Talks and readings in London today

Keynote lecture: Craig Dykers of Snøhetta on architecture.

Iwona Blazwick on what art collections are good for.

Louisa Treger with Gill Paul about A Fatal Love.

Donna Ashworth: The Art of Being Easily Pleased.

Maria Stepanova in conversation with Sasha Dugdale.

Living with risk: a panel on who disaster strikes, and why.

Witch Trials & Modern Witchcraft: a talk with Julian Vayne.

Writers Xiaolu Guo and Jeffrey Wasserstrom on China.

Talk on lunar water, from Cassini to Chandrayaan-1.

Dr Louise Brangan on the Magdalene Laundries.

Jawdance: spoken-word night with open mic and resident DJ.

The sacred made visible: Dr Richard Stemp on medieval art.

Glorious city in the sea: an art history of Venice.

Opera Unwrapped: panel talk on Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride.

Themed Seminar Autumn 2026: what makes a sentence true.

Laurence Singlehurst: The Hidden Treasures of the Club.

Ann Mitchell in conversation, hosted by Martina Laird.

Digital Deliberative Spaces: how we decide together.

Lunchtime Talks: London's past and future in giant models.

The Open Book Club at Dugdale Arts Centre.

Ha Chong-Hyun: Panel on six decades of his work.

Keeper talk about the capuchin monkeys' lives and food.

Work in Progress seminar: fortnightly philosophy talks.

Thursday Research Seminar for philosophy PhD students.

Disabled Students Allowance: online Q&A session.

January 2027 Offer Holders Q&A Drop-in.

Debate Dinner: student debaters argue a motion over dinner.

Visible Justice Collective: art rethinks habeas corpus.

Open Call: Future of Archives, talks from lived experience.

Production Arts Open Days: talk, tour and Q&A at Mountview.

Sadavrat: winter donation drive for warm clothes.

Autumn Half-Term Holiday: school closed 22 Oct–3 Nov.

Half Term: teaching break from 26 to 30 October.