Women in leadership: accelerating development outcomes
Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 09:00
Speaker: Amanda Clayton, Matthias Doepke, Rohini Pande
In-person and online public event (LSE campus)
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Thursday, 10 September 2026
Neurodiversity in Business - Online Webinar Launch
Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Neurodiversity in Business - Online Webinar Launch
10 September 202612:00—13:00In-Person Only: History and Treasures of Guildhall Library (Evening)
FreeThursday, 10 September 2026 at 18:00
Guildhall LibraryPaul Smith: Threads
Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Paul Smith
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Friday, 11 September 2026
Creative Intelligence Summit
Friday, 11 September 2026 at 10:30
In Celebration of Typography Between Poetry and Painting
Friday, 11 September 2026 at 14:00
Tate BritainOut of Fashion: Showcasing Circular & Craft
Friday, 11 September 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Dr Safia Minney MBE, Polly Leonard, Gemma Metheringham, Amelia Twine, Niki de Schryver, Tansy Hoskins
Conway Hall, Main Hall (ground floor)Out of Fashion: Circularity & Craft Conversations
Friday, 11 September 2026 at 18:30
Conway HallBook talk: Crossing the Red Line
Friday, 11 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Nomia Iqbal
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
Saturday, 12 September 2026
Curator talk: Richard Dadd
Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Nicholas Tromans
Benjamin West Lecture Theatre | Burlington GardensSaturday Talks Programme
Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 12:00
Royal Festival HallThe science of Star Trek
Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Jamie Gallagher, Martin Quinn, Joby Razzell Hollis, Meganne Christian, Alfredo Carpineti, Leah SciFi
Royal Institution, London
Sunday, 13 September 2026
Monday, 14 September 2026
Unravelling the magnetic histories of Earth and other terrestrial objects
Monday, 14 September 2026 at 09:00
Speaker: Professor Andy Biggin, Dr James Bryson, Professor Cathy Constable, Professor Wyn Williams
The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AGLondon’s Villages: Belgravia and Knightsbridge
FreeMonday, 14 September 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall LibraryBook Launch: Shared Sacred Sites in South Asia: Negotiating Coexistence and Belonging
Monday, 14 September 2026 at 16:30
Speaker: Christophe Jaffrelot, Laurent Gayer, Jusmeet S Sihra
King's Building, Strand Campus, LondonThe new supply-side era: the O-ring meets geopolitics
Monday, 14 September 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Peter R Orszag
London School of EconomicsScreening + Q&A: How the West is Helping Israel Seize the West Bank
Monday, 14 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Richard Sanders
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJThe Sky at Night, Tonight: A New View of the Changing Sky
FreeMonday, 14 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Professor Chris Lintott
Conway HallJBS Haldane Lecture 2026: Genetic discoveries illuminating justice
Monday, 14 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Carola Vinuesa
Royal Institution Theatre, London
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
What happened to liberal democracy?
Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 10:30
Speaker: Daron Acemoglu, Yaprak Gürsoy
London School of EconomicsThe Isenheim Altarpiece
FreeTuesday, 15 September 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall LibraryCracking the Whip: Strings, Chains, and Dinosaurs
FreeTuesday, 15 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Professor Alain Goriely FRS
Barnard's Inn HallBetween the lines: Daniel Susskind
Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Daniel Susskind, Katie Prescott
8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6AHPanel discussion: America's Christian Far-Right
Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Anthea Butler, Katherine Stewart, Keri Ladner
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJReporting From the Front Lines, with Lyse Doucet
Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Lyse Doucet
Union ChapelReporting From the Front Lines, with Lyse Doucet
Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Lyse Doucet
Union Chapel
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Friends and members life drawing
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 10:00
Speaker: Mick Kirkbride
Clore Learning Centre | Burlington GardensIs the HIV Pandemic Over?
FreeWednesday, 16 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Professor Matt Higgins
Barnard's Inn Hall, HolbornBeyond rearmament: Europe's defence crisis as a knowledge problem
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Wolfgang Benedikt Schmal
Online public eventIf God is the Answer, What is the Question?
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Prof Christopher Insole, Dr Stephen Law
Brockway Room, Conway Hall (also virtual/livestreamed)Panel Discussion: Influencer Journalists
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Mimi Yates, Tom Nicholas, Chris Bratt, Sophie Peachey
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJAn Evening with Sebastian Faulks
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Sebastian Faulks
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RLAn Evening with Sebastian Faulks
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Sebastian Faulks
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Peggy Guggenheim: The ‘Poor Little Rich Girl’
FreeThursday, 17 September 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall LibraryBook Talk: 'British Statecraft and the Baltic Sea Region: A Documentary History' with Dr Hugo Bromley and Prof Brendan Simms
Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 17:00
Speaker: Dr Hugo Bromley, Prof Brendan Simms
King's Building, Strand Campus, LondonThe Myth and Promise of the U.K. Jury Trial
FreeThursday, 17 September 2026 at 18:00
Gresham CollegeSlow Looking: Ruby Redstone on James McNeill Whistler
Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 19:00
Tate Britain
Friday, 18 September 2026
James McNeill Whistler: Exhibition Talk
Friday, 18 September 2026 at 13:00
Tate BritainOther wise Sara Mackillop and David Blamey in conversation with Duncan Wooldridge
Friday, 18 September 2026 at 14:00
Tate BritainDevelopmental Neurosciences Department Seminar Series - 18th Sep 2026
FreeFriday, 18 September 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Professor Selina Wray, Miss Çiçek Kanar
Online via ZoomBook talk: The Real Nigel Farage
Friday, 18 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: John Sweeney, Sangita Myske, Peter Ettedgui
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJAmelia Dimoldenberg: The Future of Digital Media
Friday, 18 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Amelia Dimoldenberg
Royal Festival Hall
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Saturday Sketch Club: the traveller's sketchbook
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 10:30
Speaker: Lee Putman
Online workshop (Live-streamed online)Drop-In Event - Guildhall Library: Open House 2026
FreeSaturday, 19 September 2026 at 13:00
Guildhall LibraryRebecca F Kuang: The Future of Education
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Rebecca F Kuang
Queen Elizabeth HallReimagining Shared Spaces: The Future of Housing
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 16:30
Purcell RoomYou don't know what you're m ss ng: The hidden data shaping our behaviour
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Kit Yates
Royal Institution Theatre, LondonOlly Alexander: The Future of Queer Storytelling
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Olly Alexander
Queen Elizabeth Hall