Inaugural lectures
Join academic staff from ARU as they discuss their research work through a series of free Inaugural Lectures.
- 22 January - 17 June 2025, 18:00 - 19:30
- Price: Free
Cambridge Festival 2025
Attend free events as part of the annual Cambridge Festival. Find out more about research taking place at Anglia Ruskin University.
- 19 March - 4 April 2025, 00:00
- Price: Free
How to feel better about climate change: choosing the less obvious response (Podcast)
A podcast exploring emotions, sustainability, and positive action, with Professor Rosie Robison. Feeling overwhelmed by climate change? In the second edition of this podcast, ARU Professor of Social Sustainability Rosie Robison explores why the obvious action may not always be the most helpful one when it comes to managing our feelings about climate change.
- 19 March - 4 April 2025, 00:00
- Price: Free
Virtual exhibition: Practicing Care through Art. A New Care Aesthetics
The Virtual exhibition includes work at the intersection of art, care ethics and care studies, showcasing the richness of the new post-disciplinary area of care aesthetics. This is the culmination of a 5-year long program led by Dr Merel Visse (Drew University) and Dr Elena Cologni (Anglia Ruskin University), including talks, symposia, and a dedicated accompanying publication. Drop in to find out more, no need to book!
- 19 March - 4 April 2025, 09:00 - 17:00
- Price: Free
AI Collaborations Series II events
Reflections on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education, supported by ARU's Centre for Innovation in Higher Education.
- 19 March - 4 June 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
- Price: Free
Exhibition: Sustainable Textile Futures - Application of synthetic polymer degrading enzymes for sustainable textile design
This ARU student and staff collaborative pilot project aims to establish sustainable enzyme-based treatments for synthetic and mixed (natural, synthetic) fibre fabrics for textile design and up/recycling. Drop in to find out more, no need to book!
- 22 - 25 March 2025, 11:00 - 19:00
- Price: Free
The Queer and Now: Knowing Others Through Humour in Music Therapy
Join Dr Nicky Haire as she reflects on doctoral research into humour, music therapy and dementia.
- 24 March 2025, 17:30 - 18:30
- Price: Free
Nordic Walks
Are you searching for a fun, low-impact workout? Join us at ARU in Writtle for guided Nordic Walks, led by a British Nordic Walking representative.
- 26 March 2025, 09:45 - 11:00
- Price: £3 per session
The hidden music of minerals and crystals
The microscopic structures of minerals tell stories of their formation, growth, and transformation over time. This presentation explores an innovative interdisciplinary approach that merges the fields of geology and music through the creation of soundscapes derived from microscope images of minerals.
- 26 March 2025, 16:30 - 17:30
- Price:
Let's Shape Research Together!
Do you want to make a change in your community? Are you interested in sharing your opinions to help academics develop ground-breaking research? Join this event to find out how ARU academics and members of the public collaborate at the early stages of research design. Learn about volunteering opportunities with ARU's 'Let's Shape Research Together' programme.
- 26 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
- Price: