Events

The Institute for Policy and Engagement runs regular events that help connect policymakers and the public with the exciting research taking place.

If you have any suggestions for events you’d love to see us organising, or if you’re running an event where our research might make a contribution, please get in touch. 

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Science Public Lecture: Soil survival and re-emergence

Date

21/11/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Dr Steve Atkinson, Associate Professor in Molecular and Cellular Bacteriology, will explore the history and biology of the plague and discuss the work being carried out by the University of Nottingham to uncover the drivers for plague inactivity and resurgence.

Science Public Lecture: Picture Perfect

Date

12/12/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, three academics from our Faculty of Science will explain how they use imaging techniques to explore a range of research questions, including how they can demonstrate the connection between our guts and our brains, help to diagnose brain tumours, and show if an anti-ageing cosmetic is actually absorbed by the skin.

Festival of Science 2025

Date

10 - 21/02/2025

Description

This annual festival showcases a world of science and curiosity that's all around us every day through free, fun and interactive events across Nottinghamshire.

Science in the Park 2025

Date

08/03/2025

Location:

Wollaton Hall and Park

Description

Science in the Park returns to Nottingham on Saturday 8th March 2025! Researchers from University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University will come together to run fun family-friendly activities at Wollaton Hall.

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Being Human Festival 2024

Date

07 - 14/11/2024

Description

Part the national Being Human Festival, Ode to Notts brings together a series of workshops and a performance night, led by the University of Nottingham, exploring Nottingham's local history, culture and heritage.

The 2024 US Election: A New Playbook

Date

29/10/2024

Location:

B63 (reception in atrium) Law and Social Sciences Building

Description

You are warmly invited to attend Prof Barbara Trish's first Leverhulme Lecture on 'The 2024 US Election: A New Playbook?' on 29 October at 6pm in LASS B63.

Future Makers: Robotics and emerging technology

Date

23/10/2024

Location:

Carrington Street, NG1 7FH, Nottingham, Nottingham Central Library

Description

Join us on Wednesday 23 October for Future Makers, a fun, free, and family-friendly event exploring what the future has to offer and celebrating innovation!

Science Public Lecture: Art and artificial intelligence

Date

17/10/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Professor Steve Benford, from the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, will explore how he collaborates with artists, through his research programme Somabotics, to create robotic artworks that provoke meaning making and challenge foundational assumptions in AI.

Science Public Lecture: User-centred robot design

Date

19/09/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Dr. Deshpande will explore three areas of research he has worked on over his career: telesurgery, teleoperation, and mixed reality training, bringing them together through the common theme that runs through his research, keeping the human user at the centre of the development of the technologies.

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