Go York Events
The 'Go York Events' are a series of lectures which bring
together York St John University’s eminent academics, high profile
speakers and the local community for a series of events to be
enjoyed by all.
Go York Events aim to welcome the local community onto our
campus to learn about a range of interesting and stimulating
themes. These events bring students and local community
together to enjoy a wide range of speakers and welcome guests
to York St John University and the city.
There will be a mixture of guest lectures local
and international speakers covering many topics and later in the
series events which celebrate the new Professorships here at York
St John University.
Forthcoming lectures
Wednesday 16 May
2012
Professor Gary Peters,
Professor of Critical and Cultural Theory, York St John
University, Fountains Lecture Theatre
inaugural lecture and celebration
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Wednesday 20 June
2012
Professor Pamela Dawson, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Life
Sciences, York St John University, Fountains Lecture
Theatre
inaugural lecture and celebration
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Previous lectures in this series
Thursday 20 October
2011
Professor David Maughan Brown, Deputy Vice Chancellor, York St John
University
'Anti-Colonial struggles in East and Southern Africa:
popular fiction and the hiding of history'
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Tuesday 22 November
2011
Mr Collin Timms, Social Entrepreneur and
Chairman of Guardian Bank, Bangalore, India, York St John
University
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event »
Wednesday 14 December
2011
York St John University Christmas Carol
Service
'Light of The World', 7pm, York Minster, The
Quire
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Wednesday 25 January
2012
Mr Shahid Azeem, Award winning British
Pakistani entrepreneur and philanthropist, York St John
University
'My Journey to success'
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Wednesday 22 February
2012
Professor Geoffrey Alderman, Academic,
Journalist and Michael Gross Professor of Politics &
Contemporary History, University of Buckingham. York St John
University, Fountains Lecture Theatre
`The erosion of quality & standards in British Higher
Education: An Autobiography Lament'
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event »
Wednesday 28 March
2012
Lord David Puttnam CBE, York St John
University, Lecture Title: The children left behind - a
response
Lord Puttnam will be beginning his lecture with a short film
clip from ‘We are the people we’ve been waiting for’, followed by
lecture and then Q&A session
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Wednesday 25 April
2012
Professor Christy Adair,
Professor of Dance Studies, York St John University, Fountains
Lecture Theatre
inaugural lecture and celebration
`Dance in a Global Context'
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Please be aware that these lectures may be subject to change, to
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