilton and Catherine Talbot examine how we choose to present ourselves online and how we attempt to manage the impressions others form of us.

Dogs and humans: in the last 200 years no inter-species relationship has developed so fast nor come so far. Author Simon Garfield examines the history of this unique bond.

Learn how a tract of arable land has been transformed into a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland at the University of York.

Archaeologist Barry Crump reveals the many meanings and uses of York’s iconic medieval city walls.

What makes All Saints Church, North Street so special: its stained glass, its painted angel ceiling, the tile pavement? Join a tour with Heritage Officer Robert Richards and find out.

Discover how archaeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes uses her experience at the cutting-edge of Palaeolithic research to share new understanding of Neanderthals.

The Global South undoubtedly bears the brunt of global climate change, biodiversity loss and extinctions. Learn more about the relationship between humans and animals, scientific ecology and the protection of nature.

Our expert panel discusses how music interventions aim to improve mental health and social relations for youth considered ‘at risk’.

The stained glass of All Saints Church is one of York's hidden treasures. Join Robert Richards to find out what makes these windows so unique.

Live History Shows presents In Time, an interactive, escape-room style, performance at York Army Museum. Channel your inner Sherlock and unravel the puzzles, decipher the clues and solve the mystery.

A character stands looking at the path ahead. How will the journey unfold? Storyteller Alice Courvoisier recounts tales of travels to the horizon and beyond.

Astronomer Emily Brunsden and science communicator Chris Stewart ponder the infinities, space and time, in this special live episode of the Syzygy podcast.

Take an imaginative journey through York’s multi-layered history and the ground that York Theatre Royal stands on, with the first public reading of an extract from a new play, The Shoe That Flew.

Learn about the history of health inequality in Britain over the past 2,000 years and discover if we can do better in the future.

Art historian Elena Kashina discusses the dramatic change in Russian landscape painting which took place from the mid-19th to the early 20th century.

Spaceflight expert Libby Jackson reveals the very best true stories of humankind’s thrilling journey to the stars. Grab your space suit and jump aboard – it’s time for an astronautical adventure!

What makes All Saints Church, North Street so special: its stained glass, its painted angel ceiling, the tile pavement? Join a tour with Heritage Officer Robert Richards and find out.

Why do we feel emotions like compassion or sympathy - and such joy in social connection? Find out how archaeological evidence helps us to reconstruct how our ‘better natures’ developed in the distant past.

Discover the fundamental role companies can play in driving sustainable consumption patterns through new business models which look beyond the ‘green consumer’.

Emma Sullivan of the University of York examines how sleep affects the way we process and make sense of our emotions.

The stained glass of All Saints Church is one of York's hidden treasures. Join Robert Richards to find out what makes these windows so unique.

How do we find a space to talk about what’s really important at work? Join us for a special screening of the film Any Other Business followed by a panel discussion of the issues raised.

Live History Shows presents In Time, an interactive, escape-room style, performance at York Army Museum. Channel your inner Sherlock and unravel the puzzles, decipher the clues and solve the mystery.

Join us for an internationally-curated event celebrating the incredible creative force of women through performance and discussion.

Join us as we celebrate ten years of York Festival of Ideas with the help of some of our incredible speakers from the past decade. Our launch event features a reading of A Song of Gladness by acclaimed children’s author Michael Morpurgo.

How do we improve the quality of people’s lives and tackle the great global challenges of our times? Join leading economist Mariana Mazzucato and the co-author of the best-selling The Spirit Level, Kate Pickett.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

How long does a honeybee live? What role do bees play in the food chain and biodiversity? Find out about bees, beekeeping and innovation with our three experts.

Join the National Railway Museum for an interactive workshop and experiment with air resistance, streamlining and speed.

What is a star made of? Do stars really twinkle? What kind of star is the Sun? Is a shooting star really a star? Find out with nuclear astrophysicist Christian Diget.

Ever wondered about the instructions for life? What is DNA made of and how does it work? Find out with biochemist and DNA expert Annie Hodgson.

What is a volcano? Why does it erupt? Why do some volcanoes produce rivers of red-hot lava? Find out with volcanologists from the University of Manchester.

Will fusion one day solve the energy crisis? How does it work? Find out from the scientists making plasmas hotter than the Sun.

Join the National Railway Museum for an interactive workshop and experiment with air resistance, streamlining and speed.

Why did the suggestion of a European Super League cause such outrage? Is the gap between clubs and their supporters widening? Join the Soccer-Mad Boffins Alex Gillett and Kevin Tennent to find out.

Learn about biotechnology and find out how we can all benefit from it by reducing our dependency on petrochemicals and creating a greener, more sustainable future.

What do planets circling distant stars look like? Could there be life there? How do we know what they might be like? Find out with astrophysicist Emily Brunsden.

We’re sure you’ll have heard of Robin Hood, but what about outlaws living in the Viking world? Find out about life on the edge of society in Viking times.

Why is sleep important for memory? Do dreams have any meaning? Find out how sleep influences the mind with psychologist Alexander Reid.