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Saturday, 3 October 2026

Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden London
Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Vikki Heywood, Francis Spufford
Purcell Room
History Literature
Supercharged: The future of energy materials
Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Saiful Islam
Royal Institution Theatre, London
Chemistry Environmental & Climate Engineering
Emily St John Mandel: Exit Party
Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Emily St John Mandel
Purcell Room
Literature Philosophy

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Black British Book Festival 2026
Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Candice Carty-Williams, Corinne Bailey Rae, Wretch 32
Literature Art Activism
Life Lessons from Big Thinkers
Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Jack Maden
Brockway Room, Conway Hall (also virtual/livestreamed)
Philosophy Education
David Shrigley: Creative Writing
Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: David Shrigley
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Literature Art

Monday, 5 October 2026

Safeguarding Anthropocene tropical forests
Monday, 5 October 2026 at 09:00
The Royal Society
Conservation Environmental & Climate Biology
In-Person Only: Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers - Valuation Day
Free
Monday, 5 October 2026 at 10:00
Guildhall Library
Art Design Business
What is the Purpose of Yoga: Transcendence or Transformation?
Free
Monday, 5 October 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Professor Sir Jim Mallinson
Barnard's Inn Hall
History Religion Philosophy
American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington
Monday, 5 October 2026 at 17:00
Speaker: Keir Giles
Bush House North East Wing, Room 1.03, Strand Campus, London
Politics History Military & War
AI, Advocacy and the judiciary (Panel Discussion)
Monday, 5 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: ICC Judge Mullen and academics
Middle Temple
Law & Justice Computing & AI Activism
Socialism after AI
Monday, 5 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Evgeny Morozov
London School of Economics (LSE)
Politics Computing & AI Philosophy
Art cure: The science of how the arts transform our health
Monday, 5 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Daisy Fancourt
Royal Institution Theatre, London
Medicine & Health Psychology Art
Panel discussion: Who Gets to Have Kids?
Monday, 5 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Nicholas Ahlmark, Anna Louie Sussman, John Burn-Murdoch
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
Sex & Gender Economics Environmental & Climate

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Frida: The Making of an Icon: Exhibition Talk
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 13:00
Tate Modern
Art History Activism
William Tyndale
Free
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
History Religion Language
Explorations in South and Southeast Asian photography: A roundtable discussion on three ongoing research projects
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 17:30
Russell Square: College Buildings / RG01
History Anthropology Art
The Life Scientific: Chris Packham
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Chris Packham, Jim Al-Khalili
The Royal Institution Theatre, London
Conservation Environmental & Climate Biology
Our Sovereign Soil
Free
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Professor Ian Mudway
Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn
Medicine & Health Environmental & Climate Politics
Every last girl: a journey to educate India's forgotten daughters
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Safeena Husain, Stephan Chambers
LSE (London School of Economics)
Education Human Rights Sex & Gender
Economy, institutions and gender: two talks on Taiwan’s development
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Dr Jonathan Sullivan
SOAS Main Building, Room KLT
Panel discussion: Reporting The Syrian Refugee Crisis
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Iona Craig, Jeanne Carstensen, Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
Media Human Rights Film & TV
The Battle of Cable Street ninety years on: the struggle against fascism and antisemitism, then and now
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: The Battle of Cable Street ninety years on: the struggle against fascism and antisemitism, then and now
6 October 202618:30—20:00
History Activism Human Rights

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Sangama: Coming Together | Film Screening and Discussion
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 16:00
Speaker: Sunanda Bhat, Dr Subir Sinha
Bush House, Strand Campus, London
Activism Politics Film & TV
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sheila Singh
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 17:00
Speaker: Professor Sheila Singh
Medicine & Health Biology Science
Dalit Poet-activists and Achutanand: Representative Government and Freedom in Early-Twentieth Century British India
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 17:00
SOAS, Main Building / C426
History Activism Human Rights
The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 17:15
SOAS, University of London / Wolfson Lecture Theatre
Literature History Language
Sixty-six years on - how can Nigeria escape the fragility trap and unlock its potential?
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 17:30
Speaker: Olu Fasan
London School of Economics (LSE), Department of International Relations
Politics Economics History
AI and the Future of Work: Are We Becoming More Like Machines?
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 17:30
Speaker: Sarah O'Connor, Damian Grimshaw
King's College London
Computing & AI Work & Employment Philosophy
Beno Rothenberg Memorial Lecture 2026: From Mine to Masterpiece
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Dr Siran Liu
History Craft
What Do You Need a Mathematician For? Perspectives from the 17th Century
Free
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Professor Volker Remmert
Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn
History Mathematics Philosophy
Can we talk to animals?
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Julie Elie, Irene Pepperberg, Yossi Yovel, Jonathan Birch
London School of Economics
Biology Psychology Philosophy
An Evening with Katherine Rundell
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Katherine Rundell
Conway Hall
Conservation Literature Biology
An Evening with Katherine Rundell
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Katherine Rundell
Conway Hall
Conservation Literature Biology

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Man’s Real Best Friend: Horses, Art and History
Free
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library
History Art Military & War
Prize Money in Nelson’s Navy
Free
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 17:00
Speaker: Grahame Aldous
King's Building, Strand Campus, London
History Military & War Economics
Moving Caste: Fish, Labor, and Bicycles in Kolkata
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Dr Malini Sur
Bush House, Strand Campus, London
Anthropology History Human Rights
PAGES A Celebration of Beer and Books
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 18:30
Tate Modern
Literature Food & Drink
In conversation with Reni Eddo-Lodge
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Reni Eddo-Lodge, Larry Kramer
London School of Economics
Human Rights History Activism
'No future' for transatlantic relations? Reflections in advance of the US mid-term elections
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Klaus Welle
LSE campus, venue tbc to ticketholders
Politics Geography
Unveiling Vermeer: The Man and his Masterpieces, with Andrew Graham-Dixon
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Art History
Unveiling Vermeer: The Man and his Masterpieces, with Andrew Graham-Dixon
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Art History
Unveiling Vermeer: The Man and his Masterpieces, with Andrew Graham-Dixon
Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Conway Hall
Art History

Friday, 9 October 2026

Curator talk: Painting the French Riviera
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Ann Dumas
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington Gardens
Art History
Reissuing Alexey Brodovitch’s Ballet:: Nina Holland in conversation with Katy Wan
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 14:00
Tate Britain
Art History Performing Arts
Translating form and sound: Chinese-English interlanguage poetry and poetics
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 17:00
Paul Webley Wing / Wolfson Lecture Theatre (SWLT)
Language Literature Linguistics
WiFi Wars Debug XXII
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Steve McNeil, Rob Sedgebeer
Royal Institution Theatre, London
Computing & AI Sport & Leisure
Edward Enninful and Afua Hirsch: London in the 90s
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 18:30
Tate Britain
Fashion Art History
Sylvia Wynter Lecture: Onyeka Igwe and Alexander G. Weheliye
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Sylvia Wynter Lecture: Onyeka Igwe and Alexander G. Weheliye
Film & TV Philosophy Human Rights

Saturday, 10 October 2026

Extraordinary chemical experiments which shaped today's world
Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Andrew Szydlo
Royal Institution
Chemistry History Science

London Talks

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden London

Supercharged: The future of energy materials

Emily St John Mandel: Exit Party

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Black British Book Festival 2026

Life Lessons from Big Thinkers

David Shrigley: Creative Writing

Monday, 5 October 2026

Safeguarding Anthropocene tropical forests

In-Person Only: Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers - Valuation Day

What is the Purpose of Yoga: Transcendence or Transformation?

American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington

AI, Advocacy and the judiciary (Panel Discussion)

Socialism after AI

Art cure: The science of how the arts transform our health

Panel discussion: Who Gets to Have Kids?

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Frida: The Making of an Icon: Exhibition Talk

William Tyndale

Explorations in South and Southeast Asian photography: A roundtable discussion on three ongoing research projects

The Life Scientific: Chris Packham

Our Sovereign Soil

Every last girl: a journey to educate India's forgotten daughters

Economy, institutions and gender: two talks on Taiwan’s development

Panel discussion: Reporting The Syrian Refugee Crisis

The Battle of Cable Street ninety years on: the struggle against fascism and antisemitism, then and now

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Sangama: Coming Together | Film Screening and Discussion

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sheila Singh

Dalit Poet-activists and Achutanand: Representative Government and Freedom in Early-Twentieth Century British India

The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories

Sixty-six years on - how can Nigeria escape the fragility trap and unlock its potential?

AI and the Future of Work: Are We Becoming More Like Machines?

Beno Rothenberg Memorial Lecture 2026: From Mine to Masterpiece

What Do You Need a Mathematician For? Perspectives from the 17th Century

Can we talk to animals?

An Evening with Katherine Rundell

An Evening with Katherine Rundell

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Man’s Real Best Friend: Horses, Art and History

Prize Money in Nelson’s Navy

Moving Caste: Fish, Labor, and Bicycles in Kolkata

PAGES A Celebration of Beer and Books

In conversation with Reni Eddo-Lodge

'No future' for transatlantic relations? Reflections in advance of the US mid-term elections

Unveiling Vermeer: The Man and his Masterpieces, with Andrew Graham-Dixon

Unveiling Vermeer: The Man and his Masterpieces, with Andrew Graham-Dixon

Unveiling Vermeer: The Man and his Masterpieces, with Andrew Graham-Dixon

Friday, 9 October 2026

Curator talk: Painting the French Riviera

Reissuing Alexey Brodovitch’s Ballet:: Nina Holland in conversation with Katy Wan

Translating form and sound: Chinese-English interlanguage poetry and poetics

WiFi Wars Debug XXII

Edward Enninful and Afua Hirsch: London in the 90s

Sylvia Wynter Lecture: Onyeka Igwe and Alexander G. Weheliye

Saturday, 10 October 2026

Extraordinary chemical experiments which shaped today's world