Events

Our regular events include book launches, lectures, Fellow’s congresses and our showcase annual conferences. Explore our past and upcoming events here.

30th April, 2025

18:00 BST

Shanawdithit: A Woman at the End of the World

Professor Julia Laite's lecture seeks to narrate the history of Shanawdithit's fascinating and important life, alongside the history of her island, which was England’s first transatlantic colony.
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15th May, 2025

18:00 BST

Oil, Decolonisation, and the Future of the Climate Emergency

Professor Adam Hanieh's lecture explores oil’s influence on national independence struggles, from the 1955 Bandung Conference to the rise of OPEC and the nationalisation of crude reserves.
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