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 Lectures

Festival of Science and Curiosity 2025

Being Human Festival 2025

Date

06 - 15/11/2025

Description

Each year Being Human Festival invites researchers at universities and other research organisations to collaborate with local community and cultural partners to create exciting and engaging events and projects for all to enjoy. The festival coordinates hundreds of free events across the UK and beyond. Festival events aim to celebrate and demonstrate the ways in which the humanities inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world.

Screen Sounds: with musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra, University of Nottingham, and Nottingham Trent University

Date

26/03/2025

Location:

Newton Central Court

Description

UoN Philharmonia joins forces with NTU players and the BBC Concert Orchestra to perform Screen Sounds featuring TV and film music classics, such as excerpts from Bridgerton, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mission Impossible, and many-many more gems. Michael Coleby will be conducting, and Mervyn Cooke will introduce the pieces. Ticket prices: £10 standard, £5 concessions, and free to UoN students.

BBC Concert Orchestra: Journeys

Date

25/03/2025

Location:

Royal Concert Hall

Description

This event features the brilliant collaborative works of UoN student composers and NTU film makers. Come and hear 21 new film compositions by UoN student composers and alumni, conducted by Hugh Brunt. Tickets for the 8.30 p.m. concert are free but you need to book a place ahead.

Inaugural lecture by Professor Jane Norman

Date

25/03/2025

Location:

East Midlands Conference Centre (EMCC), NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

On Tuesday, 25th March, Professor Jane Norman will deliver her inaugural lecture as the University of Nottingham's eighth Vice-Chancellor. Having taken office on 1 January 2025, Professor Norman will share her vision for the future of higher education and explore key questions about strengthening alliances and promoting positive dialogue locally and globally.This special occasion invites staff, students, alumni, partners and friends to come together and celebrate this significant moment in the university's history. Don't miss this opportunity to participate in shaping the future of the institution.

Sound Stage Festival at Lakeside Arts

Date

24 - 30/03/2025

Location:

Lakeside Arts

Description

Join us for a series of events combining music and film at Lakeside Arts as part of the Nottingham-wide Soundstage Festival.

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