Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society - Past Events

Recent discoveries from the Kimmeridge Clay
Monday 24 March Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

Conserving Canterbury Cathedral
Monday 17 March University of Leicester- precise venue to be confirmed

The making of Plant Atlas 2020, from field to folio
Monday 10 March Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

Doing Science in the Age of Photography
Monday 24 February Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

The Culinary Chemist: Out of the Lab and into the Tent
Monday 10 February Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

From ‘It’s the Sun Wot Won it!’ to ‘Is This The TikTok election?’
Monday 27 January Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

Reaching for the stars
Monday 13 January Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

Pantomime is Never What it Used to Be
Monday 2 Dec 2024 Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

How I came to write ‘This Sporting Life: Sport & Liberty in England’
Monday 18 Nov 2024 Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

What is in a name? Aspects of the development of emergency medicine
Monday 4 Nov 2024 Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

The Beautiful Links between Mathematics and Literature
Monday 28 Oct 2024 Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

Beer, bribes, brawling: an accurate picture of 19th century elections?
Monday 7 Oct 2024 Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester

Sculpture and Geology: Modernism, Interdisciplinarity and the Museum
Monday 22 Apr 2024 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Collaborating to conserve the natural world
Monday 8 Apr 2024 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Critical Technology Metals and Mining for the Green Transition
Monday 25 Mar 2024 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Managing pest insects without pesticides
Monday 11 Mar 2024 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Judges, Politics and Public: A Judge’s View from inside Westminster
Monday 15 Jan 2024 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Persian Tales of Love and Friendship
Monday 4 Dec 2023 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Responding to David Attenborough’s Challenge – a new view of economic
Monday 20 Nov 2023 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

From Fruitfly Biorythms to a Weekend in Stockholm
Monday 6 Nov 2023 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Bach and Handel – what’s the difference?
Monday 24 Apr 2023 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Flood Risk Management, Past Present and Future
Monday 3 Apr 2023 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

Understanding the importance of soil health
Monday 20 Mar 2023 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester

The Secret of Creating 21st Century Garden Cities
Monday 13 Mar 2023 University of Leicester Bob Burgess Building, Freemens Common, Welford Road

Mediaeval and Tudor Entertainments in Leicester
Monday 6 Mar 2023 Leicester Museum and Gallery, New Walk, Leicester