Events from the 05 May 2025 - 11 May 2025 Reset
How does feminist speculative fiction critique capitalism and ecological neglect, reimagining solidarities in the face of planetary crises?
08 May 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Hybrid: Institute for Medical Humanities | Online
Join us for a seminar sharing rare insights into the folmmaking process during the Soviet era, with writer, curator and filmmaker Daniel Bird. Jointly hosted by the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLaC) and the Durham Centre for Visual Arts and Culture (CVAC).
In person, room ER140, Elvet Riverside, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3JT
Joyce Havstad (Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah; Fellow at the University of Hannover) visits Durham and gives a lecture on methodological choice in science.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Elvet Riverside ER278
In this Catholic Theology Research Seminar, Dr Clare Watkins of the University of Durham gives a talk on 'The challenge of ‘clericalism’: looking beyond clergy for a liveable theology of ordained ministry in the Catholic Church'.
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Seminar Room B, Abbey House and Online
The Philosophy Department's annual E.J. Lowe Lecture 'A more-or-less recent history of essence' with Dr Jessica Leech (King's College, London).
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Lecture hall TLC033, Teaching and Learning Centre, South Road, DH1 3LS or via Teams (hybrid event)
Join us for a book presentation of The Poetics of Prophecy (Cambridge University Press), where Dr Yosefa Raz explores how Romantic poetry and biblical scholarship intertwine in the reinvention of prophecy. In conversation with Dr Yael Almog, MLAC, she examines the dynamics of prophecy – its back and forth movement between authority and anxiety, strength and weakness –—across British, German, and Hebrew literary traditions.
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
LRC Lecture Room St John‘s College, 3 South Bailey, Durham, DH1 3RJ
Things are about to get a little wild in "Little Shop of Horrors," at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre! Watch as an ambitious florist faces a killer plant with dark humour and unforgettable songs. Don’t miss this twisted night of fun!
08 May 2025 - 10 May 2025
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms
The IAS has established a writing group for Durham academics and current IAS Fellows and IAS Associate Fellow who want to spend undisturbed time focusing on their papers, books, grants, talks, and other creative activities.
09 May 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Senior Common Room (SCR) Dining Room, Hatfield College
A seminar by Zeynep Akşin, Professor of Operations Management at Koç University
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Durham University Business School Waterside Building
Join us on Friday 9 May to learn more about the Power, Control and Resistance in Organisations module on the Durham DBA.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Online
A seminar by Dr. Fikri Karaesmen from Koç University
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Durham University Business School The Waterside Building
This lecture is being given as part of our Durham Lectures Series 2025
1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CG93 (Chemistry Department)
Join the Hong Kong Alumni Chapter for a casual evening of pizza, fried chicken and drinks at Honky Tonks Tavern in Central.
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Honky Tonks Tavern Man Hing Ln Soho, Central Hong Kong
On Saturday 10 May 2025, Blackfriars will host, in partnership with Durham University’s IMEMS (*), the 25th Public lecture on Fit for a Kaiser: feeding the Holy Roman Emperor. Hosted by Professor Len Scales of Durham University.
10 May 2025
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Blackfriars, Friars Street, Newcastle, NE1 4XN
Annual postgraduate conference
10 May 2025 - 11 May 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
CL007, Classics and Ancient History Department
Now in its fourth year, join GemArts and Musicon at Durham University for Indian Spring Colours, to celebrate the season with a series of concerts showcasing the best of Hindustani and Carnatic classical music. Embracing the spirit of new life, playfulness, and the appreciation of beauty that characterises spring in Indian arts immerse yourself in the timeless melodies of classical ragas, perfectly capturing the essence of the season.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Durham University, Department of Music, Palace Green DH1 3RL
11 May 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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