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Neurologist Masud Husain wins the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize

Our Brains, Our Selves is the winner of the 2025 Royal Society Science Book Prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation. About the book Is it our background that creates our identities? Or our families, where we lived, how we were …

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Deep Geothermal Energy – Video on York’s Geothermal Exploration

Could the heat beneath our feet help power a low-carbon future? Watch a talk on exploring the science, opportunities and impact of deep geothermal energy. This talk is now available online having been recorded at The University of York as …

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Sheldon Memorial Lecture 21st October at 7pm

Edna Mary Crichton: York’s First Lady Mayor Dr Dorothy Nott Tuesday 21st October at 7pm. In person only. Room BS/005, Berrick Saul Building, Campus West, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD Tickets are free but must be booked through …

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“Viking North” Exhibition opens on Friday 11 July at the Yorkshire Museum

“Viking North” Exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum from July 11 2025 included in general admission Filled with magnificent objects, many unseen for generations and others which have never been on public display, this exhibition will showcase the best collection of Viking …

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Eboracum Roman Festival 2025 from 19 – 31 May 2025

From a living history encampment and an impressive parade through the streets, to a symposium and lectures featuring Professor Mary Beard, Peter Addyman, John Oxley and many others, the Roman Festival will have something for everyone. On Friday afternoon 23 …

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Help the Yorkshire Museum to Save the Melsonby Hoard

Visit the temporary display in the entrance at the Yorkshire Museum. Image credit Gareth Buddo Donate today to help to keep the hoard in Yorkshire:    https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-melsonby-hoard In 2021 metal detectorists unearthed a vast array of Iron Age metalwork in …

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2025 Conference on Saturday 5th April : “Roman Towns in Yorkshire and the North”.

Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society – Roman Antiquities Section are holding their 2025 Conference on Saturday 5th April 9.30am to 4.45pm at The Creative Centre, York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, Y031 7EX £15 per person book online:  https://www.yas.org.uk/Meetings/Roman-Towns-in-Yorkshire-and-the-North …

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Mesolithic Art and personal Ornamentation: Insights from Star Carr and Beyond – Wednesday 5 March free lecture

Join Dr Andy Needham (Department of Archaeology at the University of York) for the next in the Yorkshire Museum’s series of free talks in association with their current exhibition, Star Carr: Life after the ice. Wednesday 5 March 6pm to …

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York Talks 2025 now online

On Wednesday 15 January 2025, hundreds of staff, students and members of the public joined us at the University of York for a day of inspirational short talks about the world-leading research happening at York. This year, the theme was …

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Free Lecture on Wednesday 5th February 6pm to 7pm “The earliest ‘house’ structures and associated activities”

Join Dr Jess Bates, University of York, for this free talk in association with the Yorkshire Museum’s current exhibition ‘Star Carr: Life after the ice’. About the talk In the Mesolithic period, structures are often difficult to identify as little …

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