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Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 14:00
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Wednesday, 28 October 2026
The Reluctant Ethnographer: Using multimodal ethnography to decolonise the figure of the child
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 17:00
SOAS, Main Building / RG01Democracy Under Pressure in Pakistan: Generation Z, Power and the Pursuit of Accountability
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 17:15
SOAS, University of London / Wolfson Lecture Theatre (Paul Webley Wing)Around the World with Indian Cinema
FreeWednesday, 28 October 2026 at 18:00
Gresham CollegeProfessor Sir George Benjamin: a celebration
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Professor Sir George Benjamin, Professor Katherine Schofield, Miles Walter
King's Building, Strand Campus, LondonSee Buildings Differently
FreeWednesday, 28 October 2026 at 18:30
The Royal SocietyHow do Britain's private schools reproduce privilege?
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Tiwa Adebayo, Annette Lareau, Lee Elliot Major, Emma Taylor, Mike Savage
London School of EconomicsLubaina Himid in conversation
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Lubaina Himid RA, CBE, Louisa Buck
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington Gardens and onlineGhibli and Goodness
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Prof Rayna Denison, Jake Cunningham
Brockway Room, Conway Hall (also available as virtual/livestream event)Architecture on Stage: Takero Shimazaki
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Takero Shimazaki
Malorie Blackman: Noughts & Crosses at 25
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 20:00
Speaker: Malorie Blackman
Queen Elizabeth HallHarold Moody Lecture 2026/2027
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 21:00
Speaker: Her Excellency Toyin Ojora Saraki
King's Building, Strand Campus, London
Thursday, 29 October 2026
The Gruesome History of Bodysnatching
FreeThursday, 29 October 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall LibraryThe Spell of the Cult and the Rites of the Republic: The Shows of the Spectacle State under Hindutva
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 17:15
SOAS, University of London / Alumni Lecture Theatre (Paul Webley Wing)Reframing Complete Abortion Decriminalisation as a Public Law Question: A Transnational Inquiry
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 18:00
Between the Lines: Caitlin Moran
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Caitlin Moran
Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6AHPoetry reading with Stewart Sanderson
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 18:30
SOAS University of London / TBADomestic violence and human rights: Lessons from the European Court of Human Rights
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 18:30
What's Next for Trump, Xi and The West?
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Kevin Rudd, David Rennie
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJThe Genocide in Gaza and Israel’s Deliberate Targeting of Children
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 19:00
SOAS Gallery / BGLT
Friday, 30 October 2026
Beyond categories: intimacy, agency, and identity in Taiwan
Friday, 30 October 2026 at 11:00
OnlineKing’s Trials Partnerships Webinar Series- Professor Richard Emsley and Petrina Chu
Friday, 30 October 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Professor Richard Emsley, Petrina Chu
OnlineWhat leads to Nirvana: A decade's journey of regeneration at Shougang Park
Friday, 30 October 2026 at 15:30
Book Talk - Korean Youth Migration to Australia
Friday, 30 October 2026 at 17:00
Russell Square: College Buildings / RG01Inaugural Lecture Series 2026 - 27: Professors Eleanor Knox and James Millen
Friday, 30 October 2026 at 20:30
Speaker: Professor Eleanor Knox, Professor James Millen
Bush House, Strand Campus, London
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Sunday, 1 November 2026
Darbar: The Singing Violin
Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 13:00
Darbar: The Science of Slower Breathing with Davel Patel
Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 13:30
Speaker: Davel Patel
Darbar: The Benaras Gharana by Sunanda Sharma
Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Sunanda Sharma
Darbar: Exploring the Beauty of Raga Kamas By Jayanthi Kumaresh
Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 15:30
Speaker: Jayanthi Kumaresh
Monday, 2 November 2026
Forecasting ecological dynamics
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 09:00
The Royal SocietyIn-Person Only: Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers - Valuation Day
FreeMonday, 2 November 2026 at 10:00
Guildhall LibraryHow sustainable (or unsustainable) is China's miracle growth since Deng's reforms?
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 17:30
TBCZadie Smith: Dead and Alive
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Zadie Smith
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RRZadie Smith: Dead and Alive
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Zadie Smith
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RRAn Evening with Karl Ove Knausgaard: Arendal
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Karl Ove Knausgaard
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AGHow The Body Keeps the Score – Dr Bessel van der Kolk
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Dr Bessel van der Kolk
Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
NEW DATE - In-Person Only - Collection Focus: Advertising and Broadsides
FreeTuesday, 3 November 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Sarah Hume
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HHPsychiatrist, Pharmacist, Executioner: The social life of acute behavioural disturbance
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 17:30
Speaker: Psychiatrist, Pharmacist, Executioner: The social life of acute behavioural disturbance
3 November 202617:00—20:002026 Judicial Institute Annual Lecture - What’s in an anniversary?
FreeTuesday, 3 November 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill (Lady Chief Justice)
UCLWhat History is NOT
FreeTuesday, 3 November 2026 at 18:00
Gresham CollegeCroonian Prize Lecture: Advances in computational protein design
FreeTuesday, 3 November 2026 at 18:30
The Royal SocietyCroonian Prize Lecture by Dr David Baker
FreeTuesday, 3 November 2026 at 18:30
The Royal SocietyArchitecture on Stage: Worofila
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 19:00
Architecture on Stage: The 2026 Rick Mather Lecture: Worofil
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 19:00
'Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History' with Prof Bruce Hoffman
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Prof Bruce Hoffman
Bush House, Strand Campus, LondonHarry Enfield: And No Chums!
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Harry Enfield
Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS