The Penrose Lectures 2025/26 Christos Pitelis, Professor of Strategy and International Business at University of Southampton Business School will deliver two public lectures.
Yoga: Past and Present An alumni webinar exploring the ancient Indus Valley and Vedic roots of yoga, and the development of yoga in medieval times and in present times.
Birds, wings and diadems: Zoroastrian symbols in Parthian and Sasanian art This lecture will explore the intricate relationship of kingship and religion in the art of Parthian and Sasanian Iran.
Korea update: briefing with the British ambassadors to South and North Korea Two British ambassadors will talk about their work, the UK’s current relations with the two Koreas, and current issues on the peninsula.
Food and heritage: the politics of food Dr Asma Khan, founder of Darjeeling Express, will deliver the Food Studies Centre's Annual Distinguished Lecture of 2026
Five lessons the UK can learn from Italy’s asylum accommodation crisis Asylum accommodation is a political battleground: drawing on his research in Italy, Dr Paolo Novak shows how the UK’s case reveals that it is never just about housing, but about power, inequality, and belonging.
External Event - Phiroz Mehta: A Zoroastrian Philosopher of Religion in South London Lecture by Dr. Karen O'Brien-Kop, Lecturer in Asian Religions and Ethics at University of Roehampton