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That's Not Funny: The Ethics of Satire

It used to be taken for granted that satire uses...

Elephant trying to roll ball colours with USA flag off cliff while donkey tries to stop him

The Shape of Shells: She Sells Self-Similar Spiral Seashells on the Seashore

This event is a repeat of an earlier lecture given...

A cross-section of a nautilus shell revealing its intricate, spiralling chambers

Peacebuilding through the Visual Arts

How can the visual arts be used to promote peace...

Two side-by-side murals: one celebrating a historical unionist figure with bold text and symbols, and the other showing an older man speaking beside a message calling for peace and respect for differing views.

Lee Miller's Indelible Images

** This lecture includes Holocaust and WWII imagery that some...

Photo of Lee Miller in army uniform, plus picture she took of a Dead guard in canal, Dachau, Germany

Why Do We Grieve?

Grieving is a uniquely human emotion – or is it...

A man with a worried expression covers his mouth with his hand

Constable's "The Cornfield": A Bicentenary Harvesting

Constable’s painting The Cornfield celebrates its bicentenary in 2026. How...

An oil painting titled 'The Cornfield' by John Constable, depicting a pastoral English landscape

Life, Death and Judgement in the Art and Times of Hieronymus Bosch (d. 1516)

This lecture looks at the 'surreal' art of the Early...

"Death and the Miser" by Hieronymus Bosch

Why Do We Laugh?

Laughter is an incredibly powerful and yet mysterious emotion. We...

Close-up of a senior woman with short grey hair laughing joyfully

Evoking Empathy through Animal Portraiture

The natural world faces unprecedented threats, challenging historical perceptions of...

Monkey eyes by Tim Flach showing top of monkey's face at bottom of image

Why Do We Fear?

Fear is one of the earliest emotions to have evolved...

Woman with scared expression looking behind her