Upcoming events
The School hosts a number of visiting speaker events and conferences, bringing world-leading academics to discuss common research interests.
The School also holds the yearly George Jack memorial lecture.
English Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr Maisha Wester, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Date
- Thursday 12 February 2026
- Time
- 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall
English Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr Jennifer Park, University of Glasgow
- Date
- Wednesday 18 February 2026
- Time
- 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall
English ModCon Research Symposium
- Date
- Wednesday 25 February 2026
- Time
- 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall
Late Heaney
- Date
- Thursday 26 February 2026
- Time
- 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall
English Visiting Speaker Seminar: Associate Professor Henghameh Saroukhani, Durham University
- Date
- Thursday 5 March 2026
- Time
- 05:15 pm to 06:30 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall
English Visiting Speaker Seminar: Assistant Professor Connie Scozzaro, Brown University, USA
- Date
- Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Time
- 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall
English Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr Tom Houlton, University of York
- Date
- Tuesday 17 March 2026
- Time
- 05:15 pm to 06:30 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall
English Visiting Speaker Seminar: Professor Liz Losh, William and Mary, USA
- Date
- Wednesday 18 March 2026
- Time
- 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall
The George Jack Memorial Lecture: 'They are my only diary': Wilfred Owen, A Life in Letters
- Date
- Wednesday 22 April 2026
- Time
- 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm
- Location
- Kennedy Hall