Because of the restrictions consequent upon the pandemic, all lectures this season will be available using Zoom. Help on using Zoom is available by clicking here.
A “printer-friendly” copy of the programme of events can be downloaded here.
A story of British entrepreneurialism in the Victorian era, the first transatlantic telegraph cable, and the connecting of the world. Awaiting the Reply by Robert Charles Dudley, ca. 1866 … Continue reading Messages under the Sea
A talk by Prof. Nigel Wood, a past president of the Leicester Lit&Phil, and a Professor of Literature at Loughborough University. By now, Jane Austen has been claimed by costume … Continue reading The Unfashionable Jane Austen
To be given by the incoming President, Dr. Bridget Towle, CBE The event is free to members. It is suggested that non-members give a donation of £5.00p (students £2.50p). If … Continue reading The President’s Address
Mike Wilson PhD FRSA FHEAProfessor of Drama, Head of Creative Arts and Director of the Storytelling AcademyLoughborough University The event is free to members. It is suggested that non-members give … Continue reading Storytelling with a social purpose, or how we are trying to change the world, one story at a time
In 2013 Prof. Hainsworth's expertise helped establish the manner of King Richard III’s death by analysing wound marks found on his skeleton. More details to follow The event is free … Continue reading Micrographia Updated: From Materials to Richard III
Craig Bennett, Chief Executive of The Wildlife TrustsHonorary Professor of Sustainability and Innovation Alliance Manchester Business School and Policy Fellow University of Cambridge The Peach Lecture organised jointly with the … Continue reading Why the 2020s Could and Should Be the Decade for Nature’s Recovery
Professor Ian Newton OBE FRS FRSE Professor Ian Newton is an ornithologist with a particular interest in the things that limit bird numbers, with research at different times on seed-eating … Continue reading Impacts of modern agriculture on bird populations
The F.L. Attenborough Lectureto be given byThe Hon. Michael Attenborough CBE The inaugural annual F.L. Attenborough Lecture named after Frederick Levi Attenborough (1887-1973) President of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical … Continue reading Do the Arts Have Any Role in Education?
by Dr Ian Bastow BSc MRes PhDSenior Lecturer in Seismology Imperial College London Joint Lecture with the Geology Section To an Earth Scientist, Ethiopia is a truly remarkable place. Its … Continue reading Ethiopia from top to bottom: Using seismology to understand how tectonic plates rise, split, then fall
(NB 6.45 pm start) It is hoped that the AGM will take place at the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery. If performances are permitted at this date, the AGM will … Continue reading Annual General Meeting Followed by a recital by the Bardi Wind Soloists