Events

How do we live with Climate Change?

Tuesday 30 June 2026 · 5:00 pm UK (GMT+1)

A Conversation with Neil Adger and guests · Cities, Migration, Justice and Education

With Chandni Singh, Alex Sam Thomas, Peter Newell

Can cities adapt? Is migration a failure? Can climate loss be compensated? Can resilience be taught? Join Neil Adger and guests to explore how we live with climate change.

Science as a Calling

Tuesday 19 May 2026 · 5:30 pm UK (BST)

A global conversation about the passion and future of scientific vocation · Supporting scientists, innovation, and science education

Leading scientists, educators, entrepreneurs, and research funders explore what it means to dedicate your life to science.

Memoir, Story and History

Monday 27 April 2026 · 7:00 pm UK (BST)

Lea Ypi in conversation with Lisa Appignanesi · EXPeditions Book Club

Lea Ypi and Lisa Appignanesi explore memoir, story and history — and how powerful books bring the past to life while inviting us to reflect on memory, family, and freedom.

Sanctuary: Ways of Telling, Ways of Dwelling

Monday 30 March 2026 · 7:00 pm UK (BST)

Marina Warner in conversation with Lisa Appignanesi · EXPeditions Book Club

Marina Warner explores art, migration and storytelling — and whether a revived practice of sanctuary today could offer security and a home for the displaced.

Arts for Health

Wednesday 4 March 2026 · 5:00 pm UK (GMT)

A conversation with Daisy Fancourt · The role of culture in health and society

Professor Daisy Fancourt explores how arts and cultural engagement shape health, wellbeing, and social connection.

The Life You Want

Tuesday 24 February 2026 · 7:00 pm UK (GMT)

Adam Phillips introduced by Lisa Appignanesi · EXPeditions Book Club

The EXPeditions Book Club's inaugural session explores Adam Phillips' latest book The Life You Want — on desire, fulfilment, and the psychoanalytic life.

The Value of Knowledge

Monday 17 November 2025 · Evening (UK)

5x15 with five Leverhulme authors · In-person evening at Conway Hall, London

Five leading scholars each spoke for fifteen minutes on the value of knowledge in an in-person evening hosted by EXPeditions and the Leverhulme Trust.