Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

Explore why climate action stays slow despite decades of evidence in a hybrid talk with Professor Manfred Lenzen. Unpack denial, collective behaviour and growth-dependent ways of life, then join in person at Queen Square in Bath or watch online from anywhere.

Explore how scientists uncover the universe through light beyond our visible spectrum, from gamma rays produced by cosmic explosions to galaxies shining in radio waves. The talk also features conversations with LGBTQIA+ astronomers and scientists from around the world.

An illustrated talk traces the Avon Valley’s past as a contested frontier and war zone between Wessex and Mercia. Explore how Roman rule, post-Roman conflict and shifting kingdoms shaped its unusual geography, drawing on coinage, written sources and archaeology.

Spend a full day at BRLSI hearing historians, curators and researchers explore royal remains, Georgian spa society and the Chew Valley Treasure. Discover current research, share ideas over lunch, and hear about history organisations across Bath; a light sandwich lunch, tea and coffee are included.

Join four free, discussion-led philosophy seminars with a University of Bristol tutor, online or in person. Test classical and modern ideas about happiness, purpose, relationships and the good life, from Aristotle to the ways technology and culture shape us.

Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones traces British lives and deaths in imperial South Asia through civilian graves and memorials left by the East India Company and British Raj. The hybrid lecture links these sites to BACSA’s work recording what remains, with attendance at Queen Square or online.