Free education and learning events

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Events 1–20 of 94, soonest first

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Tuesday 27 October

4:00 PM-6:00 PM in the UKIn person and online
Beyond crisis: Reimagining “education and international development” for climate and debt justice
University College London · Room 777, UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom
Join us for the first “Contemporary Global Challenges in Education and Justice” seminar series at the Centre for Education and International Development.
6:00 PM-8:00 PM in the UKIn person and online
Growing Up with AI
University of Strathclyde · University of Strathclyde
A two-hour interactive workshop for parents, guardians and educators. We will start with a short introduction on what we currently know about children's AI use, then move into three…
12:00 PM-1:15 PM in CaliforniaIn person
Maisha Winn, "Futuring Black Lives: Independent Black Institutions and the Literary Imagination," in conversation with Adam Banks
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity · Building 360, CCSRE Conference Room, Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), 450 Jane Stanford Way Building 360, Stanford, CA 94305
Learn more about Professor Winn's work in this May 2026 article, "AERA Presidential Address 2026 The Future Is Here: Historical Signals in Education Research."
4:30 PM-6:00 PM in ProvidenceIn person
Brown MAT Alum Book Talk: Let the Learners Lead
Education · Pembroke Hall
Rachael Thrash is the author of Let the Learners Lead: Empowering Student Voice to Co-Create School Culture (Routledge, 2026). A 2002 graduate of Brown University’s MAT program, she has spent more…
5:00 PM-6:30 PM in Chapel HillIn person
COIL Partnership UNC-CH and UMPV 2022-2027 (Keynote Talk)
College of Arts and Sciences · Dey Hall, Toy Lounge, 135 South Road Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3170
Speakers: Nathaie Auger (UMPV), Dorothea Heitsch (UNC)

Wednesday 28 October

2:30 PM-3:30 PM in Hong KongIn person
HKUST Center for Aging Science - Research Back-to-Back Seminar Series
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Classroom 2303, Floor 2, Academic Building, HKUST (Lifts 17–18)
Join us for an inspiring afternoon of discovery at the HKUST Center for Aging Science Research Back to Back Seminar Series, where leading researchers share cutting-edge insights shaping the future of…
10:00 AM-3:30 PM in the UKIn person
Poetry in the Making: Education in a Cost-of-Living Crisis
University of Manchester · Manchester Cantral Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD
What does education feel like during a cost-of-living crisis? Drop in to this creative, participatory event and explore that question through conversation, poetry and illustration.…
2:00 PM-3:00 PM in the UKIn person
GRiEG Seminar: African Indigenous Ontologies for Decolonial Climate Change Education and Resilience
University of Manchester · A5.5, Ellen Wilkinson Building, Manchester
The presentation will argue that resilience requires epistemic plurality, to which African Indigenous ontologies and decolonial climate change education make vital contributions.
7:00 PM-8:30 PM in CairoOnline
Educating for a Climate Changed Future: How Schools, Universities and Civil Society Can Turn Education into a Force for Resilience and Transformation
The American University in Cairo
The session will explore how climate change disrupts education and how education systems can help young people build the knowledge, skills, and resilience needed to address climate challenges.
4:00 PM-5:00 PM in the UKIn person
Meet the author: The Black PhD Experience
Internal Communications, School of Public Health · School of Public Health, White City Campus, London, United Kingdom
In recognition of Black History Month, the School of Public Health Race Equity Working Group will host a ‘Meet the Author’ event on Wednesday 28 October from 16.00 until 17.00 in Room 202.
5:30 PM-8:00 PM in the UKIn person and online
'Let's put on our classics and have a little dance...': Progress through Archaeology and Engineering
University College London · G06 Sir Ambrose Fleming LT, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom
Join us for this exciting foray into the world of archaeology, engineering and education with Professor Liz Jones!
5:30 PM-7:15 PM in the UKIn person
Male tyranny, epistemic bubbles, and echo chambers: Lessons from Macaulay
University College London · Room 642, IOE, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H0AL, United Kingdom
Elena Gordon will discuss the connection between Catharine Macaulay's views on sympathy and the persistence of male domination.
6:30 PM-8:00 PM in the UKIn person and online
How do Britain’s private schools reproduce privilege?
London School of Economics and Political Science · LSE campus, venue TBC to ticketholders
An hour-long panel discussion bringing together key scholars and activists to mark the launch of Emma Taylor's new book, An Elite Education: how privilege is produced…
12:00 PM-5:30 PM in VancouverIn person
Luminous Pulses: A Photovoice Exhibition on the Voices and Experiences of 2S/LGBTQI+ Social Work Students
University of British Columbia · Jack Bell Building for the School of Social Work
Luminous Pulses is a multi-media exhibition featuring the voices, experiences, and visions of queer social work students. Through photography, storytelling, and collective reflection, this exhibition…
4:00 PM-5:00 PM in CaliforniaOnline
“Whose Call?” Creating School Cell Phone Policies that Center Student Well-Being, Engagement & Belonging
Graduate School of Education
For more than a decade, cell phone use and restriction in schools has been a locus of debate in hallways, school administration offices, and parent organizations.

Thursday 29 October

9:00 AM-10:00 AM in CaliforniaOnline
The Alliance for Civics in the Academy discussing Civics Programs And Their Critics
Hoover Institution
The recent resurgence in postsecondary civic education has been anchored by a proliferation of new civics centers across the country. These centers have attracted attention, funding, and critics who…
12:00 PM-1:30 PM in CaliforniaIn person
Comics: More Than Words: Hanako Asakura - Manga as (or in?) Conversation: History, Fandom, and the Classroom
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages · Building 260, Pigott Hall, Rm 252, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Please join Comics: More Than Words for Manga as (or in?) Conversation: History, Fandom, and the Classroom a discussion with Hanako Asakura (San Francisco State University).

Monday 2 November

Mon, 02 November 2026, 9:00 AM to Fri, 06 November 2026, 5:00 PMIn person and online
Online UNESCO RIELA Spring School: The Arts of Integration (Caring & Sharing)
University of Glasgow · Entirely online
Online conference looking at intergenerational caring & sharing in the context of (forced) migration. Organised by the UNESCO Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Languages, and Arts and…
12:00 PM-1:00 PM in the UKOnline
HERE@Manchester Webinar: What is higher education for?
University of Manchester
HERE@Manchester is running a three-part webinar series focused on the purpose of higher education.
6:00 PM-7:30 PM in the UKIn person
How to Fix Britain’s NEET crisis
University of Glasgow · Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
The John Smith Centre shows that job insecurity and financial anxiety are at the top of young people’s concerns.

On now: exhibitions and series

Running over several weeks.

Innovation for the global good exhibition · ESRC Festival of Social Scienceuntil Saturday 7 November

Recently held

The kind of education and learning events universities open to the public. These have finished.

Tue 27 OctPast eventFeeding Children in Hard Times · ESRC Festival of Social Science
Mon 26 OctPast eventBeing Muslim on Campus · Stanford University
Mon 26 OctPast eventFrom Classroom to Clinic: The Student Experience at 100 · University of Rochester
Mon 26 OctPast eventIndispensable: The Right to Academic Freedom, Human Creativity, Learning, and Teaching · Harvard University
Mon 26 OctPast eventLuminous Pulses: A Photovoice Exhibition on the Voices and Experiences of 2S/LGBTQI+ Social Work Students · University of British Columbia

Where these events come from

And 29 more universities: see them all in the catalogue.