Events
The School's extensive events programme is a critical component of its national mission to support and promote research in the humanities and social sciences.
The scale of the programme is unparalleled, offering a wide range of opportunities for early-career and established researchers and for collaborative research at the national and international level.
Each year more than 40,000 participants from around the world attend over 1,500 academic events - from seminars, lectures and workshops to major international conferences.
The majority of our events are free and open to all.
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| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Institute of Historical Research |
Further Medieval and Renaissance Latin A third course, carrying on from the first two IHR Medieval and Renaissance Latin courses, to round out students’ grasp of the language and allow them to tackle more advanced Latin … |
| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Institute of Historical Research |
Explanatory Paradigms: An Introduction to Historical Theory A critical introduction to current approaches to historical explanation, taught by Prof John Tosh, Dr John Seed and Prof Sally Alexander. The contrasting explanatory frameworks offered by Marxism, psychoanalysis, gender analysis … |
| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
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| Institute of Advanced Legal Studies |
Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration This is a five-day intensive course that is aimed at introducing participants to international commercial and investment arbitration. The course covers the foundations of arbitration, contractual issues, choice of law, appointment … |
IALS |
| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Musical Research |
Musical Geographies of Central Asia Convenor: Saida Daukeyeva (IMR) Promoted by the Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum in association with SOAS Presented in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a programme of the Aga Khan … |
The Chancellor's Hall (Senate House, First Floor) |
| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies |
Bilderrätsel des gesprungenen Bewusstseins / Modernism and the Beginnings of Visual Culture (1890-1938) Organised in conjunction with the DFG Research Group 'Anfänge (in) der Moderne'at the University of Munich Co-Ordinator: Dr Gustav Frank Keynote Speakers: Erica Carter (King's College London); Whitney … |
The Senate Room (Senate House, First Floor) |
| 10:00 | Institute of Philosophy |
One-Day Workshop: Health Innovation and Social Equity in the 21st Century: A Multidisciplinary focus on health injustices |
Room 264 (Senate House, second floor) |
| 11:30 | Institute of Advanced Legal Studies |
Legislative Techniques and ICT Sir William Dale Centre Graduate Series of Seminars |
IALS |
| 15:00 | Institute for the Study of the Americas |
The Global Century (Postgraduate Reading Group) New attendees are always welcome. Please see The Global Century for further details. |
Room 261 (Senate House, second floor) |
| 16:30 | Institute of Classical Studies |
ICLS Ancient History Seminar Writing culture: historiography, hybridity and the shaping of the past |
Room G22/26 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 17:00 | Warburg Institute |
German Reading Class. Thomas Mann: Joseph und seine Brüder This is a German Reading Class dedicated to Thomas Mann’s trilogy Joseph und seine Brüder. We meet weekly during term time on Thursday afternoon from 5-6 p.m. Together we read, … |
Warburg Institute |
| 17:00 | Institute of Musical Research |
Wagner and Paris: The case of Rienzi (1869) |
Room G35 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 17:15 | Institute of Historical Research |
Urban Planning after the Black Death: Townscape Transformations in Late Medieval England
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The Court Room (Senate House, First Floor) |
| 17:30 | Institute of Historical Research |
Aspects of Governance in the Early Reign of Richard II: Richard II’s use of the Signet and Privy Seals during the 1380s./The Earls in Government During the Minority of Richard II
Holden Room (103), first floor, South block, Senate House |
Room 103 (Senate House, 1st Floor) |
| 17:30 | Institute of English Studies |
Medieval Manuscripts Seminar Mark Stansbury (National University of Ireland, Galway): 'Some thoughts on the origins of Insular Script' |
Dr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies |
| 17:30 | Institute of Historical Research |
Commodities Caught in the Cross-fire: The Case of Java Sugar and Imperial Japan, 1880-1945
Venue: Bedford room G37, Senate House, South block, Ground floor |
Room G37 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 17:30 | Institute of Historical Research |
Law, Liberty and Identity in the 1820s Cape Colony
Please note: this session takes place in Stewart House, Basement, Room STB9 |
STB9 (Stewart House, basement) |
| 17:30 | Institute of Historical Research |
Fifty Years of Film Criticism: In Conversation with Philip French
This event will be held at Queen Mary University of London, and tickets are available online: http://philipfrench.eventbrite.co.uk/?ebtv=C |
Other |
| 18:00 | Institute of English Studies |
John Coffin Memorial Irish Studies Lecture 'Samuel Beckett - Mystic' by Professor Declan Kiberd (University of Notre Dame) A lecture exploring the problem of pain, authorship and godhead in Beckett's Murphy, Waiting for Godot, and The Unnameable. Declan Kiberd … |
The Chancellor's Hall (Senate House, First Floor) |
| 18:00 | Warburg Institute |
New Testament Greek Reading Class The class meets at the Warburg Institute in the Droz Library. Participants should have a basic reading knowledge of Greek. If you wish to attend please contact the organiser: c.linde(at)ucl.ac.uk |
Warburg Institute |
| 18:00 | Institute of English Studies |
John Coffin Memorial Irish Studies Lecture 'Samuel Beckett - Mystic' by Professor Declan Kiberd (University of Notre Dame) A lecture exploring the problem of pain, authorship and godhead in Beckett's Murphy, Waiting for Godot, and The Unnameable. Declan Kiberd … |
The Chancellor's Hall (Senate House, First Floor) |