What’s on

Most of our Lectures and Cafe Scientifique events are held in person with a few on Zoom. Please check the date, time and day of the week for each event as they do vary.

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YPS Get Together Lunch on Tuesday 8 September from 12pm

YPS Activities
Date
8 Sep 2026
Start time
12:00 PM
Venue
York Theatre Royal
Speaker
N/A

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YPS Get Together Lunch on Tuesday 8 September from 12pm

Charles Watson (1771-1836), ‘Yorkshire’s leading architect’ 

YPS Lectures
Date
8 Sep 2026
Start time
2:30 PM
Venue
Tempest Anderson Hall
Speaker
Christopher Webster, Architectural Historian

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Charles Watson (1771-1836), ‘Yorkshire’s leading architect’ 

Visit to Scarborough including Scarborough Fair

YPS Activities
Date
17 Sep 2026
Start time
8:30 AM

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Visit to Scarborough including Scarborough Fair

Movement as medicine: what can physical activity really do for our health?

YPS Lectures
Date
22 Sep 2026
Start time
7:00 PM
Venue
Tempest Anderson Hall
Speaker
Professor Garry Tew, York St John University

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Movement as medicine: what can physical activity really do for our health?

Yorkshire’s hidden toxic legacy of historical metal mining: lead, floods and health

YPS Lectures
Date
11 Nov 2026
Start time
7:00 PM
Venue
Tempest Anderson Hall
Speaker
Professor Mark G. Macklin, University of Lincoln

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Yorkshire's hidden toxic legacy of historical metal mining: lead, floods and health

The Melsonby hoards: a window on the nature of power in Late Iron Age Yorkshire

YPS Lectures
Date
24 Nov 2026
Start time
7:00 PM
Venue
Tempest Anderson Hall
Speaker
Professor Tom Moore, University of Durham

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The Melsonby hoards: a window on the nature of power in Late Iron Age Yorkshire