The School supports a wide and varied programme of events, from lectures and seminars to film screenings and workshops. They are all - unless otherwise stated - free and open to everyone who wishes to attend. You can find details of events which have already taken place in our archive. Events archive Forthcoming events Research seminars See our full calendar of events taking place across the School or view individual seminar schedules by topic. Events calendar Our events calendar offers a day-by-day overview of what is happening in the School. Munro Lecture - 'Bangladesh and the (Im)Possibility of Climate Justice' Professor Naveeda Khan will present the next Munro Lecture 'Bangladesh and the (Im)Possibility of Climate Justice' International migration and intercultural communication: A cross-disciplinary student congress A student-led interdisciplinary congress on international migration and intercultural communication. 'Crossing Currents': History PGR Conference 2026 This hybrid conference will feature current postgraduate researchers in History at the University of Edinburgh. 3rd IRAAR Conference 'Quarries and rock-cut sites through the lens of archaeology' The 3rd International ReseArch group on quArries and Rock-cut sites (IRAAR) conference will take place 14-15 May, 2026. International Graduate Conference - 'Institutional identities in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages' The 7th International Graduate Conference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies, will take place 18-19 May, 2026. Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jill Burke Professor Burke's inaugural lecture will be, 'The flax, the wasp, the goose, and the cat: The more-than-human Renaissance'. 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' This screening is in collaboration with Filmhouse and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. It will have a short introduction and be followed by a Q&A with historians of Cold War and cultural diplomacy. Inaugural Gaukroger Lecture - Professor Sorana Corneanu The Inaugural Gaukroger Lecture will be on 'The art of thinking: Towards a new practice turn in the intellectual history of early modern logic'. Hybrid. AHGN Graduate Conference - 'Asia in the global context' The Asian Histories Graduate Network (AHGN) conference will explore Asia within the global framework and examine how historical narratives are shifting to place Asia at the centre. Conference: 'Divine anthropomorphism in ancient cultures' This conference investigates divine anthropomorphism as a cultural, religious and literary phenomenon. Inaugural Lecture - Professor Emile Chabal Professor Chabal's inaugural lecture will be, 'Age of identity: Democracy and difference in contemporary Europe'. Lecture recordings Some of our guest and inaugural lectures are recorded and are available to watch and listen to online. This article was published on 2024-08-01
