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York Festival of Ideas

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Annual award-winning Festival with more than 150 free events.

2025 Festival - 31 May to 13 June.

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We are almost at the beginning! In just three days, the British Library will open its doors to a wealth of shared stories, powerful perspectives and inspirational ideas across fiction, poetry, language, migration, identity, technology, history, conservation, food,

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TOMORROW! ONLINE! From the 3,500-year-old Ringlemere Cup to the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard, hear about amazing treasures unearthed by detectorists, mudlarks and fieldwalkers. Beneath our Feet: Everyday discoveries reshaping history yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calendar/…

TOMORROW! ONLINE! From the 3,500-year-old Ringlemere Cup to the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard, hear about amazing treasures unearthed by detectorists, mudlarks and fieldwalkers.

Beneath our Feet: Everyday discoveries reshaping history

yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calendar/…
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TOMORROW! Join Emma and Donna of the York Maastricht Partnership as they explore the ethical dilemmas surrounding T-Rex fossils, controversial art and human remains in museums and galleries today. Treasure or Taboo? yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calendar/…

TOMORROW! Join Emma and Donna of the York Maastricht Partnership as they explore the ethical dilemmas surrounding T-Rex fossils, controversial art and human remains in museums and galleries today.

Treasure or Taboo?

yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calendar/…
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Congratulations to all Arts and Humanities Doctoral Researchers who presented their work as part of the York Festival of Ideas's Family Fun Afternoon. They had the task of adapting their research to make it interactive for families, and they provided a range of amazing activities. A 🧵

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and a huge thank you to our friends jaipurlitfest - very excited to be speaking at JLF London on Saturday 14 June - jlflitfest.org/london/schedule

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There's still time to buy all of your Festival books (most of them are signed!) from our fantastic Festival partner, and friend, Fox Lane Books 🦊. For Festival books, and lots more - foxlanebooks.co.uk/york-festival-… #YorkIdeas

There's still time to buy all of your Festival books (most of them are signed!) from our fantastic Festival partner, and friend, <a href="/foxlanebooks/">Fox Lane Books 🦊</a>. 

For Festival books, and lots more - foxlanebooks.co.uk/york-festival-… 

#YorkIdeas
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Here's today's calendar of fabulous events - whether you join us in-person or online, we look forward to welcoming you to our events today. #YorkIdeas

Here's today's calendar of fabulous events - whether you join us in-person or online, we look forward to welcoming you to our events today. 

#YorkIdeas
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TONIGHT! Free tickets still available - Isabel Berwick, who leads the Financial Times' Working It brand, and Simon Gilbody of the University of York discuss loneliness at work and offer some practical advice and solutions. Loneliness at Work ow.ly/2yFW50W6kAj #YorkIdeas

TONIGHT! Free tickets still available - Isabel Berwick, who leads the Financial Times' Working It brand, and Simon Gilbody of the University of York discuss loneliness at work and offer some practical advice and solutions.

Loneliness at Work 

ow.ly/2yFW50W6kAj

#YorkIdeas
Joan Concannon (@joanconcannon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

fantastic piece by Isabel Berwick in Financial Times showcasing the insightful and pratical toolkit developed by my brilliant colleagues Simon Gilbody and Dean McMillan of Dept Health Sciences University of York and loneliness at work York Festival of Ideas tonight ft.com/content/0251ee…

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Can you believe it's the last official day of York Festival of Ideas 2025? We've loved bringing this year's Festival to you - and we hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have? We've still got a handful of events happening today. Enjoy! #YorkIdeas

Can you believe it's the last official day of York Festival of Ideas 2025? We've loved bringing this year's Festival to you - and we hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have? 

We've still got a handful of events happening today. Enjoy! 

#YorkIdeas
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It’s the last official day of York Festival of Ideas ‘25 😮 The events team that work so hard bringing this together are the most incredible people and we’re lucky to call them our friends🧡 We'll be at the Ron Cooke Hub one last time for this year’s festival with a bookstall

It’s the last official day of <a href="/YorkFestofIdeas/">York Festival of Ideas</a> ‘25 😮 The events team that work so hard bringing this together are the most incredible people and we’re lucky to call them our friends🧡

We'll be at the Ron Cooke Hub one last time for this year’s festival with a bookstall
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And that's a wrap! We’re incredibly grateful to all our attendees, speakers, partners, and supporters who made the festival such a success. Your enthusiasm and support are what bring the festival to life each year. youtu.be/DBhCvABOt-s

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We were proud to present Comes in Waves at this year’s York Festival of Ideas — an immersive sound installation by Ben Eyes (University of York School of Arts & Creative Technologies). Thanks to all who visited! Keep up to date with Ben’s work here: beneyes.co.uk 📸:Arya Hastings

We were proud to present Comes in Waves at this year’s <a href="/YorkFestofIdeas/">York Festival of Ideas</a>  — an immersive sound installation by Ben Eyes (<a href="/UniOfYork/">University of York</a> School of Arts &amp; Creative Technologies). 

Thanks to all who visited! Keep up to date with Ben’s work here: beneyes.co.uk

📸:Arya Hastings
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For one week only - catch the brilliant Tracy Borman's talk at this year's York Festival of Ideas - Holbein and the Year That Changed Tudor England. Available to watch on YouTube now at youtu.be/0hUslBBhQ14 #YorkIdeas

For one week only - catch the brilliant Tracy Borman's talk at this year's York Festival of Ideas - Holbein and the Year That Changed Tudor England. 

Available to watch on YouTube now at youtu.be/0hUslBBhQ14

#YorkIdeas
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Now that York Festival of Ideas has ended for this year we'd love to know what you thought. Please complete our audience feedback survey for a chance to win a £50 Fox Lane Books voucher. SURVEY CLOSES ON 4 AUGUST at NOON! forms.gle/PCGToj1NYFKtbA…

Now that York Festival of Ideas has ended for this year we'd love to know what you thought. 

Please complete our audience feedback survey for a chance to win a £50 Fox Lane Books voucher.

SURVEY CLOSES ON 4 AUGUST at NOON!

forms.gle/PCGToj1NYFKtbA…
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🔥#SIGNED copies of KINGMAKER by Sonia Purnell — with £10 OFF for a limited time! Fresh from her brilliant talk at York Festival of Ideas last month, this is a must-read. Kingmaker tells the astonishing true story of Pamela Churchill Harriman — a life of seduction, intrigue, power,

🔥#SIGNED copies of KINGMAKER by <a href="/soniapurnell/">Sonia Purnell</a> — with £10 OFF for a limited time! Fresh from her brilliant talk at <a href="/YorkFestofIdeas/">York Festival of Ideas</a> last month, this is a must-read.

Kingmaker tells the astonishing true story of Pamela Churchill Harriman — a life of seduction, intrigue, power,