Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025
Be part of a transformative three-day event uniting global thinkers, scholars, and leaders to shape the future—sign up today!
| Wed 12 March | 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
The Shutter Hub OPEN 2025 exhibition brings together over 100 international photographers in a selected exhibition of diverse and creative imagery – covering the walls over four floors of the Alison Richard Building. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Crazy Cone Caper self-led trail Join us for a whodunit mystery and track down who's been stealing seeds from cones. |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
An exhibition of contemporary queer art by Mark Mann |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition Learn about the fight to end transatlantic slavery through the stories of the people, communities and anti-slavery movements who campaigned for abolition. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Arthur Christopher Benson, Diarist: A Centenary Exhibition This exhibition, which will be inaugurated with a lecture by Professor Eamon Duffy, co-editor of a new annotated edition of Benson’s diary, illuminates Benson’s remarkable family background, the Edwardian literary scene in which he was a significant figure, and the academic world before, during and in the aftermath of the First World War. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Existing battery technologies, challenges in designing batteries and new techniques. |
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| 6:00PM - 7:15PM |
Shifting Sovereignties: A Global History of a Concept in Practice Join Dr Moritz Mihatsch for the launch of his new book Shifting Sovereignties, which explores practical manifestations of sovereignty from antiquity to the Anthropocene. |
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| 6:30PM - 8:30PM |
Becoming William Morris - 6 years of Morris Quarter We are delighted host Freddie Yauner for his talk Becoming William Morris: 6 Years of Morris Quarter on 12th March, 6.30pm - 8.30pm. |