LondonTalks

In conversation with Malcolm Offord, Lord Offord of Garvel, Leader of Reform UK Scotland

Malcolm Offord joins us to discuss Reform UK's vision for Scotland ahead of the 2026 Scottish parliament election.

RUSI Library Volunteer Days 2026

A chance for RUSI Members to visit our library at 61 Whitehall and help us organise our impressive collection.

Online: Cyber Monitoring Centre – The 2025 Year in Review

The RUSI Cyber and Tech team is hosting the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) for a review of its work during 2025.

Design Stories: Kit Kemp and Giles Kime (Livestream)

Talk

Christian Morning Prayer - Online

An online prayer service every Monday morning in term time.

How do I research my market?

A guide to using published market research sources and field research to find information on your business sector.

The Innovators Guide to MedTech & Entrepreneurship - 16 Mar 2026

Explore MedTech Innovation & Entrepreneurship MSc at King's.

Legacy Week: How to write your will for free with Farewill

Join us for a practical and informative session with King's trusted partner, Farewill, to learn how you can write a simple Will...

Climate Change and Mental Health in the Global South: Experiences from the Philippines

Rebalancing the new world order in an age of fragmentation

Keynote Lecture: Professor Douglas Lin, UC Santa Cruz

Keynote Lecture: Professor Douglas Lin, UC Santa Cruz

Speculative Games: Games Envisioning Possible Futures

This talk presents the findings of the Speculative Games Research Project conducted at the University for the Creative Arts.

Derek Jarman Annual Lecture – Our Trans* and Queer Stories: Creative Writing as Inquiry, Healing & Activism

Professor Avi Ben-Zeev discusses how storytelling enables inquiry, healing, and activism in the face of systemic and growing...

Infinite justice: political cosmologies that protect our future

Professor Emerita Judith Herrin: Before "East" and "West"

Professor Herrin will speak on the topic of the centrality of Byzantium in the Mediterranean world of Early Christendom, through...

Iranian Womens' Voices

WritersMosaic presents an evening of conversation, poetry, film, music and protest.

Adelphi book launch: Contending with American Exceptionalism by Dr Kori Schake

Book launch event hosted by IISS–Americas

Japan–Europe defence-industrial cooperation

Event on Japan-Europe defence-industrial cooperation

The world is your office: AI and the evolution of work from anywhere

Overcoming Challenges in Defence Logistics

Join us for an exclusive breakfast briefing by Vice Admiral Andy Kyte, Chief of Defence Logistics and Support, UK Ministry of Defence.

Lent Booklet Discussion Group - Online

Reflect & explore the themes presented in the Chaplaincy Lent booklet.

Christian Morning Prayer at Denmark Hill

Morning Prayer service every Tuesday morning in term time.

Kickstart Your Business (Day 1) – Business Research and Information

Business Research and Information is an introductory workshop for entrepreneurs and small businesses to progress their business development.

GATP Seminar – Lukas Tappeiner (Bath): Shifted twisted Yangians of type AI and quantisation of symmetric quotients of slices in the affine Grassmannian

SPC Seminar – Climate – Sean Chen (Imperial)

International Lunch at Waterloo

Meet with other staff & students & enjoy a (free!) light lunch!

IDE Seminar Series – Prof Catherine Pitt

The case for cash: do cash transfers work in practice?

Could giving people cash directly, with few or no strings attached, be a better way to tackle poverty?

Writing your postgraduate personal statement - 17 March 2026

Discover more about writing a successful postgraduate personal statement at King's.

Dynamical Systems Seminar – Stefan Ruschel (University of Nottingham)

Introduction to copyright for business

Learn the basics of copyright and get an introduction to protecting and managing your copyright as well as using the work of others.

Finance and Stochastics Seminar – Gudmund Pammer

SPC Seminar – Space – Eduard Kontar (Glasgow)

The Planet and the Academy: How to Make Your Research Sustainable

Explore sustainable approaches to research and how to apply these in your own work.

Health Coaching – Reset through movement, staying active!

Stochastic Analysis Seminar – Andrea Agazzi (University of Bern)

How climate reshapes the world: climate as a catalyst of international change

The geopolitical implications of the Israel-US-Iran war

5X15: Antony Beevor on Rasputin

Join 5x15 for a special event with Antony Beevor, Britain's foremost historian of war and no.1 bestselling author of Stalingrad, on the fascinating figure of Rasputin.

State Threats in Sub-Saharan Africa: Identity, Influence and Insecurity

RUSI experts host a panel discussion exploring hostile state actions in Sub-Saharan Africa, the weaponisation of identity and the implications for regional stability.

Community Garden Action Days

Number Theory Seminar – Xinchen Miao

Mathematical Physics Seminar (March 18th) – Sankarshan Sahu (Sorbonne) – Critical Probability Distributions of the Order Parameter: A new testing ground for Universality.

Bioengineering Department Seminar with Dr Hasan Erbil Abaci

Jazz on the Mezz – Steve Waterman and Time On Quintet

Mathematics is your cup of tea

Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure

Imperial College Chamber Choir Evensong

Can indigenous political representation improve forest conservation? India's experience

How stories can transcend borders and boxes of identity

Housing supply and the future of our urban planet

Statecraft - The New Rules of Power in a Divided World

A conversation with Dr Jack Watling to launch his new book, 'Statecraft: The New Rules of Power in a Divided World'.

The Art of Wallpaper 1500-2025

V&A Academy one-day course

The Art of Wallpaper 1500-2025 (online)

V&A Academy one-day course

SAHSU Environment and Health Research Coffee Morning

IDE Spring Show 2026

Every spring we are proud to showcase a selection of work from the Innovation Design Engineering Programme delivered in collaboration with the Royal College of Art for 45 years.

Coco Tomita (violin) and Simon Callaghan (piano)

The Female Body in Art: An Illustrated Talk with Amy Dempsey

Drawing on more than 80 works of art, this talk explores how representations of the female body have evolved over time.

Webinar: Terrorist Financing in the Age of Large Language Models

The webinar explores how terrorists could exploit LLMs for fundraising, examining risks, current AI misuse, platform safeguards, and strategies to detect and disrupt illicit activities.

City Life in Japanese Prints

V&A Academy one-day course

Stratford Walking Tour London from the East (20 March)

V&A Academy one-day course

LAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory, from Coraline to Wildwood (Livestream)

Talk

Magical Mercury (family)

Andrew Szydlo explores the magic of mercury, looking at ground-breaking discoveries with a whole host of experiments to amaze...

A journey into consciousness

Join award-winning science journalist Michael Pollan to explore the mystery of consciousness, with a discussion of the mind with...

Career Insight: Multidisciplinary Practice in Conversation

Talk

Book Reading and Draw-along with Alex Barrow (Mar 2026)

Special event

Ethical Matters: Useful Art

Does art have to be beautiful? What if it can be useful instead? For over a decade Professor John Byrne has been working with artists and curators to explore how art can resist, engage with or offer alternatives to the c…

Mass media, justice and me: a victim's perspective

Michael Patrick King - From 'Sex and the City' to 'The Comeback'

Talk

Michael Patrick King - From 'Sex and the City' to 'The Comeback' (Livestream)

Talk

Anne Holtrop and Noura Al-Sayeh Holtrop

Husband and wife Anne Holtrop and Noura Al-Sayeh Holtrop join us to reflect on forging a progressive architecture culture.

Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2026

Join us for an evening of readings and discussion with the shortlisted authors of The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award chaired by Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo.

Animal economics

Launch of the UK Defence Diplomacy Strategy by Lord Coaker

Lord Coaker, Minister of State, UK Ministry of Defence, will introduce the UK's first ever Defence Diplomacy Strategy, delivering on a key SDR commitment.

Japanese Nō Theatre and the Dramatic Arts

V&A Academy one-day course

Japanese Nō Theatre and the Dramatic Arts (online)

V&A Academy one-day course

Reimagining Institutional Inclusion: Towards Academic Re-Existence for Displaced Scholars

This presentation examines existing inclusion practices for displaced scholars within higher education.

Artist Talk: Reflections on the First Ten Years of the Hyundai Commission

Celebrate a decade of Hyundai Commissions that have reshaped contemporary art.

RUSI Library's Hidden Gems and the Painted Decoration of Banqueting House

Join us for our annual RUSI library talk on the library's hidden gems and the history of the painted decoration of Banqueting House.

Latin America STEMB Network Launch and Reception

Nation/postnationalism in contemporary South Asia and the EU: on migrant and diasporic theatres

Dr Lizzie Stewart and Dr Priyanka Basu in conversation on nation and postnationalism in South Asia and the EU.

Sir Ernst Chain Annual Lecture 25 March 2026 – Science as Revolution

In Conversation: Máret Ánne Sara

Hear from Máret Ánne Sara on her work as an artist and land defender.

Lunchtime Lecture: William Morris: Pattern Revolutionary

V&A Academy talk

Online Curator Talk: Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art

V&A Membership talk

Library and Archives Discovery Day March 2026

Display

Discourse: Holography and levitation: Advances in multisensory sound

Interdisciplinary engineer Sriram Subramanian demonstrates the incredible power of sound waves

Harry Enfield: And No Chums!

Join us for a rare and entertaining evening with legendary satirical comedian and self-styled "stupid idiot", Harry Enfield.

Turner and Constable Exhibition Talk

Explore the lives and legacies of Turner and Constable with this one hour auditorium lecture.

Afro-Diasporic Collections Workshop: V&A National Art Library

V&A Academy special event

Afro-Diasporic Collections Workshop - V&A Prints & Drawings Study Room

V&A Academy special event

William Morris, Designer Extraordinary

V&A Academy one-day course

William Morris, Designer Extraordinary (Online)

V&A Academy one-day course

Friday Late: Player/Performer

Drop-in

An evening of Recipes and Rituals with Samin Nosrat

NYT bestselling author Samin Nosrat invites you to celebrate Good Things, her long-awaited follow-up to Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, filled with recipes and rituals to share with loved ones.

Remember Nature 2025: Artists' Talk

Join a gathering of contemporary artists at Tate Modern and their call to 'remember nature'.

Leaders in Community X Young V&A

Special event

Young Barbican Takeover Festival 2026

This one-day festival returns with a line-up of live music, workshops, a makers market and more curated for and by London's emerging creatives.

Holiday workshops: Build like Bucky (ages 12-14)

This fun and engaging workshop explores geometry and engineering

Holiday workshops: Loudspeakers and acoustics (ages 9 - 11)

Explore sound, build working speakers, and experiment with real acoustic principles.

Holiday workshops: Loudspeakers and acoustics (ages 7 - 8)

Explore sound, build working speakers, and experiment with real acoustic principles.

Holiday workshops: Build like bucky (ages 15 - 18)

This fun and engaging workshop explores geometry and engineering.

Holiday workshops: Architecture for plants (ages 7 - 8)

Discover architecture and design through playful, hands-on building challenges.

Holiday workshops: Architecture for plants (ages 9 - 11)

Discover architecture and design through playful, hands-on building challenges.

Belarus Free Theatre: Kitchen Revolution

Take a seat at a table in the Conservatory for a lively evening of dinner and debate, led by provocateurs Stephen Sackur and Carole Cadwalladr.

RUSI NextGen Briefing: Russia's Hybrid War in Europe

Join us for an exclusive NextGen briefing on Russian hybrid warfare.

Planetary Gong Bath

A gong bath experience at the Natural History Museum

Holiday workshops: Fractal fun (ages 7 - 8)

A playful, hands-on mathematical adventure building magical fractals

Holiday workshops: Code Breakers (ages 12–14)

Uncover how computers think through games, magic, and hands-on challenges.

LGBTQIA+ Tours at Tate St Ives

Explore LGBTQ+ themes in the collection displays.

A state rewired? Civil service size, shape, and turnover

Our first webinar in a three-part series focused on the findings of Whitehall Monitor 2026.

Tom Holland – The Lives of the Caesars

Join the award-winning star of The Rest is History for a journey back to the Roman empire, where we will get up close and personal with Caesar, Augustus, Caligula, and Nero...

Dressing the Queen: The Craftspeople of the Royal Wardrobe (Livestream)

Talk

Library and Archives Discovery Day

Display

In Response to Julia Phillips

Join Barbican Young Poets for an evening of performances and readings inspired by Julia Phillips's exhibition, Inside, Before They Speak.

Nourishing tomorrow: sustainable futures

Talk

The Renoir Girls

Talk

The Renoir Girls (Livestream)

Talk

A state rewired? Civil service digital transformation, data, and artificial intelligence

The second webinar in our three-part series focusing on the findings of Whitehall Monitor 2026.

Exhibition Talk: Tracey Emin: A Second Life

Explore the Tracey Emin exhibition with this one hour lecture followed by entry to the exhibition.

Architecture on Stage: Living in London

Join us for a launch event celebrating Living in London, a special edition of Japanese architecture magazine A+U guest edited by Andrew Clancy with Marwa El Mubark.

Museum Skills: A Practical Toolkit

V&A Academy professional development course