The University has a busy schedule of public lectures on a wide variety of topics.

For full details of forthcoming public lectures, please see our main events listing.

Sometimes the text of a public lecture, or a recording, can be made available afterwards, in which case it will be listed below.

The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, 13 March 2012 

The Journey to God and Faith Today

The Sigmund Sternberg Annual Public Lecture 2012 Full text as PDF.

Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe, 26 October 2011

Faith and politics

The Provost Derek Hole Annual Public Lecture 2011. Audio file on YouTube (73 minutes)

The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, 28 October 2010 

Living the virtues in a time of austerity

The Provost Derek Hole Annual Public Lecture 2010 Full text as Word document.