Durham Castle Lecture Series
University College is excited to announce the Durham Castle Public Lecture Series.
The Durham Castle Public Lecture Series is devoted to bringing high-profile speakers to Durham who can contribute to academic and public discussion on issues of global significance. The presenters have made an outstanding contribution over a sustained period of time which makes them an obvious choice for this new major lecture series.
This is your chance to see, hear and learn from incredible speakers, to ask questions and think about answers. The aim is to have a create a vibrant atmosphere for intellectual debate on major issues.
The lectures will take place in the stunning setting of Durham Castle's Great Hall. With a maximum capacity of 250 the Great Hall provides a unique, historic location.
The Durham Castle Public Lecture series has been made possible thanks to a generous gift from Santander Universities
All of the lectures in the series are free and open to all.
Seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Doors will open from 7.45pm.
Lectures will begin at 8pm, with questions for the speaker at 9pm.
Anyone collecting tickets early is welcome to wait in the Castle's renowned Undercroft Bar prior to the lecture.
The lecture series commences with:
31 October 2012
Professor Lord Tony Giddens
Former Director of the London School of Economics
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics
“The Politics of Climate Change”
Other lectures include:
14 November 2012
The Rt Revd Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham, Formerly Dean of Liverpool Cathedral
- “Seen but not Heard – Should Believers have a Voice in the Polis?”
28 November 2012
His Excellency David Re, Trial Chamber Judge of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
- “Reflections on Internal Criminal Justice”
23 January 2013
Professor Conor Gearty, Rausling Professor of Human Rights Law, London School of Economics, Director, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics
- “Liberty and Security – For All?”
6 February 2013
Professor Justin Yifu Lin
Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances this lecture has been postponed.
27 February 2013
Mr. Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times
“How the Financial Crisis has Changed the World”
6 March 2013
Professor Danny Quah, Kuwait Professor of Economics and International Development, London School of Economics
- “Managing the World: We have to Talk about Hegemonic Stability”
13 March 2013
Professor Michael Cox
Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics
- “Power Shifts, Economic Change and the Decline of the West?”
24 April 2012
Professor David Held, Master of University College, Durham University, Professor of Politics and International Relations, Durham University
- “Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation is Failing”
15 May 2013
Professor John Thompson, Professor of Sociology and Fellow of Jesus College, University of Cambridge
- “The Future of the Book"
29 May 2013
Professor Craig Calhoun Director of the London School of Economics
- “Human Suffering and Humanitarian Response”
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