‘The history of York is the history of England' but little of it focuses on the contributions and achievements of women. General history books about York mention around nine men for every one woman. Since 2018 Herstory.York, a volunteer community …
Tues 7 June The role of the ocean and its tides in the control of Earth’s climate, with Professor John Simpson Scientists have long been working to understand the way the Earth’s Climate operates and how it is reacting to the increasing …
Event details Ramayana is a world-famous epic that celebrates the Hindu god Ram and his life. In North India, Ramayana is the basis for Diwali, the festival of lights, where everyone celebrates the victory of good over evil. Ramayana always …
Event details Find out about some of the exciting research being carried out in York. With lots of hands-on activities, this fun event - held in the heart of the city - is suitable for the whole family. Why not …
York Minster will be hosting its annual bring and share picnic for Refugee Action York users. Join us for the picnic in Dean’s Park with the medieval Minster as a backdrop. After the picnic, free entrance will be provided to …
Event details Thought body image and acceptance were 21st-century issues? Think again! Join Francesca Killoran and Charlotte Goodge of the Universities of York and Kent as they explore ideas around body positivity and body acceptance from the early 18th century to …
Event details What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, living our own lives better and helping those with dementia get the best from theirs? When Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with young-onset dementia at the age of fifty-eight, …
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia: From someone who knows Read More »
Event details We owe it to our fellow humans - and other species - to save them from the catastrophic harm caused by climate change. Philosopher Elizabeth Cripps approaches climate justice not just as an abstract idea but as something …
What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care Read More »
Event details Wonder how you can support those who may not be as confident as you are in using technology? Or do you want to talk about your own experiences and challenges with the Internet? Then come along to this …
Event details After experiencing trauma, what support do women want and need to recover? At the Kyra Women’s Project in York, our Route to Recovery project supports and empowers women to rebuild their lives after domestic abuse or mental ill …
Event details Drawing on decades of observing other primates, especially our closest living relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, world renowned primatologist Frans de Waal explores what we know of biological sex differences and of the role of culture and socialisation, and …
Event details Join Pakistani-American artist and illustrator Maliha Abidi, author of Rise, to celebrate the inspirational stories of 100 remarkable women of colour. Hear about: The entrepreneur with a homemade marmalade business who went on to found Women’s World Banking; The …
Rise: Extraordinary women of colour who changed the world Read More »
Event details Accessibility to film and television for visually impaired audiences has been traditionally provided through a method called Audio Description (AD). AD is a third person commentary which is added to a film and television production to describe the …
Enhanced Audio Description: Creative accessibility for film and television Read More »
Event details What kind of relationships can we have with the dead? How does grief change the experience of time? What impact does grief have on how we experience our bodies? What kinds of loss, other than bereavements, do we …
When a Chapter Ends: The experience of grief and loss Read More »
Event details Ramayana is a world-famous epic that celebrates the Hindu god Ram and his life. In North India, Ramayana is the basis for Diwali, the festival of lights, where everyone celebrates the victory of good over evil. Ramayana always …
Award-winning author Helen Benedict and Syrian writer and refugee Eyad Awwadawnan provide us with a rare insight into the lives of refugees as they share powerful stories of resilience, suffering and hope. Join Helen and Eyad for a rare insight …
MAP OF HOPE AND SORROW: STORIES OF REFUGEES TRAPPED IN GREECE Read More »
Event details Are you interested in food, health and the environment? Researchers from the University of York who are at the forefront of food are joined by people working with food everyday and young people passionate about changing our failing …
FixOurFood: Sustainable, healthy and tasty food for all Read More »
Event details Join us for an afternoon of energetic, crafty, puzzling, scientific and historical fun with University of York postgraduate students and staff at this year’s Festival Family Fun Afternoon. Interact with robots, learn about food and climate change, immerse …
Event details For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming …
Event details Five new human diseases appear each year and three of them are of animal origin, including Ebola and Covid-19. In fact, around 60% of all infectious diseases come from animals. A growing human population, deforestation and degradation of …
Join our panel of experts as they examine what a multidisciplinary, global approach to health issues really means. About this event Five new human diseases appear each year and three of them are of animal origin, including Ebola and Covid-19. …
Event details Every society in the history of humanity has lived with religion. But when did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion’s evolutionary purpose? And - in our increasingly secular world - why has it endured? Join evolutionary psychologist …
Event details Join a panel of remarkable women discussing the Untold: Write Afghanistan project. Untold is a development programme for female writers in marginalised communities, particularly in areas of conflict and post-conflict. Through this project, writers who are currently unable to tell their …
Untold Stories: The original and unexpected stories of Afghan women writers Read More »
Event details How many cups of coffee should I drink? Are work meetings really worth the time? Do I really have to floss? Award-winning public-health expert Timothy Caulfield tackles our daily dilemmas - from the moment we wake up to …
Relax: A user’s guide to life in the age of anxiety Read More »
Join a panel of remarkable women discussing the Untold: Write Afghanistan project that provides a platform for extraordinary voices telling their original, vital and unexpected stories. Untold is a development programme for female writers in marginalised communities, particularly in areas …
UNTOLD STORIES: THE ORIGINAL AND UNEXPECTED STORIES OF AFGHAN WOMEN WRITERS Read More »
Accessible information report We have heard from more than 300 people about their experiences of getting information from health and care organisations in a format they can access and understand. There is a really mixed picture with some good practice, …
Event details Something is definitely up with men - from millions online who engage with the manosphere to the #metoo backlash, from Men’s Rights activists and incels to spiralling suicide rates. Nina Power, writer, philosopher and author of What Do Men …
What Do Men Want? Masculinity and its discontents Read More »
Event details In recent decades, the way that the pervasive and devastating problem of sexual violence in conflict zones has been talked about on the global stage has dramatically shifted. Where such violence was previously framed as perhaps an unfortunate …
Event details The headlines of our time are enough to make anyone feel helpless. But when we start to think and act like Citizens, not just Consumers, everything changes. In his book, CITIZENS: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All …
CITIZENS: Why the key to fixing everything is all of us Read More »
Event details Unconscious bias: persistent prejudiced behaviour that clashes with our consciously held beliefs. Its effects can be corrosive, even lethal. It robs organisations of talent, science of breakthroughs, politics of insight, individuals of their futures and communities of justice. …
York's Pop-up Refugee Restaurant is hosting 2 restaurant nights in refugee week. Both events will be held at The Citadel, Gillygate. Y031 7EA. Tables can be booked at www.yahalarestaurant.co.uk Thursday 23rd June - Syrian Pop up night The refugee team …
YAHALA MATAAM – YORK’S POP-UP REFUGEE RESTAURANT Read More »
(ALSO AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY 25TH AND SUNDAY 26TH JUNE) Come and enjoy a free 30 minute ‘Tuina’ massage. The massage is based on traditional Chinese medicine and is effective for stress relief as well as neck, shoulder and back …
Event details For more than two hundred years, disturbances of reason, cognition and emotion - the sort of things that were once called ‘madness’ - have been described and treated by the medical profession. Mental illness, it is said, is …
Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry and the mysteries of mental illness Read More »
It’s back!! The Children’s Art Competition, we invite children ages 4-16 to draw and create art displaying their view of how ‘healing’ is associated with refugees. The artwork allows the children to be expressive, using colours and imagination. The artwork …
A free knowledge sharing day that will offer an opportunity to share meaningful narratives to help inform our understanding and bring together the community to discuss contemporary issues affecting sanctuary seekers. The day will include talks, presentations, panel discussions, a …
Event details Historian, writer and broadcaster Dr Tessa Dunlop shares the intimate stories of those women who served in World War II and are still alive to tell their tale - with veteran Barbara Weatherill joining us at St. Peter's …
To mark the end of Refugee Week there will be a special service at 11am at the Unitarian Chapel in St Saviourgate, York. The theme for the week this year is 'Healing' and so the title of the service will …
A forum for sharing ideas, knowledge and debate on the different aspects of human rights and social care About this event ABOUT THE FORUM: The Human Rights and Social Care forum is a series of events for sharing ideas, knowledge …