11/06/2026
Last academic year, our volunteers gave Gresham College 562 hours of support! 🤝
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Gresham College has provided free public lectures since 1597.
Visit our website to browse over 3,000 past lectures by leading academics and experts - plus upcoming events, all broadcast live online and to an in-person audience: www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College was founded in 1597 and has been providing free lectures within the City of London for over 400 years.
11/06/2026
05/06/2026
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Did you know cloud formation can involve... plankton?
Gresham Professor of the Environment Helen Czerski reveals how life is woven in with the rest of the planetary engine in her brilliant lecture, 'A Living Planet'.
Watch: gres.hm/living-planet
UCL Mechanical Engineering
UCL
04/06/2026
The weather outside may be frightful, but the UCAS Discovery Fair at the University of East London is buzzing.
Drop by and discover how 's free lectures and educational resources can broaden your knowledge, spark new ideas, and help you stand out in coursework, EPQs, exams, personal statements, and university interviews. 📍 Stand 112 Arena 2
Or visit: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/schools-and-colleges
04/06/2026
"If you haven't heard of Gresham College, I'd say you're missing out!" 💡✨
Listen to Naveena's story about how Gresham College lectures have inspired her learning... 📚
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02/06/2026
It's Volunteers Week! 🤝✨
At Gresham College, we're fortunate to benefit from the help of a growing number of volunteers who add to every part of the College's work.
Whether helping to greet the thousands of people who attend our lectures each year or working behind the scenes with our in-house team, there's a wide range of roles where people can make a real difference.
In the first year of the College's volunteering scheme, volunteers contributed 562 hours of support!
Read more: gres.hm/volunteers-week
01/06/2026
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In 1921, Parliament debated whether to make lesbianism illegal.
Former Gresham Professor of Law Leslie Thomas KC reveals how this extraordinary debate unfolded – and what it tells us about the fight for equality.
Watch full lecture: https://gres.hm/lgbt-law
Garden Court Chambers
Goldsmiths, University of London
28/05/2026
Our lectures have more than 62 million views on YouTube! 📺
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27/05/2026
Tonight! Free lecture📍Holborn, London (and live online) :
Going Global: Chinese Independent Documentary
Join us and Associate Prof Luke Robinson to explore independently-produced Chinese documentaries: https://events.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1975829618577
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Plus, on Mon, 8 June Dr Di Wang of Oxford's Faculty of History, examines the Shock of the N**e: Pioneering Women Artists and the Cultural Politics of Modern China: https://gres.hm/nude-china
25/05/2026
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Enjoy this clip from a fascinating lecture, 'The Politics of Fabric and Fashion in Africa 1960-Today', by Dr Christine Checinska, which reveals the origins of African wax prints.
Watch full lecture: gres.hm/africa-fashion
African Union
20/05/2026
"Being able to see the most prestigious lecturers and Professors is such a privilege..." 💡✨
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