Mark your calendars for the SLRC Annual Lecture 2026. 🗓️ Where: De Montfort University, Leicester When: April 23rd, 6 PM Cost: FREE (Registration required) Don't miss the networking session from 8 PM to 9 PM! ☕️✨ #Leicester #AcademicLecture #BlackLivesMatterUK #SLRC2026 #DeMontfortUniversity

We’re hosting a Global Dance Party for Nowruz & Spring! Come celebrate the Afghan, Kurdish, and Persian New Year. Saturday, 21st March Starting at 7:00 PM The Gregson Centre, LA1 3PY Bring a snack to share and your best dance moves! #Nowruz2026 #Lancaster #GlobalDance #SpringVibes #GregsonCentre

Join us for a conversation discussing Ann’s new book, "The Enslaving Industry and the Lancaster Quakers." 🗓 When: Sunday, 22nd March 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM 📍 Venue: The Round, The Dukes 🎟 Tickets: £6 #LancasterHistory #AnnMorgan #AlanRice #TheDukes #BlackAtlanticResearch #LocalHistory #BookTalk

Next Saturday, join Professor Alan Rice for a guided walk behind Lancaster’s role in the Atlantic Slave Trade and the local Quaker community's involvement. Date: 21st March Time: 10:30 AM Tickets: £6 www.dukeslancaster.org #Lancaster #WalkingTour #HistoryWalk #LocalHeritage #UCLan #LancasterCity

Join us for a special screening of the critically acclaimed film Flee at the Home from Home Festival. 🎥✨ 📅 When: 13th March 📍 Where: Dukes Playhouse 🕖 Begins: 7:00 PM 🎟 Entry: FREE (donations welcome) Book your spot via the QR code or visit sanctuarycinemaclub.org.

From 7th to 14th March 2026, join us for a series of free screenings exploring stories of culture around the world. 🎟️All films are FREE, though donations are welcome. 🔗 Visit www.sanctuarycinemaclub.org to reserve your spot. #HomeFromHome #LancasterEvents #SanctuaryCinema #GlobalCinema #SupportLocal

The Ethnic Minorities Committee wants to hear from you. We’ve launched a survey to gather student perspectives on two important topics: - The naming of The Sugarhouse. - Awareness of Lancaster’s historical involvement in the slave trade. Open to students only. Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Refugee Week Panel: Stories, Solidarity & Sanctuary 📅 Thursday 5 March 2026 ⏰ 6:00PM – 9:00PM 📍 Commons Lecture Theatre Buy tickets here: lancastersu.co.uk/groups/lanca... #RefugeeWeek #Sanctuary #CommunityVoices #LancasterUniversity #STAR #RefugeeSolidarity #SocialJustice

The Sanctuary Scholarship supports students seeking asylum or with humanitarian protection status to begin or continue their studies. Open to Undergraduate & Master’s applicants starting September 2026 Application deadline: 20 March 2026 Apply via this link: www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Join the University of Sanctuary (UoS) team as a Co-Researcher and help shape our institutional submission. Apply here: temps.lancaster-university.co.uk/vacancies/19... #LancasterUniversity #UniversityOfSanctuary #PostgradOpportunity #SocialJustice #EquityInAction #ResearchRole #PhDLife

A lunchtime session exploring collaborative work in Africa with visiting Commonwealth Professional Fellows. 📅 2 March | 12–2 pm 📍 Management School A234/A236 🎟️ Free – booking required All welcome.

🎶🕊️ A Musical Meditation for Peace 🕊️🎶 An evening of quiet reflection and solidarity for Palestine, raising funds directly for a community in Central Gaza. 🎻 Live music by Maja Bugge, Pete Moser & Howard Haigh All proceeds go to Gaza. Solidarity is strength. #PeaceForPalestine #MusicForGaza

Celebrating refugee stories on film; voices, journeys, and creativity from around the world. 📍 Venues across Lancaster & Morecambe 📅 7–14 March 2026 #HomeFromHomeFestival #LancasterEvents #MorecambeEvents #SanctuaryCinema #FilmFestival

FHASS 652 | Decolonising Higher Education This six-week hybrid module (Lent Term 2025) explores decolonising across higher education, from research and teaching to institutional structures, open to all disciplines. 🔗 Register here: lancaster.inkpath.co.uk #lancasteruniversity #decolonising

Join us for an International Dinner with our Friends International partners in the Chaplaincy! A warm, welcoming evening bringing students from all nations together to share food, conversation, and community. #InternationalDinner #ChaplaincyEvents #StudentCommunity #InternationalStudents

✨ FHASS-Exclusive Opportunity ✨ Museum Practice Intern – Lancaster City Museums Apply here: temps.lancaster-university.co.uk/vacancies/19... 💷 £12.21 per hour + £1.47 holiday pay 📍 Hybrid role (UK-based, remote and on-site) ⏳40 hours total (3 hours every 2–3 weeks) 📅 Feb – July 2026

Join us for the Lancaster ‘Glocal’ History Walking Tour and explore how the city’s story links from the Roman Empire to the British Empire. 📍 Meet: John O'Gaunt Gate, Lancaster Castle (arrive 15 mins early) 🗓 Thursday, 26 February 2026 ⏰ 10:00 – 12:00 👉 lancaster-uk.libcal.com/calendar/dlu...

What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the tumultuous story of workers organising for change? Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.

Before the end of the Michaelmas term we came together for a reflective and creative session hosted by the Inclusive Learning Network. The session, led by PGR colleague Med Ritchie, focused on inclusive academic and professional practice through the use of zines. #zines #workshop #decolonising

Wishing everyone in our community a very Merry Christmas 🎄 We’re looking ahead to 2026 with plans for more events, workshops, and opportunities to connect. Until then, we wish you a peaceful festive season. #decolonising #lancasteruniversity #christmas #festivities #2026

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This symposium allows to suggest ideas, highlight challenges and discuss ways forward in relation to setting up a decolonisation network for colleagues in universities. This in-person event is open to all staff and students. Follow link below lancasteruk.estore.flywire.com/products/are...

This talk explores the possibility of reparative frameworks in and through education systems – particularly in relation to racial and classed injustices. To know more and register to attend either online or in person, follow the link below: www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/rep...

A festival produced with our Eco-Collective featuring live music, artwork, creative workshops, and more, all themed on climate change and the small positive actions we can make as a community to make a difference. For more, follow link below: moremusic.org.uk/whats-on/thr...

Exploring the legacy of Frantz Fanon on the centenary of his birth. His writing for the emancipation of colonised peoples everywhere continues to echo into the 21st century. Follow the link below: events.bl.uk/events/write...

Event is fundraiser for Central Gaza. Proceeds disperse by a Lancaster University graduate from Gaza who lives there, helping people purchase what little is available. All proceedings will go to this community. For more follow link below: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

This event happening tomorrow, Wednesday 2nd July, at 12pm via Zoom (online event) 

 City of Sanctuary provides overview of background and growth of the City of Sanctuary movement across the UK. To register, follow the link below:
cityofsanctuary.org/events/welco...

Crafting Inclusion through Creative Practice: Decolonising using Zines on Wednesday June 25th, 11:35 am - 12:05 pm at Health Innovation Campus, A29. Led by Meg Ritchie, Somayeh Roustaei and Sunita Abraham, offers staff and students! Follow link below to register: www.lancaster.ac.uk/curriculum-a...

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From 11-4pm in Lancaster library this saturday, there will be activities, food, and conversations to get involved with! Come and support the women of EmW showcasing their homelands. Free for all and requires no registration!

Enjoy world music before the screening, and Q&A session with filmmakers for deeper understanding of stories and experiences. Free tickets for refugee/Asylum seekers  Shows begin TONIGHT, 7pm, the Dukes. Follow link below: dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...

Join us for a cup of chai, taste different cuisines and engage with people from diverse backgrounds as part of Refugee Week. Opportunity to make friends, share stories, and learn about cultures. Register here for free eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Join Emre Sarikaya and others in learning the traditional art form of Ebru art! Create your own piece of art to celebrate Turkish history. Happening Tuesday 17th June, 12:30-3pm, in FASS meeting room 1 To register, use the link below: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

PhD researchers Anna and Sebnem share how decolonial thinking plays in research journeys. Hear how decolonisation shows approaches and take part in discussion on how ideas play in Lancaster’s History department. Everyone welcome! Follow link: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Event to hear from a range of academics staff, examining Quaker and Black history, the far-right, decolonising library, to Black student activism. Happening 12 June, 12.15-1.30 pm, on Microsoft Teams To register, please follow the link below: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

'Bridging Worlds: Enclosures and Openings' launches in Library between 9- 20 June! The exhibition shows work by James Fox and members of local refugee and asylum seeker community Open to all! Launch of the event happens Monday 9th 2-3pm in library foyer. Refreshments are provided

Everyone welcome to training session by The Public Engagement Network. Dr Dayo Eseonu and Davinia Jackson share training and development opportunities, to build connections and more! Register with link below: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Rosie Willi, Dorte Thorses and Charles Watters present seminar on theoretical and practical contributions on how to combine wellbeing and mobility, and other related topics! Everyone welcome in person or online. For online, follow link below eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

TOMORROW Join the online event "Like a raisin in rice pudding: Education Research Department Online Seminar with Professor Azumah Dennis" to discuss Black women in Higher Education are both invisible and hypervisible.   Free, but registration is required. shorturl.at/iWCbR

Happening today! Come join us at County Main SR2 at 16 pm

Pablo Neruda event - poetry, politics and human rights (with live Latin America music!) Come learn how social poetry relates to intersectional human rights. Happening Wednesday 21st May, at 16.00-5.30pm at County Main SR2 If interested, email Dr. Pilar Cáceres at [email protected]

All are welcome to hear Prof. Haya Al-Dajanj present her pioneering and decades long work on women refugees’ entrepreneurship! Happening Wednesday 21st May from 1-2pm in LUMS LT1

Come along to hear refugees tell their stories on the experience through displacement, boarders and survival in the UK asylum system. Happening Monday 19th May at 9am In Management School LT17. All are welcome, just turn up! If you have any questions, contact Dr Joanna Kostka

Come along tomorrow for an insightful talk on how we can learn and teach others around us on the topic of migration! Happening 17th May, 11am-1pm at The Gregson! Refreshments will be provided! To register for free, follow the link below to fill out the form: forms.gle/9xmKdsJr8puK...

MIGRATIONS: An International Mail Art Project, exhibition will be launching tomorrow, Thursday 15 May at 5:00pm in LICA Foyer. Open from the 16 to 26 May. Features 382 artworks from 43 countries, sent by post in response to an open call on theme of migration through different forms. All welcome!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Escape to Safety is an interactive multimedia installation that invites you to experience the journey of refugees seeking asylum in the UK. 🗓️ May 7–15, 2025 ⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM 📍 Library Exhibitions and Event Space Free entry. Bring friends and family!

Cervantes Institute brings Flamenco-inspired photography exhibition by Rina Srabionian to Lancaster. Official opening today at 1:15pm in Library room LG026. Follow link below for more www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/ole-fla...

Global Religions Visiting Speaker Seminar! Tuesday 13th May at 3pm, professor Ananya Vajpeyi (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi) will be hosting a seminar titled A Language for Mother India: Sanskrit between Secular Nation and Hindu Rashtra    All welcome no need to register.

Nanjing Project Volume 5, showing this Thursday 8 May 3-5 pm at the Jack Hylton Room (Great Hall Complex, Lancaster University) Open rehearsals held every afternoon till Wednesday 7 May from 2-5pm at Jack Hylton Room (Great Hall Complex)   Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/kBk49i9Y8j All events free

ESCAPE TO SAFETY EXHIBITION - STARTS TOMORROW 07/05 to 15/05 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Escape to safety is an interactive multimedia installation to experience something of what it is like to be a refugee seeking asylum in Britain. Free reservations here: lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/436895