Hertfordshire ESU invites you to join Professor Raven, for a short zoom lecture followed by a group discussion. In this informal talk, Professor Raven shares his new historical work in progress - a ‘book biography’ that examines the global influence of a now-forgotten eighteenth-century best-seller. It is a story of an intellectual Scandinavian bishop, determined […]

What is civility? Why does it matter? And what is its place in an ever-changing world? On Thursday, 28 January at 7.30pm, Professor Cheshire Calhoun, CLAS Trustee Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University, will consider these questions in what promises to be a fascinating evening. A Q&A led by ESU Chair, Professor James Raven, […]

South Wales branch invites all ESU members to join them in their first event of the year at 2pm on Thursday, 4 February when consultant clinical pharmacologist Professor Phil Routledge CBE will be speaking on 'Heroes, Villains and the Appliance of Science'. Branch Chair, Stephen Purcell, says: 'this is one not to miss and should […]

ESU Bristol branch invites you to an evening with Jeff Lucas to explore the Bridges of Bristol Bristol has 45 bridges that span its main waterways that can be crossed by foot. Each has a story to tell about the history and growth of the city, from the city's origins as the Anglo-Saxon settlement of […]

The English-Speaking Union invites you to a talk followed by a Q&A session with public speaking expert Simon Bucknall. We are delighted to invite you to an evening with Simon Bucknall who will share his communication secrets, teaching you how to persuade, inspire and entertain your audience. A Q&A session facilitated by Dr Alastair Niven […]

Join us at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 16 February on Zoom for an evening with distinguished Egyptologist Professor Toby Wilkinson who will be talking to John Raine about his most recent book A World Beneath the Sands and his career as an Egyptologist.     Professor Toby Wilkinson is an internationally acclaimed Egyptologist and prize-winning author of twelve books […]

The ESU South Wales branch in partnership with the Colwinston Philosophical Society to bring you an evening lecture at 8.00pm from Geneva by Dr Patrick Low who has had a varied and distinguished career including spells in academia, the World Bank and for 16 years as Chief Economist  at the World Trade Organisation. Dr Low will be speaking on “Declining Globalisation: is it […]

Join the ESU South Wales branch for what promises to be a real treat for music lovers when composer, conductor and choirmaster Patrick Larley will be taking members on an exploration of harmony via his extraordinary collection of musical instruments which includes a grand piano, a harp, a pipe organ, a lute and a harpsichord […]

The ESU Hertfordshire Branch is delighted to invite all ESU members to join them on Zoom talk about the Mary Rose given by Edward Towne. Edward Towne graduated in European Studies from the University of East Anglia and later achieved a PGCE from Cambridge, an MA in Early Modern English History from the University of […]

The English-Speaking Union invites you to an evening with author John Mullan to explore the works of Charles Dickens. Author and professor of English literature John Mullan will be in conversation with Alastair Niven, Co-Chair of the Events Committee, talking about his highly acclaimed new book The Artful Dickens (Bloomsbury, £16.99). Attendees can expect to […]