10 years ago, with the headline “The Stately Wrecks of England”, the Guardian unveiled a list of the 16 most expensive historic wrecks in the country. “These are our basket cases”, said the then chief executive of Historic England. In the last decade we have been working hard to prove him wrong. With dedicated Heritage at Risk teams around the country, we help sort out the stately wrecks and much more besides.

The energy industry is facing countless new challenges as current resources run out and new sources are developed. Our sources of generation are changing and our transmission systems are now being asked to work in a very different way to their initial design. Tackling these global challenges requires collaboration and innovation in both behaviour and technology. Lead by recently appointed DEI Director Professor Jon Gluyas, this Symposium aims to provide an insight in to 4 of the major challenges of integrating our energy systems.

This is a Durham Book Festival event introduced by Durham University's Professor Stephen Regan. Join three stunning Irish voices as the Poetry Book Society celebrates some of this year’s most exciting releases.