Inaugural lectures
Join academic staff from ARU as they discuss their research work through a series of free Inaugural Lectures.
- 3 December 2025 - 10 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
The other timeline: Rehumanizing the normative ideal of workplace augmentation
Join the Centre of Business and Society for a research seminar from Prof Nicky Dries on alternative, more human-centric formulations of the future of work.
- 25 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
- Price: Free
Cambridge Festival 2026
Attend free events as part of the annual Cambridge Festival. Find out more about research taking place at Anglia Ruskin University.
- 16 March - 2 April 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
- Price: Free
Silenced Data: the politics of health research in the USA
This seminar explores how the current political climate in the United States is impacting research into the healthcare needs of diverse and marginalised communities.
- 17 March 2026, 17:00 - 19:00
- Price: Free
Finding Home: an exhibition and community event to celebrate art created by asylum-seeking women
Join us for a community celebration of Finding Home which showcases powerful artworks created by asylum-seeking women. Each piece reflects personal stories of home, inclusion, safety, hope, and survival, emerging through participatory arts that support health and wellbeing.
- 17 March 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
- Price: Free
Finding Home: an exhibition of art by asylum-seeking women
Finding Home showcases powerful artworks created by asylum-seeking women. Each piece reflects personal stories of home, inclusion, safety, hope, and survival, emerging through participatory arts that support health and wellbeing.
- 18 - 21 March 2026, 09:00 - 17:00
- Price: Free
Protecting your children: Teaching them to stay safe online
The internet offers great opportunities but also real risk, especially for children. In this session, we will explore practical ways to keep children safe online.
- 18 March 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
- Price: Free
The unwelcome return of scientific racism: the Olaudah Equiano annual race justice lecture
It's back. Or maybe it never went away, but we convinced ourselves that the spurious ideas of race science - fully dismantled and debunked by genetics in the 20th century - had been put away, bygones from a less enlightened time. Join us for the Olaudah Equiano annual race justice lecture to find out more.
- 18 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
DesignLab Symposium and exhibition private view 2026: Intersections & Transformations in Design Research
The inaugural DesignLab Symposium will explore how design research can transcend disciplinary boundaries to address complex social, environmental, and technological challenges. Join us afterwards for the private view of the accompanying exhibition.
- 19 March 2026, 14:00 - 20:00
- Price: Free
Invent your own language- workshop
Ever wondered how languages like Klingon, Na'vi, or Dothraki are brought to life? Join linguist Dr Bettina Beinhoff for a hands-on workshop where you'll explore the fascinating art of language creation.
- 19 March 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
- Price: Free