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The Untold Story of U Thant, the Six Day War, and the Remaking of the United Nations 1967-1971

University of Oxford · St Antony's College - Investcorp Lecture Theatre

Speaker: Dr Thant Myint-U Dr Thant Myint-U, University of Cambridge is the guest speaker of this year's Reza Hosseini Memorial Lecture. The event will be chaired by Professor Eugene Rogan (St…

Nickle@Noon – Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species': An Evolving Text

University of Calgary · Nickle Galleries, Taylor Family Digital Library

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is one of the most consequential scientific books ever printed. Darwin produced six editions of the book between 1859 and 1872.

Public Lecture with Nobel Laureate James A. Robinson, University of Chicago

Faculty of Business and Economics · Copland Theatre (B01), The Spot (110)

Wealth in People: Africa in Comparative Perspective

Volunteer-Led Tour

University of Edinburgh · St Cecilia’s Hall

Join volunteer Jim for a tour of the Wolfson Gallery and learn about the development of instruments over time. Immerse yourself in the history behind many of the instruments in our collection at St…

Adam Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations' and Atlantic Slavery Studies

University of Glasgow · Lecture Theatre 2, Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP

Dr Stephen Mullen asks what role did Adam Smith play in the intellectual history of Atlantic slavery studies and what it means now.

The Emperor Hunt: Violent Constitutionalism in the Reign of Alexander II

Central European University · Quellenstrasse 51 · Room B505, Vienna

The talk examines the emergence of a violent movement for constitutional reform in the Russian Empire in the reign of Alexander II. It argues that the judicial reforms of 1864 helped to reframe…

Into the Jaws of Death: Portsmouth's railway pasts

University of Portsmouth · Portland Lecture Theatre 1.74, Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3AH

A public lecture by Dr Mike Esbester

European, Comparative & Transnational Research Hub Seminar - Forgotten Visions: Imagining the nature of EU law in the formative period of European legal integration

London School of Economics and Political Science · Law School Meeting room 5th Floor (CKK 5.17), Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE London, WC2A 3LJ

Heritage Forensics: Culture on the Front Lines of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

Cornell University · Mann Library, Room 160, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

Join us for a Chats in the Stacks book talk with authors Lori Khatchadourian, a professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies; Jusik Ghulyan, research associate with the Cornell Institute of…

A Matrilineal Descent: Racial Inheritances in Victorian Paintings of Mothers and Their Children

The Courtauld Institute of Art

Join us for a lecture presented by Keren Hammerschlag

Counternarratives of West African Visual Artists’ migration to Britain

University of Birmingham · Arts Building, Birmingham, B15 2TT, and online

Join guest speaker Professor Pamela Kea (University of Sussex) for this edition of the DASAtalks seminar series.

We Must Remember: Asian American Monuments and Reckonings with American History

Harvard University

A presentation from 2026–2027 Radcliffe Alumnae Professor Erika Lee

Keeping the Troops Mentally Fit, and Morale High: the Changing Relationship Between the British Army Welfare Service and the Entertainment National Services Association (ENSA) in Italy 1943-46

University of Birmingham · Arts Building, Birmingham, B15 2TT

Join guest speaker Matt Eaton on how British troops were entertained during World War II in a bid to promote mental health and morality.

The Barbie Tapes - Film Screening & Discussion

University of Aberdeen · MacRobert Building

Join us for a screening of Foeke de Koe's The Barbie Tapes

Book Event with Roland Betancourt and T.L. Taylor, "Disneyland and the Rise of Automation"

Stanford University Libraries · Green Library, Bing Wing, 122, 459 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305

Please join the Silicon Valley Archives in welcoming Roland Betancourt and T.L. Taylor as they discuss Betancourt's latest book, Disneyland and Rise of Automation, on December 2, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.

Rooms of Her Own: Victorian and Edwardian Women’s Clubs as Incubators for Social Change With Dr Bethany Claus Widick

Centre for Language Culture and Communication · Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom

The turn of the twentieth century was a time of intense social change in London. The role of women in society was rapidly evolving, as they moved from the purely domestic sphere into areas previously…

Public seminar: Matthew P. Thompson (University College Dublin)

University of Oxford · Cinema, Schwarzman Centre

MATTHEW P. THOMSON is an Assistant Professor in Early Music at University College Dublin. Having completed his DPhil at Oxford under the supervision of Prof. Elizabeth Eva Leach, he went on to hold…

From Istanbul to Sardinia: The Mission of an Ottoman Corvette in 1805

Central European University

ABSTRACT: In March of 1805, an Ottoman corvette was sent on a diplomatic mission, namely to carry letters from the Grand Vizier and the Grand Admiral to Admiral Nelson, whose fleet was known to be…

When Parliaments Rules the Middle East. Iraq and Syria, 1946-1963

University of Oxford · St Antony's College - Investcorp Lecture Theatre

Speaker: Dr Matthieu Rey Dr Matthieu Rey (CNRS, Collège de France) will be speaking as part of the Middle East Centre Seminar series. The event will be chaired by Professor Pascal Menoret (Magdalen…

Nickle@Noon – Visualizing Charles Darwin's Interactions

University of Calgary · Nickle Galleries, Taylor Family Digital Library

How do you turn a collection of historical letters, rare books, and biographical details into something people want to explore on a big touch-table screen?