The Sussex Lectures

Experience one of our engaging public lectures. From law to medicine and the arts to the sciences, you'll find something to inspire you.

The Sussex lectures provide an opportunity for our world-class academics and renowned guest speakers to share their research with staff, students and the wider community. These lectures are open to the general public and are free to attend.

These public lectures promote our excellent research and teaching, and provide opportunities for the wider community to come and experience academia. You can sign up to receive information about our lectures below.

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Watch or listen to our public lectures online

You can watch or listen to some of our previous lectures here. All of our lectures open in YouTube, SoundCloud or an MP3 file.

Lecture	Speaker
In Conversation with Professor Gary Younge	Professor Gary Younge and pannellists
Holocaust Memorial Day at Sussex 2025 - Testimony from Peter Summerfield BEM	Peter Summerfield BEM
Holocaust Memorial Day at Sussex 2025 - Discussion about the film ‘Letter to a pig’	Judy Ironside MBE and Professor Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden
Michael Attenborough In Conversation with Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sasha Roseneil	The Honorable Michael Attenborough CBE. D Litt.
Founding Historians Lecture 2024 - Writing a History of Ignorance	Prof Peter Burke
Climate Consciousness Intelligence	Prof Thomas Nowotny
Culture Clashes in Cross Border Connections	Prof Paul Statham
Fairer, more sustainable energy	Prof Mari Martisakainen
Learning to Listen	Prof Alice Eldridge
Inclusive Sussex: In Conversation with Dame Nicola Dandridge DBE and Dr Omar Khan	Dame Nicola Dandrige DBE, Dr Omar Khan and pannellists
‘The Third Reich of Dreams’ film taster and discussion with the director	Amanda Rubin
Holocaust Memorial Day at Sussex 2024 - Ivor Perl BEM and his granddaughter Lia Bratt	Ivor Perl BEM and Lia Bratt
In Conversation with Marina Mahathir	Marina Mahathir and Prof Sasha Roseneil
Freedom Of Speech - Can you draw a Line?	Prof David Ruebain
Founding Historians Lecture 2023 - Dr Hunter's Plague: Photography, Gender and Disease in Nineteenth-Century India	Prof David Arnold
Inclusive Sussex: In Conversation with Lela Kogbara and Jane Farrell	Lela Kogbara, Jane Farrell and pannellists
Issues in Criminal Justice Lecture 2023 ‘Radical Transparency: Reforming parole to increase public confidence’	Prof Stephen Shute
Inclusive Sussex: In Conversation event, featuring Professor Tom Shakespeare CBE FBA	Prof Tom Shakespeare CBE FBA and panellists
Beyond Brexit - the future of UK trade policy	Prof Steve McGuire and pannellists
Holocaust Memorial Day at Sussex 2023 - Testimony from Manfred Goldberg BEM	Manfred Goldberg BEM
Founding Historians Lecture: Voices from the Classroom: The Experience of Universal Secondary Education in the UK since 1945	Prof Peter Mandler
Can the law deliver inclusion?	Prof David Ruebain
First Light with the James Webb Space Telescope	Dr Stephen Wilkins
How can understanding bee behaviour improve crop pollination?	Dr Beth Nicholls
Smart Justice: Policing in the Digital Age	Prof Richard Vogler
Why you should talk to strangers	Dr Gillian Sandstrom
'Black At Sussex'	Gavin Mensah-Coker and Valerie Kporye
Activism in Arts C: From AFRAS to Global Studies	Prof Anke Schwittay
Ask the Experts: Discussion on Kindness	Claudia Hammond and panellists
Breaking Free from State Capture 'How youth, leadership and integrity can chart the best future for Africa'	Dr Mo Ibrahim, Baroness Valerie Amos,  Prof. Liz David-Barrett and Pamela Wadi, chaired by Prof. Robert Barrington

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